This event is in the past.It took place on May 17, 2026 at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center.






Orchestra of St. Luke’s and Joseph Parrish: Finding an American Voice
May 17
Upper West Side, New York
🏛️"the whole place feels like a sanctuary"
🎧Browse the library's vinyl listening stations before the show
This intimate chamber concert traces how Harry T. Burleigh and Antonín Dvořák fused spirituals with European classical to forge a distinctly American voice. Part of the "United in Sound America at 250" series.
chamber concert
classical music
Black American composer
spirituals






Orchestra of St. Luke’s and Joseph Parrish: Finding an American Voice
May 17
Upper West Side, New York
🏛️"the whole place feels like a sanctuary"
🎧Browse the library's vinyl listening stations before the show
This intimate chamber concert traces how Harry T. Burleigh and Antonín Dvořák fused spirituals with European classical to forge a distinctly American voice. Part of the "United in Sound America at 250" series.
chamber concert
classical music
Black American composer
spirituals
Save lists. Chat via text. Only hear about activities you’ll love.
Sign up free