Sunday August 9th, 2009
Lutheran Church of the Reformation
Welcome and Opening Remarks -
William Lewis, GMF Board of
Directors
Musical Selection - Herb Smith,
trumpet
Closing Remarks - William Lewis
Thursday August 13th, 2009
Zion Hill Missionary Baptist Church
Fanfare - Herb Smith, Trumpeter
Welcome and Opening Remarks -
William Lewis, GMF Board of
Directors
Prayer - Rev. Dr. Richard Douglass,
Pastor
Zion Hill Missionary Baptist
Church
Introductions - William Lewis
Gateways Music Festival Orchestra
Symphony No. 5 - Ludwig van
Beethoven
Amadi Azikiwe, Conductor
African Storytelling - James Norman
and James Blount share the impact of
classical music on their lives
Symphony No. 8 - Franz Shubert
Dr. Alfred Duckett, Conductor
Friday August 14th, 2009
Rochester City Hall Atrium
Opening Remarks - Dr. Paul Burgett,
GMF Board of Directors
Prayer - Father Robert Werth, GMF
Board of Directors
Introductions - Dr. Paul Burgett
Welcome - Darryl Porter, Mayor's
Office
Muhammad School of Music
Orchestra
Buffalo, NY - Henri Muhammad,
Founder & Executive Director
Sonata for Trumpet and Piano
(Movement 1) - Paul Hindemith
Jerel Wilson, soloist
Vocal Solo - Oscia Miles, Pathway
Student
Piano Soloist - Denzel Cox
Closing Remarks - Dr. Paul Burgett
Saturday August 15th, 2009
Strong Museum Auditorium
Welcome and Opening Remarks -
William Lewis, GMF Board of
Directors
Prayer - Father Raymond Fleming
St. Monica's and Emmanuel Church
of the Deaf
Gateways Community Chorus
Rev. Andre Williamson, Conductor
Participants from Graves
Institutional C.M.E Church, New
Bethel C.M.E Church and First Church
Divine perform a cappella
traditional spirituals
Operatic Selections
Caro Nome (Rigoletto) - Giuseppe
Verdi
Paula Newberry, soloist
La donna e mobile (Rigoletto) -
Giuseppe Verdi
Bernard Holcomb, soloist
"The Soldier Tir'd'' (Artexeres) -
Arne
Monica Mattier, soloist
"Miranda's Aria" (Blake) - Leslie
Adams
Candace Johnson, soloist
Traditional Spirituals
His Name So Sweet - Bernard Holcomb,
soloist
Ride on King Jesus - Monica Mattier,
soloist
Give Me Jesus - Bernard Holcomb,
solist
I Want Jesus To Walk With Me - Paula
Newberry, soloist
Were You There (Moses Hogan) - Jamal
Moore, soloist
Hold On (Margaret Bonds) - Jamal
Moore, soloist
God is a God (Jacqui Hairston) -
Candace Johnson, soloist
Goin Home (Dvorak) - Monica Mattier,
soloist
Pianist, Jamila Sahar
Closing Remarks - William Lewis
Saturday August 15th, 2009
Church of Love Faith Center
Fanfare - Herb Smith, Trumpeter
Welcome and Opening Remarks -
William Lewis, GMF Board of
Directors
Prayer - Bishop Gregory Parris,
Pastor
Church of Love Faith Center
Introductions - William Lewis
Gateways Music Festival Orchestra
Symphony No. 5 - Ludwig van
Beethoven
Amadi Azikiwe, Conductor
African Storytelling - Dr. Alfred
Duckett, Lee Koonce, Amadi Azikiwe,
Bishop Gregory Parris share the
impact of classical music on their
lives
Symphony No. 8 - Franz Shubert
Dr. Alfred Duckett, Conductor
Closing Remarks - William Lewis
Sunday August 16th, 2009
New Bethel C.M.E. Church and
Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church
Welcome and Introductions
The Journey of Phillis Wheatley -
Nkeiru Okoye
Narrated by Vernice Warfield
Closing Remarks
Sunday August 16th, 2009
Mount Olivet Baptist Church
Fanfare - Herb Smith, Trumpeter
Welcome and Opening Remarks - James
Norman, GMF Board of Directors
Prayer - Rev. Rickey Barnard Harvey,
Pastor
Mount Olivet Baptist Church
Introductions - James Norman
Gateways Music Festival Orchestra
Symphony No. 5 - Ludwig van
Beethoven
Amadi Azikiwe, Conductor
African Storytelling - Dr. Paul
Burgett, and Rev. Raymond Graves
share the impact of classical music
on their lives
Symphony No. 8 - Franz Shubert
Dr. Alfred Duckett, Conductor
Closing Remarks - James Norman
