Bily Brothers Clock Museum and Antonin Dvorak Exhibit, Spillville, Iowa
Spillville is a small town with a rich Czech heritage. That also holds a special place in classical music history. With its bed and breakfasts, beautiful churches, and fascinating museums, Spillville and the surrounding area offer one-of-a-kind intriguing attractions.
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Time marches on but never so beautifully as in Spillville, Iowa. It is there that Channel Five Eyewitness News reporter Jay Villwock discovered one of the world's most uniquely carved wooden clock collections. It's this edition of Villwocking Across Iowa.
Welcome to St. Wenceslaus Church - Spillville Iowa.
St. Wenceslaus is the oldest Czech Catholic Church in the United States. It was built with the hard work and generosity of Czech settlers that imigrated to the area. The original church was completed in 1860. A bell tower was added in 1869 and the sanctuary and transept were completed in 1873. The original pipe organ installed in 1876 still remains and was played by Antonin Dvorak during his stay in Spillville.
Friday Night Flashback -- Grotto of the Redemption
The Shrine of the Grotto of the Redemption is a religious shrine located in West Bend, Iowa, in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sioux City.
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Curwood Castle - Owosso Michigan
Curwood Castle - Owosso Michigan
In 1922, James Curwood built this replica of a Norman chateau along the banks of the Shiawassee River near his home in Owosso. Construction on the building began in 1922 and was completed in 1923. Curwood moved in and used one of the turrets as a writing studio. James Oliver Jim Curwood (June 12, 1878 – August 13, 1927) was an American action-adventure writer and conservationist. His books ranked among Publishers Weekly top-ten best sellers in the United States in the early 1920s. At least eighteen motion pictures have been based on or directly inspired by his novels and short stories. At the time of his death, he was the highest paid (per word) author in the world.
iowa drive map
Got board so I decided to map out my trip to Iowa.
Coffee pot/cup water tower, Stanton, Ia. Travel USA, Mr. Peacock & Friends, Hidden Treasures
On Mr. Peacock's latest adventure, they discovered a hidden treasure of a Coffee pot and cup water tower. The Coffee pot and cup water tower is in the town of Stanton, Iowa. See and learn all about these two very creative water towers from Mr. Peacock & Mrs. Peacock in their latest adventure.
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From the New World: Dvorak in Spillville
Documentary I made in 1990 about the composer, Anton Dvorak's stay in Spillville, Iowa, in 1893.
World’s Smallest Church, Festina, Ia. Travel USA, Mr. Peacock & Friends, Hidden Treasures
On Mr. Peacock’s & Mrs. Peacock latest adventure, they discovered a hidden treasure of The World’s smallest church in Festina, Iowa. Get a first hand tour of this beautiful church chapel dedicated to St. Anthony Of Padua from Mr. Peacock & Mrs. Peacock in their latest adventure.
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Ice Caves, Decorah, Ia. Travel USA, Mr. Peacock & Friends, Hidden Treasures
On Mr. Peacock’s & Mrs. Peacock latest adventure, they discovered a hidden treasure of a Ice Cave in Decorah, Iowa. See this ice cave in North East Iowa and learn about it from Mr. Peacock & Mrs. Peacock in their latest adventure.
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Iowa Public Television Features Iowa Powered Paragliding in Iowa Outdoors
While filming for a special on Iowa Powered Paragliding I was asked to capture some footage so I went up for 30 minutes and captured about 25 minutes of amazing fall foliage over Winterset Iowa.
I should submit this to a Madison County Tourism official.
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Wall Drug Store - Wall South Dakota
Wall Drug Store, often called simply Wall Drug, is a tourist attraction located in the town of Wall, South Dakota. It is a shopping mall consisting of a drug store, gift shop, restaurants and various other stores. Unlike a traditional shopping mall, all the stores at Wall Drug operate under a single entity instead of being individually run stores.
The History of Baseball in Iowa
The Des Moines Historical Society presents The History of Baseball in Iowa. Learn about America's favorite pasttime in America's heartland.
Trout Run Bike Trail Video Preview (short)
This is the shortest of 3 lengths of a ride around video tour of the Trout Run Bike Trail in Decorah Iowa from 2012.
Dvorak: String Quartet #12, op 96 (American), mvt 1 - Röntgen Quartet
Found at satyr78lp.blogspot.com, a great site with many wonderful downloads available.
1. Allegro ma non troppo
Recorded 1946
Joachim Röntgen: (Amsterdam, 27 October 1906 - Laren, 6 December 1989) was a Dutch violinist. He was a son of the composer Julius Röntgen. Joachim was a student of Carl Flesch. He was concertmaster of the orchestra of the Stadt Theater in Winterthur. In 1939 he returned to the Netherlands to teach violin at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague.
