JULIANNE BAIRD, narration and concept | SARAH FLEISS, soprano| JOYCE LINDORFF, harpsichord 

Nelly’s Songs   

Songs and instrumental selections from the music room of Eleanor “Nelly” Parke Custis Lewis, George Washington’s step-granddaughter, with narration about her music teacher, vocal exercises, and performances for her Grandfather/President’s most valued guests in Philadelphia just after the end of the Revolutionary War. Featuring musical selections by Francis Hopkinson (“My Days have been so wondrous free”), Thomas Arne (“The Soldiers Tired”), and Giovanni Paisiello (“Nel cor piu non mi sento”), among others. Pre-concert talk at 6:15 pm by Julianne Baird.