That's a big step for us as well. Accuracy and availability may vary. Gateways Music Festival is grateful to the following institutions, foundations and governmental agencies for their generous support of the 2022 Gateways Music Festival. Well, I think as artists in this music that's called classical, we have always felt that Carnegie is a place for us, but what we think is important is we know that there are audience members that, until we grace this stage, did not know that Carnegie was a place for them. Copyright 2022 New York Public Radio. It's our greatest cultural export as a nation. John: Our thanks to Clive Gillinson and the staff at Carnegie Hall, the WQXR recording crew, Edward Haber, George Wellington, Irene Trudel, Duke Marcos, and our production team. Enjoy the rest of your brief intermission. As long as we stick to that principle, I think that's the vision. The Brahms to begin, and then the Variations on ". " All Rights Reserved. The members of the Gateways Orchestra are heading back out on stage at Carnegie Hall. [crosstalk]. Jeff: Absolutely. 3; Florence B. Prices Symphony No. We're delighted to welcome to the Carnegie Hall microphones, Alex Laing, who is the principal clarinet of the Gateways Music Festival Orchestra, and also with the Phoenix Symphony, and is an educator and a speaker around the country. Gateways Orchestra concert, 4:00 p.m. at Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre on Sunday, August 11, $15 for adults, $10 for students and senior citizens with ID, and free for youth under 18. It's an incredibly exciting week for all of us. Here are your tickets. Mary also enjoys teaching private trumpet lessons with students from ages 10 - 94! Not since the start, but since 2001. Also at home playing classical music he has performed with the Orchestra of St. Luke's, Rochester Philharmonic, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, the Gateways Music Festival Orchestra, and the Colour of Music Festival Orchestra. The project sought to, " . This concert is in fact part of his Perspectives series, but today's premier. I think we rose to the occasion. Free, but tickets are required.. Alcohol served. Best known popularly in the world these days is the music director for The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. Adults: $15 | Seniors and Students: $10 | Children/Youth (Under 18): Free, STERN AUDITORIUM / PERELMAN STAGEAT CARNEGIE HALL57th Street and 7th AvenueNew York, NY, THE GATEWAYS ORCHESTRAAnthony Parnther, conductorJon Batiste, piano. The ensemble taking center stage is part of the Gateways music festival, a larger organization dedicated to providing a community and a performance hope for classical musicians of African descent. I think the possibility of spontaneity is what makes this particular live performance so deeply engaging and organic for everybody involved including the audience. Gateways Music Festival | Rochester NY His answer was, "I felt that Carnegie Hall, that places like that were not meant for people who looked like me and it was important to make that step and to be seen on that stage. It's our national anthem. The Gateways Music Festival Orchestra is a 125+ member ensemble of musicians of African descent under the leadership of conductor Anthony Parnther. I think we're really making some ground today in terms of that piece of it, in terms of, is this a space that celebrates and uplifts Black people, Black culture, not just Black performers. Gateways Music Festival is thrilled to announce that renowned Hollywood and symphony orchestra conductor Anthony Parnther will lead the Gateways Orchestra for its concerts in Rochester, NY and New York City, including the Orchestra's Carnegie Hall debut! It's a real honor to be here with all of you and in my inaugural. Subscribe to Gateway Notes, the GFO Newsletter, and "Get the Know with the GFO"! . John: Another curtain call for Conductor Anthony Parnther. -on stage, certainly, but certainly I think this was the best possible opportunity to have my first outing with this great orchestra on this great occasion. Media Only: Dolores Orman, Gateways Music Festival, 585-271-5185, dolores.orman@gmail.com The Orchestra made its stunning Carnegie Hall debut on April 24, 2022 as the first all-Black orchestra to be presented by the famed venue. That'll be the next work on the program. [crosstalk]. 3 of Florence Price, performed by the Gateways Music Festival Orchestra conducted by Anthony Parnther in the orchestra's Carnegie Hall debut and he first time that work has ever been performed at Carnegie Hall, written in the 1930s with help from the federal government, the WPA program at that time, Florence Price created this Symphony No. 1 in E Minor); and the orchestras signature closing piece, Fantasia on Lift Every Voice and Sing, by African American film and classical music composer James Cockerham. , composed by Jon Batiste and performed by him at piano and the Gateways Music Festival Orchestra, making its Carnegie Hall debut in this concert under the direction of conductor Anthony Parnther. Gateways Music Festival Orchestra Anthony Parnther, conductor Jon Batiste, piano and composer. It's complex because each section has so many different contrasting qualities. Orchestra Hall The Gateways Music Festival, in association with Eastman School of Music, runs from Tuesday, August 6 through Sunday, August 11. The Gateways Music Festival is opening up a vital future for classical music, and we are honored to be part of it." To learn more about Gateways Radio or locate stations that broadcast the series, go to GatewaysRadio.org. "Oh, well this is classical music. Jeff: How was putting that piece together because it was put together pretty much in New York, I think? You've been in the Gateways Orchestra since the start. 