UNITY in CommUNITY
UNITY COALITION|COALICIÓN UNIDA (UC|CU) is the organization for the Hispanic, Indigenous & Of Color LGBTQ+ communities,
advancing Equality & Fairness, through the Arts, Education, and Awareness, since 2002, with programming in Miami & Bogotá.

UNITY COALITION|COALICIÓN UNIDA (UC|CU) es la organización para las comunidades LGBTQ+ hispana, indígena y de color,
avanzando Igualdad desde el 2002, a través de las artes, educación y concienca, con liderazgo en Miami y Bogotá.

MIAMI GAY CHORUS MEMBERSHIP

MEMBERSHIP AGREEMENT
This Membership Agreement (“Agreement”) is entered into between the Miami Gay Chorus (“MGC”), Unity Coalition|Coalición Unida (“UC|CU”), and the participating chorus member (“Member”). This agreement establishes membership expectations, benefits, financial responsibilities, and participation standards. Miami Gay Chorus is an all-inclusive, Unity Coalition|Coalición Unida program.

Membership Options

• Semester Membership: $100 (January–June OR June–December)
• Annual Membership: $200 (Full calendar year)
2027 semester membership rates may increase to $125 pending board approval.

Payment Terms
Members unable to pay in full upfront may submit a non-refundable $50 deposit and will have up to 14 calendar days to complete the remaining balance. www.unitycoalition.org, click DONATE page for payment

Included Membership Benefits
• Participation in Miami Gay Chorus rehearsals and performances

• Access to all season productions and concerts

• Miami Gay Chorus shirts and merchandise when available

• Periodic food and refreshments during rehearsals/events when available

• One-time 2-for-1 ticket for a Miami Gay Chorus concert

• $20 voice lesson credit toward a 45-minute lesson through LEOJ MUSIC LLC (standard value: $50)

• Priority access and invitations to Unity Coalition|Coalición Unida events

• Access to HIV testing, screenings, PrEP/HIV support, and health insurance premium assistance programs where eligible through collaborations with SABER ES PODER and CARE FIRST FOUNDATION

Ticket Sales Incentive
Members who sell 15 or more tickets for an official Miami Gay Chorus production may qualify for waived membership dues for the following 6-month membership period.

Attendance Expectations Members are expected to attend rehearsals consistently. Up to 2 excused absences per semester may be permitted.
Member Conduct Members agree to maintain a respectful, inclusive, and harassment-free environment while representing the chorus and its community partners positively.
Refund Policy Membership dues and deposits are non-transferable and non-refundable except under extraordinary circumstances approved by leadership.

Fran Lebowitz on collateral damage of the Aids epidemic
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The Day It Snowed In Miami (2014)
LGBTQ+ Leadership and the stores of our community

Life Before the Lifeboat
San Francisco's Courageous Response to the AIDS Outbreak

THE MIAMI GAY CHORUS IS PART OF UNITY COALITION|COALICIÓN UNIDA | A NEW ERA, A NEW CHORUS, A NEW FOCUS

Miami, Florida…October, 2022 -  In the fall of 1978, Jon Reed Sims founded the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus. T his was a way to bring more music to the local Gay Freedom Day Parade, and to share the love o f music, brotherhood, and entertaining, and try to deal with the unimaginable health crisis now known as AIDS. This gave birth to a worldwide LGBTQ choral phenomenon that now boasts h undreds of choruses around the globe.

Established in 1999, the Miami Gay (Men's) Chorus has been bringing entertainment to the South Florida  community, inspiring and changing lives through the power of music and community building. But like many  cultural institutions, it has struggled with a dwindling membership, ticket sales, management, and staying relevant in an ever-changing community. Dealing with the real possibility of closing, and stopping the decades of music, the chorus has unanimously accepted close its doors for good.

The MIAMI GAY CHORUS WELCOMES OUR INCOMING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, ECHO GLORIA GOMEZ

September 2026 | Echo Gloria is a conductor, music director, educator, and soprano whose career reflects a commitment to artistic excellence, collaborative leadership, and inclusive community engagement. With years of experience directing vocal ensembles and serving as music director for musical theatre productions ranging from student works to professional theatre, she brings a people-centered approach to cultivating musical artistry and meaningful performance experiences. She currently also serves as an Adjunct Professor of Voice at New World School of the Arts, where she mentors emerging musical theatre artists through evidence-based vocal pedagogy, expressive storytelling, and collaborative artistry. Her background in choral music, opera, musical theatre, and higher education informs her artistic vision, rehearsal process, and dedication to fostering welcoming spaces where singers of all backgrounds can thrive.

Echo holds a Master of Music in Opera Performance from Oklahoma City University, where she received the Graduate Music Talent Award and cross-trained in both opera and musical theatre, and a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from Florida International University. With additional training from Manhattan School of Music.

THANK YOU|GRACIAS for 3+ years as our ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, ANAIDA CARQUEZ-SOLER | I am a Venezuelan Choral Conductor and Vocal Coach with a Master’s Degree in Arts Management from Universidad de Salamanca, Spain. I began my musical career as a student of Choral Conducting, leading the Coro San José de Chacao, affiliated with the National Academy of Gregorian
Chant in Caracas, Venezuela.

