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With its holistic approach to healthcare, Trillium Health has a team of dedicated professionals – including physicians, nurses, care managers, and pharmacists – who work together to ensure that each patient receives the comprehensive and compassionate care they deserve.

Six months later, on Saturday, May 7, 1983, the Rochester Gay Men’s Chorus performed its first concert, simply yet boldly called Rochester Gay Men’s Chorus in Concert, at Calvary Street St. Andrews Church. No experience required. For more information, please visit trilliumhealth.org.

ABOUT ROCHESTER GAY MEN’S CHORUS (RGMC): The Rochester Gay Men’s Chorus came to life in November of 1982 when five friends – David Knoll, Bob Olsowski, Kent Peterson, Ken Setera, and Nicholas Williams – decided to pursue a dream.

Alex Kuczynski holds degrees from the Eastman School of Music (MA and PhD, piano studies in the studio of Rebecca Penney) and Vassar College (BA in music and cognitive science). In addition to concert and church accompanying, Alex also serves as pianist and music director for theater groups such as the Off Monroe Players, Rochester Association of Performing Arts, The Lyric Theatre, the Geneseo Community Players and more.

“It’s such a delight to be working together again with Trillium, on this unique and important program.”

“Trillium Health is proud to partner with the RPO to bring Thorgy Thor to Rochester,” added Trillium Health President and CEO Jason Barnecut-Kearns. RPO Assistant Conductor Jherrard Hardeman will be at the podium.

A co-production of the RPO and Trillium Health with financial support from the office of New York State Senator Jeremy A.

Cooney, this one-of-a-kind program puts the spotlight on both the drag-performance and symphonic talents of Thorgy Thor, a classically trained violinist who has performed to acclaim with orchestras including the Boston Symphony,

Cincinnati Symphony, Pittsburgh Symphony, San Francisco Symphony, Charlotte Symphony, Seattle Symphony, and Oregon Symphony.

“Thorgy Thor is coming to Rochester!” proclaimed Senator Cooney, who explained that he helped secure $30,000 for Trillium Health to support their Pride Week initiatives and help bring Thorgy Thor to Rochester.

Added Cooney, “I proudly delivered funds to help Trillium Health and RPO bring this iconic diva to our city, and there’s no better time for this announcement to come than at the kickoff of Rochester Pride Week.

Principal Pops Conductor Jeff Tyzik, now starting his 31st season, has earned a national reputation for excellence in pops programming during his tenure with the RPO. The RPO reaches more than 30,000 through its specific education programs.

ABOUT TRILLIUM HEALTH: Trillium Health is a community health center dedicated to providing extraordinary care to everyone regardless of their ability to pay.

We would like to thank Senator Jeremy Cooney for securing funding to help make this event possible, and we encourage everyone to join us for an unforgettable evening with Thorgy Thor and the RPO.”

Exclusive pre-sale tickets available TOMORROW 10AM, July 16 for RPO subscribers and the Trillium Health community. Additionally, Alex continues to enjoy performing solo piano music in a range of styles from the 17th - 21st centuries.

The RPO presents approximately 150 concerts and broadcasts a year, serving up to 170,000 through ticketed events, education and community engagement activities, and concerts in schools and community centers throughout the region. A collaborative pianist since the age of twelve, Alex had an early career accompanying in school choirs, music festivals and the church.

Four decades later, and the Rochester Gay Men’s Chorus is still alive and thriving, proudly standing as one of the oldest LGBTQ+ organizations in New York State. An expert teacher in both music theory and piano, Alex has served as Visiting Instructor of music theory at Nazareth College and previously as Graduate Instructor at the Eastman School of Music during the length of his graduate studies, where he taught the whole undergraduate music theory and aural musicianship curriculum.

Prices start at $24 (plus service fee). Under real-time pressure at a young age, he quickly sharpened a diverse set of musical skills including sight reading, sight singing, playing an open score, improvisation, music theory, and the coordination of timing and interpretation while playing with other musicians.