The Rochester Gay Men’s Chorus is a non profit community arts organization dedicated to nurturing pride in and acceptance of the diversity of its communities and creating social change through excellence in the choral arts. The chorus came to life in November of 1982 when five friends decided to pursue a dream-the dream of using music to create an acceptance of social diversity and to use the harmony of voice to create a harmony of the collective spirit. Today, the RGMC hosts three major concert productions every year, all held at the beautiful and historic Hochstein Performance Hall in downtown Rochester, New York. Each concert season begins with holiday show in December, continues with a spring concert in March, and wraps up with a summer performance coinciding with National LGBT Pride Month in June. Throughout the year, the chorus also gives back to its community through various benefit performances, fundraisers and volunteer endeavors.