Bits of information about famous people were as popular in the 1890s as they are now. An item about Antonin Dvorak appeared in papers nationwide — including The Gazette — in the summer of 1893 that ...

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Czech composer Antonin Dvorak came to the US to be Director of the National Conservatory of Music in New York City for three years in the 1890s. During the summer of 1893 he chose to vacation in ...

Over three nights, the Czech Philharmonic presented Dvorak’s concertos and more, including a rare performance of Janacek’s “Glagolitic Mass.” By Joshua Barone Harry T. Burleigh, who transformed Black ...

In 19th-century classical music, the composer as tourist is a familiar and ingratiating phenomenon. Italy was a favorite destination. Mendelssohn, Berlioz, Liszt and Tchaikovsky, among others, ...

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Hand carved clocks and a celebrated Czech composer bring culture to northeast Iowa. Hand carved clocks and a celebrated Czech composer bring culture to northeast Iowa. Road Trip Iowa is available to ...

Henry T. Burleigh was an African-American singer, arranger and composer who befriended Antonin Dvorak when the famed Czech composer lived in New York. Baritone Thomas Hampson sings Burleigh's song ...

Our series continues with a postcard from Antonin Dvorak that reveals both his enthusiasm for Iowa's countryside and his homesickness. His U.S visit had a significant impact on his music, including ...