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"Opening the Gates..."

Bios for performers, composers and honored heroines:

Rosa Parks

Coretta Scott King

Constance Baker Motley

Shirley Chisholm

Estella Susie Mitchell Adams

Armenta Adams Hummings
artistic director

Amadi Hummings
conductor

Paul Badura-Skoda
pianist

Jordan W. Thomas
harpist

Mari-Yan Pringle
soprano

Nkeiru Okoye
composer

George Walker
composer

2007 Gateways Music Festival
Tribute to Five African-American Heroines
Rosa Parks, Coretta Scott King, Judge Constance Baker Motley, Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm and
Estella Susie Mitchell Adams

The 2007 Gateways Music Festival featured performances by the Gateways Music Festival Orchestra under the direction of Amadi Hummings, solo performances by festival musicians, compositions by African-American composers and chamber music performances in homes series.


Saturday September 8th, 2007
Amadi Hummings, conductor
Paul Badura-Skoda, pianist

Lyric for Strings - George Walker

Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-flat major - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Symphony No. 45 in F-sharp minor (Farewell) - Joseph Haydn


Sunday September 9th, 2007

Solo works by Handel and Schubert performed by harpist Jordan W. Thomas

Solo vocal selection by Handel and traditional arrangements by Moses Hogan and Florence Price performed by soprano Mari-Yan Pringle

"Voices Shouting Out" - Nkeiru Okoye (Nigerian-American Composer)

Symphony No. 45 in F-sharp minor (Farewell) - Joseph Haydn

 

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