Leonbates2.htm International concert pianist. Site includes biography, reviews, repertory and programs. http://www.rilearts.com/leonbates.htm
Artist Biographies A native of Philadelphia, leon bates began his formal study of music at the MusicSchool, and his advanced study was under renowned pianist Natalie Hinderas at http://www.americancomposers.org/bios011099.htm
Extractions: aco homepage concert schedule January 10, 1999 Alan Feinberg has achieved a remarkable reputation as a vanguard pianist and musician who has charted his own unique path in music. His intelligence, integrity and affinity for an unusually wide range of repertoire place him among those few artists who are able to build a bridge between music of the past and present. With repertoire that ranges from Bach to Babbitt, Clementi to Cage, and Chopin to Carter, Mr. Feinberg's creative approach to programming places contemporary music within a broad framework as part of an ongoing, living tradition. On October 1, 1998, Mr. Feinberg performs the world premiere of the recently-discovered "Emerson" Piano Concerto by Charles Ives, with Christoph von Dohnanyi and the Cleveland Orchestra. Later on In the season, he performs it again with them on tour in Paris. Upcoming concerts also Include the Amy beach Concerto at the Chautauqua Festival, the Gershwin Second Rhapsody with the American Symphony In Avery Fisher Hall in New York, the Oscar Levant Concerto with the American Composers Orchestra in Carnegie Hall, Messiaen's "Oiseaux exotiques" with the New World Symphony and the Ravel G Major Concerto with the Syracuse Symphony. The previous four cd's in this Decca/Argo Discover America series focus on repertory of the 19th and 20th centuries. The American Romantic, featuring the music of Amy Beach, L.M. Gottschalk and Robert Helps, was nominated for a Grammy in the same category with Alicia De Larrocha, Evgeny Kissin, and Rudolf Firkusny. The American Virtuoso features works by MacDowell, Grainger, Gottschalk, Beach and Gershwin, and The American Innovator the works of Ornstein, Griffiths, Cowell, Crawford Seeger, Nancarrow, Harbison, Babbitt, Davidovsky, Ives, Adams, Shapey, Cage and Thelonious Monk.
Extractions: Leon Bates The Sweet Briar College Babcock Season continues Thursday, March 14 with a performance by pianist Leon Bates at 7:30 p.m. in the College's Memorial Chapel. Bates, one of America's leading pianists, has performed in most prestigious concert halls, including Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall, the Kennedy Center, and Philadelphia's Academy of Music. He recently received a 2001 Governor's Award for the Arts, given by the state of Pennsylvania, and was named as the 2001 Artist of the Year. Bates also participates in outreach programs, such as giving master classes to young musicians. In one season, he often performs more than 50 residency programs in conjunction with orchestra engagements and recitals. Tickets are $8 for adults, $5 for senior citizens, and $3 for students. Call Babcock Box Office (804) 381-6120 for reservations and information. BACK TO TOP
The Prize Winner - Leon Django Bates leon Django bates Photo . British pianist, keyboard and tenor horn player, bandleader, and composer. http://www.jazzpar.dk/Prize_Winners/leon_django_bates.html
Extractions: British pianist, keyboard and tenor horn player, bandleader, and composer. Born Beckenham, Kent, UK, on the 2nd of October 1960. Django Bates was the second non-American and the second Englishman to receive The JAZZPAR Prize. In 1997 he was also the second-youngest winner, David Murray beating him by only a few months. On the whole, the selection of Bates was in perfect agreement with The Prize Criteria, two JAZZPAR goals being to manifest openness to age as well as to nationality. His Music During the late 70s Django Bates came to the fore as a prominent representative of a new ambitious generation on the British jazz scene. His extremely catholic efforts both as an instrumentalist and composer reflect not only inspiration from almost the whole of jazz history - they also transcend barriers of style and genre as well to include elements of e.g. African and other ethnic music, Motown, and European art music, both classicism and modernism. Bates has demonstrated a deep understanding of even the finer nuances of all this.