Röntgen was the first violinist of the Röntgen String Quartet founded in 1940. The other members were Peter Nijland (second violin), Wim de Zoete (viola) and Cornelis Preuyt (cello). This quartet made regular tours, with the important goal of keeping string quartets of good level before the public. The quartet took care during concerts to give explanations about the pieces they played. They also played school concerts. In addition to the quartet, Joachim Röntgen formed the Trio Röntgen with his two brothers, Edward Frantz (cello) and John (piano).
Dvořák composed the Quartet in 1893 during a summer vacation from his teaching post in New York. He spent his vacation in the town of Spillville, Iowa, which was home to a Czech immigrant community. He composed the quartet shortly after the New World Symphony, completing the manuscript in only three days. As for my new Symphony, the F major String Quartet and the Quintet (composed here in Spillville) -- I should never have written these works 'just so' if I hadn't seen America, wrote Dvořák in a letter in 1893.[1] In his description of the New World symphony, Dvořák was more specific: As to my opinion, I think that the influence of this country (it means the folk songs that are Negro, Indian, Irish, etc.) is to be seen, and that this [the symphony] and all other works written in America differ very much from my earlier works, as much in colour as in character....
Spillville boasts a strong cultural and musical history. The Czech composer Antonín Dvořák spent the summer of 1893 in Spillville, where he composed two of his most famous chamber works, including the String Quartet in F (The American). Spillville is also the site of the Inwood Ballroom, established in 1920 and the destination of several popular 20th century musicians such as Louis Armstrong, Glenn Miller, Guy Lombardo and The Byrds. Many tourists to Spillville have also visited the Bily Clocks Museum (see link below), a collection of intricately designed clocks created by two brothers in Spillville. The Roman Catholic parish in Spillville, St. Wenceslaus Church, was built in 1860 and is the oldest Czech Catholic church in the United States. Originally named Spielville after the founder, but was misread and became Spillville.
Dvorak: String Quartet #12, op 96 (American), mvt 2 - Röntgen Quartet
Found at satyr78lp.blogspot.com, a great site with many wonderful downloads available.
2. Lento
Recorded 1946
Joachim Röntgen: (Amsterdam, 27 October 1906 - Laren, 6 December 1989) was a Dutch violinist. He was a son of the composer Julius Röntgen. Joachim was a student of Carl Flesch. He was concertmaster of the orchestra of the Stadt Theater in Winterthur. In 1939 he returned to the Netherlands to teach violin at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague.
Röntgen was the first violinist of the Röntgen String Quartet founded in 1940. The other members were Peter Nijland (second violin), Wim de Zoete (viola) and Cornelis Preuyt (cello). This quartet made regular tours, with the important goal of keeping string quartets of good level before the public. The quartet took care during concerts to give explanations about the pieces they played. They also played school concerts. In addition to the quartet, Joachim Röntgen formed the Trio Röntgen with his two brothers, Edward Frantz (cello) and John (piano).
Dvořák composed the Quartet in 1893 during a summer vacation from his teaching post in New York. He spent his vacation in the town of Spillville, Iowa, which was home to a Czech immigrant community. He composed the quartet shortly after the New World Symphony, completing the manuscript in only three days. As for my new Symphony, the F major String Quartet and the Quintet (composed here in Spillville) -- I should never have written these works 'just so' if I hadn't seen America, wrote Dvořák in a letter in 1893.[1] In his description of the New World symphony, Dvořák was more specific: As to my opinion, I think that the influence of this country (it means the folk songs that are Negro, Indian, Irish, etc.) is to be seen, and that this [the symphony] and all other works written in America differ very much from my earlier works, as much in colour as in character....
Spillville boasts a strong cultural and musical history. The Czech composer Antonín Dvořák spent the summer of 1893 in Spillville, where he composed two of his most famous chamber works, including the String Quartet in F (The American). Spillville is also the site of the Inwood Ballroom, established in 1920 and the destination of several popular 20th century musicians such as Louis Armstrong, Glenn Miller, Guy Lombardo and The Byrds. Many tourists to Spillville have also visited the Bily Clocks Museum (see link below), a collection of intricately designed clocks created by two brothers in Spillville. The Roman Catholic parish in Spillville, St. Wenceslaus Church, was built in 1860 and is the oldest Czech Catholic church in the United States. Originally named Spielville after the founder, but was misread and became Spillville.
Museum On A Mission
In June of 2008, the Cedar River in Iowa crested at 19 feet above flood stage affecting businesses and homes in Cedar Rapids. The National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library was one of those affected by the epic flood. Rising Above: A Story of the People and the Flood, is an interactive exhibit that tells the impact of the flood on the museum and the Czech area of Cedar Rapids through news stories, video and eyewitness accounts. But that's not all. The museum is on a mission to change the potential impact of disasters for visitors of all ages. See how they do it.
The El Caminos - I Want You To Want Me
The El Caminos playing CHEAP TRICK'S, I WANT YOU TO WANT ME in Festina, Iowa. The El Caminos were opening for Shooter Jennings at the Zipper this night, July 5th, 2008.
Grotto of redemption, Westbend Iowa 2016