He serves as teaching artist for Aspen Music Festival and the National Youth Orchestras program at Carnegie Hall. John: It was wonderful to see you turn and conduct the audience in that final piece as well. She had this great idea to provide a safe affirming space for classical musicians of African descent. Jon Batiste is pointing to Maestro Parnther and to the Gateways Music Festival Orchestra. The Walker in its own way is a set of variations as well. with high distinction from the Eastman School of Music and M.M. It's complex because each section has so many different contrasting qualities. I think we rose to the occasion. Conductor Anthony Parnther is also out on the stage now with the rest of the Gateways Music Festival Orchestra. 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. The conclusion of seven days of performances in New York City. Description. What does it mean to have you and your colleagues in this place at this time? 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. 7 PM Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage Read More Saturday. Jeff: If you can see it, you can be it, is the expression. Today, 110 years later, another African American orchestra is making its first appearance on the stage of Carnegie Hall. Congratulations. 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. All Gateways Music Festival performances are free and open to the public. Gateways Music Festival's mission is to connect and support professional classical musicians of African descent and enlighten and inspire communities through the power of performance. 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. We did that in Rochester also a couple of days ago when we presented this program minus the Batiste work. John: Can you distinguish for us the difference between the festival proper and the festival orchestra? as the work's known the music of Johannes Brahms. John: Another curtain call for Conductor Anthony Parnther. We purposely did not do it in Rochester because we wanted this to be the world premiere. There are parts that are written out, and then, there are parts that he will improvise. In the spirit of sharing a little of the backstory behind this piece, I want to share a poem that I wrote. 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. Jeff: He's having so many moments at one time, yes. . 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. Featuring Johannes Brahmss Variations on a Theme by Haydn in B-flat Major, Op. From Carnegie Hall Live, the Symphony No. 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. CARNEGIE HALL PRESENTS National Youth Orchestra of the United States of . ICS was also the ensemble in residence at the 2010 and 2013 Southampton Arts Festival in Long Island, New York. Lauren Purcell Joiner, Christine Herskovits, Eileen Delahunty, and Max Fine. 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. Copyright 2022 New York Public Radio. . She's a person that no one really says no to. 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. The Gateways Music Festival Orchestra makes its Carnegie Hall debut this month led by Anthony Parnther . She's a person that no one really says no to. 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. 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. Recent performances include Los Angeles; Washington D.C.; Toronto; Danbury, Connecticut; and an eight-concert Midwest tour. It's a world premiere. Gateways Music Festival was founded in 1993 by Armenta Adams Hummings Dumisani in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It can also serve as a beard or it can veil other, I think, less inclusive narratives. Alex: Not since the start, but since 2001. She climbed Mount Kilimanjaro five years ago. 560 Trinity Ave, St Louis MO 63130. Of course, the orchestra, a whole bunch of people on stage, makes a great sound, gets a lot of attention, makes a big statement. Gateways Music Festival is grateful to the following institutions, foundations and governmental agencies for their generous support of the 2022 Gateways Music Festival. This is the intermission of this concert, the Gateways Music Festival Orchestra. The members of the Gateways Orchestra are heading back out on stage at Carnegie Hall. 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. It's full orchestra and piano and just him. 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. If you can see it, you can be it, is the expression. We understand its importance, so that's really significant. There was this outpouring of interest from all over the country. That was cemented well before I became involved. Ruling year info 1999 President & Artistic Director Mr. Lee Koonce Main address 26 Gibbs Street Box 58 Rochester, NY 14604 USA Show more contact info EIN 16-1562873 Bach to the Future will perform with the Gateway Festival Orchestra 7:30 PM, Sunday July 10, Washington University Brookings Quadrangle. Jeff: It's wonderful to have you here. It's a real honor to be here with all of you and in my inaugural. George Walker composed it in 2003. Not since the start, but since 2001. I suppose that Gateways is a little bit like that too because you don't get together very often. Thank you!!! He's also just won an Oscar-. Recent guest. Gateways Music Festival | Rochester NY That's available to everyone. 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. Gateways Music Festival in association with Eastman School of Music announced on Dec 7th that Anthony Parnther will lead the Gateways Music Festival Orchestra at its eagerly anticipated performances at Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre (April 20) and the Orchestra's Carnegie Hall debut (April 24).Known for his "charismatic, captivating conducting" (Los Angeles Times), Parnther takes the . Kelly Hall Tompkins, the concertmaster giving the Gateways Music Festival Orchestra a chance to retune after that Brahms opening. 