Artemis Singers

American lesbian feminist chorus

Artemis Singers

Choir
Founded| December 1980 (1980-12)
Genre| Female composers, lyricists, or arrangers
Headquarters| Chicago, Illinois
Website| artemissingers.org

Artemis Singers is an American lesbian feminist chorus based in Chicago, Illinois.[1][2][3] Its goals are to create positive change in cultural attitudes toward women and female artists and to "increase the visibility of lesbian feminists."[4][5]

Founded in 1980, it is one of the earliest lesbian feminist chorus in the United States. In 2008, Artemis was inducted into the Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame.[6] The group only performs music created by female composers or lyricists, or arranged by female arrangers.[7] During the group's early period, they had an assigned traditional music director but the system gradually evolved into a self-organized, non-hierarchical system.[7] Currently, several members act as music directors during each performance.[6]

## Selected performances

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Source:[8]

* 1982 - First gathering of gay and lesbian choruses at Lincoln Center in New York City
* 1984 - First National Women’s Choral Festival
* 1986 - Hosted third National Women’s Choral Festival in Chicago
* 1987 - Participated in “A Show of Concern: The Heart of America Responds,” a fundraising event for the AIDS Foundation of Chicago at the Chicago Theater
* 2003 - Produced a concert to benefit the Lesbian Community Cancer Project (LCCP)
* 2006 - Performed at Jay Pritzker Pavilion at Millennium Park as part of Gay Games VII
* 2010 - Hosted 10th Sister Singers Network festival, “Our Kind of Sound” in Chicago
* 2013 - Performed at the March on Springfield for Marriage Equality
* 2013 - Illinois Marriage Equality Bill Signing by Governor Patrick Quinn at UIC Forum in Chicago

## Discography

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* ARTEMIS SINGERS: 25 Years (2005)

## Awards

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* 1982 - Paul R. Goldman Award, ONE of Chicago - for outstanding contributions in the field of performing arts in Chicago
* 2008 - Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame

## References

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1. ^ UGC, Chicago Tribune. "ARTEMIS SINGERS PRESENTS JUNE 1 PRIDE CONCERT AND DANCE". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
2. ^ "Artemis Singers Voices of Joyful Rebellion at First Unitarian Church of Chicago | Metromix Chicago". chicago.metromix.com. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
3. ^ "Nonprofit (Chicago): Artemis Singers". idealist.org. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
4. ^ "Center on Halsted - Chicago's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center". www.centeronhalsted.org. Archived from the original on 2016-08-14. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
5. ^ "Artemis Singers - Chicago | Chicagoland LGBTQ Services Directory". chicagolgbtservices.org. Archived from the original on 2016-08-12. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
6. ^ a b Baudler, Liz (May 28, 2014). "Mother, daughter part of artemis singers". Windy City Times. Chicago.
7. ^ a b Maxwell, Carrie (November 12, 2014). "Artemis singers: Celebrating 35 years of shows". Windy City Times. Chicago.
8. ^ "Our Herstory". Artemis Singers. 2014-08-28. Retrieved 2023-10-17.

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Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame

1990–1999

| 1991|

* Ortez Alderson
* Jon-Henri Damski
* James W. Flint
* Gay Chicago
* Renee C. Hanover
* Howard Brown Health Center
* Judith S. Johns
* Carol A. Johnson
* William B. Kelley
* Marie J. Kuda
* Chuck Renslow
* Adrienne J. Smith
* Max C. Smith
* Richard B. Turner

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1992|

* Gary Chichester
* Ann Christophersen
* Thom Dombkowski
* Henry Gerber
* Richard Lee Gray
* Vernita Gray
* Peg Grey
* Pearl M. Hart
* Horizons Community Services
* Harley McMillen
* Scott McPherson
* Metropolitan Sports Association
* Dom Orejudos
* Mary D. Powers
* Daniel Sotomayor
* Valerie Taylor

1993|

* Ad Hoc Committee of Proud Black Lesbians and Gays
* Robert Sloane Basker
* E. Kitch Childs
* Jerrold Cohen
* Robert T. Ford
* Richard Garrin
* Jeff Graubart-Cervone
* Joel Hall
* Nancy Lanoue
* Sid L. Mohn
* Mountain Moving Coffeehouse
* Kathy Osterman
* Richard W. Pfeiffer
* Linda S. Rodgers
* Ron Sable
* Bruce C. Scott
* Marge Summit
* Joanne E. Trapani
* Al Wardell

1994|

* Robert J. Adams
* Tracy Baim
* George S. Buse
* James A. Bussen
* Lori Cannon
* John Chester
* Chicago House and Social Service Agency
* Samuel F. Davis Jr.
* Adrienne J. Goodman
* Earnest E. Hite Jr.
* Bruce Koff
* Ellis B. Levin
* Lionheart Gay Theatre Company
* Open Hand Chicago
* Gregory A. Sprague
* Elizabeth E. Tocci
* Steven F. Wakefield

