This is a time for fresh starts and fresh outlooks. The New World Symphony is a great choice for this finale concert, to be performed in the midst of springtime as our surroundings are being renewed. This concert line-up was supposed to be the finale program in April of 2020 before it had to be cancelled due to the pandemic. The LaGrange Symphony Orchestra will be performing Dvorak’s New World Symphony along with Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue featuring guest artist, William Ransom. Experience New World Symphony in a live 2022 performance (There is an unconfirmed legend that they played New World Symphony as Neil Armstrong took his first steps on the moon in July 1969.) Still, could Dvorak have ever imagined the achievable reach of this piece? This was music of the astronauts choosing and was not really publicized. We are talking about music put onto cassette tapes that the astronauts could listen to in their down time. In a much later time period, it is believed that New World Symphony was included in music taken into space on the Apollo missions. A summer trip to Iowa also offered inspiration toward this composition through seeing expansive vistas, hearing Native American songs, and through the words of Longfellow’s poem “ Song of Hiawatha.” For the New World Symphony, he used elements characteristic of African spirituals with rhythmic syncopation and flat sevenths. However, while he was here he grasped the opportunity to study all of the unfamiliar culture, music, art, and poetry that this endeavor supplied him. He, quite naturally, preferred to be back in his Czech Republic homeland. 7:30 PM ( Sounds of Home concert Tickets HERE)ĭvorak only stayed in the US three years. This great piece will be brought to life by the LaGrange Symphony Orchestra in Callaway Auditorium (LaGrange, Georgia). During this time in North America, he wrote some of his most famous works, including the New World Symphony. In the early 1890’s, Dvorak made a very lucrative career move and became the director of the New Conservatory of Music in New York. Slavonic Dances is considered Dvorak’s big break, which launched his career. It was through Brahms’ recommendation in 1877 that Dvorak was commissioned to write Slavonic Dances ( LSO Embrace Life performance 3/2018). As we discussed last month, Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) influenced and mentored many composers in his long lifespan. described with influences from African Spirituals and Native American songsĪntonin Dvorak (1841-1904) was from Bohemia, or Czech Republic, which is an area bordered by Poland and Austria.News ApNew World Symphony by Dvorak – composed in America
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