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1990
August. Gay Games in Vancouver - many founding members of the
choir sang with the Gay Games III International Festival Chorus, which
formed the impetus to create a permanent choir
August 23. First meeting of parties interested in forming a permanent
Vancouver openly lesbian and gay chorus
September 3. First rehearsal of the Vancouver Lesbian and Gay Choir
October 3. VLGC applies for incorporation as a non-profit society
December 27. Official board holds its first meeting
1991
January 29. First field trip hear the Seattle Lesbian and
Gay Choir
April 27. First in-town retreat at Christ Church Cathedral
June 9th. In Concert with AYA, at Vancouver East Cultural Centre
September 29. Walk for AIDS '91
November 1 & 2. First two-day retreat at Christ Church.
November 30. Winter Song with Marcus Mosely, at Point Grey Secondary
School Auditorium
1992
February 22. MCC Anniversary, performance by VLGC at St. James
Church
April 2. Memorial service for David Reid at St. James United Church
April 11 & 12. First out-of-town retreat at Loon Lake Resort
April 26. Auction at Aberthau House.
May 21 & 22. Sing Out concert, with Linnea Good, at Vancouver
East Cultural Centre
June 7. Tim Stevenson's ordination service, at First United Church
June 28-July 4. GALA Festival in Denver, Colorado - VLGC performed
July 1 at Boettcher Concert Hall
July 26. Voices! concert, with Vancouver Men's Chorus and A Vancouver
Women's Chorus
July 26. Forbidden Fruit, the Choir's own cookbook is released
December 20. Christmas Junkies convert at St. Mark's Anglican Church
1993
February 6. Love a la Carte concert with Derivative Duo, at The
Commodore
March 13. Ecumenical AIDS memorial service at St. Paul's Anglican
Church
May 1&2. First casino
May 8&9. Retreat at Camp Elphinstone, Sunshine Coast
May 20. Opening of the Names project (Quilt) at Plaza of Nations
June 5. West Goes West concert, with Rocky Mountain Singers, at
The Vogue
June 26. Heart Songs Pride and Passion, with The Rocky Mountain
Singers, in Calgary at the University Theatre
September 19. Tim Stevenson's Covenanting service, at First United
Church
December 15 & 17. Christmas Junkies tour the West End
1994
March 19. Hope & Harmony concert, with Lennea Good, at Ryerson
United Church - a benefit for the BC Chapter of the Canadian Breast Cancer
Foundation, dedicated to the memory of Margaret Strang
June 17 & 18. Boys and Girls with Stories Concert, at Vancouver
East Cultural Centre
November 5. Pro Homo Voci concert, at Vancouver East Cultural Centre
December 19. Nutcrackers concert with our own Christmas Keeners
and The Rainbow Concert Band, at the West End Community Centre
1995
February 12. Flavours of Love Concert, at the Arts Club Main Stage
April 22. In concert in Calgary with the Rocky Mountain Singers
and Edmonton's Vocal Minority, at the Centre for Positive Living
June 24. Earth Air, Fire, Water concert, at Ryerson United Church,
a benefit for the Trout Lake Restoration Project
28 July. Unison '95 concert, with A Vancouver Women's Chorus, The
Vancouver Men's Chorus and The Rainbow Concert Band, at Christ Church
October 1. Caring for Ourselves and Each Other: Addressing AIDS
Service at the Unitarian Church of Vancouver
November 25 & 26. Singin' in the Rain concert, at the Norman
Rothstein Theatre, Jewish Community Centre
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