Best known popularly in the world these days is the music director for The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. Female Speaker: Okay. He resides in Los Angeles and Palm Springs. This is Carnegie Hall Live, I'm Jeff Spurgeon joined by my colleague, John Schaefer. It's thought to be an old Pilgrim chant known as, , but under any name, a virtuoso showpiece for the orchestra. Thank you!!! 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. It's intermission at the Carnegie Hall debut concert of the Gateways Music Festival Orchestra. Not heard in this place until just now by the Gateways Music Festival Orchestra. Conductor Anthony Parnther is also out on the stage now with the rest of the Gateways Music Festival Orchestra. 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. Then we'll proceed into the piece, I Can. Featuring Johannes Brahmss Variations on a Theme by Haydn in B-flat Major, Op. It's this kind of dual mission. There is an improvisatory element to it. It's our national anthem. Jeff: He's having so many moments at one time, yes. It can also serve as a beard or it can veil other, I think, less inclusive narratives. Berry holds a B.M. I should have asked you that before this began, but I'll lay it on you anyway. 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. Now we're so pleased to welcome to the Carnegie Hall microphones, Maestro Anthony Parnther. Another first for this concert by the Gateways Music Festival Orchestra. Jeff: Now, you, as a very busy conductor on sound stages in Hollywood, are accustomed to looking at a score and getting the musicians all organized and playing it. Gateways is an all-Black classical symphony orchestra created in 1993 by concert pianist and educator Armenta Adams (Hummings) Dumisani. The concert concludes with James V. Cockerhams Fantasia on Lift Every Voice and Sing, a rousing and epic musical journey from Africa to the new world which has become the signature piece of the Gateways Orchestra. There was an assembly of musicians and people here within the organization that very carefully crafted this program along with Michael Morgan. 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. That's a narrative that can be true, but it doesn't just happen. 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. All rights reserved. All rights reserved. In May of 1912 at Carnegie Hall, where the stage welcomed a large ensemble of African American musicians, the Clef Club Symphony Orchestra. That's more than 20 years now. Black Lives Matter. Anthony Parnther | Photo by Konstantin Golovchinsky. He also told us they want to be a resource for the larger community. They'll open the second half of the program with a big work by prolific American composer, Florence Price. This was a real challenge, but a little bit of everything. Celebrating classical musicians of African descent. Press Room. Now on stage, Conductor Anthony Parnther, ready to lead the Gateways Music Festival Orchestra and the Symphony No.3 of American composer, Florence Price. Music Director The Gateway Festival Orchestra of St. Louis Home Music Director Darwin Aquino, Music Director Darwin Aquino joined the Gateway Festival Orchestra as Music Director in 2019. John: It turns out that Gateways isn't just an organization that serves musicians. He has premiered and recorded works by Anthony Davis, George Walker, Errollyn Wallen, John Wineglass, Gary Powell Nash, Marian Harrison, Renee Baker, James Wilson, Phillip Herbert, Daniel Kidane, Chanda Dancy, and James Newton. Congratulations. Anthony: Exactly. 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. Anthony: There was an assembly of musicians and people here within the organization that very carefully crafted this program along with Michael Morgan. General Admission. The Gateways Music Festival Orchestra, making their debut today, taking their place alongside the Clef Club Orchestra and a lot of other great African American musicians in the illustrious history of Carnegie Hall. [applause]. 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. Recent performances include Los Angeles; Washington D.C.; Toronto; Danbury, Connecticut; and an eight-concert Midwest tour. I think we rose to the occasion. 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. We purposely did not do it in Rochester because we wanted this to be the world premiere. *General admission. 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 panel discussion is free and open to the public, but tickets are required. George Walker was the first Black composer to win a Pulitzer prize in music that was in 1996 for his piece, . It's an incredibly exciting week for all of us. 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. In NYC, five of New York Citys premier venues welcome Gateways ensembles and guest artists. This concert is in fact part of his Perspectives series, but today's premier. Experience the rich sounds of the @gateways_music orchestra on Wednesday, April 20 at @EastmanTheatre for free. And serves on the board of directors in this orchestra. It seems like there was a real intention behind the planning of this program today. Take care. Armenta Hummings Dumisani, I think the term force of nature was created for her. He's having so many moments at one time, yes. 