# Interview with Rashad V. Chambers and Jordan Barbakoff of the New York City Gay Men's Chorus

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Podcast: [Queer Voices](https://stenobird.com/podcast/queer-voices-7513036)
Published: 2026-04-22T12:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://rss.com/podcasts/queer-voices/2750572
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## Resource

Listen in to a fascinating conversation between GALA Choruses' Executive Director John D. Carrion and the New York City's Gay Men's Chorus's Executive Director Rashad V. Chambers and founding member Jordan Barbakoff. Throughout the course of the interview, Rashad and Jordan talk about the history of this legacy chorus, how they recently rewrote history at the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) Eastern regional conference, and all of the various efforts the chorus does, from their numerous concerts to their work with the Youth Pride Chorus.

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