Countertenor Reginald Mobley joins early-music ensemble Ruckus, flutist Emi Ferguson, and violinist Rachel Ellen Wong, in a program dedicated to the music of Ignatius Sancho (b. 1729)—composer, writer, and the first known Black Briton to vote in a parliamentary election. Sancho’s songs and courtly dances, drawn from his published collections, offer a window into the vibrant social and artistic life of 18th-century London. Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Gainsborough: The Fashion of Portraiture, this performance celebrates Sancho’s legacy as a composer, man of letters, and key figure in the cultural landscape of his time.
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Earlier Event: February 23
Wigmore Hall with Anthony Marwood
Later Event: April 23
Procession at National Arts Centre of Canada