Join us in celebrating the 185th anniversary of Antonín Dvořák’s birth.
A festive open-air performance of Antonin Dvořák’s Serenade in D minor for Winds, Violoncello, and Contrabass, Op. 44 will be presented by members of Camerata Notturna under the direction of Carl C. Bettendorf.
The concert will be held near the Dvořák statue in Stuyvesant Square Park. DAHA President and founding member Susan Lucak will open the program with remarks about Dvořák’s influential New York residency in the Stuyvesant Square neighborhood, from 1892 to 1895, and his enduring American legacy.
Antonín Dvořák (September 8, 1841 – May 1, 1904)
Free and open to the public. Please RSVP.
Rain date: Sunday, September 27, 2:00 pm.
DAHA celebrates its 20th year of programming exciting and informative concerts, lectures, tours and more, 2006-2026. Please consider donating to help us in our efforts to preserve Antonín Dvořák's legacy in America.
About
CARL CHRISTIAN BETTENDORF is a New York-based composer and conductor. Born in Germany, he studied with Wolfgang Rihm and Tristan Murail, among others, and he holds a doctorate from Columbia University. Currently, he serves on the composition faculty of Rowan University (NJ). As a conductor, Bettendorf has worked with new-music ensembles in New York and abroad and is entering his first season as director of the BAFFA Symphony Orchestra on Long Island. He previously directed the Manhattanville College and Bates College orchestras, and his opera credits include Bard College and the Opera national de Montpellier (France).
CAMERATA NOTTURNA, founded in 2006, is one of New York's most exciting and inventive chamber orchestras, and is comprised of accomplished amateur players as well as a few professional musicians. The orchestra regularly collaborates with the world's leading soloists and composers in presenting dynamic, eclectic programs of well known and lesser-known music, including works by members of groups traditionally underrepresented in classical music.
This event is organized by the Dvořák American Heritage Association and presented in collaboration with the Stuyvesant Park Neighborhood Association, with support of the Bohemian Benevolent and Literary Association.