... my father once introduc'd me to a concert (the first I ever was at) in the Council Room at Greenwich Hospital, which was occasion'd by the remarkable family of the Sharps in London, of whom there were seven brothers, all musical who one fine day coming down the river in a barge with Mr May, the celebrated violin player of the time were induced to stay & give a concert there, assisted by old Mr Galabin on the violoncello, a Frenchman, husband of a Dutch lady who kept the English boarding school... & such other 2 or 3 performers as could be procur'd at so short notice in Greenwich... I dont [sic] recollect any particular circumstances of the concert except that my father pointed out Mr Hay's violin as the principal object of attention, & that the whole concluded with God save the King in which all the company join'd the chorus... << less