Founded in 1988, Desert Voices is Arizona's premier LGBTQIA+ chorus. We are a not-for-profit corporation committed to promoting the ongoing and positive gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender presence in our community. We advocate understanding, cooperation, and peaceful coexistence. Our chorus is a unique and diverse mix of LGBTQIA+ people and straight allies all singing together with one voice. Since Desert Voices began its journey in 1988, our voices have been heard in performances all throughout Arizona. Now under the baton of Artistic Director James Higgs. Our family is constantly growing and looking for new members, fans, and friends to support our mission statement:
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Fostering Community Through Song

Desert Voices is a proud member of GALA Choruses, an international association of 180 gay and lesbian choruses, as diverse as the communities they represent. GALA Chorus membership includes more than ten thousand proud lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender persons, and their friends and families across North America, Europe, and Australia. GALA's mission is to inspire and strengthen the international lesbian and gay community through song and through unity. Desert Voices is also a member of the American Choral Directors Association and Chorus America.​

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​Deepest gratitude to Rick Small and The Stonewall Foundation for their generous and continuing support!

Begun in 1978, The Stonewall Foundation had been quietly supporting nonprofits in the Tucson and southern Arizona area for over 45 years. As a community support organization, the Stonewall Foundation had given nearly $50 million of support for up to 30 arts, health and education nonprofits in Tucson.
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Recently, it was decided that the foundation would be better served to operate as a donor advised fund under the auspices of the Community Foundation of Southern Arizona. For the past two years, the donor advised fund has not only supported the organizations Stonewall supported previously but has been able to add to the list of annual funding recipients and many other organizations, including Desert Voices.

Although the name, Stonewall, may suggest that the original foundation was an LGBT support foundation, it was not until its president, Rick Small, came out that Stonewall did too and began to provide needed funding to many of the organizations which enrich and support our community.
 
The Stonewall Foundation Donor Advised Fund is proud to provide annual funding to Desert Voices as they Foster Community Through Song.

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Thank you to the Desert Voices Community of Singers, Members, Donors & Leadership who all kept the Chorus alive through the Pandemic.
You are Amazing!

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​Desert Voices has been awarded a Community Investment Grant this year by the Arizona Commission on the Arts! We're proud to be a part of the Arizona arts community, and will keep fostering that community through song!