a series of exciting broadcast concerts drawing upon some of the finest live performances from Carnegie Halls stages over the past eleven years. Adults: $20 | Seniors and Students: $15 | Children/Youth (Under 18): Free, ABYSSINIAN BAPTIST CHURCH132 W 138th StreetNew York, NY. Enjoy the rest of your brief intermission. In May of 1912 at Carnegie Hall, where the stage welcomed a large ensemble of African American musicians, the Clef Club Symphony Orchestra. Another curtain call for Conductor Anthony Parnther. Alex: 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. The Gateways Music Festival Orchestra is a 125+ member ensemble of musicians of African descent under the leadership 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. Learn More In the Know with GFO Young Artists Program LEARN MORE Children's Outreach Does that resonate with you? Today, 110 years later, another African American orchestra is making its first appearance on the stage of Carnegie Hall. 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. In addition to this, the festival includes 27 performances this week, chamber music, lectures, a screening of a film, panel discussions. Another first for this concert by the Gateways Music Festival Orchestra. We'll hear the third of her symphonies this afternoon, which was commissioned by the Works Progress Administration's Federal Music Project. Jon Batiste & the Gateways Festival Orchestra. The festival has just grown and grown and grown since 1993, from that vision. He also told us they want to be a resource for the larger community. Only one ticket is required for both the film screening and the lecture. We did that in Rochester also a couple of days ago when we presented this program minus the Batiste work. Thank you!!! GUEST ARTISTS: MARIAN ANDERSON STRING QUARTET92ND STREET Y | 7:30 PM, GATEWAYS BRASS COLLECTIVETHE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART | 5:30 PM, GATEWAYS PIANO QUARTETTHE MORGAN LIBRARY & MUSEUM | 7:30 PM, GUEST ARTISTS: HARLEM CHAMBER PLAYERS STRING QUARTETSCHOMBURG CENTER FOR RESEARCHIN BLACK CULTURE | 7:30 PM. You'll find lots of stuff on the wqxr.org website that Kelly was involved with during her time with the APL. Does that resonate with you? She's a person that no one really says no to. The conclusion of seven days of performances in New York City. Jeff: 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. Yes. 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. Brahms: Haydn Variations George Walker: Sinfonia No. The concerts are free to attend. Armenta Hummings Dumisani, I think the term force of nature was created for her. We have made 400 complimentary tickets available, and you can reserve yours at the link below with promo code RACF50. 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. Well, Jon Batiste had a little church meeting going when he was reading his poem before the premiere of ". Anthony Parnther | Photo by Konstantin Golovchinsky. They'll open the second half of the program with a big work by prolific American composer, Florence Price. SAHAM. Lee: I think it is very much Jon. Media Only: Dolores Orman, Gateways Music Festival, 585-271-5185, dolores.orman@gmail.com What does it mean to this orchestra? Jon: In the spirit of sharing a little of the backstory behind this piece, I want to share a poem that I wrote. That's available to everyone. There are some elements of truth to that, but what's happening in a concert hall is not just a celebration of Brahms and Walker and Batiste and Price, but it's also a celebration of the audience. We don't actually have a complete score for the second. It's an incredibly exciting week for all of us. 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. Price, Corey Hunter, PhD*General admission. What was the idea there? She climbed Mount Kilimanjaro five years ago. 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. That's more than 20 years now. , the name of that piece. Black musicians and composers across the nation are prepared for virtual events. 3 Batiste: I Can (world premiere) Florence Price: Symphony No. Follow me. All Gateways Music Festival performances are free and open to the public. 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. KODAK HALL AT EASTMAN THEATREEastman School of Music60 Gibbs StreetRochester, NY. Enjoy the show. At least that's the case with her first, third, and fourth symphony. John: Alex Laing, the principal clarinet of the Gateways Music Festival Orchestra, also serves on their board of directors. Then we'll proceed into the piece, I Can. share this message of hope and healing to inspire communities throughout the world and affirm our unity." For 27 years . How was putting that piece together because it was put together pretty much in New York, I think? Enjoy the rest of your brief intermission. this new work also is credit offered in the program to orchestrator Matt Wong. Backstage at Carnegie Hall, I'm Jeff Spurgeon. I think that's really a significant thing that's happening right now in real-time. "Oh, well this is classical music. Jeff: A great big deep bow and a warm welcome to this Carnegie Hall audience. That's an unfair question. It is his voice. I would love to see this orchestra record especially literature that has been under-recorded or not recorded at all by underrepresented composers. Since its inception in 1993, the Gateways Music Festival Orchestra has cultivated diversity in the classical music scene. 