In 1983, a cabaret performer named Mark Bunyan decided London's gay music scene was missing a choir. When Mark and a few other singers got together for a first rehearsal, they had no idea that they were creating a hope machine that would sing and dance through some of the greatest challenges in LGBTQ+ history.
This is Sing It Pink!, the touching story of the Pink Singers, London and Europe's oldest LGBTQ+ choir, told through the people who sang for freedom. With archive recordings of pivotal rehearsals, touching stories from choir members from over 40 years, and intimate sound design, Sing It Pink! is a landmark documentary series and a piece of essential queer history.
Find out more about the Pink Singers here
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In 1983, a cabaret performer named Mark Bunyan decided London's gay music scene was missing a choir. When Mark and a few other singers got together for a first rehearsal, they had no idea that they were creating a hope machine that would sing and dance through some of the greatest challenges in LGBTQ+ history.
This is Sing It Pink!, the touching story of the Pink Singers, London and Europe's oldest LGBTQ+ choir, told through the people who sang for freedom. With archive recordings of pivotal rehearsals, touching stories from choir members from over 40 years, and intimate sound design, Sing It Pink! is a landmark documentary series and a piece of essential queer history.
Find out more about the Pink Singers here
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Music and song is something that transcends sexuality and gender, but society hasn’t always seen it that way. The Pink Singers are on a mission to change that, but have they always been that way?
In this episode, Josi, a Pinkie performance poet who transitioned in their sixties, guides us through the history of choir members who go beyond the binary. Drawing on her own experience as a trans woman and police detective, she takes us through how voice parts aren’t the only thing that’s changed within the choir.
Sing it Pink! is an Aunt Nell production for the Pink Singers. You can find out more about the Pink Singers at https://www.pinksingers.co.uk/ or follow them on Instagram or X @pinksingers.
The theme music was composed by Simon Pearson with lyrics by Jaie Monroe. The artwork was by Fredde Lanka.
Produced by Rachel Byrne
Assistant producer: Marnie Woodmeade
Executive producers for Aunt Nell: Tash Walker and Adam Zmith
Executive producer for The Pink Singers: Chris Scales
Audio mix by David Pye
Special thanks to ALL the Pink Singers past and present, Laura Owen, Emily Barber from Creators Counsel, Acast studios, the Bishopsgate Institute and the National Lottery Heritage Fund.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.