Join Atlanta Freedom Bands’ Concert Band as we kick off Atlanta’s Stonewall Week in music. The concert program visits significant landmarks in the history of the LGBT civil rights movement. Your musical itinerary includes New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, and points in between.
We will also welcome FM 106.7’s Melissa Carter as our tour guide and host for the evening!
Under the baton of Music Director Dr. Kathleen Nicole Fallin and Associate Director Kurt Wackerly, the conc...
Join Atlanta Freedom Bands’ Concert Band as we kick off Atlanta’s Stonewall Week in music. The concert program visits significant landmarks in the history of the LGBT civil rights movement. Your musical itinerary includes New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, and points in between.
We will also welcome FM 106.7’s Melissa Carter as our tour guide and host for the evening!
Under the baton of Music Director Dr. Kathleen Nicole Fallin and Associate Director Kurt Wackerly, the concert program includes:
"American Overture for Band" by Joseph Wilcox Jenkins
"City Trees" by Michael Markowski
"Give My Regards To Broadway" by George M. Cohan
"In Memoriam" by Mark Camphouse
(presented in memory of Matthew Shepard and all who have fallen)
Selections from "Chicago" by Kandor and Ebb
"Hooray for Hollywood" by Warren Barker
"Silence Overwhelmed" by Brian Balmadges
(presented in celebration of Harvey Milk)
"Saddle Up!" by Clifton Jones
"Blues for a Killed Kat" by Jack End
"America The Beautiful" by Samuel Ward with words by Katherine Bates
Tickets for the show are $10 general admission and $5 for students and seniors.
Funding for this program is provided by the Fulton County Board of Commissioners under the guidance of the Fulton County Arts Council. AFB is also proud to present this program as a community partner with the Atlanta Pride Committee.