Chorus Information


Contacts 

    Address: Capital City Men's Chorus 
                     P. O. Box 50082 
                     Austin, TX  78763-0082 

    Information line:    512-477-SING  (7464) 

    Email address:   ccmc.austin@io.com

 

Mission 

The purpose of the Capital City Men's Chorus is to provide a creative and welcoming environment for gay men to rehearse and perform high quality , diverse choral music that is entertaining and inspirational to its audience.  The Chorus offers a safe social outlet to its members and presents a positive and respected image of the gay community.

Vision

Capital City Men's Chorus' vision is to be Austin's premier gay men's organization.  The quality and diversity evident in CCMC's performances are supported by dedicated members and a professional administration.  The Chorus benefits from collaboration with Austin's many communities and organizations.  CCMC is a satisfying outlet for members' social interaction and camaraderie.

 

Gay and Lesbian Association of Choruses

The Capital City Men's Chorus (CCMC) is a member of GALA Choruses (the Gay and Lesbian Association of Choruses), an international association of over 115 men's, women's, and mixed choruses dedicated to providing leadership and inspiration to the lesbian and gay choral movement through excellence in the choral arts. GALA Choruses is a non-profit, tax exempt corporation. 

 

Audition Policy 

A formal audition is not required to join the Capital City Men's Chorus. 

New singing members are accepted at the beginning of each concert period, although inquiries are welcome anytime.                                  New Member Orientation for Season 18 is on August 14, 2006.
Rehearsals for Season 18 begin on August 21, 2006.

Persons wishing to join in a non-singing capacity (to serve as volunteers in the CCMC Guild) may join anytime.

New singing members are required to meet with our Artistic Director, Jeffrey Jones-Ragona, so he can get to know you and understand your musical background/training (not that any is required)  and decide section placement. 

It's that simple, the meeting takes about fifteen minutes and it would be very helpful if you would contact Jeffrey prior to your first rehearsal so you can schedule a meeting time. 

 

Rehearsals 

Mondays, 7:00 - 9:30 p.m. 

For location, please call the chorus hotline at 477-SING. 
or email Jeffrey Jones-Ragona

 

Founding Committee 

We recognize the following members of the Founding Committee for their efforts in the organization and establishment of CCMC.

Rodney Strickland, Jr., Chairman 
Richard Bates 
Matthew Hayes 
Don Kennedy 
Jonathan Riley 
David Weigle 
Chuck Wendling


In Memoriam 

The following members of CCMC have gone from us 
but will always be remembered. 

Daniel P. Carlson                                                                    Nat Davis
Brian Estes
Jeffrey Garrett
Hilton Edward Going, Jr.
Steve Goldfarb

Daniel Hardy
Matthew Hayes
Dennis Holcomb
Luther Jenkins
Ray Johnson
Richard Kingery
Michael Lacewell
Alan McCutcheon
Michael Marinek
Larry Millard
Matthew Earl Milstead
Daniel Moncivais
Nick Nickel
Kelly Patterson
Donny Sanchez
Sean Somoskey
Alex Scott "Scooter" Thomas
Rodney Strickland, Jr.

They are missed.