“All eyes are opened . . . to the rights of man”

A reading by Bill Barker of Jefferson's last public letter declining an invitation to attend celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence in Washington, D.C.[...]

Jefferson and Eyeglasses

A look at Jefferson's use of and interest in eyeglasses with Katherine Stebbins McCaffrey visiting fellow at the Robert H. Smith International Center for Jefferson Studies[...]

Environmental Hazards, Eighteenth-Century Style

A look at how perceptions of the natural enviroment of North America influenced how Europeans viewed Americans and Americans viewed themsleves. Presented by Pulitzer-Prizing-winning historian Gordon Wood.[...]

Symphony No. 3 In G Major: III Menuet and Trio by Josef Haydn

Performed by the Sugar Ridge Quartet[...]

From Symphony No. 66 In B Flat Major: Finale by Josef Haydn

Performed by the Sugar Ridge Quartet[...]

Sonata #1 from XII Solos, Opus 2 by Antonio Vivaldi

Performed J. Deal and L. Mackey.[...]

Sonata #4, Opus 2, Allemande, by Archangelo Corelli

Performed by the Sugar Ridge Quartet[...]

Sonata #4, Opus 2, Giga, by Archangelo Corelli

Performed by the Sugar Ridge Quartet[...]

Sonata #4, Opus 2, Preludido, by Archangelo Corelli

Performed by the Sugar Ridge Quartet[...]

Money Musk

Performed by Pete Vigour[...]

Over the Hills and Far Away from ‘The Beggar’s Opera’

Performed by the Sugar Ridge Quartet[...]

(Performed by the Sugar Ridge Quartet, approx. 1.75 min.)[...]