The Williamsburg Symphony Orchestra concludes its 40th anniversary season with a concert on May 14 at 7:30 p.m. at the Williamsburg Community Chapel. The performance, titled “From the New World,” pays tribute to Native American culture and features world-renowned Native American flutist R. Carlos Nakai. The concert also includes the premiere of a dance piece by the Leah Glenn Dance Theatre, set to music by composer Dawn Avery, honoring the history of the 18th-century Brafferton Indian School at William & Mary. The orchestra will close the program with Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9, “From the New World,” which was influenced by Dvorak’s understanding of Native American music.
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