The Freedom Band is searching for a new Artistic Director and an Operations Manager.  These part-time, paid positions will be greatly rewarding as you help the Band in its mission of outreach and musical development.  The Freedom Band pursues leadership and innovation in our musical outreach through our public appearances in the San Francisco Bay [...]

The Freedom Band marched in the Thirteenth Annual “How Berkeley Can You Be!?” Parade on Sunday, September 28, 2008. We were well cheered by a crowd of over 15,000 people at this celebration of many kinds of diversity.  We enjoyed ourselves taking this fun march up University Avenue.

Wirgler to Conduct Upcoming Bands Across the Sea Community Concert
Like the 126-year-old Golden Gate Park Band he conducts, Wirgler is a San Francisco original. One of those rare San Francisco natives, Wirgler describes the City as a magnet that keeps drawing him back. He lived his first 8 years in the Marina District before moving [...]

(Image from 2007 Corte Madera-Larkspur Fourth of July Parade)
According to the Marin Independent Journal, the San Francisco Lesbian/Gay Freedom Band was named “Best Marching Band” in the 2008 Corte Madera-Larkspur Fourth of July Parade. After the Parade, the Band performed a rousing set of pep music at the Festival accompanied by a thrilling guest appearance [...]

The Band marched the 2008 SF Pride Parade in a uniform reminiscent of our original marching band uniform to celebrate thirty years of making music and pursuing our mission of outreach and pride.
San Francisco Pride Parade 2008 – SF L/G Freedom Band Wedding March Video
San Francisco Pride Parade 2008 – SF L/G Freedom Band Wedding [...]

Each year, the Pink Triangle placed on Twin Peaks in San Francisco helps us remember how the Nazis used legal means to criminalize entire classes of people.  The Nazis passed a series of laws that made it first illegal for Jews to own property, then made it illegal for Jews to own businesses, then made [...]

SFLGFB Artistic Director Dr. Roberto-Juan González and Freedom Band editor extraordinaire Heidi Beeler wrote this 2008 SF Pride Concert Welcome Statement for the concert program. Visit our 2008 SF Pride Concert site or go directly to our Box Office to order your tickets.

Pearls of Great Pride…
On behalf of the Lesbian/Gay Chorus of San Francisco, [...]

On June 16, 2008 at 5pm the San Francisco Lesbian/Gay Freedom Band made an impromptu march to the steps of City Hall in San Francisco to celebrate the return of Single-Sex Marriage to California. Many band members were wed in the 2004 San Francisco-only ceremonies.
Here are pictures and video of the Band [...]

The Band recreated its first march in the 1978 Gay Freedom Day Parade for the movie “Milk” starring Sean Penn, directed by Gus Van Sant.
SF Gate Video of Band in Milk Parade
YouTube: Harvey Milk and the Gay Revolution