"In 1892, Czech composer Antonin Dvorak left his European home to spend two years in America.  The New World inspired him; he loved the big cities, the open plains, the steam locomotives, the Wild West and perhaps most of all, American music.  Spirituals, folk ballads and native dances were some of the influences felt most deeply in his Symphony 'From the New World.'  The familar 'Largo' theme endures to this day..."   
 

 

At the core of the project was a group of writers, including...

Grammy-nominated producer, Rick Chertoff... 

Rob Hyman and Eric Bazilian, co-founders of the Hooters...

and David Forman, a New York singer-songwriter (a.k.a. Little Isidore, an alter-ego currently exploring the roots of early rock and roll.)

 
Reviews:
Philadelphia City Paper Review 4/16/98
NY Times, May 11, 1998  
Pop Review: Long After Dvorak, Perils and Promise of the "New World"   

By Jon Pareles 

 

Philadelphia Weekly, April 29, 1998. 
Music:  Que Largo?  Dvorak leads Rob Hyman away from his fellow Hooters into a new world.  

By Stephen H. Segal