Queer Choir Presents: Pride Kick-Off Show + Dance Party

About This Event

The Community Center for the Performing Arts and the Queer Choir are excited to present: Pride Kick-Off Show + Dance Party on Friday, June 26th at the WOW Hall! Enjoy this all ages, queer joy show and dance party at the WOW Hall is Eugene, OR. Celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride with the Queer Choir, Homophonic, and DJ Lyta Blunt! Concert 7:30-9:30 PM, Dance Party from 9:30 PM to 11 PM. Get ready for an unforgettable evening of queer magic as Pride Weekend commences!! Join us for an electrifying concert featuring the cutest and gayest contemporary a cappella group in town, HomoPhonic; and the epic sound and energy of Eugene’s own 50+-person Queer Choir with the QC House Band, directed by elias wolf. Stay after the show for a dance party with DJ Lyta Blunt! Don’t miss this opportunity to hear big, bold and beautiful harmonies celebrating queer voices as they cover music from Sam Smith, Be Steadwell, Carsie Blanton, Laura Jane Grace, and more! This is the perfect way to kick off Pride weekend with community, music, and dancing—come celebrate queer joy in all its glory! -Ticket tiers- Supported – Concert Only: $12.50 Standard General Admission – Concert Only: $20 Pride Bundle – Concert & Dance Party: $25 Standard General Admission – Dance Party Only: $5.00 The Queer Choir is an intergenerational and re-humanizing community choir for queer, trans and gender-expansive humans, singing into the growing movement for collective liberation. Queer Choir makes space for queers of all backgrounds to reclaim and rejoice in their body as instrument while leaning into the magic of harmony-singing as interdependence. Founded in Eugene, OR in September 2023 by elias wolf (formerly Lisa Forkish), Queer Choir has shared the stage with Be Steadwell and Katherine Goforth, and has performed at Eugene Pride, 4J Youth Pride, Trans Day of Remembrance and Sing the Body Queer Vocal Festival. The choir has been celebrated for their compelling repertoire choices, raw and honest vocals, and soul-stirring performances. More info can be found at queerchoir.com and @queerchoireugene on IG. HomoPhonic is a new contemporary a cappella group based out of Eugene, OR bringing big queer energy to their covers of pop, soul, folk and indie songs. Directed by elias wolf–inspiration for the film Pitch Perfect and former director of 5-time national champion a cappella group Vocal Rush— HomoPhonic sings complex, dissonant 6+-part arrangements with grace and skill. The group is proud to be made up of gen Z, millennial, and gen X queer, trans, and gender-expansive singers, exemplifying queer intergenerational ensemble magic at its finest and gayest. Find us on IG @homophonicacappella. DJ Lyta Blunt is an award-winning DJ, Drag Artist, and multidisciplinary creative based in Oregon! Currently ranked number one in Best of Eugene for DJ and Drag! They bring an unapologetically black and queer energy to every set and love to get the crowd moving! @lytablunt on IG. elias wolf (founder + artistic director; they/them) is a genderqueer singer-songwriter, teacher, change-maker and musical spellcaster. elias has been at the helm of 15 vocal groups over the past 20 years – including Queer Choir and HomoPhonic since moving to their hometown of Eugene, OR in 2022- and they continue to hold singing spaces with rigor, humor, and love. elias is also an award-winning vocal arranger and their work has been showcased alongside Kehlani, Ben Harper, Pentatonix and the Oakland Symphony Chorus. From 2011-2020, elias was on faculty at Oakland School for the Arts where they founded and directed 5-time national champion high school a cappella group, Vocal Rush. A graduate of Berklee College of Music, elias has traveled the U.S. and Europe as a performer and educator, taking the stage at SF Jazz Center, Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center. As a solo artist, elias has released five albums of original music under their previous name, Lisa Forkish, as well as albums with collaborative projects HIVE, The Riveters and CAVALISA. elias’ ultimate aim in life is to use music as a vehicle for personal and collective healing and liberation, and they are grateful to be directing this magical choir of queers. You can learn more at eliaswolfmusic.com or follow on IG @eliaswolfmusic. Felicia Figueroa-Carnine (bass + assistant music director; they/them) is a Queer NB Xicanx Indigenous Brujx. They bring over three decades of musical experience, with music woven into the fabric of their life since childhood. Raised in a musical family, they began learning instruments at age 8 and were performing professionally by 14. By their early 20s, Felicia was immersed in over a decade of near-constant touring. From street corners to theaters, singing was the only language their heart knew. After years of wild and beautiful chaos on the road, Felicia now calls Eugene, OR home, where they live with their wife, co-parent, and beloved 3-year-old child. In recent years, Felicia has turned their focus toward community rooted music making by organizing through songleading, performing with the a cappella group Homophonic and playing locally with their current band. Queerness, music, and queer community remain a deep source of liberation and resilience in Felicia’s life. They believe these are the spaces where we learn to hold one another fiercely and tenderly, creating room for authentic growth and connection. May that growth continue to spiral outward. Photo by Karin Hansen al mcgillivray (keys; she/they) is a queer pianist and singer-songwriter with over 20 years of collaborative music-making and accompaniment experience. since learning jazz fundamentals as a kid, al has enjoyed adding her own flavor to the music she plays whether it be alt-country, folk punk, or anything by Elton John. under the moniker “verdant heart”, she is currently working on her first album of original music. Photo by Rudolf Korv After studying music at MATC, Elroy Jordan (guitar; he/him) moved to Oregon in 2015. He utilizes a loop station with guitar, keyboard, harmonica and beats. Catch him on solo gigs and with Eugene-based R&B/Hip-hop artist Elena Leona in the Elena Leona Project. The Performing Arts have been a love of Aaron Cole (drums; he/him) since he can remember. He started playing music with his father when he was young. Now he has the privilege of attending the music core program at Lane Community College where he is a member of the Jazz Ensemble with the long-term goal of transferring to the U of O. Additionally, he gigs locally with the family band, among other projects, and enjoys involving himself in as many projects around the college as he can. Aaron is passionate about celebrating the community through music.

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