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Charles and board member J.T. Hatfield Charles won the auction and were wed on stage by Chorus member and registered marriage officiant
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celebration. In addition, in 2007 and 2008, the chorus performed a non-subscription concert of classical fare in
February, between the holiday and spring concerts. There are occasional smaller, also non-subscription productions, such as an auditioned
517:: On its 16th anniversary of formation, the Chorus was joined by the Indianapolis Menâs Chorus at the Lisner Auditorium to perform the DC premiere of "NakedMan", to which a review noted, "GMCW always produces a slick, highly professional staging."
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483:: GMCW presented an evening performance of its holiday concert, donating the proceeds of $ 5,700 to the Whitman-Walker Clinic in its fight against AIDS. (The GMCW Holiday Concert was inaugurated in 1984.)
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