Leon Bates Bio pianist leon bates welcomes the millennium with plans that include recordings, performingnew works and continued joy in performing for audiences the world over http://www.rilearts.com/lbbio.htm
Extractions: Pianist LEON BATES welcomes the millennium with plans that include recordings, performing new works and continued joy in performing for audiences the world over. Since winning the Philadelphia Orchestra Senior Auditions as a student over 20 years ago, Leon Bates has emerged as one of America's leading pianists. He is invited to the most prestigious concert halls and his performances have warranted critical and audience accolades in Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall, Kennedy Center, Philadelphia's Academy of Music, the Hollywood Bowl and the Masonic Hall in San Francisco, presented by the Four Seasons Concert Association. He appeared in Naples, Italy in two recitals and took part in the filming of "Music in the 20th Century" telecast on PBS. He also hosted a radio series funded by the Pew Foundation, "Notes from Philadelphia." Leon Bates' work with young people is extraordinary. In one season alone he often performs over fifty residency programs in conjunction with orchestra engagements and recitals to inspire, motivate and delight America's youth as he opens their minds and hearts to the love of music. His sheer mastery of his instrument has led to many invitations to perform with major symphonies such as the New York Philharmonic, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Cleveland Orchestra, the National Symphony, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the American Symphony, the Oregon Symphony, the San Francisco Symphony, the Detroit Symphony and the Atlanta Symphony. His large repertoire includes over 30 concerti by the major composers, several contemperory concerti and he is known for his masterful performances of works by the romantics such as Rachmaninoff and his brilliant performances of George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue and Concerto in F. His latest project of Duke Ellington's music is delighting audiences everywhere.
DSU Presents Internationally Renown Pianist Leon Bates DSU Presents Internationally Renown pianist leon bates. DOVER, Del. Delaware State University will present internationally renown http://www.dsc.edu/advancement/pr/2002/14oct02.htm
Extractions: Mr. Bates performance at DSU will include compositions by Beethoven, Brahms, Rachmaninoff, and Dett. He will end the concert with a melody of his own arrangements of compositions by Duke Ellington and Mercer Ellington. Tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for senior citizens, and $5 for students, and will be available at the door. The Weightlifting Seminar is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Dr. Donald Parks at (302) 857-6697.
Four Seasons Concerts - Leon Bates He performed in 1990 at Carnegie Hall, under Today's Artists Concerts' auspices, with pianist Tamás Vásáry and soprano Veronica Tyler in a program commemorating his teacher, Natalie Hinderas. leon bates. pianist. Home. Schedule. Artists. Ticket Information http://www.fourseasonsconcerts.com/artists/bates.htm
Extractions: Pianist Home Schedule Artists Ticket Information ... Contact While performing Gershwin's Concerto in F with the Basel Symphony, a music video was produced. The video has since been broadcast in France, Germany, Austria, Italy and in the U.S. on the Bravo Network. He has also performed with the Vienna Symphony, the Sinfonica dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome, the Victoria Symphony in Canada, the symphonies of Delaware, Chattanooga, Roanoke, Dallas, Hartford, Baton Rouge, Milwaukee, Omaha, Louisville, Winston-Salem and Battle Creek. Artistic collaborations have included appearances with the Fresk String Quartet, the Audubon String Quartet and the West Village Quartet. Mr. Bates' work with young people is extraordinary. In one season alone he often performs over fifty residency programs in conjunction with orchestra engagements and recitals to inspire, motivate and delight America's youth as he opens their minds and hearts to the love of music. In 1990, Mr. Bates performed with Lorin Maazel and the Orchestra of France. Also in that year, he was chosen to perform at Carnegie Hall in the Steinway Foundation's Gala Celebration commemorating the building of their 500,000th piano. This performance is also available on video. Mr. Bates has appeared on national radio and television programs, including NBC's "Today Show" with Bryant Gumbel, and on CBS's "Sunday Morning" with Charles Kuralt and Eugenia Zukerman. Mr. Bates records for Orion Master Recordings, Performance Records, and on the Naxos label.
