Join us for a dramatic concert of befores and afters, as The Publick Pleasure explores changes in Philadelphia's musical landscape caused by the city's Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793. Concert life, performers, impresarios and musical tastes in Philadelphia underwent profound shifts as the population fled the city, and ordinary life ground to a halt. The city's own soundscape changed, with church bells silenced and gunpowder exploded in the streets. This concert will include texts from period newspapers and personal accounts of 1793 as companions to musical compositions from before and after Philadelphia's "unhappy calamity.” Music will be performed on instruments of the period.

Stop the Bells Tolling

Gloria Dei Old Swedes Episcopal Church

When Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach wrote in 1775 that Telemann "raised me out of the baptismal font," he may very well have meant that in both a symbolic and literal way. You see, Telemann was Emanuel’s godfather, and fulfilled that role extensively throughout Emanuel’s life. Join Night Music in an intimate and colorful program that explores Telemann as the godfather with works by the godson and J.G. Janitsch.

Steven Zohn

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Sep 14, 2024

Stop the Bells Tolling · Philadelphia Fringe Festival

Nov 16, 2023

Midtown Concerts presents Night Music · Gotham Early Music Scene

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