560 Trinity Ave, St Louis MO 63130. Michael Morgan, our late and beloved music director called Gateways family reunion with instruments and it feels just like that. It's our national anthem. We understand its importance, so that's really significant. 3 of Florence Price, performed by the Gateways Music Festival Orchestra conducted by Anthony Parnther in the orchestra's Carnegie Hall debut and he first time that work has ever been performed at Carnegie Hall, written in the 1930s with help from the federal government, the WPA program at that time, Florence Price created this Symphony No. Take care. Thank you!!! It's a new work by Jon Batiste, the Grammy-winning pianist and band leader you may know from, . 3. 560 Music Center. This concert features Johannes Brahms Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Florence Prices Symphony No. This program has an almost built-in encore, which is a work by James V. Cockerham Fantasia on, Conductor Anthony Parnther goes on stage, to conduct the final work on this program, the Fantasia on. Because of limited seating capacity in the Hatch Hall, we urge you to get your tickets as soon as possible. The work we'll hear today is a bigger piece by George Walker, his Sinfonia No. It's available to this art form too if it wants to. That's more than 20 years now. The conclusion of seven days of performances in New York City. The 120-member Gateways Music Festival Orchestra, whose distinguished players hail from the nations foremost orchestras and conservatory faculties, is renowned for its bold sound, exciting interpretations and uncompromising pursuit of artistic excellence. I wonder if in working with them now if any vision has occurred to you? The Gateways Music Festival is getting a substantial grant to continue its mission of supporting classical musicians of African descent. This April, the Gateways Music Festival Orchestra, comprised entirely of classical musicians of African descent, presents events around NYC, culminating with its eagerly anticipated Carnegie Hall debut on April 24. I'll share it with you now. Gateways musicians are rewriting that narrative., Alexander Laing, principal clarinet,Phoenix Symphony and Gateways Festival Orchestra, Armenta Adams (Hummings) Dumisani, Founder & President Emerita. It can also serve as a beard or it can veil other, I think, less inclusive narratives. This performance is free and open to the public, but tickets are required. Gateways Radio features exceptional compositions and . Thank you so much. Jeff: Lauren Purcell Joiner, Christine Herskovits, Eileen Delahunty, and Max Fine. (University of Rochester photo / J. Adam Fenster) The Cleveland Orchestra. A drum kit as well will be called for in this next piece by Jon Batiste, who is a Perspectives artist here at Carnegie Hall, which means he gets to oversee a whole series of events during this 2021-22 season. Yes. This is going to be quite a wonderful world premiere and a big occasion. When I got the call to be part of this momentous occasion tonight and the request was to write a piece that was inspired by a written word, this felt very apt. We're delighted to welcome to the Carnegie Hall microphones, Alex Laing, who is the principal clarinet of the Gateways Music Festival Orchestra, and also with the Phoenix Symphony, and is an educator and a speaker around the country. Of course, personally, I would love to see this orchestra come together more frequently. I just feel that as musicians, our first responsibility is to come together and create beauty. All Gateways Music Festival performances are free and open to the public. Well, Jon Batiste had a little church meeting going when he was reading his poem before the premiere of ". Featuring Johannes Brahmss Variations on a Theme by Haydn in B-flat Major, Op. This concert is in fact part of his Perspectives series, but today's premier. That composition is also being given its first hearing in Carnegie Hall in this performance. George Walker composed it in 2003. This place for musicians is key and essential and critical to the mission because most of our players work in environments where there are very, very, very few people, if any, who look like them. Congratulations to you, Anthony Parnther, and to the Gateways Music Festival at an amazing week in New York in an amazing combination of this concert. We are going to hear the world premiere of I Can. A A. ulang. To come to a place where there are folks who've had a shared life experience, it's