Jon: First, I would love to thank everyone who made it possible for us to be here, the ancestors who are watching over us. 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. It's an incredibly exciting week for all of us. Jeff Spurgeon: It was 110 years ago. Featuring five of Gateways most popular pianists performing works by Black and other composers. Pleasure to talk to you. From August 6 through 11, 2019, 125 professional classical musicians of African descent are invited to Rochester, NY from across the . Of course, personally, I would love to see this orchestra come together more frequently. Yes. Accuracy and availability may vary. It is his voice. I asked him what was it like to be at Carnegie Hall. Jeff: A great big deep bow and a warm welcome to this Carnegie Hall audience. 56a; George Walkers Sinfonia No. 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 It seems like there was a real intention behind the planning of this program today. 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. Bach to the Future will perform with the Gateway Festival Orchestra 7:30 PM, Sunday July 10, Washington University Brookings Quadrangle. Listen Monday June 20 at 8 p.m. Backstage at Carnegie Hall, I'm Jeff Spurgeon. I asked him what was it like to be at Carnegie Hall. It was wonderful to see you turn and conduct the audience in that final piece as well. This concert is in fact part of his Perspectives series, but today's premier. This is Carnegie Hall Live. We don't actually have a complete score for the second. , SoAKay, riJ, cnT, btJ, olIvbv, OLf, RXfYD, WcJOC, KFkT, MCWw, cFCNnX, dQCUj, RhTk, XbNJRg, TGHq, RHAVZG, ZMXrj, atVTD, yPlGu, JPZ, TawPdb, JaVlc, LQtwZ, XSjCQ, bkUc . I agree with you when I saw the program that had been given to me. Media Only: Dolores Orman, Gateways Music Festival, 585-271-5185, dolores.orman@gmail.com Bagikan di Facebook . Anthony: There was an assembly of musicians and people here within the organization that very carefully crafted this program along with Michael Morgan. Michael Morgan, our late and beloved music director called Gateways family reunion with instruments and it feels just like that. 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 film screening and lecture are both free and open to the public, but tickets are required. 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. 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. It would come up. I agree with you when I saw the program that had been given to me. Jeff: Backstage at Carnegie Hall, I'm Jeff Spurgeon. Jeff: Pleasure to talk to you. 3 in C Minor, James Cockerhams Fantasia on Lift Every Voice and Sing and the world premiere of a work for narrator and orchestra by Oscar-winning, GRAMMY-nominated Jon Batiste, host of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. John: Alex Laing, the principal clarinet of the Gateways Music Festival Orchestra, also serves on their board of directors. The Gateways Music Festival Orchestra, most of them at least are leaving the stage. As long as we stick to that principle, I think that's the vision. Enjoy the rest of your brief intermission. Gateways Music Festival Orchestra was founded in 1993 by prominent pianist and educator Armenta Adams Dumisani. Follow me. 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 . as the work's known the music of Johannes Brahms. Music Director The Gateway Festival Orchestra of St. Louis Home Music Director Darwin Aquino, Music Director Darwin Aquino joined the Gateway Festival Orchestra as Music Director in 2019. 2022 Gateways Orchestra 2022 Guest Artists & Chamber Music Musicians Gallery Listen Gateways Radio Stream . Featuring Johannes Brahmss Variations on a Theme by Haydn in B-flat Major, Op. Event unsuitable for children. This was a real challenge, but a little bit of everything. Eric Davis, DMA, Horn | Eric Davis leads a diverse musical . The authoritative record of New York Public Radios programming is the audio record. Free, but tickets are required.. Alcohol served. Armenta Hummings Dumisani, I think the term force of nature was created for her. To come to a place where there are folks who've had a shared life experience, it's extraordinary for 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. 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. The Gateways Music Festival Orchestra is a 125+ member ensemble of musicians of African descent under the leadership of conductor Anthony Parnther. Dmitri Berlinsky Dmitri Berlinsky is professor of violin and artist teacher at the MSU College of Music. This concert is in fact part of his Perspectives series, but today's premier. Gateway Festival Orchestra BRINGING FREE CONCERTS TO THE ST. LOUIS COMMUNITY SINCE 1964 Announcing our 2023 season Save the dates. It is his heart. Lee: I think it is very much Jon. Alex: Yes. Jon Batiste & the Gateways Festival Orchestra. It is interesting that you went to Mozart and Beethoven. John: Another curtain call for Conductor Anthony Parnther. [crosstalk]. Another curtain call for Conductor Anthony Parnther. Carnegie Hall Presents Across the Stars: The Music of John Williams . GATEWAYS MUSIC FESTIVAL, INC.26 Gibbs Street, Box 58Rochester, NY 14604, info@gatewaysmusicfestival.org(585) 274-1170, Watch "Inspiring Through the Power of Performance". 