Previous Events
The Big Blow Concert — March 2012
The San Francisco Lesbian/Gay Freedom Band performs “The Big Blow” – a concert featuring band classics. Conducted by Artistic Director Jadine Louie, this 2011-12 Community Concert season Spring concert features a rich variety of music styles and colors that show off the versatile tonality of our woodwind, brass, and percussion. There will be two performances:…
2011 Dance-Along Nutcracker® – Clara’s Magical Mystery Tour
December 10, 2011 – 7 pm Gala! (Adults only) December 11, 2011 – 11 am & 3 pm Family shows! Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, 701 Mission Street (@ 3rd), San Francisco Sugar Plum wannabes, step on up! Everyone’s a star at the Dance-Along Nutcracker®. Here you dance to your own choreography, as the…
SF Pride Concert Celebrates the Repeal of Don't Ask Don't Tell
Three reasons to buy tickets and attend the 2011 SF Pride Concert. Pride Concert Honors Zoe Dunning Each year, the Annual Pride Concert celebrates gains made by the LGBTQ community. This year, the Pride Concert pays tribute to the abolishment of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy in the military. Commander Zoe Dunning, the naval…
The Freedom Band performs at Hayward Gay Prom
The San Francisco Lesbian/Gay Freedom Band performed for Project Eden’s Lambda Youth 17th Annual Gay Prom 2011 . The band plays music to create a positive, welcoming environment and defuse potential conflicts. The Band performs to welcome the youth to the prom which is now located at Chabot College. Once the prom is well under way,…
"We Are Family Day" Photos
Billy Green (photographer) took the above photo (here are more from this set) of the June 2011 “We Are Family Day” event. The band was warmly received by a friendly crowd of adults and children who stopped by to enjoy concert band music on the lake. Other photos of this event are posted on the…
We Are Family Day at Lake Merritt’s Bandstand
The San Francisco Lesbian/Gay Freedom Band performs We Are Family, a concert for kids of all ages and families of all shapes at the bandstand overlooking Lake Merritt in Oakland. Conducted by Artistic Director Jadine Louie, the program showcases music from video games, movies, cartoons, children’s musicals and circus marches, as well as traditional band standards written…
Freedom Band Welcomes the Year of the Hare
Adding to its over three decades of performances at the San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade, the San Francisco Lesbian/Gay Freedom gave a rousing performance of Military Escort and other pieces for the crowds and television watchers. The Freedom Band performed Military Escort in honor of the men and women of the US Armed Forces. The…
"Dance-Along Nutcracker®: At Sea" sets sail for the holiday season
The San Francisco Lesbian/Gay Freedom Band (SFLGFB) is runningg a video contest with a chance to win tickets and perform at this year’s “Dance-Along Nutcracker: At Sea!”. “The Dance-Along Nutcracker has a long tradition of audiences participating by dancing to many of the Tchaikovsky numbers in the show,” said Artistic Director Jadine Louie. “This year,…
Band O’Plenty – September 23, 2011 – 8pm
The brilliant, multi-hued colors of autumn are reflected in the broad color palette of the compositions featured in this season opener. This concert showcases a rich variety of music styles and colors – from Renaissance dance music to woodwind tone poem, from brass fanfare to somber remembrance to modern variations on the lively cakewalk dance….
Presenting Freedom Dreams: A Concert Celebrating the Rich History of the Struggle for Social Justice
On Friday, September 24, 2010 at 8pm, the SFLGFB presents Freedom Dreams, a free concert celebrating the rich history of the struggle for social justice. This concert features “Freedom Dreams,” a celebratory overture for ALL American families written for SFLGFB by Pulitzer Prize winning composer Jennifer Higdon. The concert will be performed at Ebenezer/HerChurch Lutheran, 678 Portola Drive (at O’Shaughnessy…
