Beyond the Score with Dvo?ák's New World Symphony at Overture Center for the Arts

"With Beyond the Score, the CSO has created common ground on which newbies and seasoned concertgoers can meet, learn and be entertained.” - Chicago Tribune


Weaving together historical narrative with live actors, visual illustrations and musical examples played by John DeMain and the the Madison Symphony Orchestra, Beyond the Score guides the audience through Dvo?ák's masterpiece, engaging the imagination and the ear. The first half of this program explores the world of the composer at the time he composed his Smphony No. 9 (From the New World). The second half is a full performance of the work.