Music for Change to celebrate Transgender Day of Remembrance with 50 queer musicians
The evening will feature a keynote from What It Feels Like for a Girl creator Paris Lees and a poetry reading by Kaiden Ford, as well as several queer singers
By Aaron Sugg
Music for Change is marking Transgender Day of Remembrance this year with 50 queer musicians coming together under the theme “One Community, No Exclusions” at St Marylebone Parish Church in London on 20 November 2026.
From 7:30pm to 9:30pm, trans and non-binary artists including Jasper Kindleysides-Seidl, Ash Howard and Isobel Hughes will take to the stage in solidarity with the community.
The evening will feature a keynote from What It Feels Like for a Girl creator Paris Lees and a poetry reading by Kaiden Ford.
The Music for Change 2026 line-up also includes the London Gay Men’s Chorus and the Pink Singers. All proceeds will go to You Are Loved, a grassroots organisation working to prevent suicide and drug-related deaths in the UK LGBTQ+ community.
The importance of music in community
Gavin Roberts, creative director of Song in the City, spoke about the power of music to bring people together.
“For me, this concert celebrates the LGBTQ+ community’s extraordinary diversity while acknowledging the very real challenges many people continue to face,” said Roberts.
“Performers from different backgrounds and traditions have come together, generously donating their time to support the vital work of You Are Loved. I hope the evening will be both moving and uplifting – a reminder of the strength we find in music, friendship, and community.”
Profits go to You Are Loved
Marc Svensson, founder of You Are Loved, spoke about the history of the trans community standing up for LGBTQ+ rights as a whole.
“Our community has never been only L, G and B. Trans people have stood at the front of every fight for our rights, and today they are carrying the heaviest load,” he said.
“When the national statistics on suicide and drug-related deaths don’t even count them, we have to say clearly that they count to us. One Community, No Exclusions isn’t a slogan. It’s a promise about who our work is for.”
Last year’s event sold out and raised more than £11,000 for You Are Loved. Last year’s performers included London Gay Men’s Chorus, London Gay Symphony Orchestra, Homoparody, Jonny Benjamin MBE, Andrew Watts and Isobel Hughes.
Tickets are £35 standard, £45 supporter, £75 VIP and £15 concession, and available to order, here.