Sunday, Aug 17, 2025 at 7:00pm
Experience Music, History, and Nature at The Sembrich
Our 2025 festival, The Gilded Age, views the world of late-19th and early-20th century America through the career of Marcella Sembrich and the opulence of the era. Join us as we explore the diverse music that mirrored the culture of the time – in a series of concerts, lectures and films, concluding with an elegant vocal recital rich with gems from Sembrich’s operatic repertoire – all performed by today’s finest concert artists.
Schedule
Sunday, August 17, 2025
7:00 PM
Members of the Philadelphia Orchestra
Alfred Z. Solomon Masterwork Series
Violinist Philip Kates is joined by his colleagues from The Philadelphia Orchestra and pianist Michael Clement for a program of chamber masterworks from the Gilded Age, including music by Amy Beach and Antonin Dvorak.
Piano Quintet in f-sharp minor, Op. 67 by Amy Beach, premiered in 1909, was a milestone in American chamber literature, an exquisite work - by turns dramatic and virtuosic with lush passages of quiet beauty.
Dvorak’s String Quartet No.12, Op.96, known as his “American” Quartet, was written in 1893 during a summer vacation in Spillville, Iowa during the composer’s residence as director of the National Conservatory of Music in New York City. A true masterpiece of America’s Gilded Age, Dvo?ák set out to capture the spirit of American music in the vibrant quartet’s melodic flow and rich harmonies.
Location: The Sembrich - Indoors
4800 Lake Shore Drive, Bolton Landing, NY, 12814
Admission: $55
Series Subscription: $140
