Tickets Now Available for Sounds of the Season!
We hope you’ll be able to join us for our Winter Concert Series “Sounds of the Season” where we’ll present ethereal, inspiring, and jubilant songs to make your season bright (if not a little teary eyed) with performances at 7:00pm on December 6, 2025, and 4:00pm on Sunday, December 7, 2025. Don’t be a Grinch – come on down and enjoy the holiday spirit with us! We appreciate all your support and look forward to sharing our music and Mission with you as we continue to “Make Music That Matters!”
Our 2025-2026 Season:
Dec. 6 & 7 – “Sounds of the Season”
March 13 & 14 – Our 40th Birthday Bash Showcase
June 6 & 7 – “Sincerely Yours, Pauli Murray”
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Why We Sing…
Our Mission
Through songs of hope, diversity, inclusion, and humor, we celebrate all of humanity in its infinite variations and challenge our communities to embrace equality, harmony, and understanding.
Our Vision
We are an LGBTQ+ chorus that:
- Performs music that celebrates all of humanity in its infinite variations
- Represents the diversity of our community
- Challenges ourselves to ever greater artistic expression
- Creates an atmosphere of acceptance and support
- Performs for a wide variety of audiences
- Has a commitment to our community
- Has achieved recognition as a quality chorus
- Combines the power of music with an engaging message
Our Story
The New Wave Singers of Baltimore, Inc. (New Wave Singers) has been making music that matters since 1985. We are Maryland’s premier LGBTQ+ [lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, other orientations] mixed chorus, welcoming members of all genders, identities and orientations. In pursuit of our mission to honor and respect diversity, we perform an eclectic collection of music that promotes justice, peace and the celebration of life. We sing music in a wide variety of styles, languages and traditions.
Notes from our members
Andre P.
Bass
“There is such a beautiful feeling in creating the magic that becomes music. The New Wave Singers is my sanctuary from the hustle and bustle of life, work, etc. I continue to sing with NWS because it is something that I do for me.”
Julia S.
Alto
“I have been singing with New Wave for over 20 years. I enjoy the harmony, the community, and the commitment to our mission of bringing change through music.”
Dan N.
Bass
“Singing with the New Wave Singers gives me an outlet for my creative energy that I can share with a group of wonderfully diverse and welcoming singers. My involvement in New Wave Singers of Baltimore is one of my most fulfilling activities!”
Joan H.
Alto
“I sing with New Wave because being a part of a musical community adds joy and meaning to my life. Also- I LOVE being a part of the musical gift we give our audience.”
Ryan H.
Bass
“I joined the New Wave Singers because I need music in my life. Adding singing to my life with a group of people that embody welcome, friendliness, and pride has helped me to grow both my talents and my circle of friends.”
Heidi F.
Soprano
“I came for the community. I stayed for the music and the friendships.”
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“Baltimore Free Fall” Concert by The New Wave Singers of Baltimore on October 22, 2022
The New Wave Singers of Baltimore Inc. will perform the following FREE outreach concert on Saturday, October 22, 2022 at 7:00 PM in the Govans Presbyterian Sanctuary, in partnership with GEDCO Cares and Govans Presbyterian Church. The concert titled Celebrating Jazz and Justice will include performances by the New Wave Singers of Baltimore and Jazz…
Hand-in-Hand
Joan Hellman, one of our altos, has been very active in New Wave Singers, hosting sectional rehearsals at her house and helping hammer out notes before our main rehearsals on Tuesday nights. She spoke recently about what it meant to participate in a group volunteer event at Moveable Feast a few seasons ago. “We packed…