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Season Finale: Dett, Danielpour, Price, Cockerham

March 28, 2023, 8:00 pm

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Anthony McGill

Season Finale: Featuring pianist Denver Oldham, clarinetist Anthony McGill, violinist Er-Gene Kahng, the Gateways Orchestra led by Michael Morgan, and more.

Playlist

R. Nathaniel Dett: Madrigal Divine
Denver Oldham, piano

Richard Danielpour: From the Mountaintop
Anthony McGill, clarinet; Gateways Orchestra: Michael Morgan, conductor

Florence Price: Violin Concerto No. 2
Er-Gene Kahng, violin; Janáček Philharmonic: Ryan Cockerham, conductor

James Cockerham: Fantasia on Lift Every Voice and Sing
Gateways Orchestra: Michael Morgan, conductor


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Coleman, Brahms, Still, Price

March 21, 2023, 8:00 pm

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Anthony Parnther conducts the Gateways Orchestra at Carnegie Hall

Featuring Imani Winds, the Gateways Orchestra led by conductor Anthony Parnther, and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra led by Avlana Eisenberg.

Playlist

Valerie Coleman: Red Clay & Mississippi Delta
Imani Winds

Johannes Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Haydn
Gateways Orchestra; Anthony Parnther, conductor

William Grant Still: Fanfare for the 99th Fighter Squadron
Royal Scottish National Orchestra: Avlana Eisenberg, conductor

Florence Price: Symphony No. 3
Gateways Orchestra: Anthony Parnther, conductor

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Johnson, Childs, Bach, Elgar

March 14, 2023, 8:00 pm

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Sandra Bailey, bassoon

Featuring the Videmus Ensemble, pianist Joseph Williams, the Akron Symphony Orchestra, and the Gateways Orchestra under the direction of Michael Morgan.

Playlist

John Rosamond Johnson (arr. William Grant Still): Voice
Videmus Ensemble

Billy Childs: The Distant Land
Akron Symphony Orchestra: Alan Balter, conductor

J.S. Bach: Capriccio
Joseph Williams, piano

Edward Elgar: Enigma Variations
Gateways Orchestra: Michael Morgan, conductor

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Piazzolla, Bach, McKee, Ellington

March 7, 2023, 8:00 pm

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The Gateways Brass Collective

Performances featuring Imani Winds, pianist Seth Blumer, the Gateways Brass Collective, and more.

Playlist

Astor Piazzolla (arr. Jeff Scott): Libertango
Imani Winds

J.S. Bach: Keyboard Concerto No. 1
Seth Blumer, piano; Gateways Chamber Orchestra: Michael Morgan, conductor

Kevin McKee: Vuelta del Fuego
Gateways Brass Collective: Eric Davis, horn; Richard White, tuba; Isrea Butler, trombone; Herb Smith and Courtney Jones, trumpet

Duke Ellington: The River Suite
Detroit Symphony Orchestra: Neemi Jarvi, conductor

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Bonds, Corea, Ellington, Price

February 28, 2023, 8:00 pm

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violist Leslie DeShazor

Performances featuring the Harlem Quartet, the Dessoff Choir and Orchestra conducted by Malcolm J. Merriweather, and the Gateways Orchestra conducted by Michael Morgan.

Playlist

Margaret Bonds: Sing of the King Who Was Tall and Brown
Dessoff Choir and Orchestra: Malcolm J. Merriweather, conductor

Chick Corea: String Quartet No. 1
Harlem Quartet

Duke Ellington: Take the A Train
Harlem Quartet

Florence Price: Symphony No. 3
Gateways Orchestra: Michael Morgan, conductor

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Coleridge-Taylor, Coleman, Sowande, Still

February 21, 2023, 8:00 pm

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Nathaniel Gumbs

Performances featuring the Catalyst Quartet, organist Nathaniel Gumbs, the LSO under the baton of Chicago Sinfonietta founder Paul Freeman, and more.

