It was a historic concert when the Gateways Music Festival Orchestra performed in Carnegie Hall.It's an ensemble made up entirely of classical musicians of African descent, from orchestras around the country. Maestro Anthony Parnther dari "Star Wars" dalam debut Carnegie Hall bersama All Orchestra. Featuring five of Gateways most popular pianists performing works by Black and other composers. John: For his album, We Are. Then we'll proceed into the piece, I Can. In May of 1912 at Carnegie Hall, where the stage welcomed a large ensemble of African American musicians, the Clef Club Symphony Orchestra. I agree with you when I saw the program that had been given to me. I agree with you when I saw the program that had been given to me. Anthony Parnther | Photo by Konstantin Golovchinsky. I suppose that Gateways is a little bit like that too because you don't get together very often. 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. It's our national anthem. General Admission. That was my first Gateways. 3 PM Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage Read More Thursday. It is his voice. It's intermission at the Carnegie Hall debut concert of the Gateways Music Festival Orchestra. Butler is a Conn-Selmer clinician and performing artist. All rights reserved. That's more than 20 years now. Before everyone dressed all in black, second half, everybody has a splash of color. Ticket prices vary by location. 230 were here. When Gateways musicians walk out on stage, a new line of inquiry a new conversation is opened with the audience before we even play a note because the backdrop of classical music is that this is a white art form. The Brahms to begin, and then the Variations on ". " GATEWAYS MUSIC FESTIVAL, INC.26 Gibbs Street, Box 58Rochester, NY 14604, info@gatewaysmusicfestival.org(585) 274-1170. People come to, I think, to concerts halls, not only to hear music but also to be affirmed culturally in their selves. We purposely did not do it in Rochester because we wanted this to be the world premiere. George Walker was the first Black composer to win a Pulitzer prize in music that was in 1996 for his piece, . In the spirit of sharing a little of the backstory behind this piece, I want to share a poem that I wrote. The festival originated in Winston-Salem and then moved with our founder, Armenta Hummings Dumisani to Eastman where she was on faculty. << Galilee Chamber Orchestra. Gateways is receiving an $800,000 award from the. We exist outside of space, time or this place." Instead of a minuet or scherzo with trio you got a Juba. John: 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. 56a; George Walkers Sinfonia No. Three-movement work played by the Gateways Music Festival Orchestra in their Carnegie Hall debut from Carnegie Hall Live. It's full orchestra and piano and just him. She climbed Mount Kilimanjaro five years ago. I should have asked you that before this began, but I'll lay it on you anyway. with high distinction from the Eastman School of Music and M.M. Kelly Hall Tompkins, the concertmaster giving the Gateways Music Festival Orchestra a chance to retune after that Brahms opening. I love the way this harkens back to the days of Mozart and Beethoven, who would also write works that contained a great deal of written music finished for the players but also places for them to improvise. 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. John: We should also mention Kelly Hall Tompkins, if that's a familiar name to our WQXR listeners, there's a good reason for that. Best known popularly in the world these days is the music director for. That's a narrative that can be true, but it doesn't just happen. Apr 21 2022. 3 by George Walkerthe first African-American Pulitzer Prize for Music Laureate and whose centennial falls in 2022. Gateways is an all-Black classical symphony orchestra created in 1993 by concert pianist and educator Armenta Adams (Hummings) Dumisani. I wrote this poem in the summer of 2020. We principally had one and a half days to piece this work together. Gateways Music Festival Orchestra was founded in 1993 by prominent pianist and educator Armenta Adams Dumisani. General Admission. 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. Jeff: It's wonderful to have you here. We understand its importance, so that's really significant. John: It was wonderful to see you turn and conduct the audience in that final piece as well. Featuring Johannes Brahmss Variations on a Theme by Haydn in B-flat Major, Op. What was the idea there? Also, sometimes I think we've used it to absolve ourselves as an art form from the issues of the day. Since its founding in 1993, Gateways chamber music groups have performed in locations throughout the host city on the Friday night of the Festival. Anthony Parnther: It's a real honor to be here with all of you and in my inaugural. Jeff: From Carnegie Hall Live, the Symphony No. John: Another curtain call for Conductor Anthony Parnther. *General admission. General admission. Jon Batiste is pointing to Maestro Parnther and to the Gateways Music Festival Orchestra. The Gateways Music Festival Orchestra makes history as the first all-Black orchestra to feature at Carnegie Hall in the venue's 130-year-history, Harlem World Magazine reports. Gateways Radio airs Friday evenings at 9 p.m. beginning on February 3. This is really, I think what Gateways does for us, in addition to bringing us together to make a joyful noise, in addition to bringing together a community that is often geographically separate but spiritually connected, it allows for an intellectual exchange that is captivating to us and we're finding to others as well. That