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The Denver Gay Men’s Chorus has been an LGBTQ catalyst for change through musical excellence since its founding in 1982. With more than 300 concerts, this 140-member ensemble is one of the premier gay performing arts organizations in the Rocky Mountain Region. Through its diverse and socially charged programming, DGMC’s reimagined choir concerts entertain, educate, inspire, and empower audiences to foster acceptance and tolerance throughout the greater Denver area and along Colorado’s Front Range communities.

DGMC has performed in Denver and around the U.S. in acclaimed concert halls, including Boettcher Concert Hall, the Ellie Caulkins Opera House, Gates Hall, the Paramount Theatre, the Red Rocks Amphitheater, and Carnegie Hall. Additionally, the chorus has delivered groundbreaking performances at Coors Field, in the U.S. Air Force Academy Chapel, and on the steps of the Colorado State Capitol as part of inaugural festivities for Governor Jared Polis. DGMC has traveled to 12 states, the District of Columbia, and Canada and has made joint appearances with several gay men’s choruses in major U.S. cities

In 2023, DGMC was among the first GALA choruses to present Disney PRIDE, a musical celebration of LGBTQ life, love, and perseverance.

In addition, they have premiered new-commissioned choral works from acclaimed composers such as Andrew Lippa, Nathan Hall, Alan Shorter, James Deignan, and Craig Carnahan. Guest artists that have performed alongside DGMC include Ann Hampton Calloway, Margaret Cho, Alan Cummings, Yvie Oddly, and Diane Schurr. DGMC has performed twice with the Colorado Symphony.

In the name of advocating for a better tomorrow, DGMC has collaborated with The Matthew Shepard Foundation, the LGBT Community Center of Colorado, the Colorado AIDS Project, One Colorado, the Boulder County AIDS Project, Out Boulder County, the Colorado LGBTQ Chamber of Commerce, PFLAG Boulder County, and the It Gets Better campaign. DGMC has helped raise awareness of homelessness and housing insecurity issues, pioneered an educational outreach program to nurture safe learning environments, and continues to support anti-bullying efforts in Colorado schools.

During its 40th anniversary season, DGMC collaborated with Cleo Parker Robinson Dance, a first for both organizations. Aurora’s Rangeview High School Choir joined DGMC for the Colorado premiere of “The Seven Last Words of the Unarmed,” a powerful multi-movement piece inspired by the last words of seven unarmed black men.  

DGMC’s future is full of endless possibilities as its mission statement, “building community through music,” drives its imaginative motivation for success!

Off Kilter! is a dynamic a cappella troupe comprised of singers from the larger Denver Gay Men’s Chorus. This 17-member ensemble performs throughout the year at numerous small venues in the Denver metropolitan area and engages communities, supports causes, and entertains audiences of all ages with a repertoire that ranges from classical to contemporary. In recognition of their musical excellence, Off Kilter! has participated in masterclasses with the King’s Singers, the world-renowned British men’s a cappella vocal ensemble, and with Dr. Ann Howard Jones, America’s distinguished clinician, adjudicator, teacher, and choral conductor. Off Kilter! is available to perform at private functions.

For more information and to book Off Kilter!, contact us here.

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Dr. Clelyn Chapin

Guest Artistic Director

Dr. Clelyn Chapin is thrilled to reconnect with the RMAA family for DGMC’s holiday show.

Clelyn serves as Associate Director of Choirs at the University of Northern Colorado, where she conducts choral ensembles and teaches courses in choral music education. A frequent presenter and clinician, she specializes in collaborative rehearsal practices and in making individual vocal technique accessible and efficient within the choral rehearsal setting. Her scholarly and creative work centers on building student-centered rehearsal spaces and amplifying the work of women composers. Her writing appears in The Choral Literature of Women Composers, and her performances with the professional treble ensemble mirabai can be heard on Spotify. An emerging composer, you can find her pieces published with Santa Barbara and Hal Leonard available this fall.

Before joining the faculty at UNC, Chapin spent fourteen years teaching and conducting secondary, collegiate, and community ensembles in Texas, Colorado, and Michigan. She holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Choral Conducting from Michigan State University and a Master of Music Education degree from University of Northern Colorado. When she is not directing choirs, you’ll find her making up silly songs with her brand new baby girl, hiking in the mountains, or playing pickleball with her partner, Josiah.

Ricki Moyer

Principal Accompanist

Ricki Vorrath-Moyer attended Andrews University in Berrien Springs, Michigan, then received her Bachelor’s of Music degree in Organ Performance at the University of Colorado, Boulder. She went on to receive her Master’s of Music degree in Organ Performance, with minor emphases in Choral Conducting and Piano Pedagogy. She is currently Organist/Accompanist at First Plymouth Congregational Church in Denver. She is a member of Denver’s premier handbell ensemble, the Rocky Mountain Ringers. Ricki also serves as the Artistic Director of the Metropolitan Choral Festival.

Matt Starika

Associate Conductor, DGMC and Director, Off Kilter!

Matt is thrilled to be taking on the role as the new associate conductor of the Denver Gay Men’s Chorus and the director of Off Kilter! Born and raised here in Colorado, Matt first sang with the Denver Gay Men’s Chorus in 2023 for Disney Pride in Concert. Before returning to his home state, Matt worked with choral ensembles in Wichita, Kansas, first with church ensembles before taking on the associate director position with the Heart of America Men’s Chorus in 2009. He was also the co-artistic director of Middleton Players Theatre in Middleton, Wisconsin from 2012 – 2017, the director of creative ministries at Sun Prairie United Methodist Church from 2011 – 2017, and the artistic director and conductor for the Sun Prairie Area Chorus from 2015-2017. In his free time, Matt enjoys spending time with his friends, seeing live theatre & movies, and traveling with his partner Scott and his daughter Maddie.