Programs

  • Concert Performances and Events

    PERFORMANCES: PGMC HOLDS THREE MAIN CONCERTS AND A FEW SMALLER EVENTS EACH YEAR. WHILE COVID-19 CONTINUES TO HAVE AN IMPACT ON AUDIENCES AND MEMBERSHIP, PGMC WAS ABLE TO RETURN TO NORMAL OPERATIONS IN FISCAL YEAR 2021-22. THE FIRST CONCERT OF THE SEASON, "GATHER," WAS A RETURN TO LIVE, IN-PERSON PERFORMANCES. THE HOLIDAY CONCERT IS TYPICALLY THE BIGGEST CONCERT OF THE YEAR AND AUDIENCE SIZES RETURNED TO NORMAL, REACHING 93% CAPACITY SOLD AT JUST OVER 2,200 SEATS. THE NEXT SHOW, "LEARN TO FLY," WAS PGMC'S INAUGURAL CONCERT IN THE NEW PATRICIA RESER CENTER FOR THE ARTS IN BEAVERTON (THE REGION'S NEWEST PERFORMING ARTS VENUE) WHICH REACHED NEAR SELL-OUT STATUS AT 97% CAPACITY SOLD, AN AUDIENCE THAT JUST CAME IN UNDER 1,100 SEATS. PGMC'S A CAPPELLA ENSEMBLE, CASCADE, PRESENTED ITS FIRST EVER IN-PERSON SOLO (CONT SCH O) EVENT, "ITS COMPLICATED," SELLING JUST OVER 300 SEATS. AND THE SEASON ENDED WITH A PRIDE CONCERT, "LET'S GET PROUD," THAT ENDED UP BEING THE SLOWEST SELLING CONCERT OF THE SEASON, WITH JUST OVER 1,200 PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE. OVERALL, THIS CONCERT SEASON WAS CONSIDERED REASONABLY SUCCESSFUL WHEN TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE CONTINUED IMPACT THAT COVID-19 IS HAVING ON THE DECISION MAKING OF WHETHER TO ATTEND LIVE EVENTS OR NOT.
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    Dates
    Sep 1, 2021 – Aug 31, 2022
    Source
    990
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    No populations provided
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    $369.7K

  • Chorus Membership and Diversity

    MEMBERSHIP: HISTORICALLY, MORE THAN 1,580 PEOPLE FROM WITHIN THE COMMUNITY HAVE BEEN MEMBERS OF THE CHORUS. THE PANDEMIC GREATLY CURTAILED THE ORGANIZATION'S MEMBERSHIP, AND THE CHORUS FINDS ITSELF IN A REBUILDING PHASE. THIS SEASON THERE WERE ABOUT 70-90 ACTIVE MEMBERS. MEMBERS OF THE PORTLAND GAY MEN'S CHORUS DO NOT HAVE TO BE FROM PORTLAND, GAY, A MAN, NOR SING IN THE CHORUS. PGMC IS PROUD TO BE ABLE TO SAY THAT ITS MEMBERSHIP CONTINUES TO REPRESENT A FULL SPECTRUM OF DIVERSITY AND IS FULLY REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE. THE BYLAWS, SINCE INCEPTION, HAVE STATED: "ANYONE SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR MEMBERSHIP IN THE CHORUS, REGARDLESS OF RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, AGE, NATIONAL ORIGIN, MARITAL OR VETERAN'S STATUS, OR DISABILITY." PGMC'S MEMBERS COME FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE,(CONT SCH O) INCLUDING NATIONALLY, ETHNICALLY, POLITICALLY, SPIRITUALLY, MUSICALLY, AND VOCATIONALLY. MEMBERS HAVE COME FROM MANY COUNTRIES INCLUDING CHINA, INDIA, INDONESIA, JAPAN, SINGAPORE, TAIWAN, VIETNAM, PANAMA, PERU, FRANCE, GERMANY, IRELAND, AND EVEN CANADA. THE MOST POPULAR CAREER FIELD AMONGST MEMBERS IS CURRENTLY THE HIGH-TECH INDUSTRY.MEMBERS OF THE CHORUS PARTICIPATE IN THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES: MONDAY WEEKLY REHEARSALS, AN ANNUAL RETREAT, AND BETWEEN 4 TO 6 ALL-DAY REHEARSALS EACH YEAR. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO MEMBERS WITH LIMITED MEANS FOR DUES AND RETREAT IS AWARDED ON A NEED BASIS.
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    Dates
    Sep 1, 2021 – Aug 31, 2022
    Source
    990
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    No populations provided
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    $7.1K

  • Community Outreach and Engagement

    OUTREACH: THROUGH PGMC'S COMMUNITY OUTREACH EFFORTS, AUDIENCE MEMBERS HAVE LEARNED ABOUT OVERCOMING HOMOPHOBIA, MADE THE LIFE-CHANGING DECISION TO COME OUT, DEVELOPED POSITIVE PERSONAL IDENTITIES, AND ADDRESSED ISSUES RELATING TO HIV PREVENTION. THIS SEASON, IN ADDITION TO RESTRICTIONS FROM THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, PGMC ALSO LOST ITS ARTISTIC DIRECTOR WHICH HAMPERED ITS ABILITY TO ENGAGE IN AS MANY OUTREACH ACTIVITIES OR PERFORMANCES IN GENERAL. THE CHORUS DID, HOWEVER, CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE PORTLAND AND VANCOUVER PRIDE EVENTS, SING THE NATIONAL ANTHEM AT NUMEROUS SPORTING EVENTS SUCH AS THE TRAIL BLAZERS, PICKLES, AND PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY, AND GIVE INFORMATIONAL TALKS WITH SEVERAL COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE REGION. THE CHORUS IS DEDICATED TO REACHING THE BROADEST AUDIENCE BY PROVIDING (CONT SCH O) SPEAKERS/PERFORMERS AT SCHOOLS OR NON-PROFIT EVENTS AND, WHEN POSSIBLE, PERFORMING SPECIAL CONCERTS THROUGHOUT OREGON. MEMBERS HAVE SPOKEN OR PERFORMED AT SCHOOLS, UNIVERSITIES, AND CIVIC GROUPS, AND IN RECENT YEARS, THE CHORUS HAS PERFORMED OUTREACH CONCERTS IN ASHLAND, BEND, EUGENE, SALEM, MEDFORD, HILLSBORO, FOREST GROVE, GRANTS PASS, PENDLETON, ST. HELENS, ASTORIA, HOOD RIVER, VANCOUVER, AND LINCOLN CITY. OCCASIONALLY, THE CHORUS WILL PERFORM IN THE PORTLAND METROPOLITAN AREA FOR LGBT AND LGBT-SUPPORTIVE EVENTS THAT ARE CONSISTENT WITH OUR MISSION. OUTREACH EVENTS ARE TYPICALLY PRODUCED BY LOCAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND ALL THE PROCEEDS FROM THESE EVENTS ARE RETURNED TO THOSE LOCAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. ALTHOUGH PGMC RECEIVES MORE OUTREACH REQUESTS THAN IT CAN ACCOMMODATE, THE CHORUS SCHEDULES ON AVERAGE THREE TO FOUR OUTREACH EVENTS IN A SEASON, BETWEEN OCTOBER AND JUNE. WE DID NOT DO ANY OUTREACH CONCERTS IN OREGON IN FISCAL YEAR 2021-22 BUT ANTICIPATE RETURNING TO TOURING ACROSS THE STATE IN FISCAL YEAR 2023-24.
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    Dates
    Sep 1, 2021 – Aug 31, 2022
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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