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 . John: I think it's really interesting, Alex, that this idea that-- Representation, of course, is important, but this idea of the narrative of classical music is beyond race, is something universal. Jon Batiste & the Gateways Festival Orchestra. New York Public Radio transcripts are created on a rush deadline, often by contractors. Also particularly looking at it from the context of American orchestras. The most recent Gateways Music Festival took place in April 2022 in both Rochester and New York City and featured seven days of performances, panel discussions, lectures, film showings and more before a live audience of nearly 7,000 and a live radio audience of more than 100,000. John: For his album, We Are. 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. 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. 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. It's full orchestra and piano and just him. Celebrating classical musicians of African descent. It's our greatest cultural export as a nation. This is Carnegie Hall Live, I'm Jeff Spurgeon joined by my colleague, John Schaefer. 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 . We don't actually have a complete score for the second. The performance was the first by an all-Black classical symphony orchestra in Carnegie Hall's history. At least that's the case with her first, third, and fourth symphony. 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. I wonder if in working with them now if any vision has occurred to you? That's more than 20 years now. 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. John: It turns out that Gateways isn't just an organization that serves musicians. General Admission. Exactly. Price, Corey Hunter, PhD*General admission. . That's a big step for us as well. 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. Jeff: A great big deep bow and a warm welcome to this Carnegie Hall audience. 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 else is Gateways beyond this? To many Black musicians, the Gateways Music Festival represents a welcome haven from the isolation many face in their working lives. We had to really be on our feet, go with Jon wherever he decided to go at any given minute. 3 in C Minor and James V. Cockerhams Fantasia on Lift Every Voice and Sing. It's wonderful to have you here. It's an incredibly exciting week for all of us. Gateways musicians let their hair down in a fun, club-like environment and perform pop, R&B, Jazz, gospel, reggae and everything in between! Three-movement work played by the Gateways Music Festival Orchestra in their Carnegie Hall debut from Carnegie Hall Live. We principally had one and a half days to piece this work together. It was a historic concert when the Gateways Music Festival Orchestra performed in Carnegie Hall. It's a work for piano and orchestra. That was cemented well before I became involved. (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. Visit our website terms of use at www.wnyc.org for further information. Armenta Hummings Dumisani, I think the term force of nature was created for her. There were two halves to the concert, obviously before and after intermission. I would love to see this orchestra record especially literature that has been under-recorded or not recorded at all by underrepresented composers. It's an incredibly exciting week for all of us. It seems like there was a real intention behind the planning of this program today. Anthony Parnther | Photo by Konstantin Golovchinsky. 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. The film screening and lecture are both free and open to the public, but tickets are required. 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. It's our national anthem. We have made 400 complimentary tickets available, and you can reserve yours at the link below with promo code RACF50. The role this hall plays in this music is understood by all. The Gateways Music Festival Orchestra is a 125+ member ensemble of musicians of African descent under the leadership of conductor Anthony Parnther. Instead of a minuet or scherzo with trio you got a Juba. THE COOPER UNIONFrederick P. Rose Auditorium41 Cooper Square (3rd Avenue at East 7th Street) New York, NY 10003. 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. Tags: diversity, Eastman School of Music, Gateways Music Festival, performing arts, 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). I can play gospel. 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. The panel discussion is free and open to the public, but tickets are required. Press Room. Also particularly looking at it from the context of American orchestras. Gateways musicians are rewriting that narrative., Alexander Laing, principal clarinet,Phoenix Symphony and Gateways Festival Orchestra, Armenta Adams (Hummings) Dumisani, Founder & President Emerita. 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.". That's available to everyone. There's a great degree to which American orchestras and American so-called classic music generally has really kept its most powerful legacy at arm's length, which is the music of Black people and Black Americans. A critically acclaimed series . Hear both works performed by outstanding members of the acclaimed Gateways Music Festival Orchestra, conducted by longtime Marsalis collaborator Damien Sneed. Although certainly, his most famous piece is the, , I urge you to check out George Walker's. The festival originated in Winston-Salem and then moved with our founder, Armenta Hummings Dumisani to Eastman where she was on faculty. Jeff: Absolutely. The festival originated in Winston-Salem and then moved with our founder, Armenta Hummings Dumisani to Eastman where she was on faculty. The chairs can be adjusted and the Brahms piano can be pushed out. 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. That was our mentor's vision. . Lee: It's this kind of dual mission. a series of exciting broadcast concerts drawing upon some of the finest live performances from Carnegie Halls stages over the past eleven years. is a work for piano and orchestra called I Can. General Admission. Of course, that's not true. 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