Jon Batiste once at the center stage. << Galilee Chamber Orchestra. 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. Before I'd conceived this piece, I had this poem, and it just kept resurfacing in my subconscious. 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. 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. -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. This was a real challenge, but a little bit of everything. The ensemble taking center stage is part of the Gateways music festival, a larger organization dedicated to providing a community and a performance hope for classical musicians of African descent. My good friend Titus Underwood likes to often post the question to American orchestras, "Are we American orchestras or are we European approximations?" Experience the rich sounds of the @gateways_music orchestra on Wednesday, April 20 at @EastmanTheatre for free. Bagikan di Facebook . 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. Paul J. Burgett Lecture SeriesBlack Idioms in the Music of Florence B. Jeff: That feels like the two-fold idea of Gateways too. Jeff: Absolutely. 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. 3. this new work also is credit offered in the program to orchestrator Matt Wong. Anthony Parnther: It's a real honor to be here with all of you and in my inaugural. Anthony: Lift Every Voice and Sing. GATEWAYS MUSIC FESTIVAL, INC.26 Gibbs Street, Box 58Rochester, NY 14604, info@gatewaysmusicfestival.org(585) 274-1170. 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. 56a; George Walkers Sinfonia No. 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. What's the potential of this orchestra? I can play jazz, but I can also play Beethoven.'" Gateways Music Festival Orchestra (photo: Keith Bullis) Gateways Music Festival has received a substantial award of $800,000 from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. 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. This artist has also appeared with: This artist not appeared with any other performers that we know of. BRUNO WALTER AUDITORIUMNEW YORK LIBRARY FORTHE PERFORMING ARTSLincoln Center111 Amsterdam AvenueNew York, NY. It seems like there was a real intention behind the planning of this program today. Jon Batiste in addition to being a pianist is also a Perspectives Artist here at Carnegie Hall. The Gateways Music Festival Orchestra makes its Carnegie Hall debut this month led by Anthony Parnther . The Sphinx Organization, based in Detroit, supports young Black and Latinx musicians, the Gateways Music Festival in Rochester features musicians of color from around the country, and the . Since then, musicians have been eagerly performing this real treasure trove of music. The final . 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. That was cemented well before I became involved. The Gateways Music Festival opens Nov. 9 -13. That was our mentor's vision. John: Another curtain call for Conductor Anthony Parnther. GATEWAY FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA. Another curtain call for Conductor Anthony Parnther. Bach to the Future will perform with the Gateway Festival Orchestra 7:30 PM, Sunday July 10, Washington University Brookings Quadrangle. 3. 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. He also told us they want to be a resource for the larger community. John: I want to come back to Jeff's first question to you, which was about the significance of being here. 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. John: For his album, We Are. The Orchestra made its stunning Carnegie Hall debut on April 24, 2022 as the first all-Black orchestra to be presented by the . Michael Morgan, conductor. Price, Corey Hunter, PhDGeneral admission. . John Schaefer's here as well. As soon as we hear that cord progression, our congregation stands, and we sing. Instead of a minuet or scherzo with trio you got a Juba. It was 110 years ago. 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. For the 12th consecutive season,Carnegie HallandWQXRproudly unite to presentCarnegie Hall Live,a series of exciting broadcast concerts drawing upon some of the finest live performances from Carnegie Halls stages over the past eleven years. We principally had one and a half days to piece this work together. Gateways Music Festival is thrilled to announce that renowned Hollywood and symphony orchestra conductor Anthony Parnther will lead the Gateways Orchestra for its concerts in Rochester, NY and New York City, including the Orchestras Carnegie Hall debut! 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. 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. It's an incredibly exciting week for all of us. 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. 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 wrote this poem in the summer of 2020. as the work's known the music of Johannes Brahms. 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. 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. It's our greatest cultural export as a nation. 3 James V. Cockerham: Fantasia on Lift Every Voice and Sing. That composition is also being given its first hearing in Carnegie Hall in this performance. Alex: 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. I think it is very much Jon. Since then, musicians have been eagerly performing this real treasure trove of music. John: Alex Laing, the principal clarinet of the Gateways Music Festival Orchestra, also serves on their board of directors. What was the idea there? As soon as we hear that cord progression, our congregation stands, and we sing. 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. Today, 110 years later, another African American orchestra is making its first appearance on the stage of Carnegie Hall. We're talking of the depression years in America, a work in four movements meant to evoke music from African American tradition. My good friend Titus Underwood likes to often post the question to American orchestras, "Are we American orchestras or are we European approximations?" This work that Jon Batiste is going to perform with the Gateways Music Festival Orchestra has that same kind of structure. Jeff: A great big deep bow and a warm welcome to this Carnegie Hall audience. Here are your tickets. For a complete listing of Gateways events, repertoire and artists plus ticket purchase information, visit the Gateways web site at: www.gatewaysmusicfestival.org. 3. He was known for his warm spirit and as a visionary behind the Gateways Music Festival, an event celebrating classical musicians of African descent. 