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Connections: Gateways Music Festival 2015

The 22nd Gateways Music Festivalstarts on Tuesday, August 11. The mission of the festival is to increase the visibility and heighten public awareness of the contributions to classical music by musicians of African descent. What can we expect from this year’s festival? We chat with those involved in planning and those who are performing:

  • Barbara Jones, chair of the Gateways Festival Planning Committee
  • Teryle Watson, Gateways Artistic Program Committee member
  • Christopher Brewley, violinist
  • Epongue Ekille, violinist
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Evan Dawson is the host of "Connections with Evan Dawson." He joined WXXI in January 2014 after working at 13WHAM-TV, where he served as morning news anchor. He was hired as a reporter for 13WHAM-TV in 2003 before being promoted to anchor in 2007.
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