In this year’s Sunday Musicale, Antonin Dvorak’s delightful Piano Quintet in A Major, opus 81 will be heard alongside spirituals arranged by Harry T. Burleigh, African American composer and singer befriended by Dvorak, and by fellow composer Moses Hogan, plus Dvorak’s own beloved vocal work "Songs My Mother Taught Me."
Talented young students from Juilliard will perform a movement from Dvorak’s great "American" String Quartet, composed while summering in the Midwestern countryside. And Dvorak’s spirited piano Furiant in D major, opus 42 No. 1, which opens the program, provides yet another taste of the gems created by the Czech composer.
PROGRAM
Antonín Dvořák, Furiant in D Major, Opus 42 #1, B 85
Moshe Knoll, piano
Antonín Dvořák, String Quartet no.12 in F Major, Opus 96, the "American"
Allegro ma non troppo
Juilliard Pre-College Students Anne Takemoto, violin I, Kate Takemoto, violin II, Kathleen Lee, viola, Juilliard School Mentor Peter Weng, cello
Yolanda F. Johnson, soprano, Moshe Knoll, piano
Antonín Dvořák, "Songs My Mother Taught Me"
Harry T. Burleigh, "Ride On, King Jesus" (arrangement of traditional Spiritual)
"Her Eyes, Twin Pools" from the Passionale Song Cycle, text by James Weldon Johnson
Spirituals arranged by Moses Hogan (piano trio transcription by Moshe Knoll)
"Give Me Jesus" and "Down by the Riverside," Laura Jean Goldberg, violin; Peter Weng, cello
Intermission
Antonín Dvořák, Piano Quintet in A Major Opus 81
Allegro ma non tanto
Dumka, Andante con moto
Scherzo (Furiant) Molto vivace
Finale, Allegro
The Sullivan Quartet with Adam Kent, piano, Laura Jean Goldberg, violin I, Anat Malkin, violin II, Liuh-Wen Ting, viola, Robert La Rue, cello
The Dvořák Room will be open for viewing after the concert.
General admission: $30; seniors, students: $20. Tickets may be purchased online through Eventbrite (plus the processing fee), or at the door at the time of the event (cash only).
This event is organized by the Dvorak American Heritage Association, with support of the Bohemian Benevolent and Literary Association.