Antonin Dvorak caricature by artist Ralph Steadman.
Original artwork on display in the Dvorak Room at the Bohemian
National Hall in New York City. Photo courtesy Traian Stanescu.
For each event, pay at door $20 general admission/$10 students, seniors and Czech Center Club members.
Winter 2009/Spring 2010 Events
An Evening with Jazz Musician George Mraz and Friends
Friday, February 26th at 7:30 PM
World-renowned jazz bassist George Mraz was presented The Medal of the President of The Czech Republic for Lifetime Achievement on his 65th birthday, June 10, 2009 at the Prague Castle. Known for his historic work with jazz icons Stan Getz, Oscar Peterson, Tommy Flanagan and Hank Jones, to name a few, he appears for the first time publicly performing a program consisting entirely of his own compositions with legendary drummer Joey Baron (Stan Getz, Dizzy Gillespie, Tony Bennett, David Bowie, and Michael Jackson...) and stellar tenor saxophonist Rich Perry, which has been recently recorded on CD and DVD for release later this year.
Welcome Spring Musicale
Friday, March 19th at 7:30 PM
Join us for an Evening Musicale similar to one we might have attended in the home of composer Antonin Dvorak in the late nineteenth century. Chamber music, poetry, and song will be shared by young performers from The Juilliard School and artists from the ArtsAhimsa Music Ensemble.The evening will include music By Dvorak and Harry T. Burleigh; performances by Allison Charney, soprano, Ed Napier, tenor, and the Belvoir String Quartet.
Dvorak’s Symphony in E minor, “From the New World”
Friday, April 30th at 8 PM Pre-concert lecture at 7:15 PM
The Aaron Copland School of Music Orchestra under the direction of Maurice Peress presents Dvorak’s beloved homage to the America he encountered during the fall and winter of 1892- 93. Not only would he compose a Largo inspired by the singing of Harry T. Burleigh that morphed into a popular Spiritual, but only a few days after his arrival Dvorak wrote to his friend in Prague about the extraordinary celebrations that were being held for the 400th anniversary of America’s discovery by Columbus, a stirring experience perhaps giving birth to the idea of a symphony. The pre-concert lecture by Professor Michael Beckerman will focus on what it means to create an American symphony.