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Kevin Robison, AGMC Artistic Director-
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Apr
13
If you thought Elphaba had to work hard to save the animals, try assembling a tribute to the music of Stephen Schwartz. While none of us have to pretend to die and go into hiding, the men of the AGMC are going full-steam to prepare for our upcoming performances of “No Rest For The Wicked.” [...]
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Learn more about the upcoming summer concert, “No Rest for the Wicked” in this behind-the-scenes interview with the creators and conductors. Meet Christopher Repotski, co-creator and choreographer; Melissa Arasi, Conductor of the AGMC Women’s Chorus Project; and Kevin Robison, Artistic Director of the AGMC. Learn more about the origins of the show and what you [...]
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Last weekend I was joined by Melissa Arasi, Conductor of the AGMC Women’s Chorus Project, and Christopher Repotski, co-creator and co-choreographer of No Rest for the Wicked: The Music of Stephen Schwartz for a filmed interview hosted by chorus president-elect Nathaniel Hodges. We met in a media studio on a local university campus and filmed a [...]
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AGMC is well into rehearsing No Rest for the WICKED: The Music of Stephen Schwartz and I, for one, am extremely excited! Returning to the 14th Street Playhouse after many years, the chorus will present performances on April 19 and 20. Tickets will go on sale soon. One of the great things about working on this [...]
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Jan
4
Many thanks to everyone who supported the AGMC with your presence at our holiday concert, “And on Earth, Peace.” We set a new high in ticket sales and broadened our audience because of your help. And as always, it’s great to be the official start of the holiday season for so many of you. On [...]
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It’s a very busy and exciting time for the AGMC. In preparation for our performances at The Cathedral next month, we are also planning a simultaneous CD release, both entitled And on Earth, Peace. What’s more, we’ve just launched a project that’s been several years in the making. An ongoing goal of the AGMC has [...]
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Earlier this week I was discussing a potential chorus appearance on a local college campus. The director of the office of LGBT life would have to call me back, however. His office was being flooded with calls and email asking what is going to be done about a certain fast-food franchise that currently resides there; [...]
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Not since 2009 have we programmed a concert that promises to be as powerful as “Red, White & You” – and our timing could not have been better. President Obama’s unprecedented statement regarding marriage equality is one of several newsworthy moments in American history that make this summer’s concert event even more timely than we [...]
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These days I find myself waking up wondering just how to receive and bring to fruition what I have come to call “insurmountable opportunities.” There are several opportunities for the AGMC that will not be surpassed anytime soon, and they all seems to be happening at once! We certainly cannot complain, but our plate is [...]
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The Atlanta Gay Men’s Chorus is making final preparations for our upcoming holiday concert at The Cathedral of St. Philip. You don’t want to miss “Bells in Boyland,” a varied program featuring special guests The Atlanta Concert Ringers. Now under the direction of one of America’s leading handbell conductors, Kevin McChesney, the ACR is poised [...]
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