A Federal Fanfare at the Franklins'!

Step back in time as the Franklin Quartet transports you to Benjamin Franklin’s 1785 Philadelphia homecoming. Picture Franklin hosting a private house concert, reconnecting with friends through string quartets by Boccherini, Saint-Georges, Gossec, Rigel, and Pleyel—composers he cherished, and met (!) during his decade in Paris. “A Federal Fanfare at the Franklins’!” is performed in the intimate, historic Christ Church Neighborhood House Theater. Join us for an evening of virtuosity, passion, and revolutionary spirit, celebrating a unique fusion of diplomacy and culture in early America.

This performance is sponsored by Tempesta di Mare and is part of the Soundtrack of Independence 2026 Festival.

Franklin Quartet

on gut strings and historical bows

Karen Dekker & Marika Holmqvist, violins

Daniel Elyar, viola

Rebecca Humphrey, cello

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