June is the start of Pride Season in Canada, and fittingly, this episode explores the vision—and visionaries—behind Kingston's non-auditioned, mixed-voice, 2SLGBTQ+ and allied choir, Spectrum Voices. Hosts Johnny and Ange are joined by choir director Ren Challacombe, and Filipino-Canadian, multi-instrumental singer-songwrtier and choir member, Ari Bautista, who also writes, records and performs under the name ATIARI. Together, they tackle topics ranging from diversity and inclusivity to the accessibility of Kingston's live music venues.
Episode sponsors:
Grand OnStage https://kingstonlive.ca/show/708609/view
Hosts:
Johnny San john@kingstonlive.ca
Angela Stever alegnarevets@gmail.com
Music in this episode:
A Garden for Eden by ATIARI
Links:
Spectrum Voices https://kingstonlive.ca/spectrumvoices
ATIARI https://kingstonlive.ca/artist/855650/view/
Pride Season https://www.canada.ca/en/women-gender-equality/pride-season.html
Kingston concerts and music festivals https://kingstonlive.ca/
Audio production by Soundwise https://kingstonlive.ca/resource/1191590/view
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