Renowned Broadway star Frenchie Davis, heard on Broadway, American Idol and The Voice, will showcase her phenomenal talents. Acclaimed drag performer Ms. Ermine Muff will host and hot New York DJ Bill Coleman will spin his inimitable stamp on the event. YOUTH PRIDE CHORUS (YPC) and members of NYCGMC will also perform. The evening includes an open bar, hors d’oeuvres, a high-end raffle, and a live auction conducted by Christie’s auctioneer George McNeely, assisted by Ms. Muff.

VIP tickets, which include a pre-event champagne reception at 6:30, reserved seating and a special gift, are $275 and $1,250 for groups of five. General admission tickets are $175 each or $750 for groups of five.

“HARMONY is a great night out full of fun, friends and fundraising with our unique musical touch,” said W. Scott Horne, board chairman for Big Apple Performing Arts, home of NYCGMC and YPC. ”We are proud to invite the LGBT community and allies to bring a group, have a drink and a nosh, mingle and enjoy this signature event and iconic venue.”

Listing information:
HARMONY
A musical gala benefiting the New York City Gay Men’s Chorus and Youth Pride Chorus
Monday, February 27, 2012, 7 p.m. – 9:30 p.m., VIP Champagne Reception at 6:30 p.m.
Christie’s, 20 Rockefeller Plaza
Starring Frenchie Davis, Featuring DJ Bill Coleman and MS.ERMINE MUFF
$175 General Admission | $750 Group of Five
$275 for VIP Admission | $1,250 VIP Group of Five
Admission includes Hors d’oeuvres, Open Bar and Special Gift
VIP admission also includes Champagne Reception, Meet and Greet with Special Guests, VIP Gift and Reserved Seating for the Main Show
For more information, or to purchase tickets, please visit www.nycgmc.org or call the Chorus office at 212-344-1777 x 4.

DOWNLOAD PHOTO: Images of NEW YORKCITY GAY MEN’S CHORUS and Frenchie Davis can be downloaded from http://www.nycgmc.org/about/media-kit/.

THE NEW YORK CITY GAY MEN’S CHORUS is an auditioned, 200-voice male chorus serving the gay community and the greater community at large by the performance of classical and contemporary male choral music as proud and openly gay men. In addition to their regular concert series, NYCGMC also performs at a variety of local and tri-state area functions, benefits, and performances. For 30 years, NYCGMC audiences have filled auditoriums including Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center’s Avery Fisher and Alice Tully Halls to standing room only. Unanimously acclaimed by America’s leading music critics, the Chorus has sung with some of the world’s brightest stars, commissioned and premiered many major works, made celebrated television appearances, and sold recordings worldwide. NYCGMC continues to serve the community each day through its education and AIDS outreach programs.

YOUTH PRIDE CHORUS, a free program for LGBTQ young people and their allies age 13-22 and the first program of its kind to be sponsored by an adult mentor chorus galvanizes participants and supporters in the movement for change. YPC concerts feature these young artists in exciting, high-energy performances of classic and current pop, rock, and folk songs, original choreography, and spoken word. Through fun and rigorous weekly rehearsals, YPC singers train in voice, dance, and song interpretation, developing both artistic excellence and leadership skills. YPC typically numbers between 30 and 40 singers.

YPC has recently performed as guest artists at the GLAAD Media Awards, GLSEN’s Respect Awards, Broadway Backwards at Lincoln Center, and with Cyndi Lauper on her True Colors Tour. Youth Pride Chorus is a program of The New York City Gay Men’s Chorus and the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center. Under the artistic direction of Wes Webb and musical direction of Matthew Fetbrandt, YPC is facilitated by the Center’s Youth Enrichment Services program.

FRENCHIE DAVIS– Finalist from The VOICE, AMERICAN IDOL, Grammy Nominee and Broadway Star

When the notoriously crabby American Idol judge, Simon Cowell, predicts someone could win the competition, then you know you’ve found a special talent. That’s just what the music empire giant had to say about Frenchie Davis during her time on American Idol.

