- National
- Czech & Slovak
- Museum & Library
- Cedar Rapids, Iowa
- Slovo
- VOLUME 5, NUMBER 1 – SUMMER 2004
- FROM THE PUBLISHER
- CONTRIBUTORS
- FEATURES
- The People’s Voice: A History of Opera in Slovakia
- Music historian Cathryn Wilkinson explores the evolution of an operatic tradition that helped create a national identity
- Tones of Slovakia: Discovery and Preservation of Slovak Vocal Repertoire
- Musicologist Sarah Meredith surveys the history of Slovak vocal music and efforts to preserve the country’s distinguished repertoire
- A Brief Tribute to Three Eminent Czechs: Smetana, Dvorák and Janácek
- Language professor Charles Opatrny recalls the significant contributions of three who shaped and brought recognition to modern Czech music
- Dvoák in America: New Creative Directions in ‘An Ideal Place’
- Dvorák scholar Peter Alexander describes the pivotal impact of the composer’s sojourn in the Czech immigrant community of Spillville, Iowa
- Museum Scrapbook: A Musical Heritage in the New Land
- From Czech bagpipes to handwritten classical scores, the NCSML collection showcases the varied musical passions of Czechs and Slovaks
- The Resilient Two-Step: Czechs and Slovaks and the American Polka
- Polka expert Victor Greene tells the story of the traditional dance music that has survived to become an American institution
- Rekindling the Soul of a Nation: A Modern Renaissance of Czech and Slovak Folk Culture
- Folk music publisher, performer and historian Joel Blahnik shares his experiences of a still-vibrant folk culture
- REVIEWS
- Essays on Czech Music
- Reviewed by Vera Laska
- Little Pearls of Czech Classics
- Reviewed by Paul Zastrow
- History of the Slovaks of Cleveland and Lakewood
- Reviewed by Gerald J. Sabo
- SPECIAL EXHIBIT: MUZIKA!
- A Celebration of Czech and Slovak Music
- MUSEUM EVENTS
- Slovo
- VOLUME 5, NUMBER 2 – WINTER 2004 | 05
- FROM THE PUBLISHER
- CONTRIBUTORS
- FEATURES
- For God and Nation: A History of Christianity in the Czech and Slovak Lands
- Dave Muhlena, NCSML librarian, and language professor Gerald Sabo consider the complex interweavings of religious, ethnic and political identities through 11 centuries of Czech and Slovak history
- The Lands Between: The Jews of Bohemia, Moravia and Slovakia to 1918
- Renowned Jewish historian Hillel Kieval tells the turbulent story of Jewish communities in the Czech and Slovak lands from the Middle Ages through the Age of Reform and Revolution
- The Preservation of Jewish Cemeteries in Czech Lands: Mending a Vital Link to Past Generations
- Lisa Feder, founder of the Czech Action Heritage Initiative, describes current efforts to restore and maintain Jewish cemeteries – and the history they embody – in the Czech Republic
- Czechoslovak-Vatican Relations between 1918 and 1948: A Promising – But Unfinished – Alliance
- International scholar Lucia Faltin recounts attempts at relationship-building between the Vatican and the new Czech-Slovak nation against the backdrop of war and encroaching communism
- Keeping the Faith: Stories of Religious Life Behind the Iron Curtain
- Father Ken Gumbert, a professor of film and video, shares stories from his interviews with religious dissidents who defied Czechoslovakia’s Communist regime
- Museum Scrapbook: Articles of Faith from the Czech and Slovak Immigrant Community
- From hymnals and sermon notes to treasured images of the Infant of Prague, the NCSML collection captures the religious heritage of Czechs and Slovaks
- REVIEWS
- Give Glory: New English Hymns from Czech Tunes
- Reviewed by Cathryn Wilkinson
- The Night of the Barbarians: Memoirs of the Communist Persecution of the Slovak Cardinal
- Reviewed by David Doellinger
- MUSEUM EVENTS