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Our City, Your Orchestra

Uncovering History at Philly’s Historic Belmont Mansion and Underground Railroad Museum

First aired Oct 12, 2020

23:33

In Fairmount Park, Philadelphia's Historic Belmont Mansion became the city’s Underground Railroad Museum. Important political figures like George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison all passed through the mansion over the years.  
 
Patrice Hawthorne Vocalist 
Julia Li Violin 
Christine Lim Violin 
Che-Hung Chen Viola 
Yumi Kendall Cello 
 
Johnson/arr. Gray "Lift Every Voice and Sing" 
Roumain First movement (“I made up my mind not to move”), from String Quartet No. 5 (“Rosa Parks”) 
Dvořák Fourth movement (Vivace ma non troppo), from String Quartet No. 12 ("American") 
Traditional/arr. Gray "Go Tell It on the Mountain" 

Our City, Your Orchestra is supported in part by the William Penn Foundation, with additional support provided through the PNC Arts Alive initiative.