Television once again came calling for Frenchie as she was chosen to compete on the NBC
hit television show “The Voice.” Beating out scores of singers for a coveted spot, Frenchie wowed audiences with her take on “I Kissed A Girl and I Like It” as Christina Aguilera turned her chair and cemented Frenchie’s place on “Team Cristina” and TV history. Show stopping performances of “Put A Ring On It,” “Like A Prayer” and “When Love Takes Over” turned Frenchie into an audience and judges favorite, not to mention a press magnet.

Frenchie’s chart topping musical history also includes several Billboard Dance Chart toppers including “Give Me Tonight” and DJ/re-mixer Tony Moran’s “You Are.” Frenchie is in the process of selecting material for her new album, with plans to include a mix of Broadway, classic hits, dance and some original material. After a successful four year run in Broadway’s “Rent,” Frenchie continued on with national tours of “Dreamgirls” and 30th Anniversary of “Ain’t Misbeavin.”’ costarring with her Idol alum, Ruben Studdard. The latter garnered a Grammy nomination for the cast album.

Frenchie Davis was born in Los Angeles, California and studied musical theatre at Washington D.C.’s Howard University. She has appeared in European productions of “Little Shop of Horrors” and “Jesus Christ Superstar.” Other stand out shows include “Sing, Mahalia, Sing” and the Clinton satire musical, “Monica.” She recently starred as the “Fairy Godmother” in “Cinderella” at the Berkeley Playhouse, receiving rave reviews. Frenchie just went before the cameras after being cast in a new comedy film called, “Dumbbells” which also stars Carl Reiner and Tom Arnold.

DJ Bill Coleman / Peace Bisquit– Multi-faceted DJ, producer, remixer, music supervisor, performer, recording artist, writer and influential tastemaker Bill Coleman is renowned for his eclectic taste, acute ear and diverse musical expertise. The tireless “renaissance man” has enjoyed success as a revered music journalist, has written a music column for NYC style rag PAPER, sat on the initial editorial board for OUT Magazine and freelanced for numerous international media outlets. As owner of Brooklyn-based Peace Bisquit, Coleman along with Angelo “Pepe” Skordos, Erin Fairman and Jamie Brundage represent an array of genre-defying artists, producers and songwriters and incorporates A&R consultancy, music supervision, sound design and a record company. As a DJ and sound designer, Bill Coleman is adept at mixing a musical tapestry of varied genres. The much in-demand maestro has sound designed for various fashion shows, art installations and special events sponsored by Nike, Radiohead, Kangol, Vogue, AOL, Marc Bouwer, DIFFA, The Brand New Heavies, World Of Wonder, M.A.C. Cosmetics, Russell Simmons, Imogen Heap, 2-Xist and Bloomingdales. Besides heading up his own popular NYC performance troupe called Daisy Spurs, Bill also finds time to be a member of Grammy winner Jody Watley’s touring band!

Ms. Ermine Muff (of the Connecticut Muffs)–Socialite, reformed debutante and housewife, Ms. Muff is best known as the spouse of the late billionaire furrier, Mr. Eaton Muff, whose famous ad campaign, “Pass the cold Connecticut winters by slipping into an Eaton Muff…  Eaton Muff Furriers of Bridgeport,” is known globally. Tragically, Mr. Muff died as a volunteer for a knife throwing act while attending a supper club. Ms. Muff now fills her widowed days with philanthropic endeavors, specifically that of fundraising for the LBGT community such as the NYC Trinity Place Shelter for LGBT Youth, The Upper Delaware GLBT Center, The Shed Project, New York City Gay Men’s Chorus, AIDS Walk New York, and the American Cancer Society. She has performed and collaborated with the New York City Gay Men’s Chorus, the Imperial Court of New York, Wigsticks, and the Connecticut Diabetes Foundation. Ms. Muff urges everyone to consider giving generously to the LGBT community either monetarily or through volunteerism.

