Orchestra of St. Luke’s, joined by baritone Joseph Parrish, celebrates the friendship between Harry T. Burleigh, the pioneering Black American composer, and Antonín Dvořák, the renowned Czech composer. Their collaboration, rooted in spirituals and folk music, helped shape a distinctly American sound that continues to inspire us today. Hear this concert in all five boroughs!

Part of:

United in Sound America at 250

Members of Orchestra of St. Luke’s: Also performing May 7, May 16, May 17, and May 18.
Joseph Parrish: Also performing May 7, May 16, May 17, and May 18.

Performers
Members of Orchestra of St. Luke’s
– Alex Fortes, Violin
– Margaret Kampmeier, Piano
Joseph Parrish, Baritone

Program
BURLEIGH
DVOŘÁK Sonatina in G Major, Op. 100
BURLEIGH Selected Songs