Name: The Presence of the Past: Celebrating the Vision of Lenka Hlávková
Start: 2026-04-25T19:30:00-04:00
End: 2026-04-25T21:30:00-04:00
Location: Bohemian National Hall

$The Presence of the Past: Celebrating the Vision of Lenka Hl\u00e1vkov\u00e1$

A tribute to Czech musicologist Lenka Hlávková, the concert features seven premieres that link music of the past with contemporary vision.
About this Event

This concert is a re-creation of an idea proposed and carried out by Professor Hlávková in a series of concerts in Prague before her untimely death in a random shooting at Charles University in 2023 that resulted in many deaths and injuries.
World Premieres by:

Michael Beckerman New Work (2026)

Jacob Beranek Litanie (2026)

Louis Karchin The Past as Present (2025)

Vasiliki Krimitza ergo (2026)

Yoon-Ji Lee Spring View (2026)

David Sanford Missa Brevis (2026)

Nina C. Young New Work (2026)

Performed by sopranos Jennifer Zetlan, Alice Teysser, Marisa Karchin, and members of the Washington Square Ensemble: Curtis Macomber, violin, Chris Gross, cello, and Steven Beck, piano, conducted by Tengku Irfan
This event is organized with support from the Dvořák American Heritage Association and the Bohemian Benevolent and Literary Association.