PRIDE: Boston Gay Men’s Chorus
Updated: 7:30 PM EDT Jun 12, 2021
>> THE VERY FIRST YEAR I WAS HERE, WE DID A HAROLD ARLENS SHOW. HEREOF THE MUSIC TO THE WIZARD OFZ O — HE WROTE THE MUSIC TO THE WIZARD OF OZ. I JUST SHOWED UP AND IT WAS THERE. THEY HAD BUILT AN ENTIRE RUBY SLIPPER ON TOPF O TRUCK, AND IT WAS SEQUINED. I THOUGHT AT’T’S GREAT. NEED. WILL I GET TO MARCH AROUND TS?HI THEY SAID NO. YOU LL RIDE IN THE SLIPPER. I HAD NEVER SEEN WHAT PRIDE IN BOSTON WAS LIKE. THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN EVERY DIRECTION GOING THROUGH THE HUT END, JUST ECSTATIC TO BE THERE, AND THAT WAS OVER 20 YEARS AGO AND THAT SAME FEELING OF PRIDE STILL SHOWS UP IN ME EVERY YEAR. ♪ PRIDE IS THE WAY YOU FEEL WHEN YOU GET OUT OF BED IN THE MORNING AND YOU ARE PROUD OF YOURSELF AND YOU ARE PROUD OF THE WORLD THAT YOU HAVE HELPED CREATE, SO TODAY, WE’D LIKE TO DO A DIFFERENT SCALE OR WAY OF LOOKING AT THINGS. WE WOULD LIKE TO LOOK AT HOW WE REALLY HAVE CHANGED E WORLD AND CONTINUE TO CHANGE THE WORLD BY HAVING PRE IN WHAT WE DO, PRIDE IN WHAT W SING, PRIDE IN THE STORIES WE TELL, THE STORIES OF OUR LIVES. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE WITH US TODAY. IITAN HONOR TO SHARE PRIDE WITH YOU. NOW LET’S GETOHET MUSIC AND DO SOME SINGING. >> THERE ARE TIMES WHEN I FEEL YOUR LOVE AROUND ME BABY I’LL NEVER FORT MYGE BABY WHEN I FEEL THAT I DON’T BELONG DRAW MY STRENGTH FROM THE WORDS WHAW MY STRENGTH FROM THE WORDS EN YOU SAI HEY, IT’S ABOUT YOU, BABY LOOK DEEPER INSIDE YOU, BY DREAM ABOUT US TOGETHER AGAI WHEN I WANT US TOGETHER AIAG BABY I KNOW WE’LL BE TOGETHER AGAIN, ‘ ’CAE EVERYWHERE I GO, EVERY SMILE I SE I KNOW YOU ARE THERE SMILIN’ BACKT A DANCIN’ IN MOONLIGHT, I KNOW YOU ARE FREE ‘ ’CAUSE I CASEN E YOUR STAR, SHININ’ DOWN ONE GOOD TIMES WE’LL SHARE AIN THAT MAKES ME WANNA DAE SAY IT LOUD AND OUDPR ALL MY LOVE’S FOR YOU ALWAYS BEEN A TRUE ANGEL TO ME, NOW ABEOV I CAN’T WAIT FOR YOU TWRO YOUR WINGS AROUND ME, BABY (WRAP THEM AROUND ME, BA)BY WR THEAPM AROUND ME BABY (WRAP THEM AROUND ME, BA) SOMETIMES HE YRE WHISPERING NO WORRIES WILL YOU EVER SEEOW , BABY (EVER SEE YOU, BABY)EOW I DREAM ABOUT US TOGETHER AGAIN WHEN I WANT US TOGHEETR AGNAI , BABY I KNOW WE’LL BE TOGETHER AGA ‘ ’CAUSE EVERYWHERE I GO, EVERY SMILE SEE I KNOW YOU ARE THERE, SMILIN’ BACK AME DANCIN’ IN MOONLIGHT, I KNOW YOU ARE FREE ‘ ’CAUSE I CAN SEE YOUR STAR, SHININ’ DOWN MON GOOD TIMES WE’LL SHAREGA AIN THAT MAKES ME WANNA DANCE SAY IT LOUD ANPRD D