Beijing Queer Chorus

{{Short description|LGBTQ choral group in Beijing, China}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Beijing Queer Chorus<ref>{{cite web|url=http://v.ifeng.com/news/society/201507/0135bdb8-e753-472b-b000-cbf215105c65.shtml?from=timeline&isappinstalled=1|title=以我之名，中国同性恋群体实录 |date=July 2015|publisher=Phoenix Television Panoramic Eyeshot of Phoenix |accessdate=12 July 2015}}</ref> | alias = Shining Jazzy Chorus (三棱减一合唱团)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://helanonline.cn/article/4391|title=三棱减一合唱团:用音乐吁平权|date=June 2013|publisher=Radio Netherlands Worldwide|accessdate=12 June 2013|archive-date=19 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130819174700/http://helanonline.cn/article/4391|url-status=dead}}</ref> | origin = Beijing, China | instrument = 60 voices | website = {{Official URL}} }} Founded in 2008 in Beijing, the '''Beijing Queer Chorus''' ('''北京酷儿合唱团'''; BQC) is now, with around 60 regular performing members, the first public performing LGBTQ chorus in mainland China. BQC is a member of the GALA Choruses.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.galachoruses.org/directory/shining-jazzy-chorus | title=Shining Jazzy Chorus | publisher=GALA | access-date=11 June 2014 | archive-date=13 November 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201113175447/https://galachoruses.org/directory/shining-jazzy-chorus | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.seattleglobalist.com/2013/06/27/beijing-seattle-mens-chorus-lgbt/14398 | title=Chinese LGBT chorus finds inspiration in Seattle's gay scene | date=27 June 2013 | publisher=the Seattle Globalist }}</ref>

The Chorus was formerly known as '''Shining Jazzy Chorus'''.

==Introduction== {{unreferenced section|date=February 2020}}

Beijing Queer Chorus is a semiprofessional mixed choir. It is the first publicly performing LGBTQ choir in mainland China, and is one of the first two Asian choirs attending international LGBTQ choral festivals. BQC currently{{when|date=February 2020}} has over 100 members registered.

To practice the idea "Sing for a Better World", BQC regularly conducts various public music events and actively participates in music communications domestically and internationally. After attending LGBTQ Chorus festivals around the world several times, the group jointly hosted the first Queer Chorus Festival in Mainland China along with six other LGBTQ choirs. Through chorus shows and cultural communication in Tianjin, Hong Kong, Taipei, Tokyo, London, Seattle, Portland, and others, chorus members hope to break down barriers among individuals and groups.

BQC has collaborated with partners including the British, Dutch, and German embassies in Beijing, TEDx, VICE China, and the Broadway Musical ''RENT''. It also promotes AIDS prevention activities and attends environmental protection events.

==History== The chorus was founded in October 2008 as the Shining Jazzy Chorus.<ref name="facebook">{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=658286517571471&id=249213051812155 | accessdate=29 April 2014 | title= renaming announcement on facebook| website=Facebook }}</ref> Currently, they perform two concerts each year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cityweekend.com.cn/beijing/events/96034/|title=The 3rd anniversary concert of the Shining Jazzy Chorus|publisher=City Weekend|accessdate=29 February 2012|quote=This LGBT chorus has been in operation for three years. It returns to Beijing for a performance at Si Ju Fang Theatre, outside the city.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222055111/http://www.cityweekend.com.cn/beijing/events/96034/|archive-date=22 February 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |title=jazz hands |date=September 2012 | journal= City Weekend | pages= 31 | volume=12 | issue=27 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Fitch |first1=Laura |last2=Song |first2=Simon |date=January 2013 | title=Pride&Joy |journal= South China Morning Post - Post Magazine |pages= 22 | publisher = South China Morning Post | url=https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/article/1123679/pride-joy |accessdate=13 January 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.douban.com/event/17489119/|title=三棱减一合唱团4周年音乐会|accessdate=15 April 2013|archive-date=14 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714230134/http://www.douban.com/event/17489119/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In June 2013, they performed with Seattle Men's Chorus assistant director, Eric Lane Barnes.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://galachoruses.org/blog/a-concert-in-beijing/ | title=a concert in beijing | publisher=GALA | access-date=11 June 2014 | archive-date=16 November 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116120423/https://galachoruses.org/blog/a-concert-in-beijing/ | url-status=dead }}</ref> The following month of that year, they met with Gary Locke.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_631f38360101dd59.html | title=Chinese LGBTQ Chorus wins acclaim of the U.S. ambassador Gary Faye Locke }}</ref> In April 2014, they changed their name to the Beijing Queer Chorus.<ref name="facebook"/><ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2018-02-14 |title=PORTLAND GAY MEN’S CHORUS MAKES LGBTQ HISTORY, AGAIN. THIS TIME IT’S GLOBAL. - Portland Gay Men's Chorus |url=https://www.pdxgmc.org/2018/02/portland-gay-mens-chorus-makes-lgbtq-history-again-this-time-its-global/ |access-date=2026-05-11 |language=en-US}}</ref> In the same year, two BQC singers attended Various Voices Dublin 2014. In July 2016, 14 BQC singers attended the GALA choruses festival in Denver, U.S.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.denverpost.com/2016/07/05/lgbt-choruses-perform-denver/ | title=LGBT choruses perform along Denver's 16th Street Mall | date=6 July 2016 | publisher=The Denver Post }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://denverconvention.com/about-us/media-center/press-releases/worlds-largest-lgbt-performing-arts-event/ | title=World's Largest LGBT Performing Arts Event | publisher=Colorado Convention Center | access-date=11 August 2016 | archive-date=19 August 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170819212401/http://denverconvention.com/about-us/media-center/press-releases/worlds-largest-lgbt-performing-arts-event | url-status=dead }}</ref> In December 2016, they celebrates 8th anniversary.{{Citation needed|date=October 2020}} In March 2018, they toured Northwestern U.S.<ref>{{cite journal |first1=Miryam |last1=Gordon |date=23 March 2018 |title=Beijing Queer Chorus concert a memorable and bittersweet evening |journal=Seattle Gay News |url=http://www.sgn.org/sgnnews46_12/page23.cfm |accessdate=25 March 2018 |archive-date=25 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180325105842/http://www.sgn.org/sgnnews46_12/page23.cfm |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |first1=Jennifer |last1=Anderson |date=4 March 2018 | title=Gay Men's Chorus taking trip to China |journal= Portland Tribune | url=https://portlandtribune.com/pt/11-features/388330-276012-gay-mens-chorus-breaks-boundaries-through-song | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180301115041/http://portlandtribune.com/pt/11-features/388330-276012-gay-mens-chorus-breaks-boundaries-through-song | url-status=dead | archive-date=1 March 2018 |accessdate=25 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |first1= Kamna |last1=Shastri |date=14 March 2018 | title=Beijing Queer Chorus sings for a better world |journal= The Seattle Globalist | url=http://www.seattleglobalist.com/2018/03/14/beijing-queer-chorus-sing-better-world-visits-pacific-northwest/72858?ref=upflow.co |accessdate=25 March 2018}}</ref>

== See also == {{Portal|China|LGBTQ|Music}} * LGBTQ culture in Beijing * Music of China

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== External links == * [https://web.archive.org/web/20181130142441/http://www.bqcbqc.org/ Official website] * [https://site.douban.com/beijing-queer-chorus/ Music collection] at Douban * {{YouTube|id=AyBhUCpSCyM|title=The Best Choirs in China - Danni Yang (中国最好的合唱团 - 杨丹妮)}}

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