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We need YOU!
We're looking for new musicians to join us! We welcome all skill levels (Get that trumpet from high school out of your attic!) and enjoy seeing new faces! With our upcoming concerts, we have lots of opportunities for you to show off your talent and be part of a fun, dynamic group. To join, e-mail us at info@prideofindy.org or come come to our next practice- 6:30pm Tuesday nights at Broadway United Methodist Church. We look forward to seeing you there!
Indy Parks Concert Series
The Pride of Indy Bands will be performing again with the Indy Parks Concert Series in 2009. Thursday, July 9, at 7pm, the Pride of Indy Jazz Ensemble will be putting on a program of your favorite jazz tunes at the MacAllister Center for the Performing Arts at Garfield Park just south of downtown Indianapolis. Then, Thursday, August 13, at 7pm, the Pride of Indy Concert Band will be performing at the MacAllister Center for the Performing Arts as part of the Thursday Night Pops Series at Garfield Park. Both concerts are sponsored by Indy Parks and are free to attend. So, come out, enjoy the summer weather, and join us for some wonderful evenings of music in Indy's great parks!
Holiday Concert to be held at Indianapolis Arts Garden
The Arts Council of Indianapolis welcomes Pride of Indy Bands to the Indianapolis Arts Garden for our Holiday Concert on the evening of December 8, 2009. Enjoy breathtaking views of downtown Indianapolis while we play some of your favorite songs to get you in the holiday spirit! Mark your calendars!
Members' Corner
2009 LGBA Conference in New Orleans
The South Florida Pride Wind Ensemble cordially invites you to attend the 2009 LGBA Conference in New Orleans over Labor Day weekend, September 3 through 6, as part of Decafest and Southern Decadence. The schedule will include important meetings, exciting workshops, fabulous social events, two fantastic performance opportunities as well as plenty of time to explore the city of New Orleans. A formal concert, entitled "Incantations," will take place on Saturday, September 5, at 2 p.m. featuring the LGBA Mass Wind Ensemble and the LGBA Honors Jazz Band. LBGA will also be marching in the Southern Decadence Parade on Sunday, September 6; the parade route takes the band through the French Quarter and along Bourbon Street. Conference information and registration are at http://www.lgba2009.org
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Updates
CONGRATULATIONS SHELLY & LAURA!
Congratulations to band members Shelly Snider & Laura Blake as they celebrated their wedding at Broadway United Methodist Church on July 3. Band members, please sign their online wedding guestbook. Best wishes, Shelly & Laura, from the Pride of Indy Bands!
Columbus Pride!
  The Pride of Indy Marching Band & Color Guard headed to Columbus, Ohio, on June 20 to join in their Pride Parade. After the parade, we joined Columbus's own Capital Pride Band, our sister band, at the Columbus Pride Festival in Goodale Park for some popular pep tunes enjoyed by all! Check out videos of us playing with the Captial Pride Band here!
Circle City IN Pride Parade & Festival
Thank you for "coming out" Saturday, June 13, to see the Pride of Indy Marching Band in the Circle City IN Pride Parade playing your favorites- "I'm Coming Out" and "We Are Family" along Massachusetts Avenue in downtown Indianapolis!
After the parade, the Pride of Indy Pep Band performed some toe-tapping hit favorites that afternoon on-stage at the Circle City IN Pride Festival in University Park.
Thanks to all the visitors who come to our booth at Pride and supported or learned about Pride of Indy Bands! We look forward to seeing some new faces join us, and we appreciate your enthusiasm as fans! To close out our fun at Pride, the Pride of Indy Jazz Band joined Brenda Williams on-stage for some jazz favorites!
Indianapolis Men's Chorus partners with Pride of Indy Jazz Band for June 13 performance
The Indianapolis Men's Chorus, special guests Sapphonia ( Indianapolis Women's Chorus's small ensemble), and the Pride of Indy Jazz Ensemble celebrated Pride on June 13 with a look back at the radio days of the 1940s. Our "live studio audience" for imaginary radio station WIMC enjoyed favorite oldies from a time when radio was a lifeline of news and entertainment for all of America and the world.
4th Anniversary Pride Concert
On Tuesday, June 9th at 7 PM, the Pride of Indy Concert Band and Jazz Ensemble presented its 4th Anniversary Pride Concert at the Old Firehouse ground.
Brooks Frederickson, in his review for Nuvo Newsweekly, said that this concert was "some of the most energetic, heart-felt live music the city has heard recently."
Thank you to all who attended and joined us for an evening of great weather, great friends, and great music!
THANK YOU for making Greg's Patio Beer Bar Fundraisers a great success!
THANK YOU to Greg's and everyone who came to support the band at the two Patio Beer Bar Bash Fundraisers on April 24 and June 22. The proceeds and tips from the beer bar went to support the Pride of Indy Bands. We also had four large 50/50 raffle jackpots and some very happy winners! Thanks again and watch www.prideofindy.org for information on our next fundraiser at Greg's!
Spotlight 2009: One Night, One Stage, One Reason
Congratulations to the Indiana AIDS Fund and the Pride of Indy Jazz Band for success at Spotlight 2009: One Night, One Stage, One Reason. The Pride of Indy Jazz Band performed with Brenda Williams. David Hochoy, Artistic Director for the event, said the ensemble "sounded fantastic!" Also check out the Indy Theatre Habit review of the performance.
New Beginnings for 2009
Thank you to everyone who attended and supported our "New Beginnings" concert which was held March 31 at Broadway United Methodist Church. We hope that our first concert of the year inspired fellowship, renewal, and new fresh opportunity.
History made!
For the first time in America’s history, an openly-LGBT contingent marched in a Presidential Inaugural Parade! 11 members of the Pride of Indy joined members of other LBGA bands for this event. They performed for President Obama and the First Lady on January 20, 2009. Thank you to everyone who helped make this happen!
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Thursday, July 9, at 7pm, the Pride of Indy Jazz Ensemble will be putting on a program of your favorite jazz tunes at the MacAllister Center for the Performing Arts at Garfield Park just south of downtown Indianapolis.
Both concerts are sponsored by Indy Parks and are free to attend.
