WILLIS-KNIGHTON MASTERWORKS SERIES

Saturday, May 2, 2020 at 7:30 PM
RiverView Theater
Michael Butterman, conductor

DVOŘÁK   Symphony No. 9 (“From the New World”)
BOYER  Ellis Island: The Dream of America   
in collaboration with the Shreveport Little Theatre – Mary Joris, director

Dvořák’s beloved “New World” Symphony is paired with a new multimedia work by Grammy-nominated composer Peter Boyer that includes music, video projections, and dramatic portrayals vividly expressing the immigrant experience and legacy of Ellis Island.

Program Notes
Free pre-concert discussion starts at 6:40 PM

 

 

CONCERT SPONSOR
LSUS FOUNDATION/RUTH HERRING NOEL ENDOWED CHAIR