Wit’s Folly presents Émigré: French Refugees in Early America and the Music They Brought With Them
The Bath Church, UCC 3980 West Bath Rd, Akron, OH 44333, Akron, OH, United StatesWit's Folly shares through music the stories of those who fled from violence and social upheaval during the French and Haitian Revolutions. Featuring works by André Grétry, Ignace Pleyel, Michel Yost (known in his own time simply as Michel), and others, this program takes its inspiration directly from historic concerts performed by French émigrés, such as a 1793 benefit for […]