The Musical Life of Cora Livingston Barton and Her Husband Thomas Barton at Montgomery Place
Saturday, May 11, 2019
Montgomery Place, Mansion
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm EDT/GMT-4
This is the first event in the Montgomery Place Spring Salon Series on Music of the Gilded Age. It is a recital with Christopher Brellochs playing saxophone and Rita Costanzi playing the harp.3:00 pm – 5:00 pm EDT/GMT-4
Cora Livingston Barton and her husband Thomas Barton expanded the Montgomery Place estate to better capture the Romantic sensibilities of the time; music filled the house and the farming operations become more separated from the “pleasure gardens.” It was 1860 and the beginning of the Gilded Age; relatives such as Major General Richard Delafield, who was stationed at West Point, inspired the dedication of musical compositions such as “Florida March” and “Manassas March.” This performance will be a unique opportunity to hear these forgotten gems and experience music at Montgomery Place like Cora and Thomas did more than 150 years ago. Spring Salon Series on Music of the Gilded Age is hosted in partnership with Hudson River Heritage and coproduced and curated by Christopher Brellochs.
For more information, call 845-752-5000, e-mail [email protected],
or visit http://bard.edu/montgomeryplace.
Time: 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm EDT/GMT-4
Location: Montgomery Place, Mansion