Special Screening - "Chevalier" @ The Clyde - May 23, 24 & 25

217 1st Street,Langley WA 98260

23 May, 2023

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What do King George III, Mozart, Marie Antoinette, La Chevaliere d’Eon, Joseph Haydn, and Philippe Egalite have in common? They all crossed paths with Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges. Whidbey Island’s Saratoga Orchestra is very pleased to collaborate once again with the Clyde Theatre, this time in three special showings of the film Chevalier, on May 23, 24, and 25 at 7:30 PM. Be sure to come early: before each showing Anna Edwards, Music Director of the Saratoga Orchestra, will speak about the importance of Bologne’s music— Mozart claimed to be intimidated by the compositions! Born in 1745 on the island of Guadeloupe, to a Senegalese slave and a French plantation owner, a minor nobleman, Joseph was taken to France at the age of 7 to be educated. He grew to be a champion fencer, boxer, and horse rider; a gifted dancer and singer; a virtuoso violinist, composer, and conductor; and a political activist and soldier during the French Revolution. Charming and handsome, he was frequently invited to the courts of Marie Antoinette. But there was an undercurrent of racism everywhere he went, often denying him the work and social position he sought.