Photos by Rink
The sounds of Fleet Week—and we don’t mean the powerful roar of jet engines—were heard in Jane Warner Plaza on Thursday, October 6, when the Navy Band Southwest’s brass ensemble presented for the first time ever a joint concert with the San Francisco Lesbian/Gay Freedom Band (SFLGFB).
District 8 Supervisor Rafael Mandelman along with representatives of the presenting organizations—San Francisco Pride, the Castro LGBTQ Cultural District, Castro Merchants Association, and more—welcomed the Navy musicians to the Castro. The Navy Band’s Musician First Class Whitney Adams spoke on behalf of her colleagues. Each band performed independently, followed by a selection of tunes that were jointly conducted by SFLGFB’s Mike Wong.
Listen to Adams as she explains what happened and what the experience meant to her and other colleagues who are out service members: https://tinyurl.com/2yd23ddb
Published on October 20, 2022
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