It is his voice. Since its inception in 1993, the Gateways Music Festival Orchestra has cultivated diversity in the classical music scene. It's wonderful to have you here. It's intermission at the Carnegie Hall debut concert of the Gateways Music Festival Orchestra. , 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. Because of limited seating capacity in the Bruno Walter Auditorium, we urge you to get your tickets as soon as possible. It's a new work by Jon Batiste, the Grammy-winning pianist and band leader you may know from The Late Night with Stephen Colbert. That's available to everyone. Mary also enjoys teaching private trumpet lessons with students from ages 10 - 94! As long as we stick to that principle, I think that's the vision. People come to, I think, to concerts halls, not only to hear music but also to be affirmed culturally in their selves. GATEWAYS MUSIC FESTIVAL, INC. 26 Gibbs Street, Box 58 Rochester, NY 14604. info@gatewaysmusicfestival.org (585) 274-1170. 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 Gateways Music Festival opens Nov. 9 -13. 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. Kelly Hall Tompkins, the concertmaster giving the Gateways Music Festival Orchestra a chance to retune after that Brahms opening. 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. Of course, that's not true. 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. Best known popularly in the world these days is the music director for. 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. Jon: In the spirit of sharing a little of the backstory behind this piece, I want to share a poem that I wrote. 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. 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. It's a beautiful moment. World premiere, so a song and a kind of sweet for piano into orchestra all in one extraordinarily well-received performance here on the main stage at Carnegie Hall. That's available to everyone. George Walker was the first Black composer to win a Pulitzer prize in music that was in 1996 for his piece, . Alex: The role this hall plays in this music is understood by all. I wonder if in working with them now if any vision has occurred to you? Subscribe to Gateway Notes, the GFO Newsletter, and "Get the Know with the GFO"! It's our national anthem. It's our greatest cultural export as a nation. 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! 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. Anthony Parnther: It's a real honor to be here with all of you and in my inaugural. Over the course of each six-day festival, the musicians give a full orchestral . It's thought to be an old Pilgrim chant known as, , but under any name, a virtuoso showpiece for the orchestra. The performance was the first by an all-Black classical symphony orchestra in Carnegie Hall's history. In addition to this, the festival includes 27 performances this week, chamber music, lectures, a screening of a film, panel discussions. 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. 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. Before I'd conceived this piece, I had this poem, and it just kept resurfacing in my subconscious. Jeff: Music of Johannes Brahms begins this concert by the Gateways Music Festival Orchestra in their Carnegie Hall debut. Backstage at Carnegie Hall, I'm Jeff Spurgeon. 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. Jeff: If you can see it, you can be it, is the expression. Enjoy the rest of your brief intermission. The festival originated in Winston-Salem and then moved with our founder, Armenta Hummings Dumisani to Eastman where she was on faculty. This is a guy, Jeff, who is having a moment. 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. Michael Morgan, conductor. Attendees must show proof of vaccination and wear a mask indoors. I think the possibility of spontaneity is what makes this particular live performance so deeply engaging and organic for everybody involved including the audience. It seems like there was a real intention behind the planning of this program today. Gateways musicians let their hair down in a fun, club-like environment and perform pop, R&B, Jazz, gospel, reggae and everything in between! What was the idea there? 2023 New York Public Radio General Admission. 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. Before everyone dressed all in black, second half, everybody has a splash of color. 3. He's having so many moments at one time, yes. 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. 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. The Festival's mission is "to connect and support professional classical musicians of African. All Rights Reserved. Eric Davis, DMA, Horn | Eric Davis leads a diverse musical . conducting engagements include the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, Atlanta Symphony, Chineke! It's complex because each section has so many different contrasting qualities. We should mention too that. Jeff: Oh, it was a wonderful variety of sounds as you say, and a really wonderful performance. We should mention too that I Can, this new work also is credit offered in the program to orchestrator Matt Wong. This is Carnegie Hall Live, I'm Jeff Spurgeon joined by my colleague, John Schaefer. HATCH RECITAL HALLEastman School of Music433 East Main StreetRochester, New York. We did that in Rochester also a couple of days ago when we presented this program minus the Batiste work. It's available to this art form too if it wants to. John: Can you distinguish for us the difference between the festival proper and the festival orchestra? This concert features Johannes Brahms Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Florence Prices Symphony No. She thought, "If a five-year-old kid sees the Gateways orchestra up there and that kid will say, You know what, I can play hip hop. Exhausting, but exciting. (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. That's an unfair question. In May of 1912 at Carnegie Hall, where the stage welcomed a large ensemble of African American musicians, the Clef Club Symphony Orchestra. Anthony: Lift Every Voice and Sing. This is the intermission of this concert, the Gateways Music Festival Orchestra. Not since the start, but since 2001. We are going to hear the world premiere of I Can. Anthony Parnther, conductorAntoine T. Clark, assistant conductor, VIOLIN