The New Wave Singers of Baltimore (New Wave) is a community of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered and straight people (GLBTS) making music that matters. Since 1985, New Wave has performed an eclectic repertoire of choral music from madrigal to pop, classical to jazz, and in many different languages. New Wave's repertoire also features music that promotes justice and peace and celebrates life in all its diversity, and the chorus has commissioned a number of new arrangements of songs in this spirit. New Wave is Maryland's only GLBTS mixed chorus.
New Wave presents two major concerts each year as well as a cabaret featuring local guest artists. The chorus also performs at numerous benefits, religious services, receptions, and annual meetings for community-based organizations, such as the Health Education Resource Organization (HERO), Lutherans Concerned, and the Washington Home Community Hospice of Maryland. New Wave sings each year at various Baltimore GLBT Pride events including the Pride Festival and at the First Unitarian's Family Pride Service. New Wave has also performed at fundraisers for the Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Baltimore (GLCCB) and services to mark World AIDS Day.
New Wave is a member of the Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance and the Gay and Lesbian Association of Choruses (GALA Choruses). The chorus has proudly represented Baltimore at the last 4 GALA Choruses festivals, performing before international audiences in Tampa, Florida in 1996, San Jose, California in 2000, and Cincinnati, Ohio in 2002 and Montreal, Canada in 2004. New Wave will also participate in the GALA Choruses Festival 8, Miami, Florida in July 2008.
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