GATEWAYS MUSIC FESTIVAL
The annual Gateways Music Festival, held in Rochester, NY and major cities across the country, celebrates the participation and contributions of professional classical musicians of African descent through more than 50 solo, chamber and orchestra performances in the Eastman Theatre, houses of worship, schools and other community locations. Over professional 100 musicians from around the United States participate in the Festival and perform for diverse and multi-ethnic audience of nearly 10,000 each Festival.