Welcome

The Rainbow Chorale of Delaware is non-auditioned LGBTQ+ and allies community chorus and open to all adult singers at all levels of experience. We perform three major concerts a year and have an active outreach program of singing at community events. Use these links to learn more about: our 2024/2025 Season and Outreach Events, how to request the RCD to sing at your event, how to join the Chorale, how to contact us, purchase tickets and visit our YouTube channel to see past performances.

Our 2024/2025 Silver Season!

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Click here to download a poster version for email.

Join us on Saturday November 2nd as we celebrate our 25th Anniversary with a Masquerade Ball at The Delaware Contemporary art museum at Wilmington Waterfront (200 S. Madison St). DJ Hooded Wolf will be spinning the 1’s and 2’s – dancing, hearty hors d’oeuvres from Café Gelato, and cash bar. Costumes highly encouraged (think formal) – especially masks! There will be prizes for costumes – see below for the categories.

Tickets are $60 and on sale here. We want all our members, former members and friends to join us – if the cost is an obstacle, we have some volunteer positions for free attendance. Email membership@therainbowchorale.org to inquire.

Can’t make the ball? Please click here to donate. and support this wonderful event. Your donation will help us pay for the venue, DJ, catering and more!

Costume Contest Categories

• Best Coordinated Pair
• Most Creative
• Prettiest
• Scariest
• Sexiest

Join us for our annual Halloween Bingo joint fundraiser with AIDS Delaware! Sunday Oct 20th at 6pm (doors open at 5pm) at the Chambers Memorial Hall, 3900 Kirkwood Hwy Wilmington DE 19808. Costumes galore and the Rainbow Chorale will sing at the first break. Tickets are available here. The event often sells out so get your tickets now!

Proceeds benefit AIDS Delaware and The Rainbow Chorale of Delaware. Per Delaware law, you must be 18 to play Bingo and 14 to enter. No alcohol is permitted on the premises.

The Rainbow Chorale had a fabulous time in Minneapolis at the 2024 GALA Festival! The performances of the full Chorale and our small ensemble Prism were thrilling highlights, we experienced so much music from choruses of all sizes and types, and we got out & about in Minneapolis!

Many thanks to all who have supported our GALA journey! Your generosity has allowed us cover the expenses of Festival registration, fees and staff travel, and provide a small stipend to help members with their expenses at the Festival. We couldn’t have done it without you!

Health Protocols for Rehearsals and Performances

The Rainbow Chorale is fully committed to live rehearsing and performance in a safe manner. These are the protocols the Board has decided on:

• We strongly encourage members who are feeling unwell to not attend rehearsal or performances as this exacerbates the member’s condition and risks spreading something communicable to other members. For rehearsals, we do our best to provide a video livestream, so that members can follow along during rehearsal.
• While we do not require vaccines, we strongly recommend that members be vaccinated, when and where appropriate, for communicable respiratory diseases, including SARS-CoV-2 (Covid), influenza (flu), RSV, pertussis (whooping cough), etc, due to the increased risk of transmission from singing in close proximity. Vaccination is an evidence-based practice shown to protect the individual as well as those around them from contracting communicable illnesses.
• Members are welcome to wear masks as they see fit. For performances specifically, if you wear a mask, it should fit the attire theme.
• Members are welcome to be socially distanced during rehearsal as they see fit.
• The Chorale does what it can to mitigate illness transmission, however the Chorale will not be held liable in the event that members, volunteers, or audience members become ill from directly related activities with the Chorale.
• If you have any concerns or questions about any part of this policy, please email membership@therainbowchorale.org

The Board monitors the situation and will adjust our safety protocols accordingly.
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Outreach Events

In addition to our major performances, we have an active outreach program where we sing short sets at events in the community – visit our Schedule page to see what we are up to. If you are interested in having the Chorale sing at your event, please use the Outreach Request Form.

Visit our Schedule page for details of what we are up to this season! We already have several events scheduled.

In our past 2023-2024 season, RCD has sung at:

• Hanover Presbyterian Church Service
• University of Delaware Coming Out Day
• Halloween Bingo fundraiser for AIDS Delaware and RCD
• Presbyterian Church of the Covenant Halloween Spooktacular
• Festival of Trees fundraiser for Delaware Hospice
• Church on Main “Holiday Sneak Peek”
• Unitarian Universalist Society of Mill Creek service
• Spring Bingo fundraiser for AIDS Delaware and RCD
• Delaware Pride Festival
• Sussex Pride Festival
• The Delaware Contemporary A+ Art Night
• GALA 2024 Festival in Minneapolis MN

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Mission

The Rainbow Chorale of Delaware is an inclusive, non-profit community chorus that provides LGBTQ+ individuals, with their friends and allies, the opportunity to perform high-quality choral music in an affirming environment that serves as a positive force for change. In addition, the Rainbow Chorale supports other institutions and individuals who serve that community.

Love of music is common to everyone. When we sing, we hope to impart the ideals, hopes, dreams, and aspirations of our community. Our goal is that with our listening audience we will strike a chord of commonality, and bridge the differences of our life experiences.

Visit our YouTube channel to see RCD videos!
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