America, Know Thyself!
Carnegie Hall, Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage
57th Street and 7th Ave, New York, NY 10019
PROGRAM
America, Know Thyself!, a musical/historical drama
Dvorak-Haight: My Country, ‘Tis of Thee, premiere
Dvorak: Symphony No.9 in E Minor, Op.95
On December 16, join us at Carnegie Hall’s Stern Auditorium for a landmark celebration of America’s 250th anniversary. The evening will feature America, Know Thyself!—a musical-historical drama incorporating songs and passages from the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and other foundational documents—alongside My Country, ’Tis of Thee, a new national anthem based on a melody written by Dvořák in 1893.
The concert will fittingly conclude with Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9, From the New World, composed during his years in America. Our audience will hear it in the very same auditorium where it received its world premiere—and on the same date: December 16, 1893.
It will be an unforgettable evening in which music, history, poetry, and drama unite in celebration of America’s enduring ideals.
All People Become Brethren
Salvation Army, CMT Hall
120 W14th St, New York, NY 10011
PROGRAM
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125
Selected works by Brahms, Dvorak, Mozart, and Negro Spirituals
In 2016, on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of the tragic events of September 11, 2001, the Foundation expanded its usual focus to present four performances of Mozart’s Requiem at St. Bartholomew’s Church in Manhattan, the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph in Brooklyn, Lehman College in the Bronx, and Morristown, New Jersey. Now, ten years later, we approach the 25th anniversary of those events. For many young people, 9/11is no longer a living memory, and they have no immediate way of fully grasping either the gravity or the lessons of that day. We therefore feel called to unite our mission of reviving Classical culture with a renewed effort to remind our city not only of the agony of that day, but also of the bravery, self-sacrifice, and unity that it inspired.