Celebrating classical musicians of African descent.
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#DearAmericanOrchestras: WE STAND IN SOLIDARITY with @BlackOrchestral + Black musicians from more than 40 orchestras to call for decisive action against racial injustice in the industry. ✊🏿 Lift your voice today! RE-POST, then SIGN HERE: blackorchestralnetwork.org
TODAY at 3pm the Gateways Music Festival Orchestra’s @carnegiehall Debut featuring Grammy award-winner @JonBatiste will be broadcast LIVE by our media partners WXXI Rochester and WQXR NYC. Listen ⬇️
🎙️ @WXXIrochester bit.ly/38kOcFh
🎙️ @WQXR bit.ly/38h5mnd
Today we honor Michael Morgan, longtime music director and conductor of the Gateways Music Festival Orchestra. His spirit continues to guide us and, tomorrow, we dedicate our Carnegie Hall debut to his memory. ❤️ youtube.com/watch?v=zMRMa-EB…
Our very own @MaestroParnther in @billboard! 😍 Read the article here: billboard.com/music/features…
Playing with Gateways always feels like coming home.
Welcome to the family, @JonBatiste ♥️
Don’t miss the @WQXR livestream for our SOLD OUT @carnegiehall debut on Sunday >> bit.ly/38h5mnd
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Start spreading the news 🚕 NYC, we have arrived! GMF 2022 continues tonight with @ImaniWinds at Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem.
▶️ Reserve your free tickets for this guest performance: bit.ly/3Jgtgw1
▶️ Check out the rest of the events: bit.ly/3xdWIAy
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Thanks for the shoutout, @hwmag 🤩 harlemworldmagazine.com/all-…
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TONIGHT: @MaestroParnther leads the Gateways Orchestra in a program of Brahms, Walker, Price, and James V. Cockerham at Eastman’s Kodak Theatre 👏
➡️ Get your tickets: gatewaysmusicfestival.org/ap…
➡️ Watch the livestream: esm.rochester.edu/live/kodak…
Scenes from day 2 of GMF 2022! 📸 The orchestra was busy in rehearsals for their performance tonight at Kodak Hall 🤩
Can’t make the concert? Tune into our livestream at 7:30PM to watch from home: esm.rochester.edu/live/kodak…
Photo credit: Neal Ganguli
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STREAMING LIVE this Friday night: the Marian Anderson String Quartet at the @92Y. Details and tickets here: 92y.org/event/marian-anderso…
This! ⬇️
Experience the rich sounds of the @gateways_music orchestra on Wednesday, April 20 at @EastmanTheatre — for free. We have made 400 complimentary tickets available, and you can reserve yours at the link below with promo code RACF50.
gmf2022.ticketleap.com/gatew…
ALT Come enjoy Gateways Music Festival’s orchestra on Wednesday, April 20 at Eastman Theatre — for free.
Gateways Music Festival 2022 opens tonight with a slate of great pianists including Tabitha Johnson, Mikael Darmanie, Nnenna Ogwo, Artina McCain and Joseph Williams 🤩
Details and tickets here: bit.ly/3L1ruAQ
Representation matters. It’s powerful and profound to see your peers on the stage around you.🌟 Support GMF This April 18-24 in Rochester and NYC. Details: gatewaysmusicfestival.org/
"This is a safe space where a whole community of musicians who have some very specific things in common culturally, and life experiences can come together and make this beautiful music and share beauty." -@MaestroParnther in @THR ❤️
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Change the perspective, change the future. Make history with us next weekend at Carnegie Hall🌏❤️
“My #CHPerspectives series is about making history.” —@JonBatiste
Don’t miss Batiste’s collaboration with the @Gateways_Music Festival Orchestra on April 24 as they perform the world premiere of his new work. Tickets: bit.ly/3IxPY2e
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Check out the latest episode of The Classical Post featuring our very own @MaestroParnther! classicalpost.com/read/2022/…
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We’re almost there! GMF 2022 begins next week – will we see you there? 👀
Check the schedule and get your tickets: bit.ly/3xdWIAy
HBD Queen Florence Price 👑 Today and every day we honor her legacy. 💐Hear the Gateways Music Festival Orchestra play Symphony No. 3 in Rochester on April 20 and NYC on April 24. Details at gatewaysmusicfestival.org
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