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Journey to the New World - a concert for all the family

Journey to the New World: Little House on the Prairie meets Dvorak
A concert for all the family with the Piatti Quartet

Laura knows that hers is among the first families of the late 1800s to make the journey West. From their woodland home in Wisconsin, she, her parents and her two sisters, Mary and baby Carrie, will travel to the unexplored prairie and build a new life there. In 1892, the composer Antonín Dvorák and his family left their home in Bohemia (now part of the Czech Republic) to discover the ‘New World’: America. The ‘American’ Quartet (String Quartet No. 12) was inspired by this trip, and it is this piece around which we hear snippets of Laura’s story, brought to life by the melodies and harmonies Dvorák gathered and crafted on his own journey…
event dateSaturday 10 May
venue addressHoly Trinity Church, Greys Hill, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire RG9 1SE
event times1100 to 12noon
Adult £6
Family Ticket £10 (must include child(renewal) and max 2 adults
Under 16s Free
telephone 01442 920303 for latest times or cancellations.
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