1995|

* Caryn Berman
* Samson Chan
* T. Chris Cothran
* Sarah Craig
* Frontrunners Frontwalkers Chicago
* Jean V. Hardisty
* Nick Kelly
* Dawn Clark Netsch
* José Pena
* Queer Nation Chicago
* David B. Sindt
* Armando L. Smith
* James Monroe Smith (lawyer)
* Tom Tunney
* Yvonne Zipter

1996|

* Jacqueline Anderson
* Bailiwick Repertory's Pride Series
* Jack Delaney
* Gerber/Hart Library and Archives
* Arlene Halko
* Greg Harris
* Frankie Knuckles
* Tony Midnite
* Mary Morten
* Ifti Nasim
* Charlotte Newfeld
* Norm Sloan
* Tiffani St. Cloud

1997|

* Toni Armstrong Jr.
* Miguel Ayala
* Roger Chaffin
* James C. Darby
* Dignity Chicago
* Ida Greathouse
* John Hammell
* Rick Karlin
* Corinne J. Kawecki
* Larry McKeon
* David G. Ostrow
* Mary Ann Smith

1998|

* Carrie Barnett
* Thomas Chiola
* Laurie J. Dittman
* Jeannette Howard Foster
* Jorjet Harper
* Arthur L. Johnston
* Ira H. Jones
* Clifford P. Kelley
* Dorothy Klefstad
* LesBiGay Radio
* Renae Ogletree
* Dean Robert Ogren
* Victor A. Salvo Jr.
* Modesto "Tico" Valle
* Luule Vess

1999|

* Ava Allen
* John J. Balester
* David Brian Bell
* Randy Duncan
* Rick Garcia
* Lorraine Hansberry
* Derrick Allen Hicks
* Billie Jean King
* Lesbian Community Cancer Project
* Adrene Perom
* Norman L. Sandfield
* Gregg Shapiro
* Jesse White
* Phill Wilson

2000–2009

| 2000|

* ACT UP/Chicago
* Association of Latin Men for Action
* Lorrainne Sade Baskerville
* Henry Blake Fuller
* Chicago Chapter of GLSEN
* Phil A. Hannema
* Sarah Hoagland
* Nancy J. Katz
* Danny Kopelson
* Patricia S. McCombs
* Helen Shiller
* Rene A. Van Hulle Jr.
* Israel Wright

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2001|

* Lora Branch
* Robert Castillo
* Chicago Gay Men's Chorus
* Keith Elliott
* Sara Feigenholtz
* Frank Goley and Robert Maddox
* Chuck Hyde
* Antonio David Jimenez
* Michael A. Leppen
* Ellen A. Meyers
* Kathryn Munzer
* Studs Terkel

2002|

* Affinity Community Services
* Evette Cardona
* C. C. Carter
* Jim Gates (Chicago businessman)
* Louis I. Lang
* Mattachine Midwest
* NAMES Project Chicago Chapter
* Charles Edward Nelson II
* Mona Noriega
* Christina Smith
* Lauren Sugerman

2003|

* Angel Abcede
* About Face Theatre
* AIDS Legal Council of Chicago
* Buddies' Restaurant and Bar
* Tania Callaway
* Armand R. Cerbone
* Chicago Black Lesbians and Gays
* R. Sue Connolly
* Bon Foster
* The Graham Family
* Tonda L. Hughes
* Patricia M. Logue
* John Pennycuff
* Laurence E. Spang
* Sheron Denise Webb
* Albert N. Williams

2004|

* Roger Brown
* Christopher Clason
* Charles E. Clifton
* Frank Galati
* Ralph Paul Gernhardt
* Suzanne Marie Kraus
* Lincoln Park Lagooners
* Mulryan and York, Attorneys at Law
* PFLAG/Chicago
* Julio Rodriguez
* Nan Schaffer
* Terri Worman

2005|

* Alexandra Scott Billings
* Megan Carney
* Aldo Castillo
* John D'Emilio
* Equality Illinois
* Merry Mary
* Mike McHale
* Jim Pickett
* Juan Reed
* Carol Ronen
* C. Michael Savage
* Catherine Sikora
* Lawrence E. Sloan
* Test Positive Aware Network

2006|

* Margaret C. Anderson and Jane Heap
* Congregation Or Chadash
* Jacques Cristion
* Richard M. Daley
* Marigold Bowl
* Jill M. Metz
* Charles R. Middleton
* Edward Negron
* Laird Petersen
* Sidetrack
* Star Gaze
* Richard M. Uyvari

2007|

* American Veterans for Equal Rights
* David Blatt and David Moore
* Carol Moseley Braun
* Robbin Burr
* Chicago Games, Inc.
* Tarrina Dikes
* Martin Gapshis
* Jeffrey E. McCour
* Carlos T. Mock
* Chilli Pepper
* A Real Read
* Karen C. Sendziak
* Patrick Sheahan
* Harold Washington
* Vera Washington

2008|

* Jane Addams
* Suzanne Arnold
* Artemis Singers
* Kevin G. Boyer
* Michal Brody
* Sam Coady
* Gregory R. Dell
* Katherine (Kit) Duffy
* Eddie Dugan
* Murray Edelman
* Wanda Lust
* Joe La Pat
* Jesus Salgueiro and Art Smith
* Guy Warner

