One Concert
Seven Choirs
120+ Singers
21+ Songs
£4,000+ raised*
Brighton & Hove’s LGBT choirs and musicians are once again joining forces to put on their annual World Aids Day fundraising concert.
The venue, St. Mary’s Church in Kemptown, is a 2 minute walk from the Aids Memorial and the concert is timed to start after the vigil and reading of the names.
Performing this year are: Actually Gay Men’s Chorus, Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus, Rainbow Chorus, Resound, Rebelles and Qukulele and, making their WAD debut, Brighton Rox.
We are also delighted to warmly welcome Hullabaloo as special guests, creating a varied and heart-rending concert.
All profits from ticket sales, interval refreshments and a raffle, as well as a bucket collection on the door, will be donated to Lunch Positive.
The Performers
Actually Gay Men’s Chorus
Set up in 2005 as the Brighton & Hove (actually) Gay Men’s Chorus with the specific aim of providing a place where gay men could socialise, have fun, develop their vocal skills in a unique environment, and perform to the public while raising money for charity.
Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus
BrightonGMC was established in 2005 and now has around 130 members. They stage at least three main shows a year, usually during the Fringe Festival, Brighton Pride and at Christmas. The Chorus is proud to once again to be producing this year’s World Aids Day Concert.
The Rainbow Chorus
Based in Brighton & Hove, The Rainbow Chorus is the South East’s largest LGBTQ+ community choir, celebrating diversity through music. Inspired by their talented MD, Aneesa Chaudhry, they have a great time singing and performing a wide range of musical genres to a high standard. They welcome new members
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Resound Male Voices
Resound Voices is a proudly genre-fluid, low-voice choir based in Brighton and Hove. They love singing music that you have never heard before; music by brilliant, living LGBTQ+ composers. They love their city, and music by people living in or inspired by it. They love singing with other choirs, they love singing for you and they love singing for themselves. They just love singing.
Rebelles
9 voices. 9 lives. 9 women with nothing in common but a shared joy in singing. Led by musical director Stefan Holmstrom.
Qukulele
Qukulele is Brighton’s only LBGTQ+ ukulele band, with a current lineup of five. They play a range of songs from slow crooners to rip roaring country stompers and encourage joining in! They are thrilled to be returning to World Aids Day this year.
Brighton Rox
Brighton Rox is a small group of 12, branching out on their own for the first time and very excited to be giving themselves the challenge of singing for you for the first time at the WAD concert. They sing whatever songs take their fancy, so their set has a broad style of fantastic music and they hope that you enjoy their premiere performance.
Hullabaloo Quire
Hullabaloo is one of Brighton’s longest-standing, beloved, and Queer-inclusive Natural Voice choirs, led by the dynamic Kirsty Martin. Known for their inventive, funky collaborations, they sing songs of passion, protest, and celebration. Hullabaloo welcomes all voices, creating a vibrant community through diverse, original arrangements and joyful, powerful performances that inspire connection and change. Each term brings fresh musical explorations, making Hullabaloo a unique journey in choral expression.
The Charity
All performers give their time free of charge, and all profit from the sale of tickets, as well as refreshments, a raffle and a bucket collection on the night, will be donated to Lunch Positive.
Lunch Positive is a community based HIV charity that provides a wide range of services. These include the weekly Friday HIV Lunch Club and Tuesday support Drop-In, befriending and buddying scheme, wellbeing projects, specialised help from an HIV support worker, advice and information, food bank and home outreach. These address many serious challenges in life, including social isolation and loneliness, poor health and financial disadvantage. Services are provided by an amazing team of volunteers, recently awarded the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service. The charity provides the largest regular group support for people living with HIV locally, along with 1-1 and smaller group support for people who benefit from this. People using Lunch Positive describe it as an essential lifeline.
The charity is supporting growing numbers of people, and more than ever needs help from the community to raise funds.
Please help by buying a ticket for the wonderful World AIDS Day Concert, and making a donation towards Lunch Positive’s unique grassroots work.
You can also make an additional donation when you purchase your ticket, or if you prefer you can donate directly using their Local Giving page here:
* 2023’s concert raised over £4,000 on the night.
The Venue
Church of St. Mary The Virgin
This year’s World AIDS Day Concert will once again be held in the beautiful Church of St. Mary The Virgin in St. James St, Kemptown – just a short 2 minute walk from the Aids Memorial.
Details:
Sunday 1st December 2023
Doors open 7.00pm, concert starts at 7.30.
The concert is timed to begin after the Vigil and the Reading of the Names at 6pm at the Aids Memorial.
Buy Tickets
Tickets are just £13, on sale from Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus’ own ticketing website – no fees!
All major credit and debit cards are accepted
If you wish to pay by cash then tickets are available from Prowler on St. James Street.
Please note that capacity is strictly limited, and we expect tickets to sell out in advance so, to avoid disappointment, please book early.
