“The Florida Orchestra has added a shoutout to the Tampa Bay area’s LGBTQ community as part of this weekend’s concert series, ‘Bernstein’s Broadway,’ ” writes Andrew Meacham in Monday’s (10/1) Tampa Bay Times. “Members of the Tampa Bay Pride Band will play in the lobby before concerts, and Come Out St. Pete and the Gay Men’s Chorus of Tampa Bay will set up information tables. The festivity precedes National Coming Out Day on Oct. 11. ‘We’re using the power of live music to celebrate and reflect all that makes Tampa Bay so wonderfully diverse and unique,’ said [Florida Orchestra] community engagement director Erin Horan. The orchestra will play selections from compositions of Bernstein, who would have turned 100 in August, including Candide, On the Town and West Side Story. Music director Michael Francis conducts soprano Katrina Galka, tenor Matthew Grills and the orchestra.” Concerts take place on Friday in Tampa and on Saturday in St. Petersburg. In a press release, Community Engagement Manager Daryn Bauer stated, “For the past two summers, TFO has been involved in the St. Pete Pride Festival, and we’ve had a great experience connecting with people.”
Posted October 3, 2018
