Opening Night! LGBTQIA+ community space Pride Place - by Pride of Place Leeds Join us celebrate ! Aug 30 Minton Chambers 4.30 pm light refreshments provided - fun guaranteed! Consortium LGBT_InclusiveLeeds OutTogetherLGBT Rainbow Junktion Community Cafe & Foodshare Gay Abandon TransPrideLeeds

Fantastic start to Saturday morning at Hand In Hand LGBTQ+ Choir Festival with European Queer Choir. Singers from across Europe, led by Gay Abandon's MD Ian.#smalltownboy #handinhand #Europe #lgbtqia

The stellar Dublin Gay Men's Chorus at Bristol Beacon A bright, beautiful sound. Songs linked around the theme of #unity. #dublinlgbt #gaeilge #irish #chorus Go-hionach ar fad!

Gay Abandon are looking forward to performing at 2pm in Beacon Hall Hand In Hand LGBTQ+ Choir Festival Come and see us sing our hearts out. #Leeds #lgbt #choir

Gay Abandon are on a high after performing Bristol Beacon #handinhand LGBTQ+ Choir Festival for all out fellow Proud Voices choirs, family and friends. Thanks for being such a great audience. #choir #music #lgbt

Elegant music from the glorious !@diversitychoir #London #lgbt #classical to #contemporarymusic

A big thank you to our #dreamteam for #hinhfest- Tony, for coordinating us, and Ian, our fab #MD. We couldn't have got to Bristol Hand In Hand LGBTQ+ Choir Festival without their hard work. #Leeds #lgbt

Free yourself QueerVoicesGlasgow we'd love to visit #Scotland and sing with this glorious choir. HandInHand Festival

Them London Gay Men's Chorus boys certainly know how move and sparkle! A wall of sound. #hinhfest #lgmc #londongay

More choir explorations of #Bristol City and environs. #Leeds #lgbt #choir #music #travel #community #hinhfest

Gay Abandon are looking forward to #Variousvoices #European #LGBTQ choir festival #Brussels in 2026. We were delighted the #variousvoices hosts Sing Out Brussels! performed at #handinhand this weekend in #Bristol. Such a skillful choir who are going to be amazing hosts.

Making Music UK HandInHand Festival I had a lovely time at #hihfest - hopefully somewhat useful to some choirs in workshops and one to one conversations - heard many enthusiastic choirs AND came away with one of the fab t-shirts and tote bags...

It's been one week since Gay Abandon performed at Bristol Beacon for Hand In Hand LGBTQ+ Choir Festival. We had a glorious time at #hihfest. Here is a snippet from Standing in the Way or Control, a song about empowerment which we love to sing. #LGBTQ #pride2024 #bethditto #gossip

Looking for an MD for rehearsals in Manchester later this month who is excellent with good community choirs and contemporary music. Needs to be a solid musician who can get to grips with a complex score easily, and can teach efficiently and empathetically to a mixed ability group

Members of Gay Abandon rocked out at Gossip #BethDitto's performance this week at The Wardrobe Leeds. We love performing one of the band's hits, Standing in the Way of Control. 🎶

What do Gay Abandon #tenors do when we don't have a rehearsal on a Tuesday? We meet up anyway! Lovely meal Thai Edge Leeds organised by the fabulous Daz. #Leeds #choir #friendship #thaifood

So thrilled to announce the shortlist nominees for the 2024 Making Music Awards! We can't wait to announce the winners at the Awards ceremony on 18 September. You can view the shortlist and book your ticket in the link below: Will we see you there? makingmusic.org.uk/news/making-mu…

With great pleasure we would like to share that Jane Edwardson, the founding MD for Gay Abandon, has been short listed for the Making Music UK - Lady Hilary Groves Prize. A fitting nomination to mark Jane's creativity and engagement during her career. #choirs #lgbt #music