Queer Songbook Orchestra

Queer Songbook Orchestra are a Canadian chamber pop ensemble, who record and perform orchestral versions of pop songs with meaning to the LGBTQ community.Songs performed by the orchestra do not necessarily have to be explicitly LGBTQ-themed; the group's stated selection criteria permits any song that can be paired with a compelling story about how that song has "touched a queer life in a way". In concert, each song performed is paired with a recitation of the background story that inspired the group to perform the song.The submitted stories are also collected for posterity by the Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives.