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Carnegie Hall Presents

Gateways Festival Orchestra

Sunday, April 27, 2025 2 PM Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage
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Anthony Parnther by Dario Acosta, J’Nai Bridges by Dario Acosta, Gateways Festival Orchestra by Todd Rosenberg Photography
The Gateways Festival Orchestra returns to Carnegie Hall following a remarkable 2022 debut that featured pianist Jon Batiste. This extraordinary ensemble that comprises musicians from many of the nation’s top orchestras and conservatory faculties showcases the contributions of classical musicians of African descent, including composers and performers both past and present. Led by its highly versatile conductor Anthony Parnther, the orchestra presents a brand-new program in this matinee concert. Hear Dvořák’s Symphony No. 8, Dawson’s Negro Folk Symphony, and the New York premiere of Damien Sneed’s Reflections of Resilience: Five Spirituals, featuring multiple Grammy Award–winning mezzo-soprano J’Nai Bridges.

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In partnership with Tuskegee University and the Weill Music Institute, Gateways Music Festival is also hosting a free symposium that celebrates the legacy of composer William Levi Dawson. On Saturday, April 26 at 10 AM in Carnegie Hall’s Resnick Education Wing, performers, scholars, and audiences gather to explore Dawson’s impact on classical music, and the significance of his integration of Negro spirituals into concert-hall repertoire and the symphonic tradition.

 

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Performers

Gateways Festival Orchestra
Anthony Parnther, Conductor
J’Nai Bridges, Mezzo-Soprano

Program

DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 8

DAMIEN SNEED Reflections of Resilience: Five Spirituals (NY Premiere)

DAWSON Negro Folk Symphony

Event Duration

The printed program will last approximately two hours, including one 20-minute intermission.
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