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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Join us for the final concert of our 25th Anniversary season “Phoenix Rising”, Saturday May 31st at 7pm at Skyline UMC. We journey bravely through the fire, forging a new path – one of determination and hope with the promise of a bright future. Enjoy music from Rollo Dilworth, Susan LaBarr, Jacob Narverud, Elton John, Bob Dylan, May Erlewine, Jonathan Larson, and Dan Forrest. This is a musical evening not to be missed. Come rise with us.

We have adult, youth (2-18) and live-stream (per household) tickets available here. GA tickets will also be available at the door.

Ticket Prices:

• Adult General Admission $20
• Youth (2-18) General Admission $5
• Infant (under 2) Free (no ticket needed)
• Live-stream (household) $20

Thank you to all who donated to our 2025 DoMore24 campaign! Your gift and support means the world to us and helps us continue our mission of providing an affirming choral community for LGBTQ+ individuals and allies and bridging differences through song.

The Rainbow Chorale of Delaware is dismayed to learn that the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, DC has been removed from their planned performance at the Kennedy Center PRIDE concert without explanation. We stand in solidarity with our GMCW siblings and all GALA Choruses and we will fight against the erasure of the LGBTQ+ community and continue to spread our message of love and support for ALL people through our music.

LGBTQ+ organizations and performing arts groups need your support now more than ever. Please consider joining with us in solidarity to ensure that these organizations can continue to thrive for many years to come.

Not sure where to start? Here are a few sites (out of many) that may help:

• Human Rights Campaign
• It Gets Better Project
• GALA Choruses

Previously This Season

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Saturday March 22 • 7:30 PM

Doors open at 6:30 PM

Wilmington Drama League (WDL)
10 Lea Blvd, Wilmington DE 19802.

We held our Annual Showcase “Flipping the Script: A Cross-Cast Cabaret” on Saturday March 22 at 7:30pm at the Wilmington Drama League! Our showcase concert featured many small and solo acts conceived and produced by members of the chorale as well as full chorale numbers. It was a transformative evening of song as we took our audience on a musical journey of twists and turns celebrating the diversity, creativity, and power of music. The program transcended boundaries and highlighted how music can both resonate with each of us differently and bring us together in community. Featured genres included pop, classical, folk, and musical theater as we shared flipped interpretations of new and familiar tunes and be inspired by voices that speak from every corner of the LGBTQ+ community.

Click here to download a print version of the poster.

Click here to download a poster version for email.

Saturday December 14th • 7:00 PM

Grace United Methodist Church
900 N. Washington St, Wilmington DE 19801.

We celebrated 25th anniversary with this scintillating concert! This Christmastide, Chanukah in Santa Monica, Sleigh Ride, Betelehemu, Amid the Falling Snow, The Twelve Days After Christmas – from the beautiful and sublime to the just plain silly and fun, we presented a selection of favorites from throughout the years as well as short reminiscences by members of key event over the Chorale’s history. The Rainbow Chorale was accompanied by a small instrumental ensemble for this special concert.

You can also download a pdf of the concert program here, and a pdf of the speakers remarks here.

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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!

In Fall 2024, RCD participated in:

• Discover Winterthur
• University of Delaware Coming Out Day
• Halloween Bingo fundraiser for AIDS Delaware and RCD
• Festival of Trees fundraiser for Delaware Hospice
• Winterthur Holiday Market
• Kennett Square Holiday Lights Parade
• Rainbow of Hope: A Rally for Delaware’s LGBTQ+ Community
• Maris Grove Inner Wisdom

and that was just the fall! We are looking forward to being part of more community events in 2025.

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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!

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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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