A year ago this week, the Boston Gay Men’s Chorus was on our Middle East tour. We were winding up our travels in Israel with successful concerts in Ein Gedi, Jerusalem, and Tel Aviv. As we left for Istanbul there was uncertainty about how turnout would be at our...
During rehearsal for our performance at the Suzanne Dellal Center in Tel Aviv on our last night in Israel, our first look at the space was disappointing, to say the least: Only 40 chairs had been set up for audience members and our stage was tucked away in a corner...
“Where are you from?” That’s a question we’ve heard a lot since arriving in Israel three days ago. Our answer usually elicits a smile, sometimes a follow up question, or, rarely, a look of confusion. But when we were asked that question Monday night in Jerusalem’s...
Well the tour has finally begun and with everything that’s going on it’s important to take stock of it all and really appreciate the wonder of it all. This is the time for what my friend and drama/theatre professor, Susan Vick, would call a “cosmic breath.” This...
The post below comes from former BGMC member Bill Hulseman, who travelled with BGMC 10 years ago on our tour of Eastern Europe. His recollections from that trip are quite moving, and relevant to the journey we are taking today to Israel and Turkey. I don't get...
With less than a week until we head out for the BGMC Middle East tour, everything is beginning to get real. For two years, this has merely been something to save for, something to talk about, and something to plan for. It's when it gets this close that the whole...