Photo by Nick Ford Photography Arts REVIEW: Actually With Bells On Brian Butler rings out the old with Actually Gay Men’s Chorus By Brian Butler • 2 min read
Arts Resound & Rebelles: Rebooted Like all Brighton and Hove’s choirs, these two fine examples have suffered in the claws of Covid. Few rehearsals or performances, illness… all have taken their toll and in addition, By Andrew Kay • 1 min read
Michael Stone from Nick Ford Photography Arts REVIEW: Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus Brian Butler finds treats inside a Chorus cracker of a show from the Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus. By Brian Butler • 2 min read
Arts Rainbows Return: The Rainbow Chorus Among the best and most popular of Brighton & Hove’s community choirs, the Rainbows returned with a triple celebration. By Andrew Kay • 2 min read
Arts Rainbow Chorus – New Members night announced Rainbow Chorus membership secretary Tim Pike says: “January is a great time to join the LGBTQ+ choir. The next concert performance is not until July, so the pressure is off. There’s really good time to adjust to the new routine and surroundings; get to know those in your voice section, like soprano By Contributor • 1 min read
Arts Spotlight On: Joe Paxton Brian Butler talks to Chorus Director Joe Paxton about music, nerves and bereavement By Brian Butler • 3 min read
Arts FEATURE: Seasonal shows round-up From choral singing to panto, Brian Butler searches for seasonal entertainment this wonderful wintertime and the December delights of 2021 By Brian Butler • 4 min read
Arts The Rainbows Return with RC’s Xmas Concert Community choirs have been starting back up again in recent months, allowing members to meet in person and sing once again, joyfully joining voices together, rehearse and get ready for their all important Winter ( and Christmas) Concerts. Brighton’s Rainbow Chorus is no exception. By Contributor • 2 min read
Arts RC+ win award for ‘Outstanding Contribution to Trans and Nonbinary Culture Participation’ On Wed 10 Nov The Federation of Gay Games recognised RC+ at their annual conference in Brighton for ‘Outstanding Contribution to Trans and Non-Binary Culture Participation’. By Contributor • 1 min read
Arts Feature: Swapping Notes With Samuel Cousins Brian Butler talks to Samuel Cousins, musical director of Actually Gay Men’s Chorus By Brian Butler • 4 min read
Arts FEATURE: Spotlight On Sam Barton Brian Butler meets the new Musical Director of Brighton and Hove’s Resound choir who says ”Resound is a choir that wants to be challenged – they have an eclectic repertoire and that interests me. My aim with them is to achieve more diversity”. One route he plans is to present more women composers- f By Brian Butler • 3 min read
Photo Credit Michael Stone at Nick Ford Photography Arts REVIEW: Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus @ The Oil Shed Brian Butler welcomes the boys back in one of Brighton’s premier Queer singing groups : Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus By Brian Butler • 2 min read