
Brave Gay New World
SPONSORED BY JOHN & ANNE SILLS and LIZA DELZELL
Brave Gay New World
Saturday, Aug 15, 2026 at 7:30 pm
Trinity Episcopal Church
214 W Beverley St, Staunton
$22 - $38
Discounts available for
youth, college, & military
Doors open 7:00 | All seating is reserved
Free preconcert talk begins at 6:45
The evening concert celebrates the monumental impact of gay composers on American musical life.
The program culminates with excerpts from Leonard Bernstein’s Songfest, originally written for the 1976 Bicentennial but also features Aaron Copland, Jennifer Higdon, Cole Porter, Rufus Wainwright & many others.
Copland | Fanfare for the Common Man, for brass & percussion
Higdon | Amazing Grace, for strings
Wainright | Cigarettes & Chocolate Milk, arr. Wadsworth for voice & orchestra
Barber | A Hand of Bridge, for four singers & orchestra
Wuorinen | Percussion Quartet (mvmt II)
Coward | Some Day I’ll Find You
Britten | Tell Me the Truth About Love
Porter | The Tale of the Oyster
Tchaikovsky | Mini-Suite from The Nutcracker, arr. for chamber ensemble by Wadsworth
Bernstein | Selections from Songfest, for six singers & orchestra


Artists involved in this event:
Detailed performer lists will be updated soon.