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. Gateways musicians let their hair down in a fun, club-like environment and perform pop, R&B, Jazz, gospel, reggae and everything in between! Gateways Radio features exceptional compositions and . Not since the start, but since 2001. John: Well, Jon Batiste had a little church meeting going when he was reading his poem before the premiere of "I can.". John: In fact, the third movement is called Juba, which is a type of body percussion and dance that was widely found in musical traditions of enslaved Afro-Caribbean people. 3 Batiste: I Can (world premiere) Florence Price: Symphony No. 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 . 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. Only one ticket is required for both the film screening and the lecture. The role this hall plays in this music is understood by all. The Gateways Music Festival Orchestra, most of them at least are leaving the stage. They were led by James Reese Europe, and they were one of the finest Black music ensembles to perform in Carnegie Hall and one of the first at that time. . From August 6 through 11, 2019, 125 professional classical musicians of African descent are invited to Rochester, NY from across the . "Oh, well this is classical music. Before everyone dressed all in black, second half, everybody has a splash of color. Anthony: Exactly. The Gateways Music Festival Orchestra is a 125+ member ensemble of musicians of African descent under the leadership of conductor Anthony Parnther. You have to make it true. General admission. At least that's the case with her first, third, and fourth symphony. Also particularly looking at it from the context of American orchestras. 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. We should mention too that I Can, this new work also is credit offered in the program to orchestrator Matt Wong. At recent festivals, the Gateways Music Festival Orchestra comprised 125 instrumentalists, many drawn from such major orchestras as the New York and Los Angeles Philharmonics, the Cleveland Orchestra and the National, Boston, Houston, Phoenix and Detroit symphonies. 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. Although certainly, his most famous piece is the, , I urge you to check out George Walker's. Gateways Music Festival Orchestra was founded in 1993 by prominent pianist and educator Armenta Adams Dumisani. 3 in C Minor and James V. Cockerhams Fantasia on Lift Every Voice and Sing. 3; Florence B. Prices Symphony No. 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. She had this great idea to provide a safe affirming space for classical musicians of African descent. 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. Jon Batiste is pointing to Maestro Parnther and to the Gateways Music Festival Orchestra. A Gateways Orchestra concert in New York City's famed Carnegie Hall will highlight the 2022 Gateways Music Festival, in association with Eastman School of Music, according to plans announced today. 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. People come to, I think, to concerts halls, not only to hear music but also to be affirmed culturally in their selves. This is the intermission of this concert, the Gateways Music Festival Orchestra. 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. We did that in Rochester also a couple of days ago when we presented this program minus the Batiste work. This is Carnegie Hall Live, I'm Jeff Spurgeon joined by my colleague, John Schaefer. What else is Gateways beyond this? Visit our website. Black musicians and composers across the nation are prepared for virtual events. 3. It is interesting that you went to Mozart and Beethoven. See locations and times below. I suppose that Gateways is a little bit like that too because you don't get together very often. Black Lives Matter. He resides in Los Angeles and Palm Springs. It can also serve as a beard or it can veil other, I think, less inclusive narratives. Alex, thank you for stopping by. Yes. John: And serves on the board of directors in this orchestra. 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. 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. At least that's the case with her first, third, and fourth symphony. 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. The authoritative record of New York Public Radios programming is the audio record. You've been in the Gateways Orchestra since the start. conducting engagements include the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, Atlanta Symphony, Chineke! All Rights Reserved. The 120-member Gateways Music Festival Orchestra, whose distinguished players hail from the nations foremost orchestras and conservatory faculties, is renowned for its bold sound, exciting interpretations and uncompromising pursuit of artistic excellence. We should also mention Kelly Hall Tompkins, if that's a familiar name to our WQXR listeners, there's a good reason for that. Price. That's available to everyone. We should mention too that. 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. Instead of a minuet or scherzo with trio you got a Juba. Those 5 Grammy Award wins came on the heels of 11 Grammy nominations an almost unheard-of hall for one artist, including a nomination in the best classical composition category. Anthony: I'm from the South, and I'm from the Baptist Church tradition, and Lift every voice and sing is sacred to my community. Alex: The role this hall plays in this music is understood by all. It is his voice. Follow me. 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. Yes. The orchestra comes together and you just dig into the music. May 12, 2021. . It was wonderful to see you turn and conduct the audience in that final piece as well. 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. That's more than 20 years now. What was the idea there? She had this great idea to provide a safe affirming space for classical musicians of African descent. Search University of South Carolina University of South Carolina Navigation. Jeff: From Carnegie Hall Live, the Symphony No. 560 Trinity Ave, St Louis MO 63130. 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 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. This is a guy, Jeff, who is having a moment. . HATCH RECITAL HALLEastman School of Music433 East Main StreetRochester, New York. Gateways musicians are rewriting that narrative., Alexander Laing, principal clarinet,Phoenix Symphony and Gateways Festival Orchestra, Armenta Adams (Hummings) Dumisani, Founder & President Emerita. 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