Queer Choir
“How Big Is The Rainbow” Tune Yards, arrangement by elias wolf
Soloist: Alex Ever
“Our Song” elias wolf
“Gloria / No God” Sam Smith ,arrangement by Elias wolf
Soloists: Eva Krukowski, Rin Bacik, Julia Hilden, Bri Sonner & Mika Tuesday-Wagner
“Gay Sex" Be Steadwell
Featuring Steph Baird on trombone
HomoPhonic
“Woven Together” Emily Elbert, arrangement by elias wolf
Soloists: Casey Wagner & Mo Barnett
“Show Me” Big Wild / Rising Waters, arrangement by elias wolf
Featuring Steph Baird on trombone
“Mine Me Min-e” Laura Jane Grace
“We Take Care of Us” elias wolf
“Little Flame” Carsie Blanton
Soloists: Kris Owen Norris, Linden Cira,
Fae Burns, Taylor Wolfe, Emberlee Ashwind,
Jamie Catalano & Em Carlson
“Summons” Music by Alexandra “Ahlay” Blakely
Lyrics adapted from Aurora Levins Morales’ poem “Summons”
“One Body” Alexandra “Ahlay” Blakely, arrangement by elias wolf
Soloists: Lauren Edwards, Kayla Neubert
“Our Roots Run Deep” Dominique Fils-Aimé, arrangement by elias wolf
Featuring Steph Baird on trombone
Queer Choir
“We Found Love” Rihanna, arrangement by elias wolf
Soloist: Hailey Brink
“Sing About It” Moira Smiley,arrangement by Moira Smiley
Soloist: Hailey Brink (trio feat. Aris McDaniel and Mika Tuesday-Wagner)
“I Am Light” India.Arie, arrangement by elias wolf
Soloist: Rashena Jenkins
“Harmonize” Rising Appalachia, arrangement by elias wolf
Soloists: Yumi Aikawa & Felicia Figueroa-Carnine
“I Know A Place” MUNA, arrangement by Shams Ahmed
Soloists:
“Upside Down” Paloma Faith, arrangement by elias wolf
Soloist: Mossy Ogilvie
Queer Choir
Vox 1: Alex Ever, Ash Berry, Britta Hough, Emberlee Ashwind, Eva Krukowski, Kylie Roth, Mo Barnett, Molly Geoghegan, Rachel Schneiderman & Sophia Sinsheimer.
Vox 2: Amy May, Casey Wagner, Em Carlson, Emily Sandvold, Fae Burns, Hannah Mathson, Justice Forshee, Kayla Neubert, Lauren Edwards, Linden Cira, Mika Tuesday-Wagner, Nimisha Jain, Rashena Jenkins, Steph Baird & Tamara Campbell.
Vox 3: Amber Stitch, Bri Sonner, Emerson Remmers, Faith LaCross, Jamie Catalano, Jayden Headrick, Julia Hilden, Kas Lynn, Kris Owen Norris, Lou McKelvey, Rachel Hawley, Rin Bacik, Tabby Delorme & Taylor Wolfe.
Vox 4: Ben Sagan, Desmond Ramirez, Elliot Marston, Jamal Dygert, Jaylen Jacobs, Jordin McDowell, Lark Articus, Megan McKinney & Sean Scheibe.
Queer Choir House Band
Felicia Figueroa-Carnine – bass, assistant music director.
Aaron Cole – drums
Al McGillivray – keys
Roy Jordin – guitar
HomoPhonic
Alex Renirie, Alysha Shipley, Aris McDaniel, elias wolf, Eliza Naomi, Ember Marks, Emmett Gonzalez, Eva Krukowski, Felicia Figueroa-Carnine, Hailey Brink, Kathryn Beeman, Mika Tuesday-Wagner, Mossy Ogilvie, Rachel Schneiderman, Rashena Jenkins & Yumi Aikawa.
Queer Choir is an intergenerational and re-humanizing community choir for queer, trans and gender-expansive humans, singing into the growing movement for collective liberation. Queer Choir makes space for queers of all backgrounds to reclaim and rejoice in their body as instrument while leaning into the magic of harmony-singing as interdependence. Founded in Eugene, OR in September 2023 by elias wolf (formerly Lisa Forkish), Queer Choir has shared the stage with Be Steadwell and Katherine Goforth, and has performed at Eugene Pride, 4J Youth Pride, Trans Day of Remembrance and Sing the Body Queer Vocal Festival. The choir has been celebrated for their compelling repertoire choices, raw and honest vocals, and soul-stirring performances. More info can be found at queerchoir.com and @queerchoireugene on IG.
