The Gateways Music Festival Orchestra is a 125+ member ensemble of musicians of African descent under the leadership of conductor Anthony Parnther. 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. What does it mean to have you and your colleagues in this place at this time? Best known popularly in the world these days is the music director for. This artist has also appeared with: This artist not appeared with any other performers that we know of. Gateways Music Festival is grateful to the following institutions, foundations and governmental agencies for their generous support of the 2022 Gateways Music Festival. General admission. From hall music by the late American composer, George Walker, his SinfoniaNo. We principally had one and a half days to piece this work together. John: 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. , 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. I think the possibility of spontaneity is what makes this particular live performance so deeply engaging and organic for everybody involved including the audience. The festival has just grown and grown and grown since 1993, from that vision. Jeff: Lauren Purcell Joiner, Christine Herskovits, Eileen Delahunty, and Max Fine. It seems like there was a real intention behind the planning of this program today. This is a guy, Jeff, who is having a moment. As long as we stick to that principle, I think that's the vision. 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. You can hear that the audience, again, willing to go there and applaud each of the musicians as they stand. Jeff: That composition is also being given its first hearing in Carnegie Hall in this performance. Only one ticket is required for both the film screening and the lecture. John: Another curtain call for Conductor Anthony Parnther. . 224. In May of 1912 at Carnegie Hall, where the stage welcomed a large ensemble of African American musicians, the Clef Club Symphony Orchestra. The chairs can be adjusted and the Brahms piano can be pushed out. We understand its importance, so that's really significant. Yes. Now we're so pleased to welcome to the Carnegie Hall microphones, Maestro Anthony Parnther. John Schaefer's here as well. Also, sometimes I think we've used it to absolve ourselves as an art form from the issues of the day. I'm sure she wouldn't mind me telling her age. Leading the Hollywood Studio Symphony in recording sessions, he has conducted many international feature film and television projects including Star Wars: The Mandalorian, Tenet, Little, American Dad, The Hunt, Fargo, The Way Back, The Night Of, Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Encanto, Star Wars: Book of Boba Fett, and Ice Age: Adventures of Buck Wild. It is his voice. John: We are about to hear this performance of the The Variations on a Theme by Haydn, music by Johannes Brahms based on a theme that probably wasn't actually written by Haydn. 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.. Paul Burgett was a leader in classical music. The two pieces are musical cousins and were actually intended to be so. Michael Morgan, our late and beloved music director called Gateways family reunion with instruments and it feels just like that. Gateways is receiving an $800,000 award from the. I should have asked you that before this began, but I'll lay it on you anyway. 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. General Admission. At least that's the case with her first, third, and fourth symphony. Orchestra Hall 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. That'll be the next work on the program. It's thought to be an old Pilgrim chant known as, , but under any name, a virtuoso showpiece for the orchestra. Alex: 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. We'll hear the third of her symphonies this afternoon, which was commissioned by the Works Progress Administration's Federal Music Project. Adults: $20 | Seniors and Students: $15 | Children/Youth (Under 18): Free, ABYSSINIAN BAPTIST CHURCH132 W 138th StreetNew York, NY. Thank you so much. 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. It was a historic concert when the Gateways Music Festival Orchestra performed in Carnegie Hall. Black Lives Matter. 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'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. 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. 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. In May 2016, Gateways Music Festival formally affiliated with the Eastman School of Music, a festival partner since 1995, but remains an independent non-profit organization. That type of dance and the music that accompanied it was so important that Florence Price actually gave that name, Juba, to the third movement of all of her symphonies. Anthony: There was an assembly of musicians and people here within the organization that very carefully crafted this program along with Michael Morgan. The concert features Jon Batiste, who just won five Grammys at this year's ceremony, including the highly-coveted title, "Album of the Year". It's a world premiere. GATEWAYS MUSIC FESTIVAL, INC.26 Gibbs Street, Box 58Rochester, NY 14604, info@gatewaysmusicfestival.org(585) 274-1170. Not heard in this place until just now by the Gateways Music Festival Orchestra. 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. 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. 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. The historic concert was broadcast live on WXXI in Rochester and on the New York City classical station WQXR. That's available to everyone. This concert is in fact part of his Perspectives series, but today's premier. 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. That composition is also being given its first hearing in Carnegie Hall in this performance. The work we'll hear today is a bigger piece by George Walker, his Sinfonia No. 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. We are going to hear the world premiere of I Can. 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. Search sc.edu. The Gateways Music Festival is getting ready for its Carnegie Hall debut. Since its founding in 1993, Gateways chamber music groups have performed in locations throughout the host city on the Friday night of the Festival. His live orchestral concert appearances for e-sports titan League of Legends in Barcelona, Beijing, Seoul, and Los Angeles are among the most widely viewed symphonic concerts in the world, with live audiences of 50,000-75,000 spectators and a viewership that outpaces the World Series with approximately 100 million live streaming each League of Legends Finals Opening Ceremony concert. I agree with you when I saw the program that had been given to me. 2022 Gateways Orchestra 2022 Guest Artists & Chamber Music Musicians Gallery Listen Gateways Radio Stream . I believe she's 84-85 years old. She was part of the inaugural class of the Artist Propulsion Lab at WQXR. At least that's the case with her first, third, and fourth symphony. Jeff: He's having so many moments at one time, yes. Copyright 2022 New York Public Radio. I thought you were going to say George Gershwin because what strikes me is the similarity to the, -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.". Yes. Jeff: This is going to be quite a wonderful world premiere and a big occasion. John: And serves on the board of directors in this orchestra. Visit our website terms of use at www.wnyc.org for further information. Event unsuitable for children. is a work for piano and orchestra called I Can. The panel discussion is free and open to the public, but tickets are required. 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. It's a work for piano and orchestra. John: It was wonderful to see you turn and conduct the audience in that final piece as well. The Brahms to begin, and then the Variations on ". " George Walker was the first Black composer to win a Pulitzer prize in music that was in 1996 for his piece, . 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! 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. Copyright 2022 New York Public Radio. We're talking of the depression years in America, a work in four movements meant to evoke music from African American tradition. 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. I wonder if in working with them now if any vision has occurred to you? This is the intermission of this concert, the Gateways Music Festival Orchestra. There are parts that are written out, and then, there are parts that he will improvise. 230 were here. THE COOPER UNIONFrederick P. Rose Auditorium41 Cooper Square (3rd Avenue at East 7th Street) New York, NY 10003. Jon Batiste & the Gateways Festival Orchestra. For a complete listing of Gateways events, repertoire and artists plus ticket purchase information, visit the Gateways web site at: www.gatewaysmusicfestival.org. Jeff Spurgeon: It was 110 years ago. That was my first Gateways. The all-Black Gateways orchestra makes its Carnegie Hall debut on April 24, after a week of events at Harlem's Abyssinian Baptist Church, the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, and other key NYC cultural spots.The orchestra represents a supportive artistic home for its members, all of whom are professional classical musicians of African descent. Because of limited seating capacity in the Rose Auditorium, we urge you to get your tickets as soon as possible. I can play rap. 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). It's intermission at the Carnegie Hall debut concert of the Gateways Music Festival Orchestra. From Hall Music by the Gateways Music Festival is grateful to the Carnegie Hall microphones Maestro. And governmental agencies for their generous support of the artist Propulsion Lab at.... 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