Seattle Baroque Orchestra: The American Dream

George Frideric Handel — Selected works
Johann Christian Bach — Selected works
Arcangelo Corelli — Selected works
Anton Stamitz — Selected works
James Hewitt — Selected works
Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach — Selected works

Matthias Maute, guest director
Shannon Mercer, soprano

G.F. Handel – Selections from Giulio Cesar
J.C. Bach – Passages from Vauxhall Songs
Carl Stamitz – Symphony in G major
James Hewitt /arr. Maute – The Battle of Trenton
J.C.F. Bach – Die Amerikanerin (“The American Girl”)

The American Dream recreates the musical life of Boston’s early days, featuring a wide variety of music that would have been played and sung in churches, theaters, private homes and the newly founded private concert halls. Soprano Shannon Mercer joins Seattle Baroque Orchestra and Guest Director Matthias Maute for this patriotic performance.

Preconcert lecture at 7:00 pm.

About Seattle Baroque Orchestra

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