LGBTQIA+ Music Database

The GALA Choruses' catalog focuses specifically on repertoire that is LGBTQIA+ identified by theme, composer, or lyrics; songs that fit the mission of GALA choruses; queer-focused Commissions; standard LGBTQ repertoire for newer choruses; and “Street songs” for LGBTQ community engagement gigs.

We welcome your feedback on ways to make this new database even more user friendly, or to suggest repertoire.

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Title
Composer
Voicing
Difficulty
Performance Link
They Cannot Erase Us
Pax Ressler
SAB
TTBB
3 - Intermediate
Piano
Bass
Drum Kit
Piano, Bass, and Drums
Trans/Nonbinary composer
LGBTQ+ composer
LGBTQ+ Lyricist
Commission
Des Moines Gay Men's Chorus
4-5 min
Protest Song
English
Joseph A Shapiro
Joseph Shapiro
Self-Published
Civil Rights
Trans Rights
Trans/Nonbinary
LGBTQ+ Rights
Pride
TTBB or SAB (3-part for trans/nonbinary chorus or ensemble). Two solos and a duet plus chorus
Soon and Very Soon (we are gonna change the world}
Andrae Crouch
SATB
1 - Easy
Body Percussion
a cappella
Jane Ramseyer Miller
GALA Chorus' Standard Rep
LGBTQ+ composer
School Engagement
Woman composer
No items found.
< 3 min
Protest Song
Spiritual
Street Song / Community Engagement
English
Self-Published
Civil Rights
Discontent
Environment
LGBTQ+ Rights
Pride
SATB
Sincerely Yours, Pauli Murray
Steve Milloy
SSAA
SATB
3 - Intermediate
Bass/Guitar/Percussion
Piano
Wind Instrument(s)
2 soloists/narrators (Mezzo and Alto), piano and optional band: bass, drums, guitar, synth, clarinet/sax
BIPOC composer
Commission
Festival 2024 performance
GALA Chorus' Standard Rep
LGBTQ+ composer
No items found.
> 10 min
Broadway
Contemporary Choral
English
Kim Hines
Self-Published
Bisexual
Body Autonomy
Civil Rights
Coming of Age
Death
SATB, SSAA
The Lost Language
Stuart Beatch
SATB
2 - Average
Piano
piano
LGBTQ+ composer
No items found.
4-5 min
Classical
Contemporary Choral
English
Michael Kiesow Moore (b. 1960)
Civil Rights
Discontent
LGBTQ+ Rights
Protest
Trans Rights
SATB
Speak to Me of Clothes
Michael Bussewitz-Quarm
TTBB
Not Indicated
No items found.
No items found.
Seattle Men's Chorus
No items found.
English
Kahlil Gibran
No items found.
TTBB
Motherless Child
Gwyneth Walker
SATB
1 - Easy
A Cappella
Commission
Concert Closer
LGBTQ+ composer
Woman composer
No items found.
> 10 min
Contemporary Choral
Spiritual
English
Gwyneth Walker
Public Domain
Body Autonomy
Coming of Age
Grief
Women's Rights
SATB
Our Phoenix
Mari Esabel Valverde
SATB
3 - Intermediate
Piano
Piano, trumpet
BIPOC composer
Concert Closer
Concert Opener
Festival 2016 performance
LGBTQ+ composer
No items found.
4-5 min
Contemporary Choral
English
Amir Rabiyah
Singing Out - Toronto
Self-Published
Body Autonomy
Civil Rights
Discontent
Indigenous/2-Spirit
LGBTQ+ Rights
SATB
Quiet No More
Michael Shaieb, Ann Hampton Callaway, Julian Hornik, Our Lady J, Michael McElroy, Jane Ramseyer Miller
SSAA
SATB
TTBB
4 - Challenging
Bass/Guitar/Percussion
Piano
Strings
Wind Instrument(s)
Piano, bass, drums. Also set for orchestra
Steve Milloy, Charlie Beale
Ballad
Commission
LGBTQ+ composer
Multi-Movement work
Trans/Nonbinary composer
New York City Gay Men's Chorus
> 10 min
Contemporary Choral
Protest Song
English, 35 min oratorio
Jason Cannon Libretto
Self-Published
AIDS/HIV
Civil Rights
Death
Discontent
Gay Male
SSAA, SATB, TTBB
Lifting As We Climb
Joan Szymko
SSAA
3 - Intermediate
Percussion
Drum Kit
Wind Instrument(s)
piano, alto sax, percussion
Commission
LGBTQ+ composer
Multi-Movement work
Production Number
Woman composer
