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Daniel Weinstein — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 17:19:46 +0000

San Francisco Lesbian/Gay Freedom Band captures the long arc of moral justice in an instant, when Commander Zoe Dunning, USN (ret.) reads the Gettysburg Address at next months’ concert celebrating civil rights pioneers. Artistic Director Candidate Pete Nowlen conducts the Freedom Band in “Through Seneca Falls and Selma and Stonewall” 8PM, Friday, May 31, at...

Pancake Breakfast Band Fundraiser

dan — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 09:19:30 +0000

Join the band at Sweet Inspiration Bakery Cafe for an All You Can Eat Pancakes on Sunday, March 17, 2013. 2239 Market St., San Francisco. Proceeds support the San Francisco Lesbian/Gay Freedom Band.

Seggelke Conducts Lord of the Rings Symphony Performed by San Francisco Lesbian/Gay Freedom Band

dan — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 17:33:54 +0000

The first openly LGBT music organization in the world, the San Francisco Lesbian/Gay Freedom Band has challenged stereotypes about LGBT people for 35 years, and now it’s taking on stereotypes about bands. The Freedom Band performs a full symphony originally composed for wind ensemble ‐ the famous Symphony No. 1 Lord of the Rings by...

Friday, March 15, 8 pm – Dr. Martin Seggelke Conducts Lord of the Rings Symphony

dan — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 10:43:32 +0000

Dr. Martin H. Seggelke conducts the Band in a performance of Johan de Meij’s Lord of the Rings Symphony No. 1. Composed in 1988, more than a decade before the release of the Oscar-winning film trilogy, Meij’s classic symphony for concert band captures the spirit of Tolkien’s Middle Earth in five distinct movements: Gandalf, Lothlorien,...

Friday, May 31, 8 pm – Pete Nowlen Welcomes Pride Month

dan — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 10:42:55 +0000

Pete Nowlen strikes up the Band for this lively celebration of landmarks in the LGBT Civil Rights Movement and our nation’s progress toward equality for all. The concert features musical tributes to Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King Jr., to the imminent demise of Prop 8 and repeal of DADT. The program also showcases Bay...

Saturday, June 22 – Bradley Connlain Conducts the 35th Annual Pride Concert

dan — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 10:42:24 +0000

Bradley Connlain conducts the 35th Annual Pride Concert, co-produced with the Lesbian/Gay Chorus of San Francisco. Mr. Connlain has 40 years of music and theatre experience with community, church, non-profit and semi-professional groups. He is a founding member of City Swing and has served as its artistic director and conductor for 25 years. A longtime...

Friday, September 20 – Presenting San Francisco Lesbian/Gay Freedom Band’s New AD

dan — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 10:41:38 +0000

Join us when the San Francisco Lesbian/Gay Freedom Band’s new Artistic Director takes the podium for his first concert at the helm of the first openly LGBT music organization in the world! The first concert of the band’s 2013-14 season promises to kick off the Official Band of San Francisco’s 36th year in style.

Gail Wilson Fronts City Swing for Red Carpet Premiere Gala At 2012 Dance-Along Nutcracker® Goes Hollywood!

dan — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 17:21:35 +0000

You could call it the Gail-Gala! Gail Wilson, original lead singer of City Swing, is back in the Bay Area to front City Swing for one night only at the Red Carpet Premiere Gala of the 2012 Dance-Along Nutcracker. Performed by the San Francisco Lesbian/Gay Freedom Band, the wackiest Nutcracker on earth kicks up its...

William “Billy” Sauerland stars as Fritz at the 2012 Dance-Along Nutcracker® Goes Hollywood!

dan — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 05:20:43 +0000

William “Billy” Sauerland – professional countertenor, Chanticleer veteran and Artistic Director of the Lesbian/Gay Chorus of San Francisco – stars as Fritz at the 2012 Dance-Along Nutcracker® Goes Hollywood! Performed by the San Francisco Lesbian/Gay Freedom Band, the wackiest Nutcracker on earth kicks up its heels Saturday, December 8 (2:30 pm & 7 pm Gala);...

2012 Dance-Along Nutcracker® Goes Hollywood!

dan — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 23:09:37 +0000

2012 Dance-Along Nutcracker® Goes Hollywood! Saturday, December 8 (2:30 pm – Family show; 7 pm – Gala!) Sunday, December 9 (1 pm – Family show) “The plum of the holiday season” –SF Chronicle Lights! Camera! Action! Sugar Plum wannabes, step on up! Everyone’s a star at the Dance-Along Nutcracker®, where you concoct your own choreography...