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. We did that in Rochester also a couple of days ago when we presented this program minus the Batiste work. This text may not be in its final form and may be updated or revised in the future. 3 by George Walkerthe first African-American Pulitzer Prize for Music Laureate and whose centennial falls in 2022. Female Speaker 2: Your tickets, please. Conductor Anthony Parnther is also out on the stage now with the rest of the Gateways Music Festival Orchestra. It opens up all these realms of possibility. It was wonderful to see you turn and conduct the audience in that final piece as well. Anthony: I just thought that it was so beautifully executed. Alex, thank you for stopping by. 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). The Gateways Music Festival Orchestra makes its Carnegie Hall debut this month led by Anthony Parnther . We are about to hear this performance of the, , music by Johannes Brahms based on a theme that probably wasn't actually written by Haydn. Also, sometimes I think we've used it to absolve ourselves as an art form from the issues of the day. The two pieces are musical cousins and were actually intended to be so. We exist outside of space, time or this place." Bless the Michael Morgan. I wonder if in working with them now if any vision has occurred to you? You can hear that the audience, again, willing to go there and applaud each of the musicians as they stand. From hall music by the late American composer, George Walker, his SinfoniaNo. You've been in the Gateways Orchestra since the start. 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. 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. Alex: Sure. Three-movement work played by the Gateways Music Festival Orchestra in their Carnegie Hall debut from Carnegie Hall Live. The orchestra just rehearsed his new piece for the first time on Thursday, it's called. Another first for this concert by the Gateways Music Festival Orchestra. Jeff: Lauren Purcell Joiner, Christine Herskovits, Eileen Delahunty, and Max Fine. A very gala-feel to this event. The authoritative record of New York Public Radios programming is the audio record. Absolutely. 3; Florence B. Prices Symphony No. During April 2022 Festival, the Gateways Orchestra became the first all-Black classical symphony orchestra ever presented by New York City's Carnegie . They're leaving the stage for a few minutes, but we have managed to grab one of them by the coattail as he walks by. The Gateways Music Festival Orchestra from Carnegie Hall Live. 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. It's available to this art form too if it wants to. The members of the Gateways Orchestra are heading back out on stage at Carnegie Hall. Accuracy and availability may vary. There is an improvisatory element to it. We principally had one and a half days to piece this work together. Jeff Spurgeon: It was 110 years ago. "The first time I played in an all-Black orchestra was at . I think the possibility of spontaneity is what makes this particular live performance so deeply engaging and organic for everybody involved including the audience. We had to really be on our feet, go with Jon wherever he decided to go at any given minute. We purposely did not do it in Rochester because we wanted this to be the world premiere. The film screening and lecture are both free and open to the public, but tickets are required. She had this great idea to provide a safe affirming space for classical musicians of African descent. 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. Alex: Not since the start, but since 2001. You can hear that the audience, again, willing to go there and applaud each of the musicians as they stand. To many Black musicians, the Gateways Music Festival represents a welcome haven from the isolation many face in their working lives. Buy Tickets HEAR THE POSSIBILITIES $ Your generous gift makes world-class music at the DSO possible, fueling the community connections, life-changing education and captivating programming that impacts more than 500,000 people a year! 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. Of course, the orchestra, a whole bunch of people on stage, makes a great sound, gets a lot of attention, makes a big statement. You've been in the Gateways Orchestra since the start. We are going to hear the world premiere of I Can. He's also just won an Oscar-. From Carnegie Hall Live, the Symphony No. She was part of the inaugural class of the Artist Propulsion Lab at WQXR. The Gateways Music Festival Orchestra made its Carnegie Hall debut Sunday, April 24, the final day of the weeklong Gateways Music Festival in association with the University of Rochesters Eastman School of Music. 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. The chairs can be adjusted and the Brahms piano can be pushed out. Michael Morgan, conductor. We are going to hear the world premiere of. GATEWAY FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA. You'll find lots of stuff on the wqxr.org website that Kelly was involved with during her time with the APL. , 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. 