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.)