115 years ago Antonín Dvořák conducted his Eighth Symphony at Bohemian Day of the Chicago World’s Fair. The orchestra numbered over 100, and the enthusiastic audience several thousand. The following summer the composer spent a summer in Spillville here in northeast Iowa. This past spring the WCFSO revisited Dvořák’s time in the American midwest through several performances [including a program for elementary school students] of the music he performed in our region.
For the past several seasons the WCFSO has hosted a side-by-side rehearsal with members of our community. This year’s event featured an inside look at the third movement of Dvořák’s Eighth Symphony. Local arts advocate Melody Parker of the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier wrote about the experience of being onstage with us.
