BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20230604T200000Z DTEND:20230604T223000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Roots and Branches of American Music DESCRIPTION:Roots and Branches of American music Czech composer Anton n Dvor k made a profound impression on American musicians through his insistence that American composers find a way to make use of native elements in pursuit of a truly national music. In this program\, we hear two of the flowering branches of that pursuit\, and a masterpiece by the composer whose vision was an inspiration. The program will open with excerpts from "Omar\," the opera for which Rhiannon Giddens and Michael Abels won the 2023 Pulitzer Prize in Music. We will hear the Overture as well as Julie's Aria\, with GaDa Lambert\, soprano. "Omar" tells the story of Omar Ibn Said\, an Islamic scholar who was captured and enslaved in the early nineteenth century\, and incorporates elements of American music\, along with Arabian and West African sources . The Poem for Orchestra by William Grant Still\, a composer who was deeply inspired by Dvor k's vision for American music\, rounds out the first half of the program. The second half will feature Dvor k's Cello Concerto\, one of the towering masterpieces of the romantic era\, with soloist Jameson Platte\, a long-time collaborator with our orchestra. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Roots and Branches of American music Czech composer Antoní\;n Dvorá\;k made a profound impression on American musicians through his insistence that American composers find a way to make use of native elements in pursuit of a truly national music. In this program\, we hear two of the flowering branches of that pursuit\, and a masterpiece by the composer whose vision was an inspiration. The program will open with excerpts from &ldquo\;Omar\,&rdquo\; the opera for which Rhiannon Giddens and Michael Abels won the 2023 Pulitzer Prize in Music. We will hear the Overture as well as Julie&rsquo\;s Aria\, with GaDa Lambert\, soprano. &ldquo\;Omar&rdquo\; tells the story of Omar Ibn Said\, an Islamic scholar who was captured and enslaved in the early nineteenth century\, and incorporates elements of American music\, along with Arabian and West African sources . The Poem for Orchestra by William Grant Still\, a composer who was deeply inspired by Dvorá\;k&rsquo\;s vision for American music\, rounds out the first half of the program. The second half will feature Dvorá\;k&rsquo\;s Cello Concerto\, one of the towering masterpieces of the romantic era\, with soloist Jameson Platte\, a long-time collaborator with our orchestra. LOCATION:St. Paul's Episcopal Church 414 East Broad St Westfield\, NJ 07090 UID:e.870.18394 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260503T103611Z URL:https://business.suburbanchambers.org/events/details/roots-and-branches-of-american-music-18394 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR