Anthony Parnther will lead the orchestra in this historic performance. Known for his “charismatic, captivating conducting” (Los Angeles Times),
Parnther serves as Music Director and Conductor of California’s San
Bernardino Symphony Orchestra and the Southeast Symphony and Chorus,
founded as an all-Black ensemble in 1948. Highly sought after as a guest
conductor, he has also led such eminent American orchestras as the
Philadelphia Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic and Atlanta Symphony,
which he conducted at its celebrated live screening of Black Panther,
and such leading international ensembles as the Chineke! Orchestra,
with which he re-opened London’s newly-renovated Queen Elizabeth Hall in
a historic concert that was broadcast live worldwide by the BBC. Based
in Los Angeles, he has led the Hollywood Studio Symphony in recording
sessions for many international feature film and television projects,
including Star Wars: The Mandalorian, Tenet, Little, American Dad, The Hunt, Fargo, The Way Back, The Night Of, Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Encanto, Star Wars: Book of Boba Fett and Ice Age: Adventures of Buck Wild.
New York City’s WQXR and Rochester’s WXXI Public Media will serve as
media sponsors for the seven-day festival. A full schedule of New York
City festival events is provided below, and further details are
available here. |
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