Pride Chorus Spring Concert Touches the Soul

The women of the Juneau Pride Chorus performed a great Spring Concert!

"Songs for the Soul," the 10th annual Juneau Pride Chorus spring concert, presented an evening of music at the new Juneau Arts and Culture Center. The Juneau Pride Chorus is part of Juneau PFLAG, and the Chorus recently donated several hundred dollars to a local PFLAG scholarship for graduating seniors. An earlier article about the concert is here.

The Juneau Pride Chorus is meeting on June 26 to vote on music for next season, and they invite interested women singers to attend. Then the Chorus takes a break for the summer and begins rehearsing again in August. Contact Marsha for the time and location of the June meeting, or check Alaska GLBT News for updates.

Jill, Linda and Paula wrote about the Spring Concert. (Thank you for letting me post your comments!)

Once again, the Juneau Pride Chorus and our fabulous audience created magic in a space that doesn't seem at all magical! Betsy, our sound engineer, was a genius in using a light touch with amplification. I was astounded by the return of that magnificent powerful final note after we stopped singing....as if the space confirmed the power and beauty we offered. I am always amazed at the relationship we have with our audience....they always spur us on to be better, brighter, more full of life. We are fortunate to have an audience who engages with us. Thanks to all for the wonderful season full of laughter, tears, beauty. It has a been a real privilege to be a part of this phenomenon for 10 years.  - Soprano 2, Jill Sandleben

I, too, loved watching the performance. I was so impressed with you all, and especially of the many of you who put yourself out there to do solos, play an instrument, or sing in an ensemble! Everyone had great expressions on their faces and in their body movement. While it was fun to be in the audience and get to be entertained, I will hurry back to join you all when we get going again this fall!  - Alto 1, Linda

Those who weren't there missed a wonderful, wonderful performance. I loved every minute of it and wasn't at all ashamed of some of my tears since they were in the eyes of many around me. "Power Tools" was the biggest kick and the audience loved the "choreography." Have a wonderful summer and I'll see you in the fall. - Soprano 2, Paula Terrel, a Pride Chorus member on spring hiatus.