Gateways Radio airs Friday evenings at 9 p.m. beginning on February 3. Anthony: Lift Every Voice and Sing. Michael Morgan, conductor. Event unsuitable for children. Exhausting, but exciting. This is Carnegie Hall Live, I'm Jeff Spurgeon joined by my colleague, John Schaefer. *General admission. Jon Batiste is pointing to Maestro Parnther and to the Gateways Music Festival Orchestra. This is a guy, Jeff, who is having a moment. That is as Lee Koonce told us again and again, that's one of the most important things that's happening here this afternoon. That feels like the two-fold idea of Gateways too. 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. I can play rap. It turns out that Gateways isn't just an organization that serves musicians. We had to really be on our feet, go with Jon wherever he decided to go at any given minute. Gateways For: STUDENTS ; FACULTY & STAFF; ALUMNI; PARENTS . Next performances this artist is scheduled to appear at: This artist has no upcoming performances - yet! The members of the Gateways Orchestra are heading back out on stage at Carnegie Hall. Founded in 1993 by pianist and music professor Armenta Adams Hummings Dumisa, the Gateways Music Orchestra was cultivated to connect Black musicians with a shared passion for classical. Gateways Radio features exceptional compositions and . I'd love to see this orchestra personally go on tour so that audiences outside of New York State have the privilege of witnessing the power and beauty of such a special ensemble. "Oh, well this is classical music. In Wynton Marsalis's re-imagining, A Fiddler's Tale, he takes Stravinsky's early jazz ingredients even further, melding jazz and classical idioms together with an updated narrative. I just feel that as musicians, our first responsibility is to come together and create beauty. That is the first time that piece has been played on stage here at Carnegie Hall, by an orchestra also making its Carnegie Hall debut in this special event. 3 Batiste: I Can (world premiere) Florence Price: Symphony No. As you noticed, the audience responded in-hand to what they saw visual and it was just another extra element of all of these people on stage celebrating our heritage. It can also serve as a beard or it can veil other, I think, less inclusive narratives. Not heard in this place until just now by the Gateways Music Festival Orchestra. Those 5 Grammy Award wins came on the heels of 11 Grammy nominations an almost unheard-of hall for one artist, including a nomination in the best classical composition category. Applause is for Anthony Parnther now taking center stage here at Carnegie Hall, and beginning this concert by the Gateways Music Festival Orchestra with this work by Brahms, his variations on, Music of Johannes Brahms begins this concert by the Gateways Music Festival Orchestra in their Carnegie Hall debut. Not surprisingly, he will be the piano soloist in that piece. She's never taken medication. He was known for his warm spirit and as a visionary behind the Gateways Music Festival, an event celebrating classical musicians of African descent. The African cloth comes out and no two people look exactly the same. 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. Founded in 1993, the Gateways Music Festival Orchestra celebrates the contributions of classical musicians of African descent, bringing together professionals from leading orchestras across the country to perform and inspire communities through the power of music. She climbed Mount Kilimanjaro five years ago. 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. As you know, you're moving an orchestra or a music festival across a giant state like this is a big effort. As soon as we hear that cord progression, our congregation stands, and we sing. 3. This work that Jon Batiste is going to perform with the Gateways Music Festival Orchestra has that same kind of structure. It's our greatest cultural export as a nation. Jeff: It's wonderful to have you here. Jeff: Absolutely. Today, 110 years later, another African American orchestra is making its first appearance on the stage of Carnegie Hall. Price, Corey Hunter, PhD*General admission. What's the potential of this orchestra? Free, but tickets are required.. Alcohol served. John: A terrific program today bookended by two sets of variations. Jeff: Oh, it was a wonderful variety of sounds as you say, and a really wonderful performance. Learn More In the Know with GFO Young Artists Program LEARN MORE Children's Outreach 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 Orchestras Carnegie Hall debut! For the first time, the Rochester based Gateways Music Festival orchestra got to perform at the famed concert hall in New York City Gateways was created nearly 30 years ago to support classical. You can hear that the audience, again, willing to go there and applaud each of the musicians as they stand. All Rights Reserved. I think we rose to the occasion. There's a great degree to which American orchestras and American so-called classic music generally has really kept its most powerful legacy at arm's length, which is the music of Black people and Black Americans. It's a beautiful moment. (University of Rochester photo / J. Adam Fenster), downloading the latest version of Internet Explorer, Gateways Music Festival Orchestra makes Carnegie debut, Fantastic Rochester undergraduate research highlighted at