As Vocal Coach and Assistant Conductor of the renowned and awarded choirs Cantoría Alberto Grau and the Schola Cantorum de Venezuela, I was part of multiple and successful concert tours performed in Europe, Asia, Australia, Latin America and USA. I have performed extensively on the most renowned stages, such as: Lincoln Center, New York, Sydney Opera House, Australia, Taipei National Theatre & Concert Hall, Taiwan, Teatro Colon de Buenos Aires, Argentina, Cremona Baptistery, Italy, St. Peter's Basilica, Vaticano, St. Gallen Cathedral, Germany, Uppsala Cathedral and Stockholm's Domkyrka (Stockholm Cathedral) Sweden, Gran Teatre del Liceu (Liceu Opera), Barcelona, Spain, among others. Nominated in 2002 and 2003 to the Grammy Award® and Latin Grammy Award® under the Best Classical Album for “Golijov: La Pasion Segun San Marcos” as Schola Cantorum de Venezuela’s Assistant Director.

Through the years I have conducted in my home country and Latin America, multiple children and community choirs; most of them focused on the use of music as a tool of social action and integration, based on the need to promote music education with special emphasis on communities with limited resources.

I moved to the United States in 2015 and joined Amazonia Vocal Ensemble in 2016 as the choir's Musical Director. As Amazonia’s Director I have been invited as artist and guest lecturer at Florida International University –FIU, University of Miami –UM, Carnegie Hall, Columbia University –NY, Nova Southeastern University and many other community centers, public schools, libraries and churches along South Florida.

OUR SINGING WILL MAKE YOUR EVENT, EVEN MORE MEMORABLE

Established in 1999 and reimagined under UC|C UNITY COALITION|COALICIN UNIDA in 2022, the MIAMI GAY CHORUS (MGC) has been bringing entertainment to the South Florida community, inspiring and changing lives through the power of music and community building. Under the direction of artistic director ECHO GLORIA and internationally acclaimed accompanist MATIAS CUEVAS, the chorus rehearses weekly and is well versed in a variety of musical genres and themes.

PLEASE CONSIDER MGC FOR YOUR NEXT EVENT
-       We provide special performance(s) by the Miami Gay Chorus, with 6-9 singers, soloists and a variety of accompanying musicians as needed to make your event – magical and memorable.

  -       We will work with you on budget and programming, starting at $600.

-       From private dinner parties, to weddings, celebrations of life to corporate events.

-       Bring elements of Sophistication, Uniqueness, the Arts and even Kitschy fun, to your next gathering, with the Miami Gay Chorus.

CONTACT US TODAY to discuss your event, and how WE CAN MAKE IT even more MEMORABLE! info@unitycoalition.org or 786-271-6982

the MIAMI GAY CHORUS is Proud to partner with
COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CENTER
to provide
FREE and Confidential HIV & Health Screenings

CONTACT info@unitycoalition.org for locations & times.

RAINBOW ART LEGACIES | Telling our stories through History, Health and the Arts - ensuring their future, survivability and significance for future generations

WHY RAINBOW ART LEGACIES Project? Along with some political & social gains, the last few decades have resulted in many devastating losses and setbacks for our LGBTQI+ communities. This was most affected by the AIDS epidemic – where many lost 8 out of 10 of their friends, family and loved ones. Hate based laws and regulations, along with social stigma, forced many back into the closet and practically wiped out a whole generation of Talent, Love and History. Our people, their talents, and their stories, were gone or forgotten. Our project helps to restore and give back some of this legacy to help a new generation to find their identity, place and pride.

In 2015, UC|CU recognized the lack of documented life stories and experiences of Transgender and non-binary individuals. We also realized the need to establish a video archive to tell these important life stories, and thus, the TansLives Video Archives was born. To date, over 100 interviews have been filmed, edited and made available to the public, in various languages.

In 2021 we expanded our Archives Project to document the lives and experiences of our same gender loving people of color, again out of a lack of visibility and legitimacy within our own communities.

In 2023 UC|CU established the MIAMI GAY CHORUS, based on the decades proud Legacy of the past, with a new focus on Diversity, Collaborations, and incorporating all types of Arts that showcase the LGBTQI+ Talents & History.

The stories of people’s lives, loves, hopes, fears, challenges, creativity, artistry, survival and perseverance - are paramount to our community’s future, well-being, pride and history. RAINBOW ART LEGACIES brings together our community and tells our stories through History, Health and the Arts, ensuring their future, survivability and significance for future generations. Specifically, our CAŌBA Video Archives, TransLIVES Video Archives, MIAMI GAY CHORUS, ArtLAB Gallery@Galvin Center, and SABER ES PODER|KNOWING IS POWER HIV Testing and Healthcare resources.

EVERY PENNY.

Our work is 100% funded by events, private donations, private, corporate and government grants, and we are 100%
staffed and managed by professional volunteers.

Everything that comes in, goes right back out for Programming, Community Building, Leading & Assisting our LGBTQ community.

GIVE WITH CONFIDENCE... UC|CU has been awarded the
2023 PLATINUM Seal of Approval for FUNDING by GUIDESTAR!

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Our Dun & Bradstreet D-U-N-S Number is 078399525.

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