PRESS RELEASE:
 
Lesbian & Gay Bands of America
P.O. Box 300788
Houston, Texas  77230-0788
 
And the Band plays on...
 
For Immediate Release
 
Thursday, April 14, 1994
Contact:        Connie Moore
Lesbian & Gay Bands of America
713-741-3107
FAX 713-522-9604
CompuServe 71303,1013
 
New York( Lesbian and Gay Bands of America (LGBA) is at it again. This
international gay cultural organization will be present in full force
during Gay Games IV and Cultural Festival. LGBA members will first be seen
appearing with the Lesbian and Gay Big Apple Corps of New York at Opening
Ceremonies. Later in the week the massed band will star in a concert event
at the Paramount at Madison Square Garden. Scheduled for Thursday evening,
June 23rd, the show, called here and now!, will feature about 200 LGBA band
members from across the United Statesand parts of Canada. LGBA has extended
an invitation for musicians from all over the world to jointhem in playing
during the week, making this a truly multi-national event.
 
The program features pianist James Adler playing Rhapsody in Blue, an
nternational chorus hosted by the Stonewall Chorale combining with the band
for When We No Longer Touch, and the Bay Area Raw Rahs adding their own
special gaiety to this event. At the end of the week LGBA will convert back
to a marching band for a spectacular performance at Closing Ceremonies and
the Stonewall 25 march.
 
Tickets for the concert are $15 and $20, and are available through the
Madison Square Garden box office (212-465-MSG1), through all TicketMaster
locations (212-307-7171, 201-507-8900, 516-888-9000, or 914-454-3388), at
Unity Center during the Games, and your local IGTA travel agent through
Pride Tours, the official travel coordinator for Gay Games IV. For more
information about tickets, call 212-598-4527. For more information about
Lesbian and Gay Bands of America, call 713-741-3107.