Pride Bands Alliance

03/05/2026

Today is March 4th, and we’re taking that literally! 🏳️‍🌈🥁

We are thrilled to announce a historic "march forth" into the future: Pride Bands Alliance has been officially invited to perform in the 2027 Rose Parade®! This marks the first time in the parade’s 138-year history that an LGBTQ+ community marching band will march as an official contingent in the Rose Parade®.

The 2027 theme? "Welcome." Because music sounds best when everyone has a place in the band.

📍 Pasadena, CA
🗓️ January 1, 2027
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10/07/2025

For Immediate Release:

🌹2027 Rose Parade Assistant Band Director Announcement🌹

WASHINGTON, DC — Pride Bands Alliance is excited to announce the addition of Kory Flores and Craig Bunch as Assistant Band Directors for our massed band appearance in the 2027 Rose Parade® presented by Honda. They will join Band Director Laura Blake in leading the artistic vision and performance ...

09/09/2025

We are incredibly excited to announce a special partnership with Equality Vines. Purchase your bottle of "The Decision" now and help support two great causes.

We are incredibly excited to announce a special partnership with Equality Vines, the world’s first cause wine portfolio dedicated to equality for all people. A percentage of all proceeds from the sales of “The Decision" a limited-edition 2021 Cabernet Franc will be donated to Pride Bands Allianc...

09/07/2025

For Immediate Release:

🌹2027 Rose Parade Band Director Announcement🌹

WASHINGTON, DC — Pride Bands Alliance is thrilled to introduce Laura Blake as Band Director for our historic appearance in the 2027 Rose Parade® presented by Honda.

05/03/2025

Last Call!! Don't miss out on this opportunity to participate.

The excitement is building! Over 180 members have already signed up to join us at WorldPride DC 2025, and our group is still growing. This is your last chance to be part of this unforgettable celebration – don’t miss out!

02/25/2025

Standing in Solidarity with Gay Men's Chorus of Washington, GALA Choruses, and all LGBTQ+ artists - now and always.

Music, Visibility and Pride

Pride Bands Alliance stands in unwavering solidarity with the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington (GMCW) and all choruses that are part of GALA Choruses in light of the recent and deeply troubling cancellation of GMCW’s concert at the Kennedy Center. As a peer organization representing LGBTQ+ musicia...

01/11/2025

Pride Bands Alliance is excited to announce we will be collaborating with Pride Cheerleading Association - PCA at the Sin City Classic in Las Vegas, NV on Jan 17-19, 2025.

An inaugural group of color guard members from Pride Bands Alliance will spend the weekend participating in PCA's "Charitable Cheerleading" events. Together they will raise money for Golden Rainbow, a local 501c3 nonprofit that supports people living with HIV/AIDS by providing housing, medical assistance, and other much needed services & care.

Participants will "volunCHEER" their way to several Sin City Classic sporting tournaments and will perform an exhibition routine during the Cheerleading competition at the Flamingo Hotel.

Pride Bands Alliance looks forward to growing this annual event as a unique color guard performance opportunity and to continuing building a partnership with PCA for future collaborations.

To support fundraising for Golden Rainbow, you can donate fee-free through PayPal. https://www.paypal.com/us/fundraiser/charity/2414605

Or watch the competitions and exhibitions event LIVE ON FACEBOOK. https://www.facebook.com/PrideCheerleadingAssociation

More event info here:
pridecheerleading.org/sin-city-classic-2025

12/21/2024

For Immediate Release

As we move forward from this election, we know it’s a time of mixed emotions and reflection for many in our community. In moments like these, we find strength and reassurance in our shared commitment to creating a vibrant, inclusive space where LGBTQ+ voices and music thrive. This band community i...

12/21/2024

For Immediate Release

[Washington, DC] – December 2, 2024 – The Pride Bands Alliance, a coalition of more than 37 LGBTQ+ musical ensembles and partner organizations representing over 2,500 musicians across the United States and internationally, recently announced its decision to not submit its application to particip...

12/21/2024

Fall 2024 TieLine 🦃☃️ -

As 2024 comes to a close, the Pride Bands Alliance Board of Directors continues to march forward with our mission of Music, Visibility, Pride. This quarters newsletter includes a President’s Letter, Statements from the Board, Recap of the Annual Meeting, and much more.

10/06/2023

Congratulations Houston Pride Band 🥳

Wow! 🌈 Thank you Houston! ❤️ We are honored to be voted as Favorite Houston LGBT Performing Arts Organization in the annual Gayest & Greatest awards from OutSmart Magazine! We love being Houston's community band! We hope to see you all at MATCH for our next concert on December 9th at 8 pm. Lots of love to our co-winners at Pride Chorus Houston! 🌈

09/28/2023

In June 1984 MHFB marched proudly for our inaugural performance at the 2nd annual Rocky Mountain Regional Rodeo hosted by the Colorado Gay Rodeo Association. That day, around 20 musicians and color guard marched on the dry clumpy mud of the Coal Creek Park Rodeo Arena in Aurora. And what did we play for "Denver's Biggest Party?" The themes from Magnificent Seven and Wild Wild West, of course!

Photos courtesy of www.gayrodeohistory.org.

For a trip down memory lane, check out the rodeo program in the June 1984 issue of Guide Magazine http://gayrodeohistory.org/1984/ProgramCgra.htm

For your listening pleasure, here is a little Elmer Bernstein https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yulmgTcGLZw&ab_channel=HDFilmTributes