ALL MY LOVE’S FOR YOU THERE ARE TIMES WHEN I LOOK ABOVE AND BEYOND THERE ARE TIMES WHEN I FEEL YOU R SMILE UPON ME,AB B WHAT’LL I GIVE JUST TO HOLDOU CLOSE AS ON EARTH IN HEAVEN WE WILL BE TETOGHER , BABY DYLAN (TOGEERTH TOGETHER AGAIN MY BABY (TOGETHER AGAIN, MY BA) EVERYWHERE I GO, EVERY SMILE I SE I KNOW YOU ARE THERE, SMILIN’ BACK AT ME DANCIN’ IN MOONLIGHT, I KNOW YOU ARE FREE ‘ ’CAUSE I CAN SEE YOUR STAR, SH ININ’ DOWN MON EVERYWHERE I GO, EVERY SMILE I SEE I KNOW YOU ARE THERE, SMIL’IN BACK AT ME DANCIN’ IN MOONLIGHT, I KNOW YOU ARFRE ‘ ’CAUSE I CAN SEE YOUR STAR, SHININ’ DOWN ON M ON ME SHARE AGAIN MAKES ME WANT TO DANCE SAY IT LOUD AND PROUD ALL MY LOVE FOR YOU ♪ ♪ [APPLAUSE]E FOR YOU ♪ ♪ METRO COUNCIL BELIEVES — MASS CULTURAL COUNCIL BELIEVES IN CULTURE. GROWING UP, I WAS LUCKY TO HAVE MUSEUMS AND DCEAN TROUPES, THEATERS, OPEN MIC NIGHTS, ART GALLERIE S.THESE PLACES PROVIDED A PLACE FOR ME AND MY FRIENDS TO LEARN ABT OUCH OTHER, YOUR IN FOR MORE AND BREATHE THE SAME A.IR IT HELPED ME FIND THE PATH I AM ON NOW. THE POWER OF CULTURE IS THE SAME AS PRIDE. PRIDE A TIME FOR US TO CELEBRATE WITH POMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE WHO WE ARE AND OUR CONTRIBUTIONS TO SOCIETY. I AM TOSHOUTUT O THE LGBTQ PLUS COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY M BLACK LGBTQLU P FRIENDS, ASIAN AMERICAN LGBTQLU P FRIENDS, AND FRIENDS. YOU MAKE THE WORLD GO AROUND. ♪ [APPLAUSE] ♪ >> ♪ REL DAXON’T DO I RELAX DON’T DOT WO-OW-OWW RELAX DON’T DO I WHEN YOU WANT TO COME LAREX DON’T DO IT WHEN YOU WANT TO ♪ ♪ >> FOR NEARLY 40 YEARS, THE BOONST GAME — YGA MEN’S CHORUS HAS PROVIDED AN EXCLUSIVE SPACE FOR PEOPLOFE EVERY A,GE IDENTITY AND GENDER EXPRESSION. THANK YOU FOR THE PASSION YOU GIVE TO YOUR PERFORMANCES. IT IS A POWERFUL REPRESENTATION FOR THE LGBTQ PLUS COMNIMU IN BOSTON AND BEYOND. I WISH YOU A VERY HAPPY PRIDE MONTH. I WISH YOU HAPPINESS AND HEALTH DURING THIS CHALLEINNG TIME AND I LOOK FORWARD TO BEING TOGETHER IN THE MONTHS AHEAD. ♪ >> ♪ I AM WHAT I A I AM MYWN O SPECIAL CREATION. GIVEE E M HOOK OR E OVATION IS IT WORLD THAT I WANT TO HAVE A LITTLE PRIDE MY WORLD AND IT’S NOT A PLACE I HAVE TO HIDE I >> LIFE IS NOT WORTH A DAMN UNTIL YOU CAN SAY “HEY, WORLD, I AM WHAT AM” I AM WHAT AM I DON’T WANT PRAISE I DON’T WANT PITY I BANG MY OWN UM SOME THINK IT’S NOIS I THINK IT’S PRTYET AND SO WHAT IF I LOVE EACH FEATHER AND EACH SPALENG WHY NOT TRY AND SEE THINGS FRO A DIFFERENT ANGLE YOUR LIFE IS A SHAM ’TILLOU CAN