is as Lee Koonce told us again and again, that's one of the most important things that's happening here this afternoon. He . Learn More In the Know with GFO Young Artists Program LEARN MORE Children's Outreach What does it mean to this orchestra? It takes active participation to do that. Also particularly looking at it from the context of American orchestras. I think that's really a significant thing that's happening right now in real-time. Michael Morgan, conductor. Female Speaker: Okay. The authoritative record of New York Public Radios programming is the audio record. Backstage at Carnegie Hall, I'm Jeff Spurgeon. Hear both works performed by outstanding members of the acclaimed Gateways Music Festival Orchestra, conducted by longtime Marsalis collaborator Damien Sneed. You can hear that the audience, again, willing to go there and applaud each of the musicians as they stand. Gateways Music Festival's mission is to connect and support professional classical musicians of African descent and enlighten and inspire communities through the power of performance. Of course, the orchestra, a whole bunch of people on stage, makes a great sound, gets a lot of attention, makes a big statement. Jon: In the spirit of sharing a little of the backstory behind this piece, I want to share a poem that I wrote. The Gateways Music Festival Orchestra, most of them at least are leaving the stage. Over the course of each six-day festival, the musicians give a full orchestral . The chairs can be adjusted and the Brahms piano can be pushed out. Jeff: The Gateways Music Festival Orchestra from Carnegie Hall Live. 3 in C Minor and Sinfonia No. 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. He's having so many moments at one time, yes. GATEWAY FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA. John: As Jon Batiste's piece just showed. What's making the occasion even bigger is that they will be presenting a world premiere, a piece so new, the ink has barely dried on it. What's the potential of this orchestra? 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. 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. and D.M.A. I wonder if in working with them now if any vision has occurred to you? KODAK HALL AT EASTMAN THEATREEastman School of Music60 Gibbs StreetRochester, NY. Jeff: We'll hear the third of her symphonies this afternoon, which was commissioned by the Works Progress Administration's Federal Music Project. And serves on the board of directors in this orchestra. . In 2009, some people were renovating an abandoned house outside of Chicago, lo and behold, they discovered all of these manuscripts and it turned out that it was not all, but most of Florence Price's compositions. Development of the Orchestra, Music Appreciation, Bio-Musicology and Music Theory. as the work's known the music of Johannes Brahms. As long as we stick to that principle, I think that's the vision. I think it is very much Jon. Gateways Music Festival Orchestra (photo: Keith Bullis) Gateways Music Festival has received a substantial award of $800,000 from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. LEARN MORE Become a GFO Volunteer Help us serve the St. Louis community LEARN MORE Our Story It began on a barge in the Mississippi. To Learn More, Click Here Rochester, NY | APRIL 18-20, 2022 Festival Piano Recital What does it mean to have you and your colleagues in this place at this time? The Gateways Music Festival Orchestra from Carnegie Hall Live. It's thought to be an old Pilgrim chant known as Saint Anthony's Chorale, but under any name, a virtuoso showpiece for the orchestra. The African cloth comes out and no two people look exactly the same. 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. Today, 110 years later, another African American orchestra is making its first appearance on the stage of Carnegie Hall. He's also just won an Oscar-. 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. -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. The Gateways Music Festival Orchestra makes its Carnegie Hall debut this month led by Anthony Parnther . First, I would love to thank everyone who made it possible for us to be here, the ancestors who are watching over us. 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. He serves as teaching artist for Aspen Music Festival and the National Youth Orchestras program at Carnegie Hall. Before everyone dressed all in black, second half, everybody has a splash of color. I'll share it with you now. She's never taken medication. Sure. , 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. 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. 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. [crosstalk]. 3 in C Minor and James V. Cockerhams Fantasia on Lift Every Voice and Sing. New York Public Radio transcripts are created on a rush deadline, often by contractors. Female Speaker 2: Your tickets, please. This work that Jon Batiste is going to perform with the Gateways Music Festival Orchestra has that same kind of structure. Orchestra, Gateways Music Festival and Bellingham Festival of Music. Lee: I think it is very much Jon. Another first for this concert by the Gateways Music Festival Orchestra. This concert is in fact part of his Perspectives series, but today's premier. He also told us they want to be a resource for the larger community. Gateways Music Festival Orchestra Anthony Parnther, conductor Jon Batiste, piano and composer. That's available to everyone. In addition to this, the festival includes 27 performances this week, chamber music, lectures, a screening of a film, panel discussions. At least that's the case with her first, third, and