Join members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for an intimate chamber program tracing a musical journey through the American experience in honor of the nation’s semiquincentennial. Spanning immigrant influence, folk traditions, and modern innovation, the program moves from the haunting lyricism of Samuel Barber’s “Adagio” to the rich cultural synthesis of Florence Price’s Five Folksongs in Counterpoint. Ben Johnston’s String Quartet No. 4, weaving “Amazing Grace” into a transcendent soundscape, bridges past and present, culminating in Antonín Dvořák’s beloved American Quartet: A reflection on the sounds and spirit of a nation seen through an outsider’s ear. Together, these works chart a layered, evolving portrait of America in sound.

Your ticket includes admission to the Museum. The Museum will be open from 4-7pm on the evening of the concert or you can visit later, during our public hours with your ticket. Doors for the concert will open at 6pm.

Presented by the Driehaus Museum, this concert is part of a series generously sponsored by the Zell Family Foundation.

Program:
Barber “Adagio” from String Quartet in B Minor, Op. 11
Price Five Folksongs in Counterpoint
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Johnston String Quartet No 4, The Ascent (“Amazing Grace”)
Dvořák String Quartet No. 12 in F Major (American)

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