SHO OUT LOUD “I AM WHAT I AMN SHO OUT LOUD “I AM WHAT I I AM WHAI T AND WHAT I AM NES EDNO EXCUSES I DEAL MY OWN DECK SOMETIMES THE ACE SOMETIMES THE DEES IT’S MY LIFE AND THERE’S NO RETURN AND NO DESIPO ONE LIFE, SO IT’S TIME TO OPEN UP YOUR CLET I AM WHAT AM “HEY, WORLD, ’I AM WHAT I AM’ ♪♪ >> IT IS AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE FOR THE AREA BECAUSE WE DON’T HAVE A LOT OF VISIBILITY IN THIS AREA. THIS IS THE FIRST PRIDE PARE AD HAVE ENJOYED AND A HOPE — AND I HOPET I OPENS UP NEW AREAS. WE ARE JUST HERE, MAN. LILETT KIDS CAN LOOK UP TO THIS PARADE AND SEE THEY ARE OK. THERE IS A FUTURE FOR THEM AND IT IS NOT THE END. >> I’M GRATEFUL FOR ALL OF YOU WALKING WITH US, GIVING PEOPLE THE COURAGE TO CEOM OUT. IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN. YOU GUYS ARE MAKING HISTORY. IT IS AMAZINGND A I LOVE BEING PA ORTF IT. >> EACH YEAR, PRIDE MONTH IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO CELEBRATE OUR MANY LGBTQ RESIDENTS AS WELL AS THE TREMENDOUS STRIDES THAT HAVE BEEN MADE BY THIS COMMUNITY ACROSS OUR COMMONWEALTH AND COUNTRY, FROM LEADING THE WAY ON MARRIAGE EQUALITY TO SAFEGUARDING ACCSES TO PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS FOR TRENDS RESIDENTS — PRIDE ALSO REMINDS US ON THE WORK LEFT TO BE DONE TO CREATE A MORE WILL COMMONWEALTH AND A BETTER COUNTRY. THAT IS WHY WE ARE FORTUNATE TO HAVE LEADING LGBTQ INSTITUTISON LIKE THE BOSTON GAY MEN’S CHORUS. I HAVE TO POINT OUT AT THIS POINT IN TIME THAT MY BROERTH SANG IN THAT CHORUS YEARS AND HIS SPOEUS DIDS A WELL. I THINK A BROTHER WHO CAN SING WHEN YOU CANNOT CAN TURN OUTO T BE A REALLY GOOD THING AROUND THE KINDS OF HOLIDAYS WE ALL USED TO CELEBRATE AND HOPEFULLY WILL ONCE AGAIN IN THE FUTURE. WE KNOW THIS LAST YEAR HAS BNEE A CHALLENGING ONE FOR US ALL, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO RELY ON LIVE PERFORMCEAN IN THE ARTS FURTHER LIVELIHOOD AND A SENSE OF COMMUNITY, BUT DESPITE THESE UNPRECEDENTED CHALLENGES, THE CHORUS HAS STEPPED UP TO MEET E MOMENT, PIVOTING TO STAND UP VIRTUAL EVENTS LIKE THISNE TO STAY SAFE WHILE SPREADING CHEER AT A TIME WHEN MANY NEEDED MORE ANTH ERVE — MANY NEED IT MORE THAN EVER. I CANNOT WAIT TO HAVE A CHANCE TO SEE YOU AGAIN IN PERSON SOMETIME HOPEFULLY IN THE NOT TOO DISTANT FUTURE. ♪ >> ♪ YOU ARE BROKEN UP AND TIRED OF LIVING LIFE ON A MERRY-GO-ROUND AND YOU CANN FDOT A FIGHTER BUT I SEE IT IN YOU SO WE GONNA WALKT IOUT AND MOVE MOUNTAINS WE GONNA WALK IT OUT AND MOVE