LEGATO Academy 2025

Register today - Join Us in Warsaw: LEGATO Academy, 7-8 March 2025

We are less than 30 days away from gathering in Warsaw for the LEGATO Academy weekend, which will take place from 7 to 8 March!

We’ll start on Friday night at the queer-friendly Butero Bistro & Bar, where we will share our knowledge and experience to renew friendships, make new friends, and strengthen choirs.

Over two days, you can choose from 16 incredible workshops and sessions hosted in the modern WeWork space at the Mennica Legacy Tower in Warsaw’s centre. Other highlights include Warsaw’s Queer Museum and guided walking tour, and opportunities to socialise in Warsaw’s amazing restaurants and queer nightlife.

• €95 per person (financial support available)
• Polish choirs can register for free!
• Affordable accommodations start at €50 for a double room, with sharing room opportunities or home-hosting options
• See our website for more info on venues, schedule, workshops, accommodation, financial support and more - click here to find out more on our website

• Petriikka Pohjanheimo from the fabulous Friends of Dorothy (Helsinki, Finland) will explore activism in art.
• Back due to popular demand, Helga Margrét Marzellíusardóttir (Reykjavík Queer Choir) will share innovative conducting techniques and choose the right repertoire to suit your singers.
• Start the day energised with an interactive  Wake Up Your Day session led by Simon Sharp (London Gay Men’s Chorus).
• Trans inclusion and vocal training with Stephen Davidson (Trans+ Choir, London)
• Our host Misza Czerniak (Voces Gaudii) will lead an open discussion on meeting Artistic challenges for queer choirs.
• How to handle conflicts and build harmony in your choir with Anne Golden & Iain Akroyd (European Queer Choir & Gay Abandon)
• Fundraising to help your choir make an impact with Ásta Ósk Hlöðversdóttir and Dan Jarvis (Reykjavik Queer Choir & The Sunday Boys)
• Explore the potential of AI & musical creativity with Simon Pearson (The Barberfellas)
• Learn how to manage change in your choir with Theo Wieldraaijer (Homokoor Zangzaad, Netherlands)
• Building global connections with other LGBTQ+ choirs with Hsien Chew (LEGATO Board, Proud Voices Asia, Proud Voices UK & Ireland)
• LEGATO board members Simon White (Pink Singers, Oxford Proud Voices) & Dan Jarvis (The Sunday Boys) will hold an open discussion on how LEGATO can best support LGBTQ+ choirs across Europe.
• Queer choirs as spaces for learning, teaching and growth with Thomas Hilder (Associate Music Professor, Norway University)
• Professionalising your team while balancing your budget with Martin Brophy (Legato Board, London GMC). Discussion on how singing for equality can help your choir

Why Join?

• Strengthen your choir with fresh skills and ideas
• Connect with LGBTQ+ choirs and leaders across Europe
• Make a difference, be the change and celebrate LGBTQ+ diversity and inclusion through music

Martin Brophy
He/Him/His
President of Legato