HomoPhonic is a new contemporary a cappella group based out of Eugene, OR bringing big queer energy to their covers of pop, soul, folk and indie songs. Directed by elias wolf–inspiration for the film Pitch Perfect and former director of 5-time national champion a cappella group Vocal Rush— HomoPhonic sings complex, dissonant 6+-part arrangements with grace and skill. The group is proud to be made up of gen Z, millennial, and gen X queer, trans, and gender-expansive singers, exemplifying queer intergenerational ensemble magic at its finest and gayest. Find us on IG @homophonicacappella.
elias wolf (founder + artistic director; they/them) is a genderqueer singer-songwriter, teacher, change-maker and musical spellcaster. elias has been at the helm of 15 vocal groups over the past 20 years – including Queer Choir and HomoPhonic since moving to their hometown of Eugene, OR in 2022- and they continue to hold singing spaces with rigor, humor, and love. elias is also an award-winning vocal arranger and their work has been showcased alongside Kehlani, Ben Harper, Pentatonix and the Oakland Symphony Chorus. From 2011-2020, elias was on faculty at Oakland School for the Arts where they founded and directed 5-time national champion high school a cappella group, Vocal Rush. A graduate of Berklee College of Music, elias has traveled the U.S. and Europe as a performer and educator, taking the stage at SF Jazz Center, Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center. As a solo artist, elias has released five albums of original music under their previous name, Lisa Forkish, as well as albums with collaborative projects HIVE, The Riveters and CAVALISA. Their latest EP release sovereign soul is out TODAY and includes seven song-affirmations created in the raw ache of transformation, then recorded in lush layers on top of homemade beats – please sing and dance along at https://eliaswolf.bandcamp.com!! elias’ ultimate aim in life is to use music as a vehicle for personal and collective healing and liberation, and they are grateful to be directing these magical choirs of queers. You can learn more at eliaswolfmusic.com or follow on IG @eliaswolfmusic.
Felicia Figueroa-Carnine (bass + assistant music director; they/them) is a Queer NB Xicanx Indigenous Brujx. They bring over three decades of musical experience, with music woven into the fabric of their life since childhood. Raised in a musical family, they began learning instruments at age 8 and were performing professionally by 14. By their early 20s, Felicia was immersed in over a decade of near-constant touring. From street corners to theaters, singing was the only language their heart knew. After years of wild and beautiful chaos on the road, Felicia now calls Eugene, OR home, where they live with their wife, co-parent, and beloved 3-year-old child. In recent years, Felicia has turned their focus toward community rooted music making by organizing through songleading, performing with the a cappella group Homophonic and playing locally with their current band. Queerness, music, and queer community remain a deep source of liberation and resilience in Felicia’s life. They believe these are the spaces where we learn to hold one another fiercely and tenderly, creating room for authentic growth and connection. May that growth continue to spiral outward.
al mcgillivray (keys; she/they) is a queer pianist and singer-songwriter with over 20 years of collaborative music-making and accompaniment experience. since learning jazz fundamentals as a kid, al has enjoyed adding her own flavor to the music she plays whether it be alt-country, folk punk, or anything by Elton John. under the moniker “verdant heart”, she is currently working on her first album of original music.
After studying music at MATC, Elroy Jordin (guitar; he/him) moved to Oregon in 2015. He utilizes a loop station with guitar, keyboard, harmonica and beats. Catch him on solo gigs and with Eugene-based R&B/Hip-hop artist Elena Leona in the Elena Leona Project.
The Performing Arts have been a love of Aaron Cole (drums; he/him) since he can remember. He started playing music with his father when he was young. Now he has the privilege of attending the music core program at Lane Community College where he is a member of the Jazz Ensemble with the long-term goal of transferring to the U of O. Additionally, he gigs locally with the family band, among other projects, and enjoys involving himself in as many projects around the college as he can. Aaron is passionate about celebrating the community through music.