MOUNTAINS AND I’LL RISE UP I’LL RISE LIKE THE DAY I’LL RISE UP I’LL RISE UNAFRAID I’LL RISE UP AND I’LL DO IT A THOUSAND TIME AGAIN AND I’LL RISUP HIGHIK LE THE WASVE I’LL RISE UP IN SPITE OF THACE I’LL RISE UP AND I’LL DO IT A THOUSAND TISME AGAIN YEAH FOR YOU R UFO FOR U FOYOR WHEN THE SILENCE ISN’T QUIET AND IT FEELS LIKE IT’S GEINTT HARD TO BRETH AND I KNOW YOU FEEL LIKE DYING BUT I PROMISE WE’LL TAKE ETH WORLD TO ITS FEE AND MOVE MOUNTAINS BRING IT TO ITS FEET MOVE MOUNTAINS AND I’LL RE IS HIGH LIKE THE WAVES IN SPITE OF THE ACHE I’LL RISE UP ANI’D’LL DO IT A THOUSAND TIMES AGAIN FOR UYO FOR YOU FOR YO FOYOR R YOFO ALL WE NEED, ALL WE NEED IS HOPE AND FOR THAT WE HAVE EACH OTR ALL WE NEED ALWEL NEED ALL WE NEED AND FOR THAT WE HAVE EACH OTR EACH OTHER ALL WE NEED AND ’’ RISEAND ’’ RISE UP AN I’LL RISE I’LL RISEISE AND I’L’ RISE A > — AND I’LL RISE WE WILL RI OH, OH WE WILL RISE AND WE WILL RISE AND WE WL RE ♪ ♪ [APPLAE]US >> IT WAAN INCREDIBLE REMINDER OF HOW FRAGILE OUR RIGHTSRE A AND, TO MANY OF THE YOUNGER PEOPLE ON ETH TOUR, THEY HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS. THEY HAD NEVER PROTESTED. THEY NEVER HAD TO FIGHT FOR THEIR RIGHTS. EYTH WERE BLOWN AWAY. I WOULD LIKE TO THINK WE CREATED A SENSE OF ACTIVISM IN THEM SO THAT THEY REALIZE IT IS NOT ENOUGH TO FIGHT THE FHTIG TO MAKE THE CHANGES. YOU HAVE TO FIGHT THE FIGHT TO KEEP THE CHANGES. I WOULD SAY PRIDE IS A FIGHT. I THINK PRIDE IS A STRUGGLE THAT IS HONESTLY ONGOING BUT I THINK IT IS JUST A SPACE THAT WEN I OUR COMMUNITY HAVE CARVED OUT FOR OURSELVES THROUGH TEARS, SWEAT, BLOOD, YOU KNOW, LIKE IT IS OURS AND IT WILL FOREVER BE OURS AND NO ONE CAN TAKE AWAY THAT FROM US. EVEN IF IT IS NOT A PARADE, JUST TAKING OUT WITYOH FRIENDS, THAT IS PRIDE, AND I THINK WE SHOULD BE LEAB TO CELEBRATE THAT LOVE FOR OURSELVES AND FOR OUR COMMUNITY NO MATTER WHAT. ♪ >>♪ I AM NOT A STRANGE TO THE DARK HIDE AWAY, THEY SAY ‘ ’CAUSE WE DON’T WANT YOUBRR OKEN PARTS I’VE LEARNED TO BE ASHAMED OF ALL MYCA S RUN AWAY, THEY SAY NO ONE’LL LOVE YOU AS YOURE A BUT I WON’T LET THEM BREAK ME DOWN TO DUST I KNOW THAT THERE’S A PLACFOE FOR WE ARE GLORIOU WHEN THE SHARPEST WORDS WANNA CUT ME DOWN I’M GONNA SE AND FLOOD, GONNA DROWN ’EMUT O I AM BRAVE, I AM BRUISED I AM WHO I’M MEANT TO BE, THIS ISE M LOOK OUT ’CAUSE HERE IOM C AND I’M MARCHING ON TO THE BTEA I UMDR I’M NOT SCARED TO BEEEN S I MAKE NO APOLOGIES, THIS IS ME OH-OH-OH-OH OH-OH–OOHH OH-OH-OH-OH OH-OH-OHH OH-OH-OH, OH-OH-OH, OH-OH-OH, , OH