Charleston, South Carolina, was a leading cultural center in the colonies beginning in the mid-18th century. The St. Cecilia Society, founded in 1766, offered private subscriptions to concerts featuring the most popular music from Europe and the Colonies at venues around town.
On the heels of America’s 250th Anniversary, the ABO presents a musical soirée modeled after this concert series. Organized by “acts,” the repertoire spans several genres, from solo keyboard to full orchestra. Fortepianist David Breitman joins us for a program featuring favorite pieces imported from Europe by J.C. Bach, Thomas Arne, and Muzio Clementi, as well as a Quintet by J.F. Peter, a Moravian newly settled in the Colonies; and ABO’s own Evan Few shines in Felice Giardini’s Violin Concerto in E-flat Major.
