Herstory
Stroll with us through our History and Herstory, from our humble beginnings as TLC to the present day as PWC.
Our Humble Beginnings as TLC
TLC is born in 1993 through the Lesbian Resource Project.
A small but mighty group of women will build a sisterhood that was destined to become a Valley Treasure for decades to come. Notice the Hidden Singers, women who remained behind the wall to protect their jobs and families.
TLC rehearsing at our first Pride event.
TLC performing on stage at Pride!
Emily Flathers was our first Artistic Director.
TLC Gains Momentum
TLC Sisterhood of Singers, March 1996.
TLC becomes a regular on the stages of Pride.
Kim McCreary becomes Artistic Director in 1995, and remains for 15 wonderful years.
TLC honors the victims of AIDS in 1995 by singing at the State Capital during the AIDS Quilt Display.
TLC's Concert Program from March 1996: A Rainbow of Voices.
TLC and the Grand Canyon Men's Chorus sing with Holly Near at the Orpheum in 1998.
TLC sings at Community Church of Hope in 1998.
We Come of Age as Arizona Women in Tune
Our new logo, our new identity!
Our first Board of Directors
Our second Board of Directors
We continue to perform on community stages.
We love performing for the community!
Patrick Stout becomes our Accompanist Extraordinaire
Sani McCullough Jones is our first Executive Director
We perform a joint concert with Alix Dobkin at Community Church of Hope
Our first Pride Parade float with lots of purple balloons
We got more creative with our ballon arrangements in subsequent floats
You could see our Sisterhood blocks away!
We win Pride Parade Awards! In 2000, 2001, and 2003!
We Grow and Grow and Grow!
We go to our first GALA!
We perform at the Kerr Cultural Center for a performance with Elena Dodd as Eleanor Roosevelt
Mamak Charepoo graces us with her talent as our Accompanist
Terry Gunn becomes our new Executive Director.
Our Concert Program from June 2002.
Our voices got stronger as our Sisterhood grew.
We Show Our Patriotism by Singing the National Anthem at Phoenix Mercury Games - go Merc!
After several years of submitting audition tapes, we finally had our big break...Arizona Women in Tune in lights!
We looked marvelous, and we sounded marvelous, too!
We blended our voices beautifully as we sang our National Anthem.
Representing the full spectrum of our diversity and LGBTQ pride!
Our Growth Spurs Us on to New Heights
We pose for a promo shoot.
Our Sisterhood grows stronger.
Talented musicians rise from the Sisterhood to perform special pieces. This is the drum ensemble, Us Gaias.
Our voices become a powerful Chorus.
We transfix our audience at Trinity Cathedral with our beautiful harmonies.
We sing songs that bring joy and laughter.
A New Day Dawns as We Become Phoenix Women’s Chorus!
Introducing our new scarves.
Our Sisterhood dressed in style.
We are so colorful!
We join forces (and harmonies) with Voices of the Desert.
Powerful music is a gift!
Us Gaias Percussion Ensemble and Haley Ritter, ASL Interpreter, at Global Justice Teach-In.
Looking sharp for our next GALA appearance in Denver.
Singing and Posing at GALA
Us Gaias at GALA
Lucik Aprahamian, Artistic Director
Brad Smith, Pianist
AirForce Induction Ceremony at Luke AirForce Base.
We Rolled up Our Sleeves to Pay the Bills
Our first car wash fundraiser (we raised about $300)
¡Lave de coches! ¡Solo cinco dólares!
We can bring those cars in...
...scrub them clean...
...and look good while doing it!
Yard sale after yard sale...we moved a lot of second hand treasures.
We hawk 50-50 raffle tickets during the Phoenix Mercury game.
We raffle goody-filled gift baskets.
We raffle awesome prizes, like this drum.
Best raffle win ever for a lucky woman and her dog!
Our For Good Dinner and Auction became our greatest fundraiser ever.
We Had a Blast at Our Party in the Pines!
Where We Are Today
Singing away at Beatitudes with beautiful scarves.
Once upon a time we couldn't show our faces. Now we show our pride on our shirts!
Gho, Artistic Director 2015-2017
Livin' it up at the Denver GALA 2016
Welcome Kimberly Waigwa to the Artistic Director role in 2017
Spreading holiday joy!
Kimberly is either conducting or praying for a good concert
We welcome Hannah Kimball, our current Artistic Director.
