[crosstalk]. and D.M.A. That's an unfair question. Copyright 2022 New York Public Radio. That's more than 20 years now. ICS was also the ensemble in residence at the 2010 and 2013 Southampton Arts Festival in Long Island, New York. Jeff: Lauren Purcell Joiner, Christine Herskovits, Eileen Delahunty, and Max Fine. The concert also included works by the German composer Johannes Brahms (18331897); George Walker 56E (DMA) (19222018), the first composer of African descent to win a Pulitzer Prize (Lilacs for Voice and Orchestra, 1996); Florence Price (18871953), the first African American female composer to have her work performed by a major orchestra (1933 Chicago Symphony performance of Symphony No. BRUNO WALTER AUDITORIUMNEW YORK LIBRARY FORTHE PERFORMING ARTSLincoln Center111 Amsterdam AvenueNew York, NY. John: Well, Jon Batiste had a little church meeting going when he was reading his poem before the premiere of "I can.". 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.". 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. It's a work for piano and orchestra. Proof of vaccination is required to enter Carnegie Hall and masks must be worn inside at all times. Now we're so pleased to welcome to the Carnegie Hall microphones, Maestro Anthony Parnther. 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. by Petrus A. April 15 2022. in Divertissement, musik. They're equally important to us. I think that's really a significant thing that's happening right now in real-time. 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. 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 a big step for us as well. [crosstalk]. Gateways For: STUDENTS ; FACULTY & STAFF; ALUMNI; PARENTS Guest engagements include Chicago Sinfonietta, the Chamber Orchestra of New York, the Colour of Music Festival Chamber Orchestra, Richmond Symphony, and the Gateways Music Festival. Jeff: From Carnegie Hall Live, the world premiere of I Can, composed by Jon Batiste and performed by him at piano and the Gateways Music Festival Orchestra, making its Carnegie Hall debut in this concert under the direction of conductor Anthony Parnther. 3 Batiste: I Can (world premiere) Florence Price: Symphony No. Exactly. 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. Price, Corey Hunter, PhD*General admission. What else is Gateways beyond this? As long as we stick to that principle, I think that's the vision. a series of exciting broadcast concerts drawing upon some of the finest live performances from Carnegie Halls stages over the past eleven years. John Schaefer's here as well. We know that it is, and that's what we're doing. All right. 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 Orchestra, most of them at least are leaving the stage. It's a world premiere. Learn More In the Know with GFO Young Artists Program LEARN MORE Children's Outreach John: Can you distinguish for us the difference between the festival proper and the festival orchestra? Visit our website terms of use at www.wnyc.org for further information. We understand its importance, so that's really significant. The film screening and lecture are both free and open to the public, but tickets are required. The performance was the first by an all-Black classical symphony orchestra in Carnegie Hall's history. Of course, the orchestra, a whole bunch of people on stage, makes a great sound, gets a lot of attention, makes a big statement. It was 110 years ago. Now on stage, Conductor Anthony Parnther, ready to lead the Gateways Music Festival Orchestra and the Symphony No.3 of American composer, Florence Price. Enjoy the show. My good friend Titus Underwood likes to often post the question to American orchestras, "Are we American orchestras or are we European approximations?" This artist has also appeared with: This artist not appeared with any other performers that we know of. "Oh, well this is classical music. 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. This is Carnegie Hall Live, I'm Jeff Spurgeon joined by my colleague, John Schaefer. There's a significant difference between conducting full-time orchestras and in this orchestra of special musicians from all over the country who do not play together regularly, once every year, once every couple of years. We are going to hear the world premiere of. 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. It takes active participation to do that. First, I would love to thank everyone who made it possible for us to be here, the ancestors who are watching over us. This performance is free and open to the public, but tickets are required. That composition is also being given its first hearing in Carnegie Hall in this performance. 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. I just thought that it was so beautifully executed. 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.. It seems like there was a real intention behind the planning of this program today. KODAK HALL AT EASTMAN THEATRE26 Gibbs StreetRochester, New York. 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 . degrees in piano performance from Juilliard. General Admission. 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). The authoritative record of New York Public Radios programming is the audio record. It is his voice. Gateways Music Festival is grateful to the following institutions, foundations and governmental agencies for their generous support of the 2022 Gateways Music Festival. Gateways Music Festival was founded in 1993 by Armenta Adams Hummings Dumisani in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Backstage at Carnegie Hall, I'm Jeff Spurgeon. We did that in Rochester also a couple of days ago when we presented this program minus the Batiste work. Today, 110 years later, another African American orchestra is making its first appearance on the stage of Carnegie Hall. 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. 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. The members of the Gateways Orchestra are heading back out on stage at Carnegie Hall. They'll open the second half of the program with a big work by prolific American composer, Florence Price. We don't actually have a complete score for the second. The Cleveland Orchestra. The two pieces are musical cousins and were actually intended to be so. 560 Trinity Ave, St Louis MO 63130. George Walker composed it in 2003. It would come up. Anthony: There was an assembly of musicians and people here within the organization that very carefully crafted this program along with Michael Morgan. 3 in C Minor and James V. Cockerhams Fantasia on Lift Every Voice and Sing. 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. Jon Batiste once at the center stage. Conductor Anthony Parnther led this orchestra, all musicians of African descent, and. A A. 2023 New York Public Radio The conclusion of seven days of performances in New York City. Then we'll proceed into the piece, From Carnegie Hall Live, the world premiere of. 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 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. I think we rose to the occasion. 3. Michael Morgan, our late and beloved music director called Gateways family reunion with instruments and it feels just like that. Development of the Orchestra, Music Appreciation, Bio-Musicology and Music Theory. . 