Misplaced Pages

Queer Big Apple Corps

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
Find sources: "Queer Big Apple Corps" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (December 2020) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

The Queer Big Apple Corps (QBAC), formerly the Lesbian and Gay Big Apple Corps (LGBAC) is a community band based in New York City. Founded on September 24, 1979 as the New York Gay Community Marching Band, QBAC is the third-oldest community band in the United States dedicated to serving the LGBT community.

Mission

The mission of QBAC is to provide the queer community with a supportive and friendly environment for musical and artistic expression and, through performance, to promote social acceptance, equality, and harmony for all. Membership is all-inclusive, predominantly lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer, and the band welcomes heterosexual players as well.

Appearances

The band performs year-round as both a symphonic band and a marching band.

As a symphonic band, QBAC traditionally produces two concerts each year, one in the fall and the other in the spring. Chamber music concerts are offered occasionally. The Symphonic Band's Artistic Director is Henco Espag.

As a marching band, QBAC marches in a wide variety of events, predominantly gay pride marches, July 4 parades, and the Greenwich Village Halloween Parade. The marching band includes a featured dance team, color guard and honor guard. The Marching Band's Artistic Director is Marita Begley.

On Nov. 26, 2020 the band performed on national television as part of the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

See also

References

  1. Alesevich, Matt (22 Jun 2020). "Pride May Be Canceled, but This LGBTQ Marching Band Plays On". Daily Beast. Daily Beast Company LLC. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  2. Wakefield, Lily. "First LGBT+ Marching Band Performs at Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade". Gay Sonoma. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  3. Holmes, Juwan J. (27 Nov 2020). "An LGBTQ marching band performs during the Thanksgiving Day Parade for the first time in history. In 2022, they were invited back to march the parade". LGBTQ Nation. Retrieved 9 December 2020.

External links


Stub icon

This article on a marching band or pep band is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: