Pride Bands Alliance

The organization supports local bands by providing a network for communication, hosting annual conferences, and providing the opportunity for members to perform in massed band performances in major events throughout the world.

Conferences generally attract over 300 participants and include workshops, roundtable discussions, social events, and performance opportunities that can include massed band concerts, parades, jazz band, pep band, as well as smaller ensembles.

Conferences sometimes include special guest conductors and composers.

Past Pride Bands Alliance annual conferences have included Alfred Reed, Frank Ticheli, Julie Giroux, Robert Longfield, Michael Markowski, Randall Standridge, Rossano Galante.

Conference concerts have also featured celebrity emcees/performers including Rita Moreno, Judith Light, Cindy Williams, Dick Sargent, Margaret Cho, Denali Foxx, and Angeria Paris VanMicheals.