Extractions: GERSHWIN, ELLINGTON WORKS FRIDAY Admission is $12 for adults, $10 for senior citizens 60 and older, and $6 for children 12 and younger. For reservations, call the Masterpiece Season box office at (540) 568-7000 or (877) 201-7543 (toll free). Free shuttle-bus service for ticket holders will begin at 7 p.m. from the upper College of Integrated Science and Technology parking lot (C-10). For more information and photographs, call Jerry Weaver, executive assistant to the dean of the College of Arts and Letters, at (540) 568-6358. Return to this Month's News Releases Return to Media Relations Home Page Return to JMU's Home Page
Leon Bates Bio pianist leon bates welcomes the millennium with plans that include recordings, performing new works and continued joy in performing for audiences the world over. http://www.rile.com/lbbio.htm
Extractions: Pianist LEON BATES welcomes the millennium with plans that include recordings, performing new works and continued joy in performing for audiences the world over. Since winning the Philadelphia Orchestra Senior Auditions as a student over 20 years ago, Leon Bates has emerged as one of America's leading pianists. He is invited to the most prestigious concert halls and his performances have warranted critical and audience accolades in Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall, Kennedy Center, Philadelphia's Academy of Music, the Hollywood Bowl and the Masonic Hall in San Francisco, presented by the Four Seasons Concert Association. He appeared in Naples, Italy in two recitals and took part in the filming of "Music in the 20th Century" telecast on PBS. He also hosted a radio series funded by the Pew Foundation, "Notes from Philadelphia." Leon Bates' work with young people is extraordinary. In one season alone he often performs over fifty residency programs in conjunction with orchestra engagements and recitals to inspire, motivate and delight America's youth as he opens their minds and hearts to the love of music. His sheer mastery of his instrument has led to many invitations to perform with major symphonies such as the New York Philharmonic, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Cleveland Orchestra, the National Symphony, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the American Symphony, the Oregon Symphony, the San Francisco Symphony, the Detroit Symphony and the Atlanta Symphony. His large repertoire includes over 30 concerti by the major composers, several contemperory concerti and he is known for his masterful performances of works by the romantics such as Rachmaninoff and his brilliant performances of George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue and Concerto in F. His latest project of Duke Ellington's music is delighting audiences everywhere.
American Composers Orchestra - January 10, 1999 Concert international impact of George Gershwin and his music and features leon bates, ScottDunn Francis Thorne, who as both composer and former house pianist at the http://www.americancomposers.org/rel990110.htm
Extractions: MAURICE RAVEL: Piano Concerto for Left Hand in D Major The American Composers Orchestra begins its Millennium celebration with the first of its "20th Century Snapshots" series at Carnegie Hall on Sunday, January 10, 1999 at 3 pm. Conductor Dennis Russell Davies leads an unusual program four important American pianists in four works for piano and orchestra. The concert, entitled The Gershwin Circle, focuses on the international impact of George Gershwin and his music and features Leon Bates, Scott Dunn, Alan Feinberg, and Ursula Oppens, in music by Oscar Levant, Vernon Duke, Maurice Ravel, and, of course, Gershwin.
HOME The 20022003 Season Calendar. 800 PM Friday, Sep 20, 2002, Borealis Wind Quintetwith pianist leon bates. Borealis Wind Quintet with pianist leon bates. http://www.cmsob.org/home.htm
Extractions: American Chamber Players The 2002-2003 Season Calendar 8:00 PM Friday, Sep 20, 2002 Borealis Wind Quintet with pianist Leon Bates 8:00 PM Friday, Oct 11, 2002 Scott St. John, violin and viola, with Lydia Wong, piano 8:00 PM Friday, Nov 8, 2002 Musicians from Malboro ( string quartet + piano and double bass ) Haydn: String Quartet in F Major, Op. 77, No. 2 Shostakovich: Quintet for Piano and Strings in G minor, Op. 57
Leon Bates For the Network gala, pianist leon bates, who was a star pupil of one of Walker'sgreat champions, the late Natalie Hinderas, will perform the Sonata No. http://citypaper.net/articles/091296/article005.shtml