I Kelly Hall-Tompkins, concertmaster Cleveland A. Chandler Daniel Constant Caitlin Edwards Mellasenah Edwards Brendon Elliott Alex Gonzalez Mariana Green-Hill Marianne Henry Ashley Horne Amyr Joyner Kyle Lombard Jessica R. McJunkins Chelsea Sharpe Lionel Thomas Anyango Yarbo-Davenport, VIOLIN II Derek Reeves, principal Lucinda Ali-Landing Charlene Bishop Jeffrey Boga Dale Breidenthal David Burnett Nicole Cherry Frdrique Gnaman Bennie Harris Joshua Henderson Sarah E. Martin Phillip Payton Meredith Riley Booker Rowe, VIOLAJennifer Arnold, principalLeslie DeShazorAndrew FrancoisAshleigh GordonLinda GreenChristopher JenkinsCaroline JonesJaven LaraDeidra LawrenceAundrey MitchellYvonne SmithGeorge Taylor, CELLO Troy Stuart, principal Ifetayo Ali-Landing Cremaine Booker Eric Cooper Gordon Grubbs Joseph Hbert Timothy Holley Thapelo Masita Prudence McDaniel Derek Menchan James Ryan Murphy Wayne Smith, DOUBLE BASS Rick Robinson, principal William Johnson Kevin Mauldin Anthony Morris Jacqueline Pickett Patricia Silva Weitzel, FLUTE Judith Dines, principal Dennis Carter Jacqueline Cordova-Arrington Patricia Reeves, OBOE Titus Underwood, principal Hassan Anderson Sarrah Bushara Geoffrey Johnson, CLARINET Alexander Laing, principal Pamela Coats Robert Davis LeTriel White, BASSOONJoshua Elmore, principalAlexander DavisKai RockeMaya Stone, FRENCH HORN Larry Williams, principal David Dickerson Adedeji Ogunfolu Priscilla Rheinhart Jeffrey Scott, TRUMPET Herbert Smith, principal Javian Brabham Leonard Foy Courtney Jones, TROMBONE Burt Mason, principal Isrea Butler Timothy Robinson Martin McCain (Bass), PERCUSSION Ralph Barrett, principal Jauvon Gilliam Cleo Goldberg Don Johns Terry McKinney. 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 conclusion of seven days of performances in New York City. 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 group was originally based in North Carolina but later moved to Rochester, New York in 1995 after its founder joined the faculty of the Eastman School of Music. 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. Jeff: The Gateways Music Festival Orchestra from Carnegie Hall Live. John: Another curtain call for Conductor Anthony Parnther. The Orchestra made its stunning Carnegie Hall debut on April 24, 2022 as the first all-Black orchestra to be presented by the . Berry holds a B.M. The orchestra comes together and you just dig into the music. A great big deep bow and a warm welcome to this Carnegie Hall audience. He's also just won an Oscar-. 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. It's complex because each section has so many different contrasting qualities. Of course, that's not true. The Gateways Music Festival Orchestra is a 125+ member ensemble of musicians of African descent under the leadership of conductor Anthony Parnther. Free, but tickets are required.. Alcohol served. That was my first Gateways. 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. "Oh, well this is classical music. 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. This is the intermission of this concert, the Gateways Music Festival Orchestra. Instead of a minuet or scherzo with trio you got a Juba. 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. 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. You've been in the Gateways Orchestra since the start. What's the potential of this orchestra? John: It was wonderful to see you turn and conduct the audience in that final piece as well. 1 in E Minor); and the orchestras signature closing piece, Fantasia on Lift Every Voice and Sing, by African American film and classical music composer James Cockerham. It can also serve as a beard or it can veil other, I think, less inclusive narratives. 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. . John: George Walker was the first Black composer to win a Pulitzer prize in music that was in 1996 for his piece Lilacs. , the name of that piece. The project sought to, " . I just thought that it was so beautifully executed. Development of the Orchestra, Music Appreciation, Bio-Musicology and Music Theory. 3, which has a little more of a modernist aspect to it, at least at the beginning, although the texture clears out a little bit as the piece goes along. 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. as the work's known the music of Johannes Brahms. 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. Lauren Purcell Joiner, Christine Herskovits, Eileen Delahunty, and Max Fine. 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. Exactly. Okay. That's more than 20 years now. In NYC, five of New York Citys premier venues welcome Gateways ensembles and guest artists. Alex, thank you for stopping by. She created Gateways. We don't actually have a complete score for the second. There were two halves to the concert, obviously before and after intermission. Announced by Gateways Music Festival in association with the Eastman School of Music, the news is very welcome to the 28-year-old organization, which works to connect and support . I believe she's 84-85 years old. Before everyone dressed all in black, second half, everybody has a splash of color. Jeff Spurgeon: It was 110 years ago. John: Jon Batiste is pointing to Maestro Parnther and to the Gateways Music Festival Orchestra. The Brahms is a set of variations that are primarily based on toying around with the melody, but Walker toys around with interval and rhythm in a very particular way with a much more sense of harmony. To come to a place where there are folks who've had a shared life experience, it's extraordinary for them. 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. What was the idea there? The orchestra just rehearsed his new piece for the first time on Thursday, it's called. The performance was the first by an all-Black classical symphony orchestra in Carnegie Hall's history. It takes active participation to do that. The African cloth comes out and no two people look exactly the same. Celebrating classical musicians of African descent. 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). Take care. 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. Jeff: That's more than 20 years now. 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. 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. Had a shared life experience, it 's our greatest cultural export a... 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