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In 2001, the Freedom Band Foundation began placing a renewed emphasis on bringing meaningful, accessible and fun programming to our community, presented with style and even a bit of whimsy. The result has been an expanded repertoire in the concert hall, a return (to tremendous audience response) to our roots with Concerts in the Park, and an opportunity for individuals to shine in small groups when we present Band Deconstructed: Small Groups, Big Music.
G.A.Y. Freedom Band concerts weave together the pieces of music being performed so the audience can experience it as a cohesive whole. Sometimes we build a concert around a particular style of music, such as Broadway Milestones, hosted in 2005 by Marcia Cross. Other times we showcase music's power to move the audience by expressing ideas that go beyond words, such as when we explored the divine and profane in All Ye Gods and Monsters. Our 2009 Concert in the Park series featured The Concert that Dare Not Speak its Name: Music by Lesbian and Gay Composers. Sometimes we want to celebrate, as
we did with our 30th anniversary musical cruise, Ports of Call, or just have some fun with An Evening of (very) Serious Music, presented on April Fool's Day.
Hometown
Los Angeles
Country
United States