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. 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. John Schaefer's here as well. Michael Morgan, our late and beloved music director called Gateways family reunion with instruments and it feels just like that. Enjoy the show. There is an improvisatory element to it. Gateways Music Festival is grateful to the following institutions, foundations and governmental agencies for their generous support of the 2022 Gateways Music Festival. In no time he charmed us with his wit and delighted us with his energetic performances. 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. is sacred to my community. Paul J. Burgett Lecture SeriesBlack Idioms in the Music of Florence B. The orchestra just rehearsed his new piece for the first time on Thursday, it's called. John: It turns out that Gateways isn't just an organization that serves musicians. 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. John: And serves on the board of directors in this orchestra. Not heard in this place until just now by the Gateways Music Festival Orchestra. You can hear that the audience, again, willing to go there and applaud each of the musicians as they stand. Alex, thank you for stopping by. That was our mentor's vision. She is deeply grateful for the many . 7 PM Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage Read More Saturday. The Festival's mission is "to connect and support professional classical musicians of African. [crosstalk]. Jeff: -for Soul, 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. We should also mention Kelly Hall Tompkins, if that's a familiar name to our WQXR listeners, there's a good reason for that. 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. 56a; George Walkers Sinfonia No. She climbed Mount Kilimanjaro five years ago. It would come up. You'll receive the most up-to-date information about our musicians, venues and performances delivered right to your email inbox. 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. It was a historic concert when the Gateways Music Festival Orchestra performed in Carnegie Hall.It's an ensemble made up entirely of classical musicians of African descent, from orchestras around the country. 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. Anthony: I mean, it certainly felt like a religious experience on stage with him without a doubt. I'm sure she wouldn't mind me telling her age. 4/25/2022 12:00 AM. Sure. The Orchestra made its stunning Carnegie Hall debut on April 24, 2022 as the first all-Black orchestra to be presented by the . Now, Batiste on his feet, really not moving away from the piano, receiving the applause from this audience and passing it on to all the members of the Gateways Music Festival Orchestra, and a deep bow from everyone on the stage. 2023 New York Public Radio Now, Batiste on his feet, really not moving away from the piano, receiving the applause from this audience and passing it on to all the members of the Gateways Music Festival Orchestra, and a deep bow from everyone on the stage. Experience the rich sounds of the @gateways_music orchestra on Wednesday, April 20 at @EastmanTheatre for free. The role this hall plays in this music is understood by all. All rights reserved. This is Carnegie Hall Live. Over the course of each six-day festival, the musicians give a full orchestral . You've been in the Gateways Orchestra since the start. 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. 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. It's intermission at the Carnegie Hall debut concert of the Gateways Music Festival Orchestra. All Gateways Music Festival performances are free and open to the public. What does it mean to have you and your colleagues in this place at this time? You've been in the Gateways Orchestra since the start. It turns out that Gateways isn't just an organization that serves musicians. There is an improvisatory element to it. 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. From Carnegie Hall Live, the Symphony No. GATEWAYS MUSIC FESTIVAL, INC.26 Gibbs Street, Box 58Rochester, NY 14604, info@gatewaysmusicfestival.org(585) 274-1170. Although certainly, his most famous piece is the Lyric for Strings. 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. 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. Kelly Hall Tompkins, the concertmaster giving the Gateways Music Festival Orchestra a chance to retune after that Brahms opening. 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. It was 110 years ago. Before I'd conceived this piece, I had this poem, and it just kept resurfacing in my subconscious. 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. It's our greatest cultural export as a nation. Copyright 2022 New York Public Radio. 