Extractions: Every year, the Network for New Music hosts a fund-raising gala featuring an eminent composer discussing their works, followed by a short recital. Whether by chance or by design, many of these composers have had a prominent Philadelphia connection. Milton Babbitt was an undergrad at Penn, and Jacob Druckman grew up here. George Rochberg taught at Penn for many years. Bernard Rands was the Philadelphia Orchestra composer in residence. This year, the honored guest will be Pulitzer Prize winner George Walker, whose local claim to fame is having been the first black graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music, in 1945. He continued his doctorate work at the Eastman School. As befits the product of these two vaunted, but conservative institutions, Walker is a composer in the grand manner. His beautifully crafted, deeply lyrical music can easily be considered in the company of Barber, Hanson and Copland; it is distinctively stamped as American music For the Network gala, pianist Leon Bates, who was a star pupil of one of Walker's great champions, the late Natalie Hinderas, will perform the Sonata No. 2 for Piano. He will also accompany soprano Martha Elliott in a performance of the Emily Dickenson Songs. Guests can chat with the composer and musicians at the cocktail reception that will conclude the evening
Jazz House launches a concert series for children ages 6 to 12 with Everybody MakesMusic! One of the highlights finds master pianist leon bates in concert http://citypaper.net/articles/011697/article010.shtml
Extractions: Jan. 19: Edgar Bateman/Fred Adams. 2 p.m. workshop, 3 p.m. performance, Community Education Center, 3500 Lancaster Ave., 387-1911. Fred Adams is a playful open-minded brass man who gigged for 12 years with spaceman Sun Ra and his Arkestra and is the brass instructor/coach for the Clef Club's Youth Jazz Ensemble. Drummer Edgar Bateman is an innovative polyrhythmic monster; a cross between William Hooker, Bill Bruford and Max Roach. Bateman's credits include gigging with local legend Jamaaladeen Tacuma plus touring and recording with lesser lights like John Coltrane, Dexter Gordon, Eric Dolphy and Lee Morgan. With on-the-spot interpretation from actress Matt Rochester (from Freedom Theatre) and backing from saxophonist Terry Lawson, bassist Mikal Saunders, percussionist Frank Williams and guitarist Calvin Nathaniel, the afternoon promises to be a learning free-for-all. Jan. 19: Celebration with Terence Blanchard. As a studious griot of sorts, composer/trumpeter Terence Blanchard has taken traditional jazz ideals and made them blue and intelligently sensual, added twists from another world and stretched them to symphonic proportions with a series of soundtracks and suites surrounding the films of Spike Lee. This opportunity to see the magical Blanchard in such intimate surroundings should not be missed.
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Redlands Bowl August 17th A Gershwin Party. leon bates, pianist; Louis Toppin, soprano; William Brown, tenor.A sparkling celebration of the vocal and piano music of George Gershwin. http://www.redlandsweb.com/calendar/Bowl2001/aug17.htm
Extractions: Programs start at 8:15 p.m. "A Gershwin Party." Leon Bates, pianist; Louis Toppin, soprano; William Brown, tenor. A sparkling celebration of the vocal and piano music of George Gershwin. Drop In On Gershwin at the Redlands Bowl, August 17 "Everyone always asks for Gershwin," says Joann Rile, management for "A Gershwin Party", the Friday, August 17, 8:15 p.m. event for the Redlands Bowl Summer Music Festival. So, she added, two singers and a pianist created a program celebrating the vocal and piano music of legendary American composer, George Gershwin. Recognizing the long-time American love affair with Gershwin's distinctive, listenable music, pianist Leon Bates, soprano Louise Toppin, and tenor William Brown will play and sing music from a program list that includes "Rhapsody in Blue", "Fascinatin' Rhythm", "The Man I Love", "Strike up the Band", and "Porgy and Bess". Bates, Toppin, and Brown have toured this program for three years, performing the light, relaxed concert in large halls and small churches all over the country. The purpose, according to Rile, was to re-create the atmosphere one might have found had they dropped in on Gershwin at home.
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Pianist Shares Love Of Music With Elementary School Kids Sunday, February 2, 2003 pianist shares love of music with elementary school kidsBy ROBERT BAXTER CourierPost Staff leon bates began studying the piano at http://www.southjerseynews.com/issues/february/f020203c.htm
Extractions: Leon Bates began studying the piano at the age of 6, so he knows all about the discipline and joy music bring into a child's life. And after a concert career of more than two decades, he knows how to ignite a child's interest in music. Bates showed how it's done Tuesday during a lecture demonstration for 200 students at the Cooper's Poynt Elementary School in Camden. "The children are so excited," said principal Sandra Sims Foster before the students filed into the school's cafetorium. "I can't tell you how thrilled we are at having a world- renowned artist perform for our students." With a smile and a wave of his hand, Bates greeted the children before sitting down at the Steinway grand piano.
