We sing to make a better world.
About Us
For more than 25 years Perfect Harmony Chorus has created, enriched, and transformed the Greater Madison and Southern Wisconsin community through music.
Perfect Harmony Chorus is Madison’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and ally TTBB chorus. Our organization provides LGBTQ+ singers of any gender or expression with opportunities for the performance of choral music in a supportive and affirming environment. Through music we enrich the lives of our members, the LGBTQ+ community, and the Southern Wisconsin community.
PHC presents two annual concerts, and two fundraisers in the form of a cabaret-style show, and a fall dinner. In addition to these programs, we perform at various events throughout the Greater Madison area.
Perfect Harmony Chorus is a registered 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization and your donation is tax-deductible to the extent which the law provides.
A Brief History:
July 17, 1997 saw 10 brave men performing their first concert. Since then, Perfect Harmony Chorus has grown and performed music as diverse as its members, with concerts combining a mixture of classical, contemporary, popular, sacred, and Broadway music.
To mark our 10th, 15th and 20th Anniversaries we celebrated by commissioning several new choral works. This included the full length song cycle, "Heartlands," which was composed by former member Arthur Durkee and drew inspiration from the lives of our own chorus members. In 2019 we were proud to be among the co-commissioning choruses, led by New York City Gay Men's Chorus and the Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles, of "Quiet No More: A Choral Celebration of Stonewall," marking the 50th Anniversary of the Stonewall Uprisings.
In 2019, PHC members and Board of Directors voted to open Perfect Harmony's singing member to ALL singers with tenor, baritone, or bass (TTBB) vocal ranges, regardless of gender, gender expression, or sexuality.
We celebrated our 25th Anniversary in December of 2022 with a large scale celebration of music, inviting back all previous singers and Artistic Directors, as well as our sibling chorus Our Voice Milwaukee, to participate in the performance.
Most recently in July 2024, PHC members once again joined together with members of Our Voice Milwaukee to represent the state of Wisconsin at the international GALA Festival in Minneapolis, MN. More than 7,000 LGBTQIA+ singers from around the world came together for 5 days of music, camaraderie, and celebration!
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Kevin Hage
Kevin Hage is the Artistic Director of Perfect Harmony Chorus. He is also an Executive Assistant for Dean’s Office Staff in the UW-Madison School of Education. Before working at the University, Kevin taught elementary music for eleven years. He has performed with a variety of university and community choirs in both Wisconsin and Iowa. Additionally, Kevin has toured and performed with choirs throughout Wisconsin, Iowa, Germany, and the Czech Republic. He received his Bachelor of Science in Music Education, with emphases in Choral and General Music Education, from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. Kevin is also an alumni brother of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, a national music fraternity.
Pianist
Jeff Darwin
Jeff Darwin is the pianist for Perfect Harmony Chorus in Madison, WI and Memorial United Church of Christ in Fitchburg, WI. He is a lifelong musician, having studied piano and violin while growing up in Verona, WI. During his high school and college years, he developed piano collaboration skills as a rehearsal pianist for musical theater camps and accompanist for voice students. He continued pursuing his passion for music after college as a church pianist, accompanying choirs and leading congregational worship. Jeff earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Wartburg College in Waverly, IA, with majors in Music Ministry, Psychology, and Religion.