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American Ideals: How Art, Music, and Landscape Inspire Our Country
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Free.Location: LAT/LONG: 48.145470, -88.484860
Rock Harbor, MI
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Join Isle Royale National Park rangers, a classical quartet, and artist-in-residence composers for an evening of music and ideals.
Isle Royale National Park will host in Rock Harbor, MI: American Ideals: How Art, Music, and Landscape Inspire our Country. The park has commissioned three new pieces for string quartet to be composed by three past artist-in-residence participants, each sharing their own island inspiration. Dvorak’s String Quartet #12, “The American” will also be performed. This evening of music will be feature the Isle Royale String Quartet led by park ranger Christopher M. Amidon. The experience will highlight how America’s cultural and landsape diversity is reflected in its musical creations, which is well-represented by the newly compised music and the music Dvorak wrote while living and traveling in America.