annual expo, How to get a job after college: 5 tips for juniors and seniors. It's a real challenge for us to in very limited rehearsal time with a lot of events going on simultaneously put together especially a program of this difficulty and variety together and lightning fast. Description. Founded in 1993, the Gateways Music Festival Orchestra celebrates the contributions of classical musicians of African descent, bringing young professionals from across the country together with established musicians from leading orchestras to perform and inspire communities through the power of music. , 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. I agree with you when I saw the program that had been given to me. Only one ticket is required for both the film screening and the lecture. We should mention too that I Can, this new work also is credit offered in the program to orchestrator Matt Wong. Conductor Anthony Parnther is also out on the stage now with the rest of the Gateways Music Festival Orchestra. Founded in 1993, the orchestra brings together classical musicians of African descent from professional orchestras around the nation to share in music making and performance and to promote its philosophy that classical music belongs to all people, and that people of African descent have played an important role in classical music for centuries.. This was a real challenge, but a little bit of everything. It's an incredibly exciting week for all of us. Media Contacts: Dolores Orman, Gateways Music Festival, 585-271-5185, dolores.orman@gmail.com Jessica Kaufman, Eastman School of Music, 585-274-1057, jkaufman@esm.rochester.edu After a highly successful 2019 season, Gateways Music Festival in association with Eastman School of Music, announced today it will become an annual event starting in the fall of 2020. At least that's the case with her first, third, and fourth symphony. Special guest Denyce Graves, mezzo-soprano The mission of Gateways Music Festival is to connect and support professional classical musicians of African descent and enlighten and inspire communities through the power of performance. It is his heart. What does it mean to have you and your colleagues in this place at this time? I wrote this poem in the summer of 2020. 56a; George Walkers Sinfonia No. We'll hear the third of her symphonies this afternoon, which was commissioned by the Works Progress Administration's Federal Music Project. That was cemented well before I became involved. All right. John Schaefer's here as well. Gateways Music Festival is grateful to the following institutions, foundations and governmental agencies for their generous support of the 2022 Gateways Music Festival. Jeff: -for Soul, the Pixar film, and has also just won five Grammys, including Record of the Year at the most recent Grammy Awards just a few weeks ago. Attendees must show proof of vaccination and wear a mask indoors. Orchestra, Simfnica de Barcelona i Nacional de Catalunya, Jacaranda - Music at the Edge, Hear Now Music Festival, Pittsburgh Microtonal Festival, Hollywood Chamber Orchestra, BrightworkNewMusic, and the World Opera Forum in Madrid, Spain. To many Black musicians, the Gateways Music Festival represents a welcome haven from the isolation many face in their working lives. Anthony: I mean, it certainly felt like a religious experience on stage with him without a doubt. I think also really significant for us is this is the first time that the orchestra or the festival has toured, has branched out of being in one place. 3. Regularly performing old and new classics, the Gateways Orchestra takes special pride in showcasing the works of composers of African descent, both past and present. The two pieces are musical cousins and were actually intended to be so. John: Well, Jon Batiste had a little church meeting going when he was reading his poem before the premiere of "I can.". Of course, personally, I would love to see this orchestra come together more frequently. We purposely did not do it in Rochester because we wanted this to be the world premiere. The Eastman School of Music was founded in 1921 by industrialist and philanthropist George Eastman (1854-1932), founder of Eastman Kodak Company. 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. That was cemented well before I became involved. Congratulations. I should have asked you that before this began, but I'll lay it on you anyway. John: And serves on the board of directors in this orchestra. These and additional COVID-related policies can be found here. We are going to hear the world premiere of. He also told us they want to be a resource for the larger community. They were led by James Reese Europe, and they were one of the finest Black music ensembles to perform in Carnegie Hall and one of the first at that time. For details on event times, prices,and locations, call 232-6106 or visit gatewaysmusicfestival.org. From hall music by the late American composer, George Walker, his SinfoniaNo. To come to a place where there are folks who've had a shared life experience, it's extraordinary for them. with high distinction from the Eastman School of Music and M.M. a series of exciting broadcast concerts drawing upon some of the finest live performances from Carnegie Halls stages over the past eleven years. Jeff: 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. 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