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ABOUT THE MEN'S CHORALE
EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW . . . .
The mission of the Alamo City Men's Chorale is to promote an inclusive and diverse musical environment, through its repertoire, membership and audience.
Funded in part by the San Antonio Office of Cultural Affairs, the Texas Commission on the Arts and generous donations by our benefactors, the Alamo City Men's Chorale seeks to enrich people's lives through a diverse musical repertoire. Based in San Antonio, the chorale has performed for audiences across Texas, the U.S., and abroad.
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 DR. JOEY MARTIN:
 Dr. Joey Martin is excited to begin his third year as Artistic Director during the Alamo City Men’s Chorale’s 20th season celebration. A musician regarded for his diverse musical interests, engaging artistry, and passionate enthusiasm for the choral art, he continues to shape the Chorale and its concerts to provide inventive and stimulating programming.
Dr. Martin is an Associate Professor of Music at Texas State University where he serves as the Director of Choral Activities and Coordinator of Vocal Studies. He teaches graduate courses in choral conducting, choral literature and vocal pedagogy. He has been recognized by Alpha Phi as a favorite professor at Texas State as well as having been recognized as the School of Music’s Professor of Distinction in both teaching and service. During his tenure at Texas State, he has directed four of its six choirs including the internationally recognized Texas State Chorale.
In addition to his work at Texas State, Dr. Martin serves as music director for the historic First Protestant Church in New Braunfels and as pianist for the New Young Artists with the Victoria Bach Festival. Also, he prepares choir for his own mentor Craig Hella Johnson, director of the Austin-based professional choir, Conspirare. His busy schedule is filled with numerous engagements as guest conductor and clinician throughout the U.S. and Europe. Some of his recent engagements include conducting the Connecticut American Choral Directors Association Women’s Honor Choir, the Transient Glory Choral Symposium and Festival at New York University, acting as co-conductor for the King Kamehameha Classic Choral Festival in Honolulu, Hawaii, and serving as guest artist at the State Conservatory of Music in Bratislava, Slovakia.
Dr. Martin also enjoys collaborating with a variety of diverse vocal artists such as Jennie Olson, Maria Jette, Timothy Jones, and Cheryl Parrish. In the spring of 2007, he will travel to China with soprano Juli Wood and oboist Ian Davidson for a recital tour.
Dr. Martin received his Doctor of Musical Arts degree in choral conducting from the University of Texas at Austin where he studied conducting with Craig Hella Johnson, piano with Betty Mallard, and voice with Martha Deatheridge, he was honored as “Outstanding Graduate Student”. He joined the U.T. School of Music faculty as interim director of choral activities following the completion of his studies.
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CONTACTING THE CHORALE
MAILING ADDRESS:
Alamo City Men's Chorale
PO Box 120243
San Antonio, Texas 78212-9443
PHYSICAL ADDRESS:
Radius Building, 1500 Auditorium Circle (corner of Martin and Jefferson Streets) in Downtown San Antonio
PHONE:
call (210) 495-SING
EMAIL:
ACMC0506LA@aol.com
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THE Alamo City Ensemble Singers -(ACES)
 The ACES are a 16 male voice-performing a varied repertoire, encompassing classic to pop-sacred to secular- Broadway and beyond. Serving as the “TO GO” performing ensemble, the ACES travel and joyfully share a message of dignity, respect and hope with the South Texas community.
Currently under the direction of Jennifer Whatley, the ACES perform in the subscription concert series of the chorale, as well as honoring requests to perform for any civic or corporate organization, or private celebration. If you are interested in booking the ACES to perform for your organization, you may phone 210-269-0620.
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The Alamo City Men’s Chorale: The History
by Tom Simmons, Archivist:
 In 1987, David Hawley had a vision: San Antonio’s very own gay men’s chorus. That spring, after having attended a performance of the Boston Gay Men’s Chorus, David returned to San Antonio. He had been a member of the Continental Singers, which was a traveling Christian music group. He was energized with the idea of forming a local gay men’s chorus as an outlet for his own musical background. He believed that he and his companion, Tom Simmons, knew enough people involved in San Antonio’s gay organizations to help accomplish his dream.
During the summer of 1987, David and Tom organized several meetings with individuals and organizations, including members of the Metropolitan Community Church of San Antonio and the San Antonio Tavern Guild, later known as the San Antonio AIDS Foundation. These meetings resulted in the acquisition of a rehearsal space, the Arden Grove Party House; a mission statement; a tentative calendar for the first concert season and the selection of the group’s name: the Alamo City Men’s Chorale.
Eventually, members of the newly-formed Chorale made its presence known by advertising in bars, through local organizations, and in The Calendar, a gay community newspaper. The Alamo City Men’s Chorale was officially founded on August 24, 1987.
Soon after, David conducted auditions, identifying nineteen new members. Combined with the initial MCCSA participants, the nascent Alamo City Men’s Chorale began with a base of thirty original singers. In order to provide the organization visual representation, David designed the original ACMC logo shown above.
With the upcoming concert season, the Alamo City Men’s Chorale will have been enchanting its audiences with beautiful music for twenty years. The Chorale is widely acclaimed not only for its magnificent performances but an incredibly varied repertoire of music for all tastes. Not every community can boast a group of men who can perform most everything from ancient Gregorian chants to John Denver’s “Thank God I’m a Country Boy”! It simply requires much talent and dedication.
For some Chorale members, carrying out David Hawley’s dream affords them great relief from the daily grind, allowing them to commune with interesting people in a friendly environment and express themselves through the art of music. For others, it’s a family, and for some, it’s the only real family they have.
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