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The Binghamton University Orchestra presents "From the New World"

By Bill Snyder | December 6, 2014

Conductors Heather Worden and Timothy Perry talk with WSKG’s Bill Snyder about the Binghamton University Orchestra‘s concert “From the New World”. Antonin Dvorak’ s final symphony took shape during his stay in the United States when he listened to Negro spirituals and Native American music.

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