ORLANDO | The Central Florida Sounds of Freedom Band & Color Guard (CFSOF) announced that the Lesbian and Gay Band Association (LGBA) will hold their 2019 conference in Orlando Oct. 10-13.
The announcement was made in a press release by CFSOF, as well as South Florida Pride Wind Ensemble and Tampa Bay Pride Band, May 8.
Hundreds of performers will flock to the Central Florida area for the 2019 conference to learn, perform and celebrate the music from the LGBTQ community.
The theme of the conference, set to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Stonewall, is “Looking Back. Marching Forward.” The conference will reflect on the history of the LGBTQ community and use it to move forward in the fight for LGBTQ rights.
The CFSOF will be in Kansas City for the 2018 LGBA conference May 23-26. The 2017 conference, which was set to be in Houston, was cancelled due to Hurricane Harvey.
The LGBA promotes LGBT music, visibility and pride. The association was formed in 1982 in Chicago as the Lesbian and Gay Bands of America when seven bands in the city met together. Since then, the LGBA has grown to 38 bands, and has member bands in the United States, Canada, England and Australia.
The conference coincides with the Come Out with Pride event in 2019, and the LGBA will present a 300+ piece marching band performing in downtown Orlando the weekend of October 12-13.
Image from LGBA Facebook
