UPCOMING EVENTS
Gateways Brass Collective
September 10-11, 2025
Residency at Pearl Arts, Fort Wayne, IN
GATEWAYS FALL FESTIVAL OCTOBER 13-16, 2025
EASTMAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER, ROCHESTER, NY
MON
OCT
13
Young Musicians Institute: Rochester Day for Strings
Monday, October 13, 2025 | SHOWCASE 6:30 PM
Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music, Rochester, NY
Celebrate Rochester’s young string players in a free concert featuring music they’ve learned and co-created during Gateways’ inspiring Young Musicians Institute: Rochester Day for Strings.
TUES
OCT
14
Piano Recital: David Berry
Tuesday, October 14, 2025 | 7:30 PM
Hatch Recital Hall, Eastman School of Music, Rochester, NY
Pianist David Berry performs works by Walker, Liszt, and his own arrangements—celebrating Black music and the virtuoso piano tradition with depth and brilliance.
WED
OCT
15
Gateways Chamber Players (featuring Samuel Coleridge-Taylor's Nonet, Op. 2)
Wednesday, October 15, 2025 | 7:30 PM
Hatch Recital Hall, Eastman School of Music, Rochester, NY
A centerpiece of the 2025 Fall Festival, this evening of classical brilliance and soul-filled artistry features an all-star ensemble of Black classical musicians performing Coleridge-Taylor’s Nonet in F Minor.
THU
OCT
16
Film Scores Live! Terence Blanchard with the E-Collective and the Gateways Festival Orchestra
Thursday, October 16, 2025 | 7:30 PM
Kodak Hall, Eastman School of Music, Rochester, NY
Seven-time GRAMMY winner Terence Blanchard joins the Gateways Festival Orchestra for Film Scores Live!—featuring his electrifying band, The E-Collective.
From Malcolm X (1992) and 25th Hour (2002) to Inside Man (2006) and BlacKkKlansman (2018), Blanchard’s acclaimed film scores span four decades and have helped shape some of the most iconic stories in American cinema. This performance brings that music to the concert stage—performed by the Gateways Festival Orchestra, a world-class ensemble of professional Black classical musicians from the nation’s leading orchestras and conservatories, performing live with the composer himself and conducted by Damon Gupton.
Step into a rare and remarkable evening where the brilliance of Black classical artistry meets the soul of cinematic storytelling—a powerful celebration of music, culture, and legacy, led by Terence Blanchard and brought to life by the Gateways Festival Orchestra.
This unforgettable performance opens the inaugural Soundtrax Film Festival and serves as the finale of the Fall 2025 Gateways Music Festival.
Plan Your Festival: Ticket Packages, Artist Info & More
Gateways at American String Teachers Association/ Suzuki Association of the Americas CONFERENCE
February 26-28, 2026
San Francisco, CA
ASTA / SAA present Gateways Music Festival as its collaborative artist Alex Laing will deliver a keynote address, and the Gateways Chamber Players will be featured in a showcase concert.
GATEWAYS 2026 Spring Festival
April 19-23, 2026
Winston-Salem, NC
Gateways returns to Winston-Salem — the city of its founding — for a series of performances, community celebrations and recordings that honor the Festival’s original roots and its founder, pianist Armenta Hummings Dumisani.