fourth symphony. I just thought that it was so beautifully executed. Alex: Yes. Here are your tickets. I think that them being together, there's something that happens to the air when they're all together because it is such an experience for them to be together and then to play great music at a high level, it's extraordinary. Of course, personally, I would love to see this orchestra come together more frequently. John Schaefer's here as well. We did that in Rochester also a couple of days ago when we presented this program minus the Batiste work. This was a real challenge, but a little bit of everything. That is as Lee Koonce told us again and again, that's one of the most important things that's happening here this afternoon. Press Room. The Walker in its own way is a set of variations as well. It is his heart. I can play rap. She had this great idea to provide a safe affirming space for classical musicians of African descent. Anthony studied music performance at Northwestern University and continued his musical studies at Yale University where he studied orchestral conducting with Lawrence Leighton Smith and Otto Werner Mueller. There is an improvisatory element to it. 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. Since 1995, Gateways Music Festival has brought together professional classical musicians of African descent in Rochester, NY to both celebrate the contributions and increase the visibility of. The Gateways Music Festival Orchestra are set to perform at Carnegie Hall on April 24th, 2022, making them the first all-Black orchestra to do so in the renowned venue's 130-year history. We talked on Friday with Lee Koonce, the festival's president, and artistic director about exactly who it was, who started this whole Gateways thing, and what her vision has led to. We are going to hear the world premiere of I Can. gateways music festival is changing the classical Music narrative "When Gateways musicians walk out on stage, a new line of inquiry - a new conversation - is opened with the audience before we even play a note because the backdrop of classical music is that this is a white art form. 2023 New York Public Radio Jeff: Conductor Anthony Parnther goes on stage, to conduct the final work on this program, the Fantasia on Lift Every Voice and Sing by James V. Cockerham in this initial performance of the Gateways Music Festival Orchestra at Carnegie Hall, a performance you'll hear from Carnegie Hall Live. It would come up. Okay. Well, I think that's another thing we're saying about what do we think can and should happen in a concert that would be called classical and where is this music coming from and who are our composers. Exactly. The concert featured conductor Anthony Parnther of the San Bernadino Symphony Orchestra and Southeast Symphony & Chorus in Los Angeles; and Grammy Awardwinning pianist and composer Jon Batiste, who performed the world premiere of a commission for the orchestra. Absolutely. The Brahms to begin, and then the Variations on "Lift Every Voice and Sing" to conclude and in between, four works by four composers of African descent that even if they weren't world premieres like Jon Batiste's work, were the first time they were being heard on the Carnegie Hall stage. During April 2022 Festival, the Gateways Orchestra became the first all-Black classical symphony orchestra ever presented by New York City's Carnegie . 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. Price, Corey Hunter, PhDGeneral admission. All right. 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. 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. She's a person that no one really says no to. Thank you!!! Lee: It's this kind of dual mission. The concert also included works by the German composer Johannes Brahms (18331897); George Walker 56E (DMA) (19222018), the first composer of African descent to win a Pulitzer Prize (Lilacs for Voice and Orchestra, 1996); Florence Price (18871953), the first African American female composer to have her work performed by a major orchestra (1933 Chicago Symphony performance of Symphony No. The Eastman School of Music was founded in 1921 by industrialist and philanthropist George Eastman (1854-1932), founder of Eastman Kodak Company. The orchestra comes together and you just dig into the music. It's an incredibly exciting week for all of us. Best known popularly in the world these days is the music director for The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. Congratulations. Conductor Anthony Parnther is also out on the stage now with the rest of the Gateways Music Festival Orchestra. I think we rose to the occasion. People come to, I think, to concerts halls, not only to hear music but also to be affirmed culturally in their selves. Not surprisingly, he will be the piano soloist in that piece. Lauren Purcell Joiner, Christine Herskovits, Eileen Delahunty, and Max Fine. Orchestra Hall Conductor Anthony Parnther led this orchestra, all musicians of African descent, and The Variations on a Theme by Haydn as the work's known the music of Johannes Brahms. It's a new work by Jon Batiste, the Grammy-winning pianist and band leader you may know from, . Tweet Save . WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 2022 | 7:30 PM The 120-member Gateways Music Festival Orchestra, whose distinguished players hail from the nation's foremost orchestras and conservatory faculties, is renowned for its bold sound, exciting interpretations and uncompromising pursuit of artistic excellence. Also told us they want to be a resource for the larger community at it from the context American. 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