No items found.
> 10 min
Contemporary Choral
Protest Song
English
Joan Szymko
Self-Published
Civil Rights
Discontent
Lesbian
Protest
Reproductive Rights
SSAA, narrators and speakers
We Hold Your Names Sacred
Mari Esabel Valverde
SSAA
SATB
TTBB
4 - Challenging
Piano
BIPOC composer
Commission
LGBTQ+ composer
Trans/Nonbinary composer
Woman composer
No items found.
4-5 min
Contemporary Choral
English
Dane Figueroa Edidi
Self-Published
Death
Discontent
Grief
LGBTQ+ Rights
Trans Rights
SATB, SSAA or TTBB with name readers
Bridges
Bill Staines
SSAA
SATB
2 - Average
Piano
piano
Jane Ramseyer Miller
LGBTQ+ composer
School Engagement
Woman composer
One Voice Mixed Chorus
< 3 min
Contemporary Choral
Folk
Protest Song
Street Song / Community Engagement
English
Bill Staines
Self-Published
Civil Rights
Discontent
Protest
SATB or SSA
Mississippi Goddam
Nina Simone
SSAA
2 - Average
A Cappella
Lori C Hicks
BIPOC composer
Commission
Concert Opener
Production Number
Woman composer
No items found.
4-5 min
Contemporary Choral
Street Song / Community Engagement
English
Nina Simone
Self-Published
Civil Rights
Death
Discontent
Protest
Voting Rights
SSAA
Boxes
Catherine Dalton
SSAA
SATB
TTBB
4 - Challenging
Piano
Concert Opener
LGBTQ+ composer
Woman composer
No items found.
6-9 min
Contemporary Choral
English
Catherine Dalton
Public Domain
Bisexual
Body Autonomy
Coming of Age
LGBTQ+ Rights
Trans Rights
SATB, SSAA or TTBB
Naked in the Leaves
Robert Seeley
SATB
TTBB
2 - Average
Piano
Strings
Piano or orchestral accompaniment
Ballad
BIPOC composer
Commission
GALA Chorus' Standard Rep
LGBTQ+ composer
San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus
4-5 min
Contemporary Choral
English
Robert Espendola
Self-Published
AIDS/HIV
Body Autonomy
Coming of Age
Death
Friendship
TTBB or SATB
Singing in the Choir
David L McIntyre
SATB
2 - Average
Piano
Ballad
Commission
GALA Chorus' Standard Rep
LGBTQ+ composer
School Engagement
No items found.
< 3 min
Contemporary Choral
English
David L McIntyre
Self-Published
AIDS/HIV
Coming of Age
Death
Friendship
Gay Male
SATB
Love, Death, What Else?
Nathan Hall
SATB
4 - Challenging
Piano
Strings
Wind Instrument(s)
Set for SATB and piano. Full orchestra accompaniment also available.
Commission
LGBTQ+ composer
Multi-Movement work
One Voice Mixed Chorus
> 10 min
Contemporary Choral
English
Nathan Hall
Self-Published
AIDS/HIV
Bisexual
Coming of Age
Death
Friendship
SSAATTBB, many short solos and readings
When Thunder Comes
Mari Esabel Valverde
SSAA
SATB
4 - Challenging
Percussion
Piano
Piano, Taiko drums or traditional drums
BIPOC composer
Commission
Concert Closer
Concert Opener
Festival 2016 performance
One Voice Mixed Chorus
4-5 min
Contemporary Choral
English
J Patrick Lewis
Published
Civil Rights
Discontent
LGBTQ+ Rights
Protest
Trans/Nonbinary
SATB or SSAA
Bayard Rustin: The Man Behind the Dream
Steve Milloy
SATB
3 - Intermediate
Bass/Guitar/Percussion
Piano
Wind Instrument(s)
Piano, bass, drums, clarinet, flute, synth, hand percussion
BIPOC composer
Commission
LGBTQ+ composer
Multi-Movement work
School Engagement
One Voice Mixed Chorus
> 10 min
Contemporary Choral
Spiritual
English
Vanessa German
Self-Published
Civil Rights
Gay Male
LGBTQ+ Rights
Pride
Protest
SATB, 2 soloists and storytellers
Wanting Memories
Ysaye M. Barnwell
SSAA
SATB
2 - Average
A Cappella
BIPOC composer
Festival 2016 performance
LGBTQ+ composer
School Engagement
Woman composer
No items found.
4-5 min
Folk
Spiritual
English
Ysaye M. Barnwell
Published
Death
Friendship
Grief
Melody, SATB (can be adapted for SSAA and TTBB voices