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– Lensic Performing Arts Center
It started as a sixteen-member group and has varied in size from eight to sixty. As surprising as it may seem today, early members worried about being openly gay and often found it hard to find a director willing to conduct an openly gay group. – Silver City
– Popejoy Hall
Tickets go on sale in May 2025.
Be Part of the Chorus’ Mission
Music has always been a force for change, and NMGMC is proof of that.
NMGMC performs Elton John’s biggest hits at the Lensic on June 20, 2025, at 7:30 p.m., bringing his legendary catalog to life with dynamic vocal arrangements and energy.
Performance Dates:
- Santa Fe: Friday, June 20, 2025, 7:30 p.m. Featuring I Am Harvey Milk and Unbreakable, both composed by Andrew Lippa, the production explores the life of Harvey Milk and the broader LGBTQ+ experience over the past 120 years through personal and historical narratives.
Performance Dates:
- Santa Fe: Saturday, March 29, 2025, 2 p.m.
Their 2025 season features The Unbreakable Harvey Milk, a tribute to a pioneering LGBTQ+ activist, and We’re Still Standing! – National Hispanic Cultural Center
- New Mexico College Tour:
- Thursday, April 3, 2025, 7 p.m. NMGMC also received the same recognition in 2015, 2016 and 2019.
- Santa Fe: Saturday, March 29, 2025, 2 p.m.
Parent Organization
New Mexico Gay Men's Chorus
The New Mexico Gay Men's Chorus strives to be an empowering voice for the GLBT community and to enrich our greater New Mexican community through our choral excellence.
– National Hispanic Cultural Center
- Thursday, April 3, 2025, 7 p.m. This year we ask you to join us in walking in one another's musical moccasins. P.O. Box 82206
Albuquerque, NM 87198-2206
Phone:5055690139
Fax: 5053321701
Primary Contact: Brent Carey
Type: Nonprofit
Website
The New Mexico Gay Men’s Chorus returns to Santa Fe with two performances that celebrate LGBTQ+ icons through music and storytelling.
For more than half its history, the chorus rehearsed in both Santa Fe and Albuquerque, with members driving between the two cities and from as far away as Los Alamos and the East Mountains. – Popejoy Hall
Tickets for this special performance go on sale in May 2025.
Be Part of the Music: Support NMGMC
The New Mexico Gay Men’s Chorus invites Santa Fe music lovers to be part of their journey by attending performances, making donations, or spreading the word about their work.
In 2013, the Metropolitan Community Church recognized the Chorus with an award for “Recognition of Music.” In 2013, Albuquerque’s LGBTQ+ community by vote selected NMGMC to receive Albuquerque Pride’s “OUTstanding Performing Group” award. – Lensic Performing Arts Center
- Saturday, June 21, 2025, 7:30 p.m.
These shows bring the chorus’s signature sound together with powerful narratives, offering both historical reflection and pure entertainment.
About the New Mexico Gay Men’s Chorus
Since 1981, the New Mexico Gay Men’s Chorus (NMGMC) has been a leading force in the Southwest’s choral scene. – Las Vegas
Tickets for all locations are available through the NHCC box office or at NMGMC.org.
We’re Still Standing (June 2025)
This summer, NMGMC channels the energy and flair of a music legend with We’re Still Standing!
As one of the country’s first gay men’s choruses the new ensemble functioned as a performing group within its parent organization, Common Bond. – Las Cruces
Their 2025 season blends storytelling and song in a way that moves audiences and celebrates community.
About the New Mexico Gay Men’s Chorus
For more than 40 years, the New Mexico Gay Men’s Chorus (NMGMC) has used music to bring people together, challenge perspectives, and celebrate identity.