Playlist

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: 5 Fantasiestücke for String Quartet, Op. 5: No. 2, Serenade
Catalyst Quartet

Valerie Coleman: Portraits of Josephine
Jacqueline Cordova Arrington, flute; Geoffrey Johnson, oboe Monica Ellis, bassoon; LeTriel White, clarinet; Priscilla Rinehart, horn

Fela Sowande: Jubilate, Go Down Moses
Nathaniel Gumbs, organ

William Grant Still: Sahdji
London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus; Paul Freeman, conductor

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Jones, Abels, Arnold, Schifrin, Ravel

February 14, 2023, 8:00 pm

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Harlem Quartet

Recordings featuring the Gateways Orchestra, the Harlem Quartet, Imani Winds, and conductor Michael Morgan.

Playlist

Quincy Jones: Nettie Teaches Celie
Studio Orchestra

Michael Abels: Delights and Dances
Gateways Orchestra; Harlem Quartet; Michael Morgan, conductor

Malcolm Arnold: Quintet for Brass
Gateways Brass Collective: Eric Davis, horn; Richard White, tuba; Isrea Butler, trombone; Herb Smith and Courtney Jones, trumpet

Lalo Schifrin: La Nouvelle Orleans
Imani Winds

Maurice Ravel: La Valse
Gateways Orchestra; Michael Morgan, conductor​

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Coleman, Smith, Dvořák, Rosales, Stravinsky

February 7, 2023, 8:00 pm

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Imani Winds

Performances featuring Imani Winds, violinist Kelly Hall-Tompkins, and two quintets of percussionists.

Playlist

Valerie Coleman: Afro
Imani Winds

Fred Emory Smith: Suite No. 1
Ralph Barnett, Jimmie Finnie, Malcolm Jackson, Donn Johns, Terry McKinney,
percussion

Antonín Dvořák: Serenade for Winds, Op. 44 and Strings, Op 22 (excerpts)
Gateways Chamber Ensemble; Antoine Clark, conductor

Eustacio Rosales: Bolero
Ralph Barrett, Douglas Cardwell, Eric Goldberg, Donnie Johns, Terry McKinney, percussion

Igor Stravinsky: A Soldier’s Tale
Gateways Chamber Ensemble: Kelly Hall-Tompkins, violin; Garrett McQueen,
bassoon; Terrance Patterson, clarinet; Herbert Smith, trumpet; Burt Mason,
trombone; Rick Robinson, double bass; Ralph Barrett, percussion

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Simon, Weston, Hailstork

January 31, 2023, 8:00 pm

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Carlos Simon with conductor Michael Morgan and the Gateways Music Festival Orchestra (Photo: Matt Wittmeye

Performances featuring soprano Celesta Day, the American Spiritual Ensemble, clarinetist Alex Laing, and pianists David Berry and Mikael Darmanie.

Playlist

Traditional: Give Me Jesus
Celesta Day, soprano; American Spiritual Ensemble; Dr. Everett McCorvey, conductor

Carlos Simon: Amen
Gateways Orchestra: Michael Morgan, conductor

Traditional: Spirituals
Alex Laing, clarinet; David Berry, piano

Trevor Weston: Eurythmy Variations
Mikael Darmanie, piano

Adolphus Hailstork: An American Port of Call
Gateways Orchestra: Michael Morgan, conductor

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Bach, Montgomery, Swanson, Perkinson

January 24, 2023, 8:00 pm

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Thapelo Masita

Artists featured include pianist Armenta Hummings Dumisani, the Catalyst Quartet, and cellist Thapelo Masita.

Playlist

J.S. Bach: Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring
Armenta Hummings Dumisani, piano

Jessie Montgomery: Banner
Catalyst Quartet

Howard Swanson: The Cuckoo
Armenta Hummings Dumisani, piano

Traditional: There is a Balm in Gilead
Thapelo Masita, cello

J.S. Bach: Cello Suite No. 1, movements 1-2
Thapelo Masita, cello

Traditional: When Asked Wherein My Hope Lies
Thapelo Masita, cello

J.S. Bach: Cello Suite No. 1, movements 3-4
Thapelo Masita, cello

Traditional: Amazing Grace
Thapelo Masita, cello

J.S. Bach: Cello Suite No. 1, movements 5-6
Thapelo Masita, cello

Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson: Lamentations, movement 4
Thapelo Masita, cello