LICF Gospel Choir opens the LI Gay Pride Festival

by Joe Fiore Jr. – “Choir Member Extraordinaire”

The choir was the first act to perform at the Pride Festval in Huntington on June 13th.  What a thrill it was to stand in front of thousands of GLBT Long Islanders and sing.  You could see the people turn, one-by-one and face the stage to listen to the wonderful sound of our choir.What a great feeling it was to worship for the Lord at  this event.  The comments afterward, reflected the sentiment that we felt as we poured our hearts into our

music.  People were telling us that we sounded great, were very professional and that the people would have loved to hear a couple more songs.  Pastor Shane’s leadership and our members practicing paid off.

It was strange to hang out backstage with the other performers in the show.  The band singers shared dressing tables with the drag queens, fighting  for room to put on their make-up.  And it was hard to stay focused on our ministry while listenting to the blare of “It’s Raining Men” on the park’s sound system.  Oh well, welcome to show biz’.

Thanks to the Pride Parade Committee for approving us and our song selection.  I hope that we are asked to sing again in the years to come.