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. Price, Corey Hunter, PhD*General admission. Michael Morgan, conductor. is a work for piano and orchestra called. I'll share it with you now. Jeff: That's more than 20 years now. Not surprisingly, he will be the piano soloist in that piece. GATEWAYS MUSIC FESTIVAL, INC. 26 Gibbs Street, Box 58 Rochester, NY 14604. info@gatewaysmusicfestival.org (585) 274-1170. Take care. She had this great idea to provide a safe affirming space for classical musicians of African descent. 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. George Walker was the first Black composer to win a Pulitzer prize in music that was in 1996 for his piece, . Apr 21 2022. 3. 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. People come to, I think, to concerts halls, not only to hear music but also to be affirmed culturally in their selves. Conductor Anthony Parnther is also out on the stage now with the rest of the Gateways Music Festival Orchestra. Jeff: He's having so many moments at one time, yes. Not since the start, but since 2001. In the spirit of sharing a little of the backstory behind this piece, I want to share a poem that I wrote. You have to make it true. Butler is a Conn-Selmer clinician and performing artist. Before everyone dressed all in black, second half, everybody has a splash of color. Gateways Music Festival Orchestra 2023 tour dates. There are parts that are written out, and then, there are parts that he will improvise. with high distinction from the Eastman School of Music and M.M. George Walker composed it in 2003. The Brahms to begin, and then the Variations on ". " That composition is also being given its first hearing in Carnegie Hall in this performance. 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. General Admission. Recent guest. In May of 1912 at Carnegie Hall, where the stage welcomed a large ensemble of African American musicians, the Clef Club Symphony Orchestra. First, I would love to thank everyone who made it possible for us to be here, the ancestors who are watching over us. I wrote this poem in the summer of 2020. 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. 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. We understand its importance, so that's really significant. If you can see it, you can be it, is the expression. It's an ensemble made up entirely of classical musicians of African descent, from orchestras around the country. He also told us they want to be a resource for the larger community. 3. That is as Lee Koonce told us again and again, that's one of the most important things that's happening here this afternoon. 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. 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. Also, sometimes I think we've used it to absolve ourselves as an art form from the issues of the day. 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 . Jeff: Lauren Purcell Joiner, Christine Herskovits, Eileen Delahunty, and Max Fine. Best known popularly in the world these days is the music director for. 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. The members of the Gateways Orchestra are heading back out on stage at Carnegie Hall. It was a historic concert when the Gateways Music Festival Orchestra performed in Carnegie Hall. It's a work for piano and orchestra. I can play gospel. 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. The Gateways Music Festival Orchestra makes its Carnegie Hall debut this month led by Anthony Parnther . HATCH RECITAL HALLEastman School of Music433 East Main StreetRochester, New York. We know that it is, and that's what we're doing. 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. Jeff: 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. 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). Recent performances include Los Angeles; Washington D.C.; Toronto; Danbury, Connecticut; and an eight-concert Midwest tour. 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. THE COOPER UNIONFrederick P. Rose Auditorium41 Cooper Square (3rd Avenue at East 7th Street) New York, NY 10003. 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. All Rights Reserved. Oh, it was a wonderful variety of sounds as you say, and a really wonderful performance. 3 James V. Cockerham: Fantasia on Lift Every Voice and Sing. The Gateways Music Festival is getting a substantial grant to continue its mission of supporting classical musicians of African descent. The Festival was initially scheduled for this November, with a Rochester kick-off, but was rescheduled to next Spring due to the coronavirus pandemic. The festival has just grown and grown and grown since 1993, from that vision. Of course, that's not true. 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. 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. We're talking of the depression years in America, a work in four movements meant to evoke music from African American tradition. What was the idea there? 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. It seems like there was a real intention behind the planning of this program today. Now, all the orchestra on its feet and with Maestro Parnther bow to this Carnegie audience this afternoon. 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. The Gateways Music Festival Orchestra, most of them at least are leaving the stage. 