/concert, talk/ Dvořák: The Chamber Music Survey, Celebrating America's 250th
In celebration of the United States semiquincentennial, join us for a concert of Antonín Dvořák’s renowned chamber works written while visiting Spillville, Iowa in the summer of 1893 – the Op. 96 “American” Quartet and the Op. 97 String Quintet. Performed by the esteemed Sullivan Quartet and featuring a pre-concert
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talk by musicologist David Catchpole, the concert is part of Dvořák: The Chamber Music Survey, a multi-year survey of Dvořák’s chamber works exploring his development as a composer for small ensemble, organized by DAHA music advisor and violinist, Laura Jean Goldberg.The concert and talk will introduce audiences to elements of Dvořák’s American style and his engagement with the aural landscape of the United States. Replete with sonic invocations of American countryside, rail travel, and other musical impressions, Dvořák’s Op. 96 and Op. 97 evocatively express his ideas of musical Americanism as coalesced during his remarkably productive 100 days in Spillville.PROGRAM- Dvořák, String Quartet in F Major, Opus 96, the "American", c.1893- Dvořák, String Quintet in E-flat Major, Opus 97, the "American", c.1893The Sullivan String Quartet: Laura Jean Goldberg, Violin I, Anat Malkin, Violin II, Liuh-Wen Ting, Viola, Robert La Rue, Cello, with guest artist Louise Schulman, Viola.For more information, visit www.dvoraknyc.org.---This event is organized by the Dvořák American Heritage Assocaition with the support of the Bohemian Benevolent and Literary Association. The program is further supported by a grant from the Coalition of Music Organizations, a voluntary association that provides access to funding and mutual aid. The Coalition is an initiative of the American Musicological Society, a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing our understanding of music.