Dvorak in America

06/14/2026

High praise for our performance Musical Instrument Museum - MIM!

A patron writes: “I attended the Cultural Cross Roads Dvorak in America concert recently at the MIM in Phoenix. My wife and I enjoyed it immensely. We’ve been to many shows at that venue and put it in our top three. If you know the eclectic acts that pass through there, it is a high mark.”

Bravo to the musicians R. Carlos Nakai Robert Sims Will Clipman Ciompi Quartet Pamela Freund-Striplen. Booking agent: Marian Liebowitz

05/31/2026

Calling R. Carlos Nakai fans in the Phoenix area! Your chance to hear original chamber music by the master of the Native flute. A side of him that many don't know. A few seats left at the stunning Musical Instrument Museum - MIM- get them while you can! Info and tickets: https://mim.org/events/cultural-crossroads-dvorak-in-america/

05/21/2026

One night only in Phoenix. ✨

Experience Cultural Crossroads: Dvořák in America live with R. Carlos Nakai

📅 Tuesday, June 2, 2026 – 7:00 PM
📍 Musical Instrument Museum
4725 E. Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85050

🎟 Tickets:
https://mimphx.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/ #/instances/a0FTP00000AOLiH2AX

More details:
https://mim.org/events/cultural-crossroads-dvorak-in-america/

Native American flute, African American spirituals, and Dvořák’s chamber works come together in a powerful multimedia concert. Tag a friend who’d love this night in Phoenix. Ciompi Quartet Pamela Freund-Striplen Robert Sims Musical Instrument Museum - MIM Will Clipman Marian Liebowitz

05/15/2026

The Oakland Symphony is performing The Ordering of Moses by R. Nathaniel Dett tonight! We were thrilled to hear the dress rehearsal, featuring bass Kenneth Kellogg, Bass, and percussionist Will Clipman- artists from our Cultural Crossroads: Dvořák in America project.

Tonight’s soloists:

Shawnette Sulker, soprano
Krysty Swann, mezzo-soprano
Terrence Chin-Loy, tenor
Kenneth Kellogg, bass
To celebrate, enjoy this short excerpt from “Go Down, Moses” from our live performance at Dvořák Hall at Eastern Illinois University, featuring Kenneth Kellogg (bass) and Will Clipman (percussion). As Antonín Dvořák said, “Go Down Moses is as great as any Beethoven theme.”

Experience a powerful moment from Cultural Crossroads: Dvořák in Am...

05/10/2026

Harry T. Burleigh had a great influence on Dvořák. Today, we celebrate Burleigh's brilliant mother, Elizabeth. She graduated from Avery College in Pittsburgh and delivered the commencement address in both French and English. She returned to Erie and taught at the Wesleyan Methodist Church School, known as the "colored school" at the time. Elizabeth Waters Burleigh also occasionally worked as a maid for the daughter of her husband's employer when she held musical gatherings in her home. Harry occasionally would come along and it was there that he made a life-changing connection with Edward MacDowell's mother, Frances "F***y" Mary Knapp. Happy Mother's Day! Learn more at our performance on June 2 at the Musical Instrument Museum - MIM.

05/09/2026

Inspired by Paul Leo Wermers, sharing this short video overview of our project. Our next performance is June 2nd at 7PM, at the Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix, AZ.

Cultural Crossroads: Dvořák in America is a live concert experience that explores the Black and Indigenous influences on Dvořák during his years in the Unite...

05/09/2026

We are so pleased to collaborate with you for these four years R. Carlos Nakai ! Literally at the "Crossroads" in Washington D.C., after performing at the National Gallery of Art!

05/08/2026

Celebrating Chamber Music Month with exciting news! 🎶

We’re honored that Chamber Music America has selected our project to be featured at their upcoming national conference.

Join us as we dive into the world of Dvořák through a project that illuminates the intertwined histories of Black, Native, and European traditions. This session reveals how the program was curated—shaping a cohesive narrative, selecting repertoire, and engaging artists whose lived experiences bring authenticity and depth.

With panelists Pamela Freund-Striplen, Robert Sims, and R. Carlos Nakai, we’ll share how collaboration transformed the program into something far richer than a conventional classical concert, why this work matters, and practical strategies for taking an idea from spark to stage—designing projects that are both artistically compelling and socially meaningful.

📍 Chicago
📅 August 20
⏰ 4:00–5:00 PM

If you’re passionate about innovative, socially engaged chamber music, this session is for you.

04/28/2026

The message of our program resonates now more than ever. Another opportunity to experience it on June 2, 20226 at the Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix. Tickets: https://mimphx.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/ #/instances/a0FTP00000AOLiH2AX/sections/a0KTP00000TbBa82AF