Child prodigy and son of the Methodist movement, Samuel Wesley (b. 1766 ) grew up in the glow of Handel. While Handel’s music was highly celebrated in England, Bach’s mu-sic was relatively unknown. Even the famed historian, Charles Burney, had no opportu-nities to hear the music of J. S. Bach until Samuel Wesley played Bach for him in his home. Imagine yourself in Burney’s England, in Burney’s living room with the music of Bach, Handel and Wesley.,

