Musicians in the 2022 Gateways Music Festival Orchestra Concert perform with conductor Anthony Parnther and pianist Jon Batiste in the orchestra’s Carnegie Hall debut in New York City April 24, 2022. The performance was the first by an all-Black classical symphony orchestra in Carnegie Hall's history. // photo by J. Adam Fenster / University of Rochester

Gateways Music Festival Opens Fall Season in Rochester, Plans Return to Winston-Salem

Gateways Music Festival, in partnership with the University of Rochester’s Eastman School of Music, will launch its 2025–2026 season Oct. 13–16 with its Fall Festival before returning later in the year to its birthplace in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The festival, which highlights professional classical musicians of African descent, features concerts, community events and educational programs….

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New Rory & Mal | Episode 13 | “The Lost Tapes (Side B)” ft. Alchemist & Hip-Hop

Before the guys introduce the lost footage from their interview with Roc-a-Fella legend HipHop and renowned producer Alchemist(33:00), they discuss Rory’s EDM-induced self-discovery (3:10), Malcolm X’s new documentary (8:00), best rap voices (12:58) and give some artists their well deserved flowers. They also answer on air some of the texts they’ve received from the listeners,…

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