Founded in 1988, Voices Lesbian Choral Ensemble
promotes lesbian visibility and musical excellence
through the beauty of our songs. We strive as an
organization to reflect the diversity within the
lesbian community and are dedicated to social
change that overcomes oppression in all its forms.
From 1999 to 2008 we grew vocally and musically under the direction of the gifted conductor and vocal coach Yulia Ronskaya. In 2001 we recorded and released our first CD, “Everything Possible”.
From 1999 to 2008 we grew vocally and musically under the direction of the gifted conductor and vocal coach Yulia Ronskaya. In 2001 we recorded and released our first CD, “Everything Possible”.
Voices Lesbian Choral Ensemble - Herstory
California Senate Certificate of Recognition
In May of 2008 we celebrated our 20th anniversary with
concerts in San Francisco and Oakland, and thanks to
great support from our community of family and friends
we released our second CD, "On The Record". Over the
next year, with Orchid Pusey as our interim music
director, we continued work on our musical skills,
re-structured our organization, and added some new
singing members to our ranks.
Voices' repertoire is unique in that many songs are arranged specifically for the group by members of the ensemble. Group decision-making is based on a modified consensus model, giving each woman a voice and encouraging individual responsibility and group cooperation.
Voices' repertoire is unique in that many songs are arranged specifically for the group by members of the ensemble. Group decision-making is based on a modified consensus model, giving each woman a voice and encouraging individual responsibility and group cooperation.
We are currently again under the direction of
Orchid Pusey who is wearing two "hats" as
our music director and Soprano I.