SUPPORT CHAMBERQUEER
Venmo: @chamberQUEER
Mail checks to: 427 15th St, Apt 4B Brooklyn NY 11215
We founded ChamberQUEER to fill a need in our community for a specifically queer space within the classical music scene. Our first season, June 21-23, 2019 in community venues in Brooklyn, featured over two dozen LGBTQ+ musicians and composers in two curated concerts at Brooklyn Arts Exchange, and provided an open-mic evening at Branded Saloon for members of the community to share their work to a wider audience.
THANK YOU TO OUR 2021 SUPPORTERS
Brooklyn Arts Council
New York City Department of Cultural Affairs
New Music USA
Joseph Abrahamson
Andrew Albin
Claire Anderson-Wheeler
Anne Buonaiuto
Carman Buonaiuto
Glynnis Gourhan
Sharlene Hesse-Biber, in memory of Helene Skramko
Richard Lalli
Jessica Meyer
Valerie Moore
Aisslinn Nosky
Teddy Papes and Madeline Healey
Julian Polaris
Ilana White
Michi Wiancko
How necessary is this work? Our launch event in February 2019 packed Branded Saloon to the rafters, and at a recent community music reading party, one attendee commented that they’d been waiting for something like this for twenty years. We’re really passionate about this project and its long-term success.
Our mission to present queer composers and performers, highlight historically underrepresented queer figures, and provide an inclusive and intersectional space for all, is so important in our big and fast-paced city, in the classical music industry, and in our increasingly complex world.
Your gift has a direct impact on the lives of queer musicians. The queer community is wide-ranging and intersectional, and there are so many reasons that queer artists want to come together in an intentional space, and share it with our allies and wider community: to honor our shared history, create strong and engaged community, and expand our empathy and understanding of our incredibly diverse identities through art and music.
Thank you so much for your generosity in making ChamberQUEER a success!