HARMONY
A Musical Gala

Benefiting the New York City Gay Men’s Chorus & Youth Pride Chorus
Monday February 27, 2012
7:00 pm – 9:30pm

Christie’s
20 Rockefeller Plaza

Starring Frenchie Davis

A Broadway Star, Grammy Nominee and Finalist from the VOICE and American Idol. www.FrenchieDavis.org

EVENT CHAIRS:  Brian McComak & Ben Whine
HOSTED BY: Ermine Muff
DJ: Bill Coleman

SPONSORS
Christie’s
Diageo Rainbow Network
Societe Perrier
Baked by Melissa
NEXT
Mark Nelson

WITH PERFORMANCES FROM
Youth Pride Chorus
Members of the NYC Gay Men’s Chorus
And Frenchie Davis
Including a live auction with a Christie’s Auctioneer

PRICING
$175 for General Admission | $750 for Group of Five
$275 for VIP Admission| $1,250 for VIP Group of Five
Admission includes Hors d’oeuvres, Open Bar and Performances
VIP admission also includes Champagne Reception, Meet and Greet with Special Guests and Reserved Seating for the Main Show

TIMING
6:30pm for VIP Admission
7:00pm for General Admission
Main Show Begins at 8:00pm

Suggested Attire – Pink & Black

New York City Gay Men’s Chorus presents the opportunity of a lifetime! We are offering you the chance to sing with the chorus and full band in our up-coming ‘Big Gay Sing 4′ concert, which will take place on either Friday March 16th or Saturday March 17th at 8pm at NYU’s Skirball Center for the Performing Arts in New York City.

Entering is easy! Just read the rules and then follow the simple instructions carefully.

Click here for more details

To celebrate the season, the New York City Gay Men’s Chorus (NYCGMC), dedicated to “advocat[ing] for equality through song,” under the baton of Artistic Director Dr. Charles Beale, welcomed us, mellifluously and ecumenically, into its “Holiday House of Love,” at Town Hall on December 18. Aaron Dai was the pianist; Rick Rubin signed for the hearing impaired; and a six-piece band; more than a dozen male dancers, playing elves, reindeer, nuns, and so on; and special guest artists joined in the festivities.

NEW YORK CITY GAY MEN’S CHORUS TAKES US ON A TOUR OF THEIR CONCERT, HOLIDAY HOUSE OF LOVE.

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We are pleased to announce that Bishop V. Gene Robinson will be joining us for Holiday House of Love. The Bishop recently conducted the chorus at a 9/11 memorial service at St. John the Divine. Bishop Robinson is the first openly gay man ever consecrated as a bishop in the Anglican branch of Christianity. Along with many other accomplishments he has been particularly active in the area of full civil rights for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people. Working at the state, national, and international levels, he has spoken and lobbied for equal protection under the law and full civil marriage rights. He has been honored by many LGBT organizations for this work, including the Human Rights Campaign, Lambda Legal, the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, GLAAD, and the Equality Forum.

Whatever your spiritual and cultural traditions are, this heart-warming program of holiday harmony promises to be fun, rejuvenating, entertaining and above all, embracing.

Friday March 16, 2012 & Saturday March 17, 2012. 8PM

NYU’s Skirball Center

Following three years of sold-out performances, Big Gay Sing is back, and even bigger, gayer and more fabulous than before. “Big Gay Sing 4 is SO gay; it will make Priscilla Queen of the Desert look like an NFL Football Game.”

Big Gay Sing 4 promises even more sing-along fun this year. The chorus will be joined by the Obie and Theater World Award winner Broadway funny woman, Jackie Hoffman (Hairspray, Xanadu, The Addams Family) as our special host and featured performer. Hot hits by Adele and LMFAO mix with classics by Tina Turner and classical like Bizet’s Carmen, making for an indescribably pink, fluffy, fun-filled evening.

Aspiring singers can compete in our third Big Gay Idol singing competition.  The ultimate winner gets to sing a solo with the chorus at the concert! Click Here For More Info