A Picture is Worth ...
AGMC joined forces with the Grammy-winning Atlanta Symphony Orchestra for two sold-out performances of Broadway Rocks! on October 9-10, 2009. Bravo Broadway producer John Such proclaimed AGMC "the best chorus we've worked with in our national tour". (Photo by Jeff Rothman)
A rousing encore of "Let the Sun Shine In" brought the audience to its feet in a giant sing-along that featured our members dressed in their best hippie garb. (Photo by Jeff Rothman)
AGMC and Jazz Orchestra Atlanta joined forces to present Lush Life: The Music of Billy Strayhorn in partnership with the National Black Arts Festival on August 1, 2009 in Atlanta Symphony Hall. (Photo by Jeff Boggs)
With an enthusiastic audience roaring its approval, principal performers (l to r) Brent Runnels (artistic and executive director of JOA), singers John Wesley Wright and LaTanya Moore, narrator and co-writer Donzaleigh Abernathy, and Kevin Robison (artistic director of AGMC) took their bows along with the chorus and orchestra. (Photo by Jeff Boggs)
Larry Strayhorn (l), president of Billy Strayhorn Songs, Inc. and Billy's nephew, did a pre-concert presentation on the importance of the music his uncle wrote. Before the concert, Larry greeted the chorus and posed for a quick photo with Kevin Robison and wife Joan Strayhorn. (Photo by Jeff Boggs)
Singer John Wesley Wright, AGMC artistic director Kevin Robison, and actress/activist Donzaleigh Abernathy greeted excited concert-goers in the lobby after the concert. (Photo by Brenda Pruitt)
Kevin Robison with author Christian de la Huerta during dress rehearsal for Shaken, Not Heard: Stories of Gay Men, Faith and Reconciliation. Christian's book, Coming Out Spiritually, served as a reference for the narration text. (Photo by Jeff Boggs)
The chorus in the premiere performance of Shaken, Not Heard at Oakhurst Baptist Church. (Photo by Jeff Boggs)
Discussion sessions after each performance of Shaken, Not heard proved both popular and powerful. Here Del Shores, Pastor Bradley Schmeling and Kevin Robison enjoy a moment of humor in the midst of serious discussion. (Photo by Jeff Boggs)
Forty-five men of the chorus sang a preview performance of the spring concert, Shaken, Not Heard: Stories of Gay Men, Faith and Reconciliation, at Emerson Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Marietta on April 18th. As the performance unfolded, chorus and audience alike were caught up in the power of the music and script. Afterward, congregation president Donna Stephenson commented, "Something really magical happened here tonight." (Photo by Brenda Pruitt)
Celebrating a "magical" performance at Emerson Unitarian Universalist Congregation were (l to r) choir director Kathy Mittelman, Emerson minister Rev. Marni Harmony, AGMC artistic director Kevin Robison, and Emerson congregants Jaye Ohberg and Pamela Ohberg. (Photo by Angela Miles)
The Tenor 2 section hosted a Bonnet Party on April 5th to raise funds for the AGMC. In a season of fun dress-up opportunities, this event tapped into yet more veins of creativity in the chorus men and our patrons. Here Kevin Robison posed with a few of the party goers. (Photo by Dan Lax)
The bonnet crowd took several opportunities to parade on 10th Street near Blake's on the Park to the amusement and delight of passers by. (Photo by John Nix)
Artistic Director Kevin Robison led a group of approximately 60 chorus men in selections to open a Clergy Dialogue event at St. Mark's Methodist Church on March 31st. This dialogue kicked off a series of community appearances leading up to the spring concert, Shaken, Not Heard: Stories of Gay Men, Faith and Reconciliation on April 24, 25 and 26 at Oakhurst Baptist Church in Decatur. (Photo by Dan Lax)
Panelists for the Clergy Dialogue on March 31st - (l. to r.) Harry Knox, Director of the Religion & Faith Program for the Human Rights Campaign (and newly-appointed representative to the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships); Rev. Carolyn Mobley, activist and minister in the Metropolitan Community Church; Pastor Bradley Schmeling of St. John's Lutheran Church (an Atlanta congregation that received national attention for its support of an openly gay pastor); and University of West Georgia professor Daniel Helminiak (Author of What the Bible Really Says About Homosexuality and several books on related topics). (Photo by Dan Lax)
The men of the chorus know how to put on a show even when they aren't on stage! The Tenor 1 section hosted The Big Wig Party on March 7th to raise funds for AGMC. Over 200 be-wigged individuals attended the event, and they obviously had quite a lot of fun. (Photo by Joe Christley)
When we say Big Wig Party, we mean BIG WIGS!! (Photo by Joe Christley)
The annual Holiday concerts in December 2008 at the Cathedral of St. Philip brought the music of the season to crowds of happy supporters. (Photo by Jeff Boggs)
The chorus performed a preview holiday concert at the Dr. Bobbie Bailey Performance Center of Kennesaw State University on December 7, 2008. (Photo by Brenda Pruitt)
Members of the chorus joined with the GLBT community around the country on November 15, 2008 in protesting the passage of California's Prop 8 amendment. They sang to open a rally at the GA state capitol. (Photo by Brenda Pruitt)
Men of the chorus joined in with jazz legend Francine Reed at the Serenade fundraiser at Habersham Gardens on October 25, 2008. (Photo by Dan Lax)
AGMC received three standing ovations and ongoing accolades from directors and members of over 130 worldwide GALA choruses at the GALA Festival 2008 in Miami the week of July 12-19. The men performed in the Knight Concert Hall of the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts (formerly the Carnival Center) to a standing-room-only crowd. (Photo by Brenda Pruitt) |
