Tickets to this concert will be available through Michigan State University’s website.
FEATURED ARTISTS
Debra Nagy, Artistic Director & oboe
Shelby Yamin, violin
Kako Boga, violin
Rebecca Landell, cello
Mark Edwards, harpsichord
Sounds of Sancho’s London at MSU
Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 7:30 pm
Fairchild Theater – MSU Campus
542 Auditorium Road, East Lansing, OH
Charles Ignatius Sancho (1729-1780) was an abolitionist, musician, writer, and the first British man of African descent to vote in a general election. Debra Nagy commented, “Sancho’s surviving music includes a book of songs as well as minuets for the ballroom and country dances from the alehouse. Though Sancho’s name is well known to literary and art historians, his music is only beginning to get the attention it deserves. Not only is it important to recognize Sancho’s contributions in the field of music, but – simply put – his music is a joy to play and to listen to. It’s full of life and catchy tunes!”
This program is approximately 60 minutes with no intermission.
Musical Program
Suite from Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351 – G.F. Handel
Réjouissance
Bouree
Largo alla siciliana
Menuets
Trio Sonata no. 5 – William Boyce
Allegro
Largo
Fuga
Selections from Country Dances – Charles Ignatius Sancho
Who’d a thought it — Richmond Hill
Selections from Minuets – Sancho
Minuet the 5th
Minuet the 11th
Air — Hornpipe
Prelude in F – William Babell
“Lasia ch’io pianga” – Handel, arr. Babell
“The Daisy” from Airs for Autumn – James Oswald
Selections from Country Dances – Sancho
L’Bon Ton — Lady Mary Montagu’s Reel — Bushy Park
Concerto in Bb, HWV 302a – Handel
Vivace
Fuga
Andante
Allegro
Selections from Cotillions & Country Dances – Sancho
The Feathers — The Monk
Scots Reels – Traditional
Buttered pease — Torpichon’s Rant — Blowzabella