Chautauqua at 150: Wynton Marsalis’ All Rise

Chautauqua Institution’s Abrahamic Program for Young Adults (APYA) explores some of America’s most difficult cultural and religious flashpoints through interfaith worship and programming that brings together members of the Jewish, Muslim, and Christian communities to fellowship with one another and develop a deeper understanding of one another’s faiths.

Chautauqua residents and witnesses give moving first-hand accounts and personal testimonies about the infamous attack on Salman Rushdie at the Chautauqua Amphitheater in 2022, and the impact it has had on their community.

Celebrate the story and lasting impact of this iconic institution through inspiring stories of faith and democracy with a stirring performance of Wynton Marsalis' All Rise and appearances by Kathryn Hahn, Kwame Alexander, Misty Copeland, and more.

Wynton Marsalis’ shares the powerful meaning and inspiration behind his songs “Look Beyond” and “The Halls of Erudition and Scholarship (Come Back Home),” which are two of the movements in his masterpiece composition "All Rise" performed at Chautauqua Institution as part of their 150th Anniversary celebration.