The New York City Gay Men’s Chorus 2025–26 season explores the transformative power of imagination. In times of adversity, imagination becomes an act of strength—sustaining joy, fueling resilience, and shaping new futures. This season, NYCGMC brings that vision to life through bold choral storytelling that blends defiant creativity with queer perspective. From reimagined holiday traditions to groundbreaking new works, each concert celebrates the persistence of hope, the endurance of community, and the limitless possibilities of imagination.
Harmony
Monday, March 23, 2026 • 6:00 PM
The Edison Ballroom
Imagine a night filled with soaring voices, vibrant energy, and a shared sense of joy that lifts the spirit. This is the magic of Harmony, the New York City Gay Men's Chorus's annual gala fund-raising benefit, and we invite you to be a vital part of this unforgettable experience.
More than just a fundraiser, Harmony is a celebration of the power that music has to bring people together, build community, celebrate diversity, and advocate for change. Together, we will enjoy a three-course dinner, open bar, and performances from the New York City Gay Men's Chorus, and our friends from Broadway! With live and silent auctions, this will be the event of the season.
Future Signals:
A TDOV Concert
Friday, March 27, 2026 • 8:00 PM
NYCGMC presents a free concert centering our Trans singers’ stories and hopes for the future through an evening of songs that look toward a vibrant and visible future. This performance presented alongside the Youth Pride Chorus.
This event is free and open to the public. Registration required - Available soon!
Beyond the Rainbow
Friday, April 24, 2026 • 8:00 PM
Saturday, April 25, 2026 • 3:00 PM
Saturday, April 25, 2026 • 8:00 PM
NYU Skirball Center - 566 LaGuardia Place
NYCGMC presents Beyond the Rainbow, a sweeping choral concert that reflects on our journeys and boldly imagines the futures we are building as LGBTQ people. Through iconic anthems and newly commissioned works, the program moves from reflection to possibility—lifting audiences toward something brighter.
Across three performances at NYU Skirball Center (April 24 at 8 PM; April 25 at 3 PM & 8 PM), the chorus pairs beloved pop with powerful contemporary choral writing. Music by Dolly Parton, Whitney Houston, and Pat Benatar anchors the evening in anthems of strength and self-determination, while a newly commissioned work by queer composer Scott Hoying and a world premiere by Ash with text by Leo Herrera expand the choral landscape forward.
Blending cultural touchstones with bold new voices, Beyond the Rainbow is both celebration and declaration—an expansive, emotionally resonant experience affirming resilience, community, and the possibility of a future imagined together.
Our Joy is a Protest:
A Pride Choral Installation
Friday, June 5, 2026 • 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM
The Whitney Museum of American Art
For our third year in a row, get ready to experience the vibrant heart of queer pride at the Whitney Museum of American Art! Our Joy is a Protest: A Choral Installation of Song brings together the NYCGMC, Tonewall, Youth Pride Chorus, the Philadelphia Gay Men's Chorus, and the New Jersey Gay Men’s Chorus for an all-day celebration. This event fills the museum with the transformative power of song, featuring choral pieces that embody the spirit of Pride, joy, and community. Prepare to be moved and inspired by performances that surprise, uplift, and challenge, echoing through the halls of the Whitney, all culminating in a large group performance on the steps at the end of the night.
This event is free and open to the public as part of The Whitney’s Free Friday Night programming. Registration required - Available soon!
Unspeakable Joy: A Juneteenth Concert
Saturday, June 20, 2026 • 8:00 PM
NYCGMC sings alongside and centers its Black singers as they share their intersectional perspective of Pride through stories and songs that celebrate liberation and the freedom to be and to love authentically.
Earlier this season:
HalloKween
Saturday, October 25, 2025 • 7:00 PM
Sir Henry's NYC - 795 8th Ave New York 10019
Calling all ghouls, goblins, and glamazons! Experience a hauntingly unforgettable evening filled with fun, music, and fabulous entertainment in the heart of New York City.
Winter Gay Dream
Friday, December 12, 2025 • 8:00PM
Saturday, December 13, 2025 • 3:00PM
Saturday, December 13, 2025 • 8:00PM
NYU Skirball Center - 566 LaGuardia Pl, New York, 10012
NYCGMC launches its 2025–26 season with Winter Gay Dream, a bold celebration of imagination, resilience, and queer joy. NYCGMC transforms the holiday season into a surreal, choral dreamscape. Audiences will experience holiday classics reimagined alongside contemporary hits, with music spanning Mariah Carey to Madonna, Stephen Schwartz to Sara Bareilles. The program highlights queer creativity as a force that persists in the face of adversity—an imaginative act that keeps joy alive. From the magic of Manhattan in December to cinematic holiday favorites, from Hanukkah lights to whimsical fairytales, Winter Gay Dream conjures a kaleidoscope of sound and spectacle only NYCGMC can deliver.