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Beer Blast for DCDD at Titan Bar - Friday, April 14!
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Join members and fans of DC's Different Drummers at Titan Bar, 1337 14th Street, NW this Friday, April 14, beginning at 8:00 pm. Kegmeisters Chad Koratich and Matt Swearman will be dispensing brew and flirting wildly! The party lasts as long as the beer does!! All are welcome.
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DCDD's Capitol Pride Symphonic Band to Perform in Concord, NH
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The William H. Gile Community Concert Series has invited the Capitol Pride Symphonic Band (CPSB) to perform in Concord, New Hampshire in the Capitol Center for the Arts. The Capitol Pride Symphonic Band is a part of DC's Different Drummers (DCDD), a Washington area gay community band. The Band will perform at the Capitol Center for the Arts on Saturday, April 29, 2006 at 7:00 pm.
DCDD President, Stan Goff is excited by this opportunity, "This invitation is a testimony to both our musical abilities and the generous folks with the Gile Community Concert Series to invite an openly gay band to perform in Concord." Concord is the home of the Episcopal Church's first openly Gay Bishop, and the New Hampshire Legislature recently voted down a proposed gay marriage ban.
K. Scott Barker, DCDD artistic director, says, "Music brings people together. Music is a bridge that can help overcome the gaps that sometimes develop because of human difference. We're thrilled to have the opportunity to bring our music to people of New Hampshire, especially in light of the state's leadership in protecting basic human rights."
Barker describes the program as "music that recognizes the struggles and celebrates the triumphs of the human spirit." The program includes a delightful swing arrangement of Richard Rogers' Shall We Dance, and an arrangement of George Gershwin's popular symphonic works, including excerpts of Rhapsody in Blue and American in Paris.
The Capitol Pride Symphonic Band will also feature the works of two contemporary band composers: Frank Ticheli's An American Elegy and James L. Hosay's We Hold These Truths, which evokes the music of the civil rights movement.
The band will also give individual members a chance to shine with solos in Puccini's Nessun Dorma, In a Gentle Rain, and a saucy Pavanne by Morton Gould. The concert will close with the glorious Finlandia by Jean Sibelius.
This is a free concert! Ticket information can be found on the Capitol Center for the Arts Website - www.ccanh.com, click on "Find a Show/Event" and then select the William H. Gile Community Concert Series.
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La Reeda Loca Performs for PEN Awards Dinner
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On March 30, DCDD's amazing Clarinet ensemble, La Reeda Loca, performed at the annual awards dinner for the Potomac Executive Network (PEN). PEN is Metro DC's LGBT Chamber of Commerce. This is the second year that La Reeda Loca has performed for this event.
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Capitol Pride Symphonic Band - Concert June 3
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Mark your calendars now for the next Capitol Pride Symphonic Band Concert. It will be held on Saturday, June 3. at 8:00 pm at the Lutheran Church of the Reformation, 212 East Capitol Street, NE, Washington, DC
The program will be much the same as the band will perform in New Hampshire (see article above).
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Planning a party?
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DC Swing! and La Reeda Loca are accepting bookings for events throughout 2006. If you are looking for something to spice up your event think of the musical styles of the DCDD ensembles. They're talented and affordable!! For more information - check our website www.dcdd.org
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Play with Pride
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Again this year DCDD's Marching Band will be in the Capital Pride Parade on Saturday June 10.
The following day, the Capitol Pride Symphonic Band will perform at the Annual Pride Festival.
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