The Patriarch, Thomas Jefferson, one of the Founding Fathers of our nation, established an empire of imagination for its audience as a Father for our nation, a Father (Governor) for the state of Virginia, a Father of slavery, a Father within Monticello, and the Father of the University of Virginia. In a brief summary within these entities, the commentary will discern a Patriarch or Father of the “Empire of Liberty.” Christopher Snyder, violinist, will be the guest musician.