Throughout June, there will be lots of events happening in honor of Pride Month. One event that stands out from the rest is Turtle Creek Chorale\u2019s Pride as Big as Texas concert tour.<\/p>\n
Turtle Creek Chorale\u00a0is a\u00a0predominantly gay\u00a0men\u2019s chorus that\u00a0began in 1980. Since then, it\u00a0has become the largest male chorus in Texas with over 250 singers. This year\u00a0is the group\u2019s 46th season, and they\u00a0are kicking off the season with\u00a0their first Pride show in years.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOur singers told us that they want us to be\u00a0bolder\u00a0and to use our voice to unite our communities,\u201d said Dawson B. Taylor, executive director of the Turtle Creek Chorale.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Pride as Big as Texas concert celebrates the pride in the LGBTQ\u00a0community and features songs by beloved Texas artists like Willie Nelson, Kacey\u00a0Musgraves\u00a0and Beyonc\u00e9. There will also be compositions by Marques Garrett, Victor Johnson and many other Texas composers.<\/p>\n
Amongst the music, members of the choir will also be telling stories of what it meant to grow up gay in Texas or to move to Texas and to be an out gay person.\u00a0The shows will take place at different churches around North Texas.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re going into churches that are not just\u00a0churches,\u00a0but they\u2019re affirming\u00a0and\u00a0welcoming\u00a0places,\u201d\u00a0said Roscoe Compton-Kelly, member of the Turtle Creek Chorale. \u201cI think that\u00a0we have made this connection with these\u00a0local churches and have been welcomed with open arms.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2022 June 20 at 7:30\u00a0p.m. at First Presbyterian Church,\u00a0230 W. Rusk St., Tyler. Tickets are $20 each. <\/p>\n