More Between Heaven and Earth

Featuring Campbell Scott as Thomas Jefferson 
and Melissa Errico as Maria Cosway
with Judith Hawking as the Narrator

Jessica Gould, soprano & Tony Boutté, tenor
Members of the Sebastians
Jeffrey Grossman, harpsichord & leader
Violins: Daniel Lee and Beth Wenstrom
Viola: Elizabeth Weinfield
Cello: Ezra Seltzer
Oboes: Aaron Reichelt and Julie Brye
Bassoon: Clay Zeller-Townson 

Script and Stage Direction by Erica Gould
Music Research by Jessica Gould

Igniting in Revolutionary Paris and unfolding over a 40-year epistolary relationship, the Jefferson/Cosway correspondence brims with exquisite music and eloquent prose, as the romance between two polymaths, the Statesman-Architect and the Musician-Painter, renders a vivid picture of musical life in 18th century France and America.

The Jefferson/Cosway letters reveal his evolving views on the Separation of Church and State intermingled with her account of a stifling marriage and the limited options open to a woman of brilliance. With an original script composed entirely of selections from their writings, this play with music features repertoire that they heard, composed, played, and sent to each other, including works of Corelli, Hewitt, Sacchini, and Cosway herself.

Please join us for this unique event and post-performance dinner at the historic Fraunces Tavern, where Jefferson served as the nation's first Secretary of State when the 1719 structure housed Washington's cabinet.