
“Seven Songs for America and One For The World” also has historic relevance. It seems that not since 1788 when America’s first composer of secular music, Francis Hopkinson, wrote “Seven Songs for the Harpsicord”, and dedicated it to the nation’s first president, George Washington, has there been a complete album written for and dedicated to a president, or candidate for that matter (the search engine didn’t turn up anything else). Joe Bergevin shook hands with Obama in Seattle in December and commented, “I think you’re going to get the job done”. Obama replied, “With your help I will, with your help.” The charge has inspired an 8 month all-out effort by the brothers and many others, and has culminated in another orchestration and chapter for America’s deep history.