extraordinary for them. . Yes. Last week I spoke to Carl Craig, who is one of the pioneers of the second wave of Detroit techno, who played here as part of Carnegie's Afrofuturism festival. . Oh, it was a wonderful variety of sounds as you say, and a really wonderful performance. THE COOPER UNIONThe Great Hall Foundation Building 7 East 7th Street New York, NY 10003 Gateways Brass Collective, Gateways String Quartet, the Marian Anderson String Quartet and special guest artists perform in a joint concert featuring old and new-to-some chamber music repertoire. Gateways Music Festival Orchestra. Orchestra, Gateways Music Festival and Bellingham Festival of Music. She had this great idea to provide a safe affirming space for classical musicians of African descent. Bless the Michael Morgan. Alex: Yes. The Walker in its own way is a set of variations as well. Exhausting, but exciting. Take care. At recent festivals, the Gateways Music Festival Orchestra comprised 125 instrumentalists, many drawn from such major orchestras as the New York and Los Angeles Philharmonics, the Cleveland Orchestra and the National, Boston, Houston, Phoenix and Detroit symphonies. The historic concert was broadcast live on WXXI in Rochester and on the New York City classical station WQXR. John: I think it's really interesting, Alex, that this idea that-- Representation, of course, is important, but this idea of the narrative of classical music is beyond race, is something universal. I'm sure she wouldn't mind me telling her age. His answer was, "I felt that Carnegie Hall, that places like that were not meant for people who looked like me and it was important to make that step and to be seen on that stage. Their conductor back out on stage, pointing out the different sections of the orchestra, thanking them for their performance on this program, and asking members of the ensemble to rise. Now, Batiste on his feet, really not moving away from the piano, receiving the applause from this audience and passing it on to all the members of the Gateways Music Festival Orchestra, and a deep bow from everyone on the stage. It is his voice. Gateways Radio airs Friday evenings at 9 p.m. beginning on February 3. They're equally important to us. We're talking of the depression years in America, a work in four movements meant to evoke music from African American tradition. Of course, that's not true. Jeff: That composition is also being given its first hearing in Carnegie Hall in this performance. It's available to this art form too if it wants to. Butler is a Conn-Selmer clinician and performing artist. Gateways is an all-Black classical symphony orchestra created in 1993 by concert pianist and educator Armenta Adams (Hummings) Dumisani. Price. 3 in C Minor and James V. Cockerhams Fantasia on Lift Every Voice and Sing. That's available to everyone. Gateway Festival Orchestra BRINGING FREE CONCERTS TO THE ST. LOUIS COMMUNITY SINCE 1964 Announcing our 2023 season Save the dates. General Admission. Best known popularly in the world these days is the music director for. It was 110 years ago. The festival has just grown and grown and grown since 1993, from that vision. May 12, 2021. We'll hear her Symphony No.3, one of more than 300 compositions of hers, symphonies, concerto, chamber music, and choral music, most of which were lost for decades. You have to make it true. We don't actually have a complete score for the second. The festival has just grown and grown and grown since 1993, from that vision. "Oh, well this is classical music. ICS was also the ensemble in residence at the 2010 and 2013 Southampton Arts Festival in Long Island, New York. I believe she's 84-85 years old. The two pieces are musical cousins and were actually intended to be so. That was cemented well before I became involved. It's wonderful to have you here. Anthony: -on stage, certainly, but certainly I think this was the best possible opportunity to have my first outing with this great orchestra on this great occasion. Today, 110 years later, another African American orchestra is making its first appearance on the stage of Carnegie Hall. There are parts that are written out, and then, there are parts that he will improvise. He . Tags: diversity, Eastman School of Music, Gateways Music Festival, performing arts, The Gateways Music Festival Orchestra made its Carnegie Hall debut on Sunday afternoon, April 24, with conductor Anthony Parnther (far right) and Grammy Award-winning pianist Jon Batiste (in gold). GATEWAYS MUSIC FESTIVAL, INC.26 Gibbs Street, Box 58Rochester, NY 14604, info@gatewaysmusicfestival.org(585) 274-1170. This music we call classical likes to drape itself in narratives of universality and likes to position itself as being aracial and reflecting some universal culture. << Galilee Chamber Orchestra. Pleasure to talk to you. Proof of vaccination is required to enter Carnegie Hall and masks must be worn inside at all times. A very gala-feel to this event. As you know, you're moving an orchestra or a music festival across a giant state like this is a big effort. She created Gateways. 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