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Black Tulip Chorale Performance
As part of SLAM’s Festive Fridays celebration, Black Tulip Chorale will perform festive choral music.
No tickets are required for this free program. Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis. They will also perform at 6 pm.
About the performers
Black Tulip Chorale was established in 2018 as St. Louis’s first LGBTQIA+ all-expression, all-gender, all-identity, all-orientation mixed-voice choral organization. BTC’s mission advocates for social consciousness through excellence in the performance of choral music while providing an affirming environment for all regardless of expression, gender, identity, or orientation.
The Black Tulip Chorale’s moniker is inspired by an 1850 novel of the same name by Alexandre Dumas, père (1802–1870), best known for The Three Musketeers, The Man in the Iron Mask, and The Count of Monte Cristo. Set in the Dutch city of Haarlem, a prize is to be awarded to the first person who cultivates a black tulip. The novel’s hero is falsely imprisoned for high treason in the wake of political turmoil yet is able to secure his freedom from the gallows at the last possible second by achieving what no one had accomplished—the cultivation of a black tulip. In that light, BTC strives to create community and find justice in spite of overwhelming adversity in a time of great upheaval.
Generous support provided by Art Bridges Foundation’s Access for All program.
