Dvořák Project
Cultural Crossroads:
Dvořák in America
Cultural Crossroads: Dvořák in America is a live concert experience that explores the Black and Indigenous influences on Dvořák during his years in the United States. The program interweaves original Native American melodies, moving African American spirituals, and Dvořák’s most beloved chamber works, complete with storytelling videos and imagery that create a powerful multimedia experience. With its stellar cast of musicians, Cultural Crossroads serves as a catalyst for audience engagement—entertaining, educating, and inspiring, all sparked by the curiosity of a Czech composer more than a century ago.
Cultural Crossroads: Dvořák in America brings together eight world‑class artists available for international touring: Native American flute legend R. Carlos Nakai; the Ciompi Quartet; percussionist Will Clipman; violist Pamela Freund‑Striplen; and an exceptional featured vocalist, either bass Kenneth Kellogg or lyric baritone Robert Sims.
Represented by Marian Liebowitz Artist Management
Watch live performance, Duke Arts
Read the review of our Dvořák Hall concert
Past performances:
Washington D. C.- National Gallery of Art
N. Carolina- Duke Arts, Baldwin Hall
S. Carolina- Brooks Center of Fine Arts
Illinois- E. Illinois University, Dvořák Hall
Florida- Beaches Fine Arts
Arizona- Tempe Center for the Arts
California- Ohlone Hall, Pleasanton; Gualala Arts Center, Gualala; Gold Coast Chamber Players, Lafayette.
Cultural Crossroads: Dvorak in America results from decades of research and development. Special thanks to the musicians whose meaningful contributions during the global pandemic and beyond helped to shape the project. We thank Soprano Michele Kennedy, the Alexander String Quartet, and Native flutist Mary Youngblood (featured in the archival video) for their artistry and fundamental discussions.
Archival video
Archival Projects
Unique programming was a signature of the Gold Coast Chamber Players and earned GCCP awards such as Best East Bay Concert Series and the Arts and Culture Award for Contra Costa County. Take a look back at some of these archival projects developed by Pamela Freund-Striplen.