Frenchie Davis to Host Lesbian & Gay Big Apple Corps' SILVER SCREEN HOLIDAYS Concert at Symphony Space

Broadway singer, LGBTQ+ advocate, and alum of The Voice, Frenchie Davis will host The Lesbian & Gay Big Apple Corps (LGBAC) Symphonic Band's holiday extravaganza, Silver Screen Holidays, on Thursday December 14, 2017 at Peter Norton Symphony Space.

As the title suggests, the program consists of selections from iconic holiday-themed movies guaranteed to elicit feelings of nostalgia and holiday spirit.

The 110-musician ensemble led by music director, Henco Espag, will treat the audience to a wide variety of holiday favorites from classic movies including How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Babes in Toyland, and Charlie Brown Christmas, to more contemporary films like Home Alone, Polar Express, and Frozen. The evening will also feature performances by two of the LGBAC's smaller musician-led ensembles and two full ensemble duets with Miss Davis.

Tickets are $15/25 in advance and $18/30 on the night and are available at bit.ly/SilverHolidays or through the Symphony Space box office. Concert length: 2 hours with intermission. The Peter Norton Symphony Space is located at 2537 Broadway at 95th Street, New York, NY 10025-6990.

Frenchie Davis is a Los Angeles native and a graduate of Howard University. Her Theatrical credits include the broadway cast of RENT, the Grammy nominated National Tour of Ain't Misbehavin', and two touring productions of Dreamgirls. She was also a top-five finalist on the first season of NBC's The Voice; a featured performer in Wanda Sykes' Herlarious; and has done voice over work on the hit Nickelodeon cartoon, Wonder Pets. An outspoken advocate for artists, the LGBT community, and people of color, Frenchie continues to wow audiences with her unique and versatile talent. She is currently enrolled in graduate school, earning an MBA in music business and she sits on the national advisory council for Human Rights Campaign's Historically Black Colleges and Universities project.

Since 1979, The Lesbian & Gay Big Apple Corps has provided the LGBTQ community with a supportive and friendly environment for musical and artistic expression and, through performance, has promoted social acceptance, equality, and harmony for all. The band welcomes interested individuals of all orientations to see for themselves how artistic dedication within a local environment can create quality entertainment that pleases, educates, and challenges its members and audience to grow.