🎠Honoring the Legacy of Shirley Verrett – A Trailblazing Opera Icon
Shirley Verrett wasn’t just an opera singer – she was a force of nature, captivating audiences with a voice that soared across the world’s greatest... Read More
Classical
Julia Bullock Uploads History’s Persistent Voice
The recent premiere of the new contemporary opera “Upload,” by ​​Michel van der Aa at the Park Avenue Armory confronted the audience with the idea... Read More
The Gateways Music Festival Triumph and A. D. Lee Koonce
During the month of April, the Gateways Music Festival presented a series of concerts at venues throughout Manhattan. ROUTES followed the festival sending several of... Read More
The Gateways Orchestra Brought Decades of Struggle to a Peak
On a sunny clear day in April, my managing editor and I met up in the lobby of Carnegie Hall. We were there not just... Read More
African-American Pianists at the Gateways Music Festival
In the shadows of the behemoth Lincoln Center complex, located just of Broadway at 65th Street is a smaller musical resource known as the Elaine... Read More
Gateways Music Festival: A Feast for the Ears and the Eyes
“Hats Off” to the Gateways Festival for a rather enjoyable and enlightening Saturday, April 23rd, in the East Village of Manhattan. First the agenda was... Read More
Imani Winds perform at Abyssinian Baptist Church
The Gateways Music Festival’s first performance in New York City, after its tour in Rochester, began with the Grammy Award nominated Imani Winds at the historic Abyssinian... Read More
The Gateways Music Festival and the Marian Anderson String Quartet
On a Friday evening at the 92nd Street Y, the Marian Anderson String Quartet presented “On Being Enslaved,” a moving musical journey of healing and... Read More