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My new book arrived!

My new book arrived!

Choral, Opinion, EventsCharles BealeOctober 1, 2024Comment

Mission, Vision, Impact workshop with Coro Diversidad Tijuana

Mission, Vision, Impact workshop with Coro Diversidad Tijuana

Choral, Performances, OpinionCharles BealeJune 22, 2024Comment

'I have a Women’s group which some students who prefer different pronouns ...'

Opinion, ChoralCharles BealeSeptember 2, 2021transgender, non-binary, singing, choirs, I'm a choir director, GALA ChorusesComment

The Launch of the Global Alliance of Queer Choirs

The Launch of the Global Alliance of Queer Choirs

Choral, Opinion, EventsCharles BealeAugust 1, 2021Comment

Delighted to be a grant juror for LMCC's 2021 grant awards. I learnt a lot!

Events, OpinionCharles BealeMarch 10, 2021LMCC, charlie beale, Lower manhattan cultural council, arts funding, New York City Gay Men's Chorus, NYCGMCComment

Looking for new choral repertoire and tips on virtual rehearsals? Try 'Friday Afternoons'.

Looking for new choral repertoire and tips on virtual rehearsals? Try 'Friday Afternoons'.

OpinionCharles BealeSeptember 9, 2020Friday Afternoons, friday afternoons music, charles beale, johnathan dove, nico muhly, gwyneth herbert, errollyn wallen, jonathan dove, braille, charangaComment

'Music Theory is Racist'

'Music Theory is Racist'

OpinionCharles BealeSeptember 8, 2020music theory is racist, laudan nooshin, Charlie Beale Comments

'Mutual sonic pleasuring': a GALA Choruses conversation with Juia Balén.

'Mutual sonic pleasuring': a GALA Choruses conversation with Juia Balén.

Events, OpinionCharles BealeAugust 11, 2020Charlie Beale, Charles Beale, Julia Balén, GALA Choruses, A Queerly Joyful Noise, choral singing, queer, LGBTIQ, counterstoriesComment

Exactly a year since Quiet No More NYC - reflections.

Exactly a year since Quiet No More NYC - reflections.

Opinion, PerformancesCharles BealeJune 27, 2020 Comment

My 1990s session work, AKA 'Whitney and me ...'

My 1990s session work, AKA 'Whitney and me ...'

Performances, Opinion, Jazz, ArrangementsCharles BealeSeptember 27, 2019Whitney Houston, John Waddell, Simon Duffy, Monie Love, Gang Starr, Session work, dance music, roland juno, moog synthesizer, E-mu proteus, 1990s dance musicComment

12 years of 'Big Gay Sing'

12 years of 'Big Gay Sing'

One of the most fun things about my old job, and possibly …

Opinion, Performances, ChoralCharles BealeSeptember 1, 2019Comment

‘It took a song to bring people together’ ...

‘It took a song to bring people together’ ...

OpinionCharles BealeJuly 1, 2019Comment

'Excellence is a form of protest' ...

'Excellence is a form of protest' ...

OpinionCharles BealeFebruary 27, 2019Comment

Appearance on Mimi Chan's 'Culture Chat' Podcast

Appearance on Mimi Chan's 'Culture Chat' Podcast

Events, OpinionCharles BealeJanuary 20, 2019Comment

'In My Pyjamas' - music and people with dementia

'In My Pyjamas' - music and people with dementia

OpinionCharles BealeOctober 12, 2018Comment

And this is why music is so, so important in the world.

And this is why music is so, so important in the world.

OpinionCharles BealeOctober 6, 2018Comment

Belatedly, my July 2018 appearance on 'Capital Show', Mexico City

Belatedly, my July 2018 appearance on 'Capital Show', Mexico City

Events, OpinionCharles BealeOctober 6, 2018Comment

'Dreaming Together': Mexico City and Puerto Vallarta Tour, July 2018

Performances, Events, Opinion, ChoralCharles BealeJuly 14, 2018Comment

'A different Kind of Goosebump ...': my chapter on LGBTQ choral singing in the new Oxford Companion of Choral Pedagogy

A shout out to older LGBTQ people - the need for intergenerational thinking

A shout out to older LGBTQ people - the need for intergenerational thinking

OpinionCharles BealeSeptember 21, 2016Comment