Zangzaad
Zangzaad is the queer choir for low voices from Groningen, the Netherlands, We are open to everyone who can sing the traditional male voices. Lead by Peter Smedinga we sing a capella and accompanied by piano. Our repertoire is varied. On stage we are not afraid of a touch of glamour.
Founded as a gay men’s choir in 1988 Zangzaad has evolved to the queer choir for lower voices it nowadays is. The most varies places in Europe have seen us on stage. In 1995 we organized together with Gemengd Dameskoor the Various Voices festival in our town, Groningen. In 2014 we were broadcasted by the Japanese NTV. Ten years later in 2024 we appeared on Dutch TV in a show about night life in Groningen. And most recently in September 2025 we escorted the king to his annual speech in the Dutch Parliament. Besides we have once a year our traditional Schuifdeurenavond, a cabaret-like event on which everybody can bring a song of the own choice. Zangzaad in a few words? You will come back.
Zangzaad and Variouss Voices? A love story, started soon after the birth of Zangzaad in 1988. In 1995 we even organized the festival in our town Groningen, together with Gemengd Dameskoor. In total we attended the queer festival in eight cities. Brussels will be our ninth. Every time Various Voices is a well of inspiration for repertoire, staging, costumes. But most oa all we love the feeling of being all together from all over Europe. Various Voices is for us a warm bath of queerness.