American Perspectives I: Goin' Home
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Florence Price — Five Folksongs in Counterpoint ("Swing Low, Sweet Chariot")
Antonín Dvořák — String Quartet No. 12 in F major, Op. 96 "American"
Henry Thacker "Harry" Burleigh — Plantation Melodies Old and New
Wynton Marsalis — String Quartet No. 1 "At the Octoroon Balls"
Antonín Dvořák — String Quintet No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 97, B. 180 "American"
Balourdet String Quartet
Angela Bae, violin
Justin DeFilippis, violin
Benjamin Zannoni, viola
Russell Houston, cello
Calidore Quartet
Jeffrey Myers, violin
Ryan Meehan, violin
Jeremy Berry, viola
Estelle Choi, cello
Kings Return
Jun Iwasaki, violin
Paul Huang, violin
Blake Poulio, violin
Jonathan Vinocou, viola
Alisa Weilerstein, cello
William Arms Fisher, arr. Inon Barnatan – Goin’ Home
Florence Price – "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" from Five Folksongs in Counterpoint
Antonín Dvořák – "II. Lento" from String Quartet in F major, Op. 96 "American"
Harry Burleigh – "An Ante-Bellum Sermon" from Plantation Melodies Old and New
Wynton Marsalis – "Many Gone" from String Quartet No. 1 “At The Octoroon Balls”
Antonín Dvořák – String Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 97, B. 180
When Dvorák discovered African-American spirituals, sung to him by his student, he was moved to write the New World Symphony and proclaim that American composers should base their music on these wonderful songs. In our first Synergy event in 2021 and a one-of-a-kind evening, the sensational Kings Return gospel quartet will interweave their unique arrangements of spirituals, old and new, with string pieces by composers who were inspired by these songs, such as Wynton Marsalis and Florence Price, culminating in one of Dvorák’s chamber masterpieces, the "American" String Quintet.
Prelude Interview with Kings’ Return and SummerFest Music Director Inon Barnatan hosted by Eric Bromberger.
The livestream will take place at 5pm Pacific. Available on the Digital Concert Hall 72 hours after the performance.
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