Date & Time
5:30pm EDT - 8:30pm EDT
About This Event
Musicians of Ma'alwyck invites guests to an extraordinary evening of music, history, food, and merriment on Thursday, December 17, 2026, at historic Glen Sanders Mansion in Scotia.
George Washington's connection to Schenectady reaches back to 1775, when he came north to inspect the region's defenses. He dined and spent the night at the John Glen House across the Mohawk River and took tea with the Glen-Sanders family. He would
return to Schenectady in 1782, maintaining close connections with figures of the region, including Philip Schuyler, Alexander Hamilton, and General Horatio Gates.
Now, more than 250 years after the Glen-Sanders property first took shape, we gather in its historic rooms for one final celebration. Glen Sanders Mansion will close its doors at the end of 2026, making this soirée a particularly memorable opportunity toexperience the remarkable house in its present form.
The evening will evoke the musical world Washington knew so well. A great lover of music, theater, and dancing, Washington was especially fond of The Poor Soldier, the enormously popular comic opera by William Shield. In 2009, Musicians of Ma'alwyck
brought Washington's favorite opera back to life; now the ensemble returns to his world with an evening of 18th-century music, song, dance, dining, and conviviality.
On the eve of the anniversary of Washington's famous Delaware crossing, guests will be invited to sup, drink, listen, and raise a glass to the Revolutionary generation—surrounded by the very history that inspired the evening.
It will be an evening of music and merriment, history and hospitality, and one last gathering in one of the Capital Region's most extraordinary historic houses.
About This Event
Musicians of Ma'alwyck invites guests to an extraordinary evening of music, history, food, and merriment on Thursday, December 17, 2026, at historic Glen Sanders Mansion in Scotia.
George Washington's connection to Schenectady reaches back to 1775, when he came north to inspect the region's defenses. He dined and spent the night at the John Glen House across the Mohawk River and took tea with the Glen-Sanders family. He would
return to Schenectady in 1782, maintaining close connections with figures of the region, including Philip Schuyler, Alexander Hamilton, and General Horatio Gates.
Now, more than 250 years after the Glen-Sanders property first took shape, we gather in its historic rooms for one final celebration. Glen Sanders Mansion will close its doors at the end of 2026, making this soirée a particularly memorable opportunity toexperience the remarkable house in its present form.
The evening will evoke the musical world Washington knew so well. A great lover of music, theater, and dancing, Washington was especially fond of The Poor Soldier, the enormously popular comic opera by William Shield. In 2009, Musicians of Ma'alwyck
brought Washington's favorite opera back to life; now the ensemble returns to his world with an evening of 18th-century music, song, dance, dining, and conviviality.
On the eve of the anniversary of Washington's famous Delaware crossing, guests will be invited to sup, drink, listen, and raise a glass to the Revolutionary generation—surrounded by the very history that inspired the evening.
It will be an evening of music and merriment, history and hospitality, and one last gathering in one of the Capital Region's most extraordinary historic houses.
Date & Time
5:30pm EDT - 8:30pm EDT