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LAKESIDE PRIDE SYMPHONIC BAND CELEBRATES EQUALITY THROUGH MUSIC NOV. 9 AT NETTELHORST SCHOOL AUDITORIUM
CHICAGO, Nov. 4, 2013 Rallying around the right to pursue same-sex marriage, the Lakeside Pride Symphonic Band (www.lakesidepride.org) will perform Stand Up! A Musical Celebration of Equality at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 9 at the Nettelhorst School Auditorium, 3252 N Broadway, Chicago, Ill. This special performancefeaturing the Chicago premiere of Colors: A Celebration by Composer Tim Jansapresents music that champions equality. Commissioned by the Atlanta Freedom Bands to commemorate its hosting of the 2013 Lesbian and Gay Band Association (LGBA) Conference, Colors: A Celebration is a reflection of the diversity, strength and unbreakable spirit of the LGBT community. Concertgoers will have the opportunity to speak with Composer Tim Jansa about his musical interpretation of the Gay Rights Movementfrom Stonewall to the present during a special PreConcert Conversation. This conversation is FREE to all ticket holders and will be held in the Nettelhorst School Auditorium approximately 30 minutes before the start of the concert. This special evening includes a musical tribute to civil rights heroine Rosa Parks written by Chicago composer Mark Camphouse, A Movement for Rosa, Candide Suite and Somewhere (from West Side Story) by Leonard Bernstein, as well as Wedding March by Felix Mendelssohn. Additional works on the program inspire a sense of victory, transcendent peace, and hope for the future. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased through www.lakesidepride.org or onsite at the Nettelhorst School Auditorium before the start of the concert. Student and senior tickets are available for $12. A portion of the proceeds from all ticket sales benefits the Equality Illinois Education Project, the 501(c)(3) arm of Equality Illinois, which focuses on educational outreach on behalf of the LGBT community. Attendees will also have the opportunity to bid on magnificent silent auction items coordinated by the Lakeside Pride Music Ensembles Board of Directors during intermission and after the concert. Items include an autographed hockey stick with the 2013/14 roster of the Chicago Blackhawks; passes to Chicago cultural institutions, including the Museum of Contemporary Art and The Field Museum; as well as delicious meals at South Water Kitchen and Wood Chicago, among others.

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The Lakeside Pride Symphonic Band is part of Lakeside Pride Music Ensembles, a recognized 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization dedicated to helping the LGBT community connect with diverse audiences through music. Inducted into the Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame in 2011, the Lakeside Pride Freedom Marching Band, Lakeside Pride Symphonic Band, and shhh...OUT! Lakeside Pride Jazz Ensemble reach more than one million people annually. Windy City Media Group and ChicagoPride.com provide media support for the 2013/14 Lakeside Pride Music Ensembles Concert Season. Lakeside Pride Music Ensembles is a recognized Resident Partner of Center on Halsted. Additional support provided by Preston Bradley Center. Calendar editors, please note: STAND UP! A MUSICAL CELEBRATION OF EQUALITY Lakeside Pride Symphonic Band Saturday, Nov. 9 @ 7:00 p.m. [PreConcert Conversation @ 6:30 p.m.] Nettelhorst School Auditorium, 3252 N. Broadway, Chicago BERNSTEIN: Candide Suite BERNSTEIN: Somewhere CAMPHOUSE: A Movement for Rosa GIROUX: Journey Through Orion JANSA: Colors: A Celebration [Chicago Premiere] MASLANKA: Give Us This Day MENDELSSOHN: Wedding March TICHELI: Rest Pre-Concert Talk: Composer Tim Jansa and Lakeside Pride Symphonic Band Conductor Kyle Rhoades will host a conversation with audience members approximately 30 minutes before the start of the concert. FREE to all concert ticket holders. Tickets: $20; $12 students and seniors. Available at LakesidePride.org and before the concert at the Nettelhorst School Auditorium, 3252 N. Broadway, Chicago, Ill. ###