Free Screening of CHAUTAUQUA AT 150: WYNTON MARSALIS’ ALL RISE

Join us for a free, early-access preview of Chautauqua at 150: Wynton Marsalis’ All Rise on Saturday, February 1st from 2pm-4pm.

After the screening, there will be a panel discussion with Lynne Robinson (Executive Producer), Dr. Michael E. Hill (President, Chautauqua Institution), Dr. Adam Luebke (Music Director, Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus), and Deborah Sunya Moore (Senior VP and Chief Program Officer, Chautauqua Institution). Reserve your seat for this special screening, today!

Refreshments and Popcorn will be provided.

FREE PARKING IS AVAILABLE IN OUR PARKING LOT LOCATED OFF OF CHARLES STREET.

You MUST register on Eventbrite to attend. Spots are limited, so reserve your seat today!!

PBS presents a one-hour documentary that celebrates the sesquicentennial of this iconic institution, while exploring the ever-evolving definition of democracy through powerful stories and performances that have unfolded there. The documentary showcases legendary musician Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, along with Chautauqua’s Music School Festival Orchestra (MSFO) and the Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus, performing Marsalis’s groundbreaking musical extravaganza “All Rise” in the famous Chautauqua Amphitheater during the 2024 Summer Assembly. Featuring appearances by Wynton Marsalis, Kathryn Hahn, Lewis Black, Denyce Graves Montgomery, Misty Copeland, Otis Moss III, Kwame Alexander, and many more, this documentary artistically looks at the evolution of ongoing cultural issues, and the impact that Chautauqua Institution has had in providing a critical platform for some of the most thought-provoking, challenging, and often uplifting conversations in America and beyond.

This free screening is brought to you by Buffalo Toronto Public Media, in coordination with Chautauqua Institution.

Chautauqua Institution was established in 1874. Since that time, Chautauqua has dedicated itself to using arts, education, and faith-based programming to elevate the beliefs and experiences that influence our ideals of what it means to be an American including human rights, social justice, and freedom of speech and religion. This institution has always represented the depth and diversity of backgrounds and perspectives that have shaped our nation.

Moderator: Deborah Sunya Moore, Senior Vice President and Chief Program Officer for Chautauqua Institution

Deborah is a percussionist and arts educator with a long history as an advocate of performing arts programs for youth and persons with disabilities. In addition to leading Chautauqua’s arts, education, religion and recreation programming strategy, Deborah has served as a national workshop leader for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, a Fulbright specialist and State Department speaker.

Panelist: Michael E. Hill, Ed.D., President, Chautauqua Institution

Dr. Hill began his service as Chautauqua Institution’s 18th president on Jan. 1, 2017. He immediately set about ushering in an expanded vision for the Institution, emphasizing engaged dialogue on the issues that shape our world and an evolution to year-round programming. He is concluding a $150 million capital campaign for Chautauqua that is infusing unprecedented levels of giving to the Institution’s endowment and providing critical support for Chautauqua’s Summer Assembly program, facilities, technology, environmental sustainability, and inclusion, diversity, equity and accessibility.

Panelist: Lynne Robinson, CEO and Executive Producer, Black Robin Media

Lynne Robinson is an award-winning producer, director, and founder of Black Robin Media, a television, documentary, museum, and digital media production company. In addition to PBS’s Chautauqua at 150: Wynton Marsalis’ All Rise, Black Robin Media’s recent productions include the 2024 Audible Original series On the Line with Daymond John; Maryland Public Television’s 2024 documentary Ben’s Ten: Chattel Slavery on Maryland’s Eastern Shore; the 2021 Smithsonian Channel documentary Reclaiming History: Our Native Daughters currently streaming on Amazon Prime. Robinson’s recent works also include directing the 2023 BET documentary BLACK+ICONIC: Style Gods hosted by award-winning actor, singer, and producer Billy Porter; and executive producing the 2022 Maryland Public Television (MPT) and Firelight Films documentaries Harriet Tubman: Visions of Freedom and Becoming Frederick Douglass, which both aired on PBS.

Panelist: Adam Luebke, Ph.D, Music Director of the Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus

Adam Luebke was appointed Music Director of the Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus in 2015. He is the winner of the 2020 GRAMMY® for Best Choral Performance and critics have described his choruses as “splendid” (Gramophone), “excellent” (Musical America), and “articulate, unified and vividly expressive” (Chautauqua Daily). Currently on the faculty of Bowling Green State University, he was previously associate professor at the State University of New York at Fredonia.

WNED PBS will premiere Chautauqua at 150: Wynton Marsalis’s All Rise on Friday, February 11th at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT.

Chautauqua at 150: Wynton Marsalis’ All Rise will be available to stream on and the PBS app for 28 days beginning February 11th. After this 28-day free screening window, it will move into Passport. In addition, Wynton Marsalis' All Rise: Live at Chautauqua (the two-hour performance) will be available for members to stream exclusively in Passport beginning February 11th.

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