Georgetown Festival of the Arts 2009

The Music of Antonín Dvořák
[Note: Art in the Park will take place in October, 2009]

Schedule of Events

Saturday, May 30

8:00 p.m.

Dvořák in the Park
Gazebo, San Gabriel Park

Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95
         ("From the New World")
Temple Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Fairlie, director

Thursday, June 4

2:00 p.m.

Dvořák Symposium I
Palace Theater

Dvořák in Georgetown:
An Introduction to the Festival
Ellsworth Peterson
 
Dvořák's F Major String Quartet in Context
Alan Houtchens

6:30 p.m.

Reception for Donors

8:00 p.m.

A Concert of Chamber Music
Alma Thomas Theatre
Sarofim School of Fine Arts
Southwestern University

Quartet in F Major, Op. 96 ("American")
Shanghai Quartet
 
Quintet for Piano and Strings in A Major, Op. 81
Anton Nel, Miró Quartet
 
Sextet for Strings in A major, Op. 48
Members of the Two Quartets

Friday, June 5

9:30 a.m.

Dvořák Symposium II
Caldwell-Carvey Recital Hall
Sarofim School of Fine Arts
Southwestern University

Of Nature, Life and Love: Dvořák's Concert Overtures
Michael Cooper

Challenges and Opportunities in Staging Dvořák's Rusalka
Hank Hammett

2:00 p.m.

City Lights Theatre

A Viewing of the Opéra National de Paris
         Production of Dvořák's opera Rusalka
        featuring Renée Fleming

8:00 p.m.

A Recital of Dvořák's Songs
First United Methodist Church

Love Songs, Op. 83
Virginia Dupuy, mezzo-soprano

Songs in Folk Tone, Op. 73
Lynn Parr Mock, soprano

Gypsy Songs, Op. 55
Bruce Cain, baritone

Moravian Duets, Op. 32 (A selection)
Lynn Parr Mock, Virginia Dupuy

Biblical Songs, Op. 99
Scot Cameron, tenor
 
Dale Dietert, piano

Saturday, June 6

9:30 a.m.

Dvořák Symposium III
Caldwell-Carvey Recital Hall
Sarofim School of Fine Arts
Southwestern University

Czech Character and Slavic Spirit:
Listening for National Identity in Dvořák's Music
Kirsten Peterson

Dvořák Composed Choral Music Too!
Alan Houtchens

3:30 p.m.

A Recital of Chamber Music
First United Methodist Church

Romance in F Minor, Op. 11
Mazurek in E Minor, Op. 49
Eri Lee Lam, violin
Vincent Lam, piano

Silent Woods
Rondo in G Minor, Op. 94
Songs My Mother Taught Me
Hai Zheng, cello
Vincent Lam, piano

Trio in E Minor, Op. 90 ("Dumky")
Eri Lee Lam, violin
Hai Zheng, cello
Vincent Lam, piano

8:00 p.m.

A Recital of Dvořák's Piano Music

Alma Thomas Theatre
Sarofim School of Fine Arts
Southwestern University

Suite in A Major, Op. 98
Humoresque in G-flat Major, Op. 101, No. 7
12 Silhouettes, Op. 8
Anton Nel

8 Slavonic Dances, Op. 46
Anton Nel
Michael Schneider

Sunday, June 7

8:30 and ll:00 a.m.

Service of Worship
First United Methodist Church

Selections from Dvořák's Mass in D Major
First United Methodist Church Choir
Scotty Rundell, director
Pam Rossman, organ
 
God is My Shepherd
Shelby Clair Williams, soprano

3:15 p.m.

Pre-concert lecture
Klett Center for the Performing Arts, Georgetown High School

Some Thoughts on Dvořák's Stabat Mater
Ellsworth Peterson

4:00 p.m.

Final Concert

Stabat Mater

Mela Dailey, soprano
Virginia Dupuy, mezzo-soprano
Scot Cameron, tenor
Bruce Cain, bass

Dvořák Festival Chorus and Orchestra
Kenneth Sheppard, conductor