2009|

* AIDS Foundation of Chicago
* Paula Basta
* Lou Conte
* Lori A. Cooper
* Marcia J. Lipetz
* Amy Maggio
* Joey McDonald
* Mike Quigley
* Frank M. Robinson
* Jane M. Hussein Saks
* Zaida Sanabia
* Patrick Sinozich
* Marilyn Urso

2010–2019

| 2010|

* Claudia Allen
* American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois
* Asians & Friends – Chicago
* Chicago History Museum
* Dan Di Leo
* Scot Free
* Bob Gammie
* International Mr. Leather
* E. Patrick Johnson
* David Ernesto Munar
* Achy Obejas
* Paul G. Oostenbrug
* Jose R. Rios
* Stan Sloan
* Mark E. Wojcik

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2011|

* Paul Adams
* Greg Cameron
* Antonia Flores
* Grant Lynn Ford
* Robert Garofalo
* Good Shepherd Parish Metropolitan Community Church
* Ted Grady
* Marcia Hill
* Tony Jackson
* Jenner & Block LLP
* Lakeside Pride Music Ensembles
* The Night Ministry
* Brett Shingledecker
* Jon Simmons

2012|

* Lois L. Bates
* Chi-Town Squares
* Chicago Black Gay Men's Caucus
* St. Sukie de la Croix
* Sanford E. Gaylord
* William W. Greaves
* Keith R. Green
* Mark Ishaug
* David Orr
* Proud to Run, Chicago
* Bill Pry
* Chuck Rodocker
* Heather C. Sawyer
* Laura S. Washington
* Honey West

2013|

* Gaylon Alcaraz
* James L. Alexander
* James L. Bennett
* Jorge Cestou
* Rocco J. Claps
* Rudolph Johnson Jr.
* Lambda Legal - Midwest Regional Office
* Lee A. Newell II
* Paté
* Andrew Patner
* POW-WOW
* Laura Ricketts
* Neil Steinberg
* Burr Tillstrom
* Brenda Webb
* David Zak

2014|

* Gerald Arpino
* Jennifer Brier
* Kelly Cassidy
* Terry Cosgrove
* Christina Kahrl
* Edward Mogul
* Lisa Marie Pickens
* Debra Shore
* Ross A. Slotten, M.D.
* Bennet Williams
* Out & Proud in Chicago
* Silk Road Rising
* Lucretia Clay-Ward
* Heather A. Steans
* Clarence N. Wood

2015|

* Jean Albright
* Fred Eychaner
* Emmanuel Garcia
* Stanley Jencyzk
* Lesbian and Gay Police Association
* Gay Officers Action League
* Phoenix Matthews
* Gail Morse
* Michael O'Connor
* Jan Schakowsky
* Barbara Smith
* Camilla B. Taylor
* Lauren Verdich

2016|

* Yvonne Welbon
* Martxa Vidal
* Norma Seledon
* Patrick Quinn
* Thomas Klein
* John Marshall Law School
* Kim L. Hunt
* Patrick Dennis
* David Lee Csicsko
* David Cerda
* Román Buenrostro
* Ronald E. Bogan
* Big Chicks
* Tom Bachtell
* Amigas Latinas
* Robert Allerton

2017|

* Keith Butler
* Kathy Caldwell
* Ketty Teanga
* Greer Lankton
* Mark Nagel
* Glen Pietrandoni
* Dulce Quintero
* Timothy Stewart-Winter
* Alicia T. Vega
* Lavender Woman
* Leather Archives and Museums
* People Like Us Bookstore
* Alphawood Foundation
* Ralla Klepak

2020–2029

| 2020|

* Jay Paul Deratany
* Denise Foy
* Dalila Fridi
* Joel Drake Johnson
* Stephen Kulieke
* Matt Stuczynski
* Michelle Zacarias
* Judy Baar Topinka
* Brenetta Howell Barrett
* National Museum of Mexican Art
* The Legacy Project
* The Windy City Times
* Women & Children First Bookstore
* Terry Lynn Gaskins
* Raymond Crossman
* Ronald J. Ehemann
* John Ademola Adewoye
* Caprice Carthans

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2021

* Ginni Clemmens
* Lisa Isadora Cruz
* Lana Hostetler
* Thomas Hunt (activist)
* Wayne Johnson (graphic designer)
* Otis Mack
* PrideChicago
* Ralphi Rosario
* Betty Lark Ross
* Urban Pride
* Kirk Williamson

2022

* Maya Green
* Zahara Monique Bassett
* Matthew Harvat
* Paul Highfield
* Thomas (T.L.) Noble
* Joey Soloway
* Dan Wolf
* Windy City Performer Arts
* Outspoken
* Homocore Chicago
* Patty the Pin Lady
* Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center
* Season of Concern Chicago

2023

* Margaret Hillis
* Robert Neubert
* Andrew Davis
* Joseph Loundy
* Jan Dee
* Jennifer Pritzker
* Terence Alan Smith (Joan Jett-Blakk)
* Black Alphabet
* Anna DeShawn
* avery r. young
* Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Gender Development Program
* Linda Bubon

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