REVOLUTION: Red, White, and Blue

REVOLUTION: Red, White, and Blue

Overview

In honor of America’s Semiquincentennial and the 2026 Midterm Elections, Repast tells the connected story of the American, French, and Haiti

In honor of America’s Semiquincentennial and the 2026 Midterm Elections, Repast tells the connected story of the American, French, and Haitian Revolutions. Red, White, & Blue unfurls in three thematic sections: Red represents patriotism, sacrifice, and the fervor of resistance; White evokes liberation, abolitionism, and the pursuit of equality; and Blue embodies justice, perseverance, and collective hope. Music and texts by William Billings, Francis Johnson, Michael Fortune, Nelly Custis, Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle, Giovanni Battista Viotti, Belinda Sutton, William Steffe, and Julia Ward Howe. With soprano Sonya Headlam, violinist Shelby Yamin, and oboist Gaia Saetermoe-Howard.


Musicians:

Sonya Headlam, soprano
Gaia Saetermoe-Howard, oboe and recorder
Shelby Yamin, violin
Sarah Stone, viola da gamba
Stephanie Corwin, bassoon
Gabe Shuford, harpsichord

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Highlights

  • 1 hour 30 minutes
  • In person

Refund Policy

Refunds up to 7 days before event

Location

St. Michael's Church

225 West 99th Street

New York, NY 10025

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