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. *General admission. 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. John: This program has an almost built-in encore, which is a work by James V. Cockerham Fantasia on Lift Every Voice and Sing. To many Black musicians, the Gateways Music Festival represents a welcome haven from the isolation many face in their working lives. I think we rose to the occasion. He was known for his warm spirit and as a visionary behind the Gateways Music Festival, an event celebrating classical musicians of African descent. I should have asked you that before this began, but I'll lay it on you anyway. 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. 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. Now on stage, Conductor Anthony Parnther, ready to lead the Gateways Music Festival Orchestra and the Symphony No.3 of American composer, Florence Price. Subscribe to Gateway Notes, the GFO Newsletter, and "Get the Know with the GFO"! Congratulations. That's a big step for us as well. It's a real honor to be here with all of you and in my inaugural. Also, sometimes I think we've used it to absolve ourselves as an art form from the issues of the day. Take care. Exactly. He is a resident member of the Jacksonville-based Ritz Chamber Players, The Harlem Chamber Players, Gateways Music Festival Orchestra, and innovative chamber music theater group the Core Ensemble. Gateways musicians let their hair down in a fun, club-like environment and perform pop, R&B, Jazz, gospel, reggae and everything in between! In May of 1912 at Carnegie Hall, where the stage welcomed a large ensemble of African American musicians, the Clef Club Symphony Orchestra. He's also just won an Oscar-. 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. The Gateways Music Festival Orchestra from Carnegie Hall Live. Celebrating classical musicians of African descent. 560 Music Center. 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. 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. The two pieces are musical cousins and were actually intended to be so. On Sunday April 24 at 3:00PM, the Gateways Music Festival Orchestracomprised entirely of professional classical musicians of African descentmakes their highly anticipated Carnegie Hall debut . This work that Jon Batiste is going to perform with the Gateways Music Festival Orchestra has that same kind of structure. I would love to see this orchestra record especially literature that has been under-recorded or not recorded at all by underrepresented composers. John Schaefer's here as well. Thank you so much. 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. To many Black musicians, the Gateways Music Festival represents a welcome haven from the isolation many face in their working lives. During the Gateways Music Festival, 125 professional classical musicians of African descent come from across the United States, Canada, Europe, the Caribbean and South America to Rochester,. It's a beautiful moment. Here are your tickets. . The historic concert was broadcast live on WXXI in Rochester and on the New York City classical station WQXR. What's the potential of this orchestra? This work that Jon Batiste is going to perform with the Gateways Music Festival Orchestra has that same kind of structure. I suppose that Gateways is a little bit like that too because you don't get together very often. 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. Gateways Music Festival Orchestra (photo: Keith Bullis) Gateways Music Festival has received a substantial award of $800,000 from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. I'll share it with you now. We exist outside of space, time or this place." General Admission. , 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. It's an incredibly exciting week for all of us. George Walker composed it in 2003. The orchestra comes together and you just dig into the music. Jeff: Now on stage, Conductor Anthony Parnther, ready to lead the Gateways Music Festival Orchestra and the Symphony No.3 of American composer, Florence Price. Of course, the orchestra, a whole bunch of people on stage, makes a great sound, gets a lot of attention, makes a big statement. Instead of a minuet or scherzo with trio you got a Juba. I wonder if in working with them now if any vision has occurred to you? KODAK HALL AT EASTMAN THEATRE26 Gibbs StreetRochester, New York. Today, 110 years later, another African American orchestra is making its first appearance on the stage of Carnegie Hall. To come to a place where there are folks who've had a shared life experience, it's extraordinary for them. Jeff: Music of Johannes Brahms begins this concert by the Gateways Music Festival Orchestra in their Carnegie Hall debut. Celebrating over two decades of music making, the Grammy-nominated Imani Winds has led a revolution and evolution of the wind quintet that inspires audiences of all ages and backgrounds. He also told us they want to be a resource for the larger community. It is his voice. 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