1776 And All That!

The year 1776 – a decisive moment in the world order – saw British colonialism in the US reduced to ashes. Fiori Musicali mark the 250th anniversary of the signing of the American Declaration of Independence, metaphorically drawing the warring parties together in the ancestral home of George Washington at Sulgrave Manor through music published by the ‘London’ Bach that same year.

President Washington’s musical prowess was somewhat limited, but he did reputedly play the fipple flute, so in tribute we perform suave flute quartets from 1776 alongside contemporary Mozart Epistle Sonatas. Esteemed by the incumbent president, Thomas Jefferson, as ‘the greatest genius that ever existed’, Mozart is also, of course, well known for adding his own magic to some of JC Bach’s musical inventions (brazenly purloining his mentor’s music to imbue it phoenix-style with new life).

Programme:
JC Bach Flute Quartet No.3 in C
Mozart Epistle Sonata in F K224
JC Bach Flute Quartet No. 1 in D
Giordani Trio for flute, Viola & Cello, Op. 12 No. 2 in G
Mozart Epistle Sonata in D K245 in D
JC Bach Flute Quartet No. 5 in A

Performers:
Eva Caballero flute
Rebecca Dinning violin
Nichola Blakey viola
Poppy Walshaw cello
Penelope Rapson harpsichord/director

This concert is supported by the Continuo Foundation and is performed at Sulgrave Manor, the ancestral home of the Washington family.