Dvorak’s New World
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Appell Center for the Performing Arts 50 N. George Street, York, Pennsylvania 17401
The York Symphony Orchestra presents the Dvorak’s New World concert with in-person theatre seats and digital access options. Dvorak created his New World symphony to honor America’s musical roots in black spirituals and to challenge popular styles of that era. Premiered in 1943, Duke Ellington orchestrated his Black, Brown & Beige Suite in honor of African American history in 3 movements: slavery, emancipation, and contemporary history. Principal Trumpet of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra Billy Ray Hunter Jr. performs the popular showpiece, Alexander Arutiunian’s Trumpet Concerto.
DUKE ELLINGTON Black, Brown & Beige Suite
ALEXANDER ARUTIUNIAN Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra
ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 9 “New World”
Tickets start at $10, and Under 18 tickets are $10.