CHICAGO, Jan. 23, 2014 Lakeside Pride Music Ensembles ( www.lakesidepride.org ) today
announced its first digital album release: Stand Up! A Musical Celebration of Equality, featuring
the Lakeside Pride Symphonic Band with conductors Kyle Rhoades and Jason Duran. This
special commemorative download was recorded live during a one-night-only concert on Nov. 9,
2013 in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood following the news that Illinois would become the 15th
state to grant same-sex couples the freedom to marry.
During this special performance, the Lakeside Pride Symphonic Band presented the Chicago
premiere and second performance of "Colors: A Celebration" by Tim Jansa, a special commission
by the Atlanta Freedom Bands for the 2013 Lesbian and Gay Band Association Conference. This
piece stands as a musical interpretation of the Gay Rights Movementfrom Stonewall to the
presentand reflects the diversity, strength, and unbreakable spirit of the LGBT community.
This recording also includes "A Movement for Rosa," a musical tribute to civil rights hero Rosa
Parks by Chicago composer Mark Camphouse, "Candide Suite" and "Somewhere" ( from West
Side Story ) by Leonard Bernstein, as well as "Wedding March" by Felix Mendelssohn. Additional
masterworks inspire a sense of victory, transcendent peace, and hope for the future.
Available for digital download from iTunes, Amazon and other digital outlets starting today, this
recording reflects the artistic identity of the ensemble's programming and highlights its
commitment to performing works by LGBT composers alongside masterworks from a variety of
musical genres.
The Lakeside Pride Symphonic Band is part of Lakeside Pride Music Ensembles, a recognized
501( c ) ( 3 ) nonprofit organization. Inducted into the Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame in
2011, the Lakeside Pride Freedom Marching Band, Lakeside Pride Symphonic Band, and
shhh...OUT! Lakeside Pride Jazz Ensemble together reach more than one million people
annually.
Windy City Media Group and ChicagoPride.com provide media support for the 2013/14 Concert
Season. Lakeside Pride Music Ensembles is a recognized Resident Partner of Center on Halsted.
Additional support provided by Preston Bradley Center.
ALBUM DETAILS
Stand Up! A Musical Celebration of Equality ( 2014 )
Lakeside Pride Symphonic Band
Kyle Rhoades, conductor
Jason Duran, assistant conductor
Track Listing
1. Wedding March ( From A Midsummer Night's Dream ) [Live] 5:26
2. A Movement for Rosa ( Live ) 10:56
3. Somewhere ( From West Side Story ) [Live] 3:34
4. Colors: A Celebration ( Live ) 8:36
5. Journey Through Orion ( Live ) 6:31
6. Candide Suite: I. Best of All Possible Worlds ( Live ) 1:43
7. Candide Suite: II. Westphalia Chorale and Battle Scene ( Live ) 1:44
8. Candide Suite: III. Auto-Da-Fé ( Live ) 1:47
9. Candide Suite: IV. Glitter and Be Gay ( Live ) 2:42
10. Candide Suite: V. Make Our Garden Grow ( Live ) 3:21
11. Rest ( Live ) 7:22
12. Give Us This Day: II. Very Fast ( Live ) 7:16
Recorded live at the Nettelhorst School Auditorium on Nov. 9, 2013
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