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 a Theme by Haydn. General Admission. That's an unfair question. Featuring five of Gateways most popular pianists performing works by Black and other composers. GATEWAYS MUSIC FESTIVAL, INC. 26 Gibbs Street, Box 58 Rochester, NY 14604. info@gatewaysmusicfestival.org (585) 274-1170. That is as Lee Koonce told us again and again, that's one of the most important things that's happening here this afternoon. Recent guest. I think that's really a significant thing that's happening right now in real-time. 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. Development of the Orchestra, Music Appreciation, Bio-Musicology and Music Theory. Gateways Music Festival Orchestra. It's full orchestra and piano and just him. 560 Trinity Ave, St Louis MO 63130. is a work for piano and orchestra called. Mary also enjoys teaching private trumpet lessons with students from ages 10 - 94! I believe she's 84-85 years old. You'll receive the most up-to-date information about our musicians, venues and performances delivered right to your email inbox. This is a guy, Jeff, who is having a moment. When 7:30 p.m. March 3, 2 p.m. March 5 Where Kirkwood Performing Arts Center, 210 East Monroe Avenue, Kirkwood How much $20-$65 More info 314-865-0038; winteroperastl.org. Jon Batiste is pointing to Maestro Parnther and to the Gateways Music Festival Orchestra. CARNEGIE HALL PRESENTS National Youth Orchestra of the United States of . 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. 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 just feel that as musicians, our first responsibility is to come together and create beauty. We understand its importance, so that's really significant. Guest engagements include Chicago Sinfonietta, the Chamber Orchestra of New York, the Colour of Music Festival Chamber Orchestra, Richmond Symphony, and the Gateways Music Festival. Gateways Music Festival was founded in 1993 by Armenta Adams Hummings Dumisani in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Because of limited seating capacity in the Rose Auditorium, we urge you to get your tickets as soon as possible. "Oh, well this is classical music. I can play jazz, but I can also play Beethoven.'" KODAK HALL AT EASTMAN THEATREEastman School of Music60 Gibbs StreetRochester, NY. I would love to see this orchestra record especially literature that has been under-recorded or not recorded at all by underrepresented composers. by Petrus A. April 15 2022. in Divertissement, musik. Follow me. Anthony has conducted artists spanning every musical genre including Joshua Bell, Jessye Norman, Yundi Li, Lynn Harrell, Frederica von Stade, Roderick Williams, Canadian Brass, Jennifer Holliday, Kanye West, Imagine Dragons, Omar Apollo, and Alan Walker. 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. This is Carnegie Hall Live, I'm Jeff Spurgeon joined by my colleague, John Schaefer. One of which is to support musicians of African descent who are isolated even in the ensembles in which they play as happens in other kinds of workplaces in the world, but also looking out at, as you said, the audience members who haven't found that Carnegie Hall is for them as well. Because of limited seating capacity in the Hatch Hall, we urge you to get your tickets as soon as possible. The Gateways Music Festival Orchestra, most of them at least are leaving the stage. << Galilee Chamber Orchestra. . Since its inception in 1993, the Gateways Music Festival Orchestra has cultivated diversity in the classical music scene. John: 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. Anthony: There's a significant difference between conducting full-time orchestras and in this orchestra of special musicians from all over the country who do not play together regularly, once every year, once every couple of years. Now, you, as a very busy conductor on sound stages in Hollywood, are accustomed to looking at a score and getting the musicians all organized and playing it. Gateways Music Festival Overview 530 views 10 months ago The Gateways Music Festival 2022 will take place from April 18-24, culminating in the Gateways Orchestra's Carnegie Hall debut,. The concerts are free to attend. It's a real honor to be here with all of you and in my inaugural. Listen Monday June 20 at 8 p.m. That was my first Gateways. 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. We know that it is, and that's what we're doing. 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. It's intermission at the Carnegie Hall debut concert of the Gateways Music Festival Orchestra. Congratulations. 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. 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. Copyright 2022 New York Public Radio. Jeff: Music of Johannes Brahms begins this concert by the Gateways Music Festival Orchestra in their Carnegie Hall debut. The Walker in its own way is a set of variations as well. Right now, the stage door opens and back out to center stage here at Carnegie Hall, strides the conductor Anthony Parnther to lead this first performance at Carnegie Hall of George Walker's Sinfonia No. Oh, it was a wonderful variety of sounds as you say, and a really wonderful performance. 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. 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. We principally had one and a half days to piece this work together. The performance was the first by an all-Black classical symphony orchestra in Carnegie Hall's history. They're leaving the stage for a few minutes, but we have managed to grab one of them by the coattail as he walks by. 