Nelly’s Songs

Artist Recital Series: NELLY’s SONGSTempesta di Mare – Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra Saturday, Apr 26, 2025, 5:00 PM | Woodmere Art Museum Sunday, Apr 27, 2025, 3:00 PM | Museum of the American Revolution Songs and instrumental selections from the music room of Eleanor “Nelly” Parke Custis Lewis, George Washington’s step-granddaughter, with narration about her music teacher, vocal exercises, and performing for her Grandfather-President’s most valued guests in Philadelphia just after the end of the Revolutionary War. JULIANNE BAIRD, narration and concept | SARAH FLEISS , soprano | JOYCE LINDORFF , harpsichord ------------------------- PROGRAM: Musical selections by Hopkinson (“My Days have been so wondrous free”), Arne (The Soldiers Tired), and Paisiello (“Nel cor piu non mi sento”), among others.