Our projects
The Bologna LGBTQIA+ Choir carries out numerous artistic and educational projects, in synergy with the community, the city and institutions.
With our music we help build a great community and carry on the battle for the rights of all.
On September 29, 2022, Komos APS, along with 31 other associations, collectives and informal groups, signed the General pact of cooperation For the promotion and protection of the rights of the LGBTQIA+ community.. Networking of best practices, forms of logistical, economic, communicative and administrative support, collaboration in the development of policies to enhance the value of differences and combat discrimination in the City of Bologna: these are the cornerstones of the new Pact, defined together with the member associations for the 2021-2026 administrative term in the city of Bologna.
Varius Voices 2023
Various Voices is the festival of European LGBTQIA+ choirs.
In 2023 it will be our very own Bologna that will host more than 100 choirs not only from all over Europe, but also from America and Africa.
We will have the honor of being guests at this great event.
Komos&Co
Komos&Co è la rassegna musicale che fa comunità. Nel mese di maggio, Komos organizza un calendario di eventi che portano a Bologna personalità e gruppi di varia natura performativa, per mettere in comune musica, arte, esperienze, passione.
Ogni anno, con la nostra rassegna diamo anche visibilità a un’associazione della comunità, che opera sul territorio o è legata agli stessi obiettivi di Komos.
L’edizione del 2025 della rassegna, ARMOCROMIE, propone esperienze molto diverse: dalla musica corale a quella bandistica, dal circo contemporaneo fino al tango queer. Il tutto per annunciare l’arrivo a Bologna di Cromatica, il Festival dei cori LGBTQIA+ italiani organizzato da Komos con l’associazione Cromatica.
Komos&Co Armocromie è un progetto sostenuto con i fondi Otto per Mille della Chiesa Valdese.
My free song
Much more than a performance: My free song is a real educational path that the Komos offers to schools, to accompany classes on a path of knowledge and awareness about the history of the persecution of queer people during fascism. Through our voice and music, but also through the reading and viewing of many cultural contributions.
The initiative is carried out by Komos Association and Flavia Madaschi Documentation Center - Arcigay Il Cassero as part of the General Pact of Collaboration for the promotion and protection of the rights of LGBTQIA+ people and community in the city of Bologna 2022-26
International Choral Composition Competition
Komos Association, in collaboration with AERCO (Emilia Romagna Choirs Association) and AltrEdizioni Publishing House, announces the 7th International Choral Composition Competition “Komos,” in an effort to promote and disseminate contemporary musical creativity and LGBTQI culture.
People of all nationalities, ages, genders, and sexual orientations may enter the contest.
The next announcement will be posted on this page,
