Inspired by Dvořák: From Chamber Music to Jazz

An evening dedicated to Antonín Dvořák and his legacy in composing, teaching, and inspiring music in all its diverse forms.
About this Event

An evening dedicated to Antonín Dvořák and his legacy in composing, teaching, and inspiring music in all its diverse forms, in celebration of 20 years of the Dvořák American Heritage Association (DAHA) concerts at .

This special program ranges from chamber music to jazz, highlighted by selections from the beloved Cypresses cycle by Dvořák and a new composition by Daniel Strong Godfrey performed by the acclaimed Cassatt Quartet and renowned guitarist Eliot Fisk.

In addition, we are pleased to feature the outstanding jazz saxophonist James Brandon Lewis’ Red Lilly in an exclusive performance of selections from his new album “Calling Antonín,” dedicated to Antonín Dvořák.

DAHA’s signature programming of concerts, lectures, tours and more was launched in December 2006 while Bohemian National Hall (1896) was still under restoration, and thus contributed to the building’s growing reputation and ultimate success as a center of Czech culture in New York City. This evening’s performance draws inspiration from that milestone concert of chamber music and jazz some 20 years ago.
DAHA President and founding member Susan Lucak will offer introductory remarks.

PROGRAM

Selections from Dvořák's "Cypresses" by Cassatt Quartet

Toward Light, Quintet for String Quartet and Guitar (2023), by Daniel Strong Godfrey, composer 

Cassatt Quartet with guitarist Eliot Fisk

—intermission—

Selections from “Calling Antonín” by James Brandon Lewis, composer and saxophonist

James Brandon Lewis’ Red Lily 

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For more information about the event, visit dvoraknyc.org.