3; Florence B. Prices Symphony No. Price, Corey Hunter, PhDGeneral admission. 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. The conclusion of seven days of performances in New York City. 224. A great big deep bow and a warm welcome to this Carnegie Hall audience. 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. The chairs can be adjusted and the Brahms piano can be pushed out. That's a big step for us as well. HATCH RECITAL HALLEastman School of Music433 East Main StreetRochester, New York. Instead of a minuet or scherzo with trio you got a Juba. It's complex because each section has so many different contrasting qualities. The Gateways Music Festival is getting a substantial grant to continue its mission of supporting classical musicians of African descent. General Admission. It takes active participation to do that. That annual festival, which features classical musicians of African descent, will include a performance this coming. We're talking of the depression years in America, a work in four movements meant to evoke music from African American tradition. What does it mean to have you and your colleagues in this place at this time? Although certainly, his most famous piece is the Lyric for Strings. This concert features Johannes Brahms Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Florence Prices Symphony No. 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. Congratulations. I think the possibility of spontaneity is what makes this particular live performance so deeply engaging and organic for everybody involved including the audience. 3 in C Minor and James V. Cockerhams Fantasia on Lift Every Voice and Sing. It's intermission at the Carnegie Hall debut concert of the Gateways Music Festival Orchestra. Gateways Music Festival is grateful to the following institutions, foundations and governmental agencies for their generous support of the 2022 Gateways Music Festival. For a complete listing of Gateways events, repertoire and artists plus ticket purchase information, visit the Gateways web site at: www.gatewaysmusicfestival.org. I suppose that Gateways is a little bit like that too because you don't get together very often. We principally had one and a half days to piece this work together. We should also mention Kelly Hall Tompkins, if that's a familiar name to our WQXR listeners, there's a good reason for that. 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. Subscribe to Gateway Notes, the GFO Newsletter, and "Get the Know with the GFO"! Hear both works performed by outstanding members of the acclaimed Gateways Music Festival Orchestra, conducted by longtime Marsalis collaborator Damien Sneed. In May of 1912 at Carnegie Hall, where the stage welcomed a large ensemble of African American musicians, the Clef Club Symphony Orchestra. Here are your tickets. 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. John: Can you distinguish for us the difference between the festival proper and the festival orchestra? He . 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. This concert is in fact part of his Perspectives series, but today's premier. You'll receive the most up-to-date information about our musicians, venues and performances delivered right to your email inbox. Congratulations. 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. The Gateways Music Festival opens Nov. 9 -13. On today's show, join us as we remember the late great Paul Burgett, as well as a concert highlight from the Gateways Music Festival. Can you distinguish for us the difference between the festival proper and the festival orchestra? The Orchestra made its stunning Carnegie Hall debut on April 24, 2022 as the first all-Black orchestra to be presented by the . Absolutely. Another first for this concert by the Gateways Music Festival Orchestra. Thank you, gentlemen. Orchestra, Gateways Music Festival and Bellingham Festival of Music. 3 by George Walkerthe first African-American Pulitzer Prize for Music Laureate and whose centennial falls in 2022. Jeff Spurgeon: It was 110 years ago. 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. Featuring Johannes Brahmss Variations on a Theme by Haydn in B-flat Major, Op. People come to, I think, to concerts halls, not only to hear music but also to be affirmed culturally in their selves. 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. John: There were two halves to the concert, obviously before and after intermission. 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