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2004 Concert Schedules

• Friday, February 20 7:00 pm "Come Out to the Cabaret"
  
  The Quire: Eastern Iowa's GLBTG Chorus announces Come Out to the Cabaret on February 20, 2004 at 7:00pm at Old Brick 26 East Market.  Come Out to the Cabaret is a fundraising event presented by the Quire to raise money to attend GALA Festival VII in Montreal Canada this coming July.  Festival VII is an international choral festival sponsored by GALA (the association of gay and lesbian choruses) attracting over 165 choruses from all over the world.  In addition to the many concerts given by the various choruses, the Festival VII features workshops, lectures, special events and guest artists.  The Quire will be representing Iowa City as well as all of Eastern Iowa.
  Come Out to the Cabaret will be an evening of songs, a silent auction, food and fun.  You will have a chance to see and hear The Quire as never before.  In addition to wide array of sumptuous and hearty appetizers, desserts and beverages, a fun and fascinating range of items will be available for bidding in the silent auction.
  Of course, you won't be disappointed by the musical offering The Quire has planned.  A musical review of popular and Broadway tunes will be featured in Love in Here to Stay.  Ever striving for growth and diversity in their repertoire, you will have the opportunity to hear the and see The Quire like you've never seen or heard them before.  Love is Here to Stay features a variety of songs about the emotion of love in its many forms.  From the poignant and passionate, to the sweet and simple, to the daring and dramatic, to silly and side-splitting hilarious, The Quire will sing and dance their way into your hearts once again.
  Not only will The Quire perform as a group, several members will step forward in solos, duets and other small group songs dazzling the audience with their unique talents.  The music of Cole Porter, George and Ira Gershwin, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Alan Menken and Howard Ashman, Jerry Herman and many others will be featured throughout the evening.
  Please join The Quire in this fun and food-filled evening while helping them reach their goal in sending their members to Montreal for Festival VII.
  Come Out to the Cabaret, Friday February 20, 2004 at 7:00pm in Old Brick, 26 E Market, Iowa City, Ia.  Admission is a donation from $10.00 to $25.00 at the door or from any Quire member
   

• Saturday June 26, 2004 and Friday July 9, 2004
  Join in the fun as we present a variety of tunes that emphasize the bonds we share with those around us and why each person we are connected to is in some way “family.”   As Quire audiences have come to expect, the program will include a wide variety of musical styles, from works by American composer Aaron Copland, to two lush movements from Morten Lauridsen’s “Les Chansons Des Roses” (Songs of Roses), to an original piece by Ysaye Barnwell of  Sweet Honey in the Rock,  to selections from Broadway musicals including  “Oliver” and “Into the Woods,” to a rollicking setting of the disco-hit “We Are Family” made famous by Sister Sledge – and much more!

  The first concert will be presented in conjunction with Pride Month on Saturday, June 26, at Zion Lutheran Church, 310 N. Johnson, Iowa City, at 8:00 pm.  The second concert will take place on Friday, July 9, at Faith United Methodist Church, 1000  30^th Street NE, Cedar Rapids, at 7:30 pm, and will also be a “send off” to our performance at the GALA Festival VII in Montreal.  No admission will be charged for either concert; freewill donations will be accepted. 

  For additional information about either of these events, call any of the following people:  Marlys Boote – 319-337-6203, John Crosheck – 319-321-2349, Linda Kroon – 319-338-8192, Michael Stokes – 319-339-8038.
   

• July 17-24, 2004  GALA Festival VII in Montreal, Canada
  
  The Quire will be preparing for our participation in GALA Festival VII in Montreal, Canada in July.  GALA is the International Association of Gay and Lesbian Choruses.  Every four years,  GALA holds an international festival of choruses..  From July 17-24, 2004 over 165 GLBT Choruses from around the world will be in Montreal for Festival VII.
   

• Saturday, December 4, 2004 and Sunday, December 5, 2004
  
  "A Ceremony of Carols" The Quire's 10th anniversary Holiday Concert
  Saturday, December 4th at 7:00 pm
  Zion Lutheran Church, 310 N. Johnson
  Iowa City, Iowa
  
  Sunday, December 5, 2004 at 3:00 pm
  Faith United Methodist Church
  1000 30th St NE
  Cedar Rapids, Iowa
  
  The concert will feature Benjamin Britten's Ceremony of Carols with harp accompaniment.  Other pieces include Samuel Barber's "Sure on this Shining Night", three holiday songs by PDQ Bach, some Chanukah songs, a King Singers version of Jingle Bells which is sure to please and many other favorites. Click for a complete listing of the Program.

  (Note: The program is available as an Acrobat Reader File  If you do not have Acrobat Reader, it can be obtained free by accessing http://www.adobe.com/prodindex/acrobat/readstep.html for a downloadable version of the software)

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