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. . Only one ticket is required for both the film screening and the lecture. as the work's known the music of Johannes Brahms. Anthony: Lift Every Voice and Sing. 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. The Brahms to begin, and then the Variations on ". " To Learn More, Click Here Rochester, NY | APRIL 18-20, 2022 Festival Piano Recital Eric Davis, DMA, Horn | Eric Davis leads a diverse musical . Does that resonate with you? 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.. Exhausting, but exciting. It's our national anthem. The Gateways Music Festival is getting ready for its Carnegie Hall debut. Black musicians and composers across the nation are prepared for virtual events. 3. Of course, personally, I would love to see this orchestra come together more frequently. I agree with you when I saw the program that had been given to me. GATEWAYS MUSIC FESTIVAL ORCHESTRAMichael Morgan, ConductorKodak Hall at Eastman Theatre60 Gibbs StreetSunday, August 1816, 201320154:00 p.m.Master of Ceremon. We understand its importance, so that's really significant. The festival originated in Winston-Salem and then moved with our founder, Armenta Hummings Dumisani to Eastman where she was on faculty. Now we're so pleased to welcome to the Carnegie Hall microphones, Maestro Anthony Parnther. 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. Yes. 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. Gateways musicians are rewriting that narrative., Alexander Laing, principal clarinet,Phoenix Symphony and Gateways Festival Orchestra, Armenta Adams (Hummings) Dumisani, Founder & President Emerita. It turns out that Gateways isn't just an organization that serves musicians. 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. For 30 years, Gateway Music Festivals & Tours has led the music tour industry with seamless performance tours for choirs, orchestras, concert bands, jazz bands and marching bands. If you're a fan of Barber's Adagio for strings, I urge you to check out George Walker's Lyric for strings. It's our greatest cultural export as a nation. The historic concert was broadcast live on WXXI in Rochester and on the New York City classical station WQXR. 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. Price, Corey Hunter, PhDGeneral admission. 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. I think that's really a significant thing that's happening right now in real-time. She's a person that no one really says no to. I thought you were going to say George Gershwin because what strikes me is the similarity to the Rhapsody in Blue, which Gershwin famously-, John: -did not have fully finished at the time of the world premiere, and famously in the written score for the conductor, wrote the words, "Wait for a nod.". A critically acclaimed series . See locations and times below. Jeff: Oh, it was a wonderful variety of sounds as you say, and a really wonderful performance. 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. Gateways Radio features exceptional compositions and . The two pieces are musical cousins and were actually intended to be so. Favorites More Music Features 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. John Schaefer's here as well. HATCH RECITAL HALLEastman School of Music433 East Main StreetRochester, New York. She created Gateways. I asked him what was it like to be at Carnegie Hall. Pleasure to talk to you. Instead of a minuet or scherzo with trio you got a Juba. They're equally important to us. It's a big event for the members of the Gateways Music Festival Orchestra coming down to Carnegie Hall from their home in Rochester, in upstate New York. Jeff: From Carnegie Hall Live, the world premiere of I Can, 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 musicians let their hair down in a fun, club-like environment and perform pop, R&B, Jazz, gospel, reggae and everything in between! You have to make it true. Orchestra, Gateways Music Festival and Bellingham Festival of Music. The Gateways Music Festival Orchestra is a 125+ member ensemble of musicians of African descent under the leadership of conductor Anthony Parnther. Jeff: Now, we spoke with Lee Koonce, who is the president and artistic director of the Gateways Music Festival, whom we had a chance just to say what Jon Batiste's piece that he had heard, and what we could expect. The concert features Jon Batiste, who just won five Grammys at this year's ceremony, including the highly-coveted title, "Album of the Year". 3. They're equally important to us. I think we rose to the occasion. Gateways is receiving an $800,000 award from the. Alex: Yes. In addition to this, the festival includes 27 performances this week, chamber music, lectures, a screening of a film, panel discussions. Adults: $15 | Seniors and Students: $10 | Children/Youth (Under 18): Free, Film ScreeningCaged Bird: The Life and Music of Florence B. Jon: In the spirit of sharing a little of the backstory behind this piece, I want to share a poem that I wrote. 2022 Gateways Orchestra 2022 Guest Artists & Chamber Music Musicians Gallery Listen Gateways Radio Stream . 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