ANOTHER ROUND OF BULLETS HITS MY SK WELL, FIRE AWAY, ’CAUSE TODAY, I WON’T LET THE SHAME SINK I WE ARE BURSTING THROUGH THE BARRICADES AND REACHING FOR THEUN S (WE ARE WARRIORS) YEAH, THAT’S WHAT WE’VE BECOM (YEAH, THAT’S WHAT WE’VE BECOME) I WON’T LET THEM BREAK ME DOWN TOUS DT I KNOW THAT THERE’S A PLACE FOR US FOR WE ARE GLORIOU WHEN THE SHARPEST WORDS WANN CUT ME DOWN I’M GONNA SEND A FLOOD, GONN DROWN ’EM OUT I AM BRAVE, I AM BRUISED I AM WHO I’M MEANT TO BE, TSHI MISE LOOK OUT ’CAUSE HERE I CE AND I’M MARCHING ON TO THE BEAT I UM I’M NOT SCARED TO BEEE S I MAKE NO APOLOGIES, THIS ISE M OH-OH-OH-OH OHH–OOH-OH OH-OH-OH-O OH-OH-OH, OH-OH-OH, OH-OH-OH, , OH THIS IME OH-OH-OH-OH THIS IS ME OH-OH-OHH WHEN THE SHARPEST WORDS WANNA CUT ME DOWN I’M GONNA SEND A FLOOD, GOA DROWN ’EM OUT THIS IS BRAVE, THIS IS BRUISED THISS IWHO I’M MEANT TOE, B THIS IS LOOK OUT ’CAUSE HERE I COME AND I’M MARCHING ON TO THE BEAT I DRUM (MARCHING ON, MARINCH I’M NOT SCARED TO BEEE S I MAKE NO APOLOGIES, THIS MIS OH-OH-OH, OH-OH-OH, OH-OH-OH, THIS IS ME ELENA DEANNA, KACEN WADE ORR, PABLO V. FLORES, RYLI, AND ITALI GRACE GRACIANO. ELENA DEANNA, KACEN WADE ORR, PABLO V. FLORES, RYLI, AND ITALI GRACE GRACIANO. ♪ ♪ >> THANK YOU. HAPPY PRIDE, EVERYONE. >> THAT’S THE BOSTON GAY MEN’S CHORUS’S PRIDE OWSH FOR THIS YEAR AND WE HAVE SUCH PRIDEN OURSELVES, OUR FAMILY AND OUR FRIENDS HERE, AND YOU ARE PART OF OUR FAMILY. THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US. ST SAFE, STAY HEALTHY, STAY HAPPY, AND WE WILL SEE YOU NEXT YEAR IN THE CONCERT HALL.
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PRIDE: Boston Gay Men’s Chorus
Updated: 7:30 PM EDT Jun 12, 2021
Celebrate Pride 2021 with the Boston Gay Men’s Chorus. The music will stir, inspire and bring joy as we celebrate LGBTQ+ dignity and diversity. Mayor Kim Janey and Gov. Charlie Baker join our 2021 virtual Pride concert. Show includes BGMC favorites and the premiere of our latest Virtual Video: “This Is Me.” This program has been furnished by the Boston Gay Men’s Chorus.
Celebrate Pride 2021 with the Boston Gay Men’s Chorus. The music will stir, inspire and bring joy as we celebrate LGBTQ+ dignity and diversity. Mayor Kim Janey and Gov. Charlie Baker join our 2021 virtual Pride concert. Show includes BGMC favorites and the premiere of our latest Virtual Video: “This Is Me.” This program has been furnished by the Boston Gay Men’s Chorus.
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