PREVIEW: Twin Cities Gay Men’s Chorus – Icicle Tour

A promotional image for the Twin Cities Gay Men’s Chorus’s Out Of The Closet & Into The Burbs tour.

The Twin Cities Gay Men’s Chorus (TCGMC) is hitting the road later this month, on a mission of “building community through music”. This late winter tour is specifically designed to bring TCGMC to Minnesota communities where queer visibility is less prevalent than in the Twin Cities Metro.

Apple Valley: Saturday, March 15, in partnership with the Des Moines Gay Men’s Chorus
New Prague: Sunday, March 16, in partnership with Con Brio from Farmington High School.

The repertoire will range from classic choral to Broadway to folk music to an African American spiritual.

A Celebration of Community & Inclusion

TCGMC introduced the tour, stating, “In a world with increasing division driven by greed, a lack of compassion for our neighbors, and fact-based decision-making, we seek out belonging in insular, identity-based social pods – – ones that tell us that we are right, and others are wrong. Music bridges that gap. Music does not have a political agenda and does not have a vote in election processes.”

“TCGMC and our partners will be using our music to build bridges between people in communities where the LGBTQ+ community is not always seen. Some of the singers are members of the LGBTQ+ community, while others are not yet who have chosen the path of compassion and love for their neighbors.”

Event Details

Apple Valley

Date: Saturday, March 15th
Time: 2:30 PM
Location: Apple Valley High School, 14450 Hayes Rd, Apple Valley, MN 55124
Ticket Prices: Name Your Own Price tickets start at $15
Tickets: Available online at TCGMC’s website www.TCGMC.org

New Prague

Date: Sunday, March 16th
Time: 2:30 PM
Location: Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 1300 Main St E, New Prague, MN 56071
Ticket Prices: Free will offering split between TCGMC & Con Brio
Tickets: Available at the door.

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Amy Donahue

Amy Donahue is a staff reviewer at the Twin Cities Arts Reader. She interned with the magazine during the summer of 2017, served as a guest contributor while studying abroad in Europe that fall, and has moved up to regular old reviewing. She served as interim Editor-in-Chief in 2023.

She admits to being at least 50% terrified of contemporary German opera.