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. 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 Gateways Music Festival Orchestra is a 125+ member ensemble of musicians of African descent under the leadership of 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 . HATCH RECITAL HALLEastman School of Music433 East Main StreetRochester, New York. A terrific program today bookended by two sets of variations. Of course, that's not true. He was known for his warm spirit and as a visionary behind the Gateways Music Festival, an event celebrating classical musicians of African descent. The concert concludes with James V. Cockerhams Fantasia on Lift Every Voice and Sing, a rousing and epic musical journey from Africa to the new world which has become the signature piece of the Gateways Orchestra. The conclusion of seven days of performances in New York City. Anthony Parnther: It's a real honor to be here with all of you and in my inaugural. . 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. She created Gateways. Well, Jon Batiste had a little church meeting going when he was reading his poem before the premiere of ". John: And serves on the board of directors in this orchestra. Attendees must show proof of vaccination and wear a mask indoors. About Eastman School of Music. It's a world premiere. That was my first Gateways. It seems like there was a real intention behind the planning of this program today. Enjoy the show. Instead of a minuet or scherzo with trio you got a Juba. All Rights Reserved. Price, Corey Hunter, PhDGeneral admission. Jeff: Backstage at Carnegie Hall, I'm Jeff Spurgeon. I'm sure she wouldn't mind me telling her age. . Only one ticket is required for both the film screening and the lecture. Butler is a Conn-Selmer clinician and performing artist. 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. In NYC, five of New York Citys premier venues welcome Gateways ensembles and guest artists. You'll receive the most up-to-date information about our musicians, venues and performances delivered right to your email inbox. Brahms: Haydn Variations George Walker: Sinfonia No. Jeff: How was putting that piece together because it was put together pretty much in New York, I think? It takes active participation to do that. Not heard in this place until just now by the Gateways Music Festival Orchestra. I think the possibility of spontaneity is what makes this particular live performance so deeply engaging and organic for everybody involved including the audience. I'll share it with you now. Can you distinguish for us the difference between the festival proper and the festival orchestra? Because of limited seating capacity in the Hatch Hall, we urge you to get your tickets as soon as possible. Hear both works performed by outstanding members of the acclaimed Gateways Music Festival Orchestra, conducted by longtime Marsalis collaborator Damien Sneed. 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. Alex: The role this hall plays in this music is understood by all. 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. Since its inception in 1993, the Gateways Music Festival Orchestra has cultivated diversity in the classical music scene. Alex: All right. 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. 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. Featuring Johannes Brahmss Variations on a Theme by Haydn in B-flat Major, Op. Gateways Music Festival Overview 530 views 10 months ago The Gateways Music Festival 2022 will take place from April 18-24, culminating in the Gateways Orchestra's Carnegie Hall debut,. General Admission. Jon Batiste is pointing to Maestro Parnther and to the Gateways Music Festival Orchestra. We talked on Friday with Lee Koonce, the festival's president, and artistic director about exactly who it was, who started this whole Gateways thing, and what her vision has led to. We principally had one and a half days to piece this work together. The Walker in its own way is a set of variations as well. (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. As soon as we hear that cord progression, our congregation stands, and we sing. People come to, I think, to concerts halls, not only to hear music but also to be affirmed culturally in their selves. The historic concert was broadcast live on WXXI in Rochester and on the New York City classical station WQXR. 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: From Carnegie Hall Live, the Symphony No. I'm sure she wouldn't mind me telling her age. Jon: In the spirit of sharing a little of the backstory behind this piece, I want to share a poem that I wrote. The Brahms to begin, and then the Variations on "Lift Every Voice and Sing" to conclude and in between, four works by four composers of African descent that even if they weren't world premieres like Jon Batiste's work, were the first time they were being heard on the Carnegie Hall stage. I should have asked you that before this began, but I'll lay it on you anyway. 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. Exhausting, but exciting. The performance was the first by an all-Black classical symphony orchestra in Carnegie Hall's history. John: I Can, the name of that piece. We purposely did not do it in Rochester because we wanted this to be the world premiere. That's available to everyone. It's an ensemble made up entirely of classical musicians of African descent, from orchestras around the country. There is an improvisatory element to it. Because of limited seating capacity in the Bruno Walter Auditorium, we urge you to get your tickets as soon as possible. Not since the start, but since 2001. Special guest Denyce Graves, mezzo-soprano The mission of Gateways Music Festival is to connect and support professional classical musicians of African descent and enlighten and inspire communities through the power of performance. 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. 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. WQXR is a proud media partner of the Gateways Music Festival 1,198 views Apr 19, 2022 On April 24, 2022, at 3pm WQXR is proud to present a live broadcast of the Gateways Music Festival. 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). We had to really be on our feet, go with Jon wherever he decided to go at any given minute. Gateways Radio features exceptional compositions and . 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. What does it mean to have you and your colleagues in this place at this time? What does it mean to have you and your colleagues in this place at this time? Before I'd conceived this piece, I had this poem, and it just kept resurfacing in my subconscious. I think that them being together, there's something that happens to the air when they're all together because it is such an experience for them to be together and then to play great music at a high level, it's extraordinary. 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. Jeff: If you can see it, you can be it, is the expression. In May of 1912 at Carnegie Hall, where the stage welcomed a large ensemble of African American musicians, the Clef Club Symphony Orchestra. 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. 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. 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