String Theory XIV: Brentano Quartet + Gloria Chien

10 Bluff View Avenue,Chattanooga TN 37403

11 April, 2023

Description

When the Bohemian composer Antonin Dvorak was invited to New York to direct the National Conservatory of Music of America in 1892, he was charged with the unusual task of helping to establish an American musical identity. It is perhaps no surprise that this task should have fallen to a European, given that Europe was considered the arbiter of musical culture, but what Dvorak had to say turned the musical establishment upside down: "In the Negro melodies of America I discover all that is needed for a great and noble school of music…There is nothing in the whole range of composition that cannot be supplied with themes from this source. The American musician understands these tunes and they move sentiment in him."Dvorak proceeded to infuse his own compositions with these themes, yielding magnificent results; the pieces Dvorak wrote in America are among his most beloved. Dvorak’s pronouncement revealed an open and deeply egalitarian spirit which resonated perfectly with the progressive mission of the Conservatory: to offer music education for all---including Blacks, women, and the disabled. During Dvorak’s three-year tenure, tuition was waived for anyone who demonstrated need or possessed musical talent. If his conviction was that the future of American music lay with our own people, then he made certain that all of our people had the opportunity to learn. This program pays tribute to Dvorak and his American legacy. Brentano Quartet Mark Steinberg, violin Serena Canin, violin Misha Amory, viola Nina Lee, cello Gloria Chien, piano Deep River (spiritual) Go Down Moses-Swing Low Sweet Chariot (spiritual) Dvořák String Quartet in A-flat Major, Op. 105 Schumann Piano Quintet in E-flat Major, Op.44 5:00 Pre-concert bar opens 5:30 Art Connections in the Hunter Galleries with Ellen Simak and Bob Berhardt 6:30 Concert Begins At the Hunter Museum of American Art 10 Bluff View Ave, Chattanooga, TN 37403 Hunter Museum members receive discounted String Theory tickets! To become a Hunter Museum member, visit www.huntermuseum.org/hunter-member Parking in the Hunter Museum parking lot on concert nights is limited to Donors at the Jubiloso and Maestoso levels. Make your gift at stringtheorymusic.org/donate. Other parking is available in the Houston Museum of Decorative Arts Museum pay lot and at parking meters along High Street and Walnut Street. Please do not park in the limited parking within Bluff View Art District unless you are patronizing the restaurants. There is no parking in the traffic circle. Limited Seating. All sales are final. The health and safety of String Theory artists and audience members is our top priority. Concert protocols may be announced in advance of the concert and may change throughout the concert season. This concert is generously sponsored by