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- Princeton University: Dance Workshop
- The Practitioners of Musick present “The Ingenious Mr. Hopkinson” at the Sussex County Main Library in Newton, New Jersey on Saturday April 13th 2024 from 2 to 4 pm
- The 1740 Abraham Staats House – A Dutch Musical Miscellany
- The Practitioners of Musick and the American Friends of Lafayette.
- Patriots Week Colonial Ball – Historic Masonic Temple, Trenton NJ
- Harvest Festival – Morven Museum & Garden
- Tavern Night – Old Barracks Museum
- “Striking Beauty” New Jersey Tall Case Clocks 1730-1830
- Beyond the Fanlight – Music in Georgian Dublin
- Music for the Washington Family
- “A Profound Love” of Musick – Queen’s College’s Queen Charlotte in Education and the Arts
- Gainsborough and His Circle of Musical Friends
- Practitioners provide period music for “Ten Crucial Days” smartphone app.
- Theatre & Musical Activity in Dublin During the Time of Richard St. George
- The Two Georges – Comparing George III of England and General & President George Washington
- Nothing More Agreeable
- Musick at Historic Walnford, New Jersey
- 2021 Princeton Festival set for June 2 – 20
- Practitioners of Musick featured in Boston Early Music Festival “Fringe Concert” Series
- Hogmanay presented by the Trent House Museum – Dec. 26 at 1:00 PM
- BRANDYWINE BAROQUE LECTURE AT FLINTWOODS – Wilmington, Delaware
- Old Barracks – Trenton, New Jersey
- Rockingham – Kingston, New Jersey
- Patriot’s Week Colonial Ball
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BRANDYWINE BAROQUE LECTURE AT FLINTWOODS – Wilmington, Delaware
On Sunday November 1, 2020 at 3pm, John Burkhalter [of The Practitioners of Musick] presents for Brandywine Baroque a lecture entitled: “Catherine (Kitty) Clive ~ Her Look is Measure and Her Action Sound”. The virtual lecture highlights the extraordinary theatrical and musical career of … Continue reading
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Old Barracks – Trenton, New Jersey
October 10, 2020 – The Benefit Telethon. [1pm to 5pm] As a fund raising project the historic Old Barracks in Trenton hosted a hybrid program of live and virtual programming. The telethon featured interpreters and re-enactors associated with the Old Barracks Museum. … Continue reading
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Rockingham – Kingston, New Jersey
While the house remains closed during this Covid-19 period, innovative programming continues under the direction of Curator Lisa Flick and Rose Maguire the President of the Rockingham association. On September 19, 2020 [ from 1pm to 3pm} at Rockingham Historic site John … Continue reading
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Patriot’s Week Colonial Ball
John performs at 2019 Patriot’s Week Colonial Ball.
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Rockingham: CANDLELIGHT HOLIDAY TOURS
Sunday, December 8th, 11 am – 4 pm RESERVATIONS REQUIRED Have you heard of Martha Washington or Abigail Adams, maybe Phyllis Wheatley or Patience Wright? What about Mumbet, Nanye’hi or Sarah Bradlee Fulton? Rockingham will be presenting its annual Candlelight … Continue reading
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The Practitioners of Musick present “Caledonia – A Scots Musical Entertainment” to honor the 300th Anniversary of the William Trent House 1719-2019
The Trent House Association presented The Practitioners of Musick in a performance honoring the Scottish heritage of William Trent and celebrating the 300th anniversary of the house he built at the Falls of the Delaware in 1719. The program, “Caledonia,” … Continue reading
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Highlights of Fall 2019
For September 13th, 2019 John Burkhalter of The Practitioners of Musick performs English Country Dance music for TAVERN NIGHT at The Old Barracks in Trenton http://www.barracks.org/tavern-night.html September 28th , 2019 The Practitioners perform at John Witherspoon’s house TUSCULUM in a … Continue reading
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John Burkhalter with the Old Barracks Fife and Drum Corps
The Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia – Saturday, July 20th 2019. The corps performed marches and other military music drawn from original 18th century printed music in John’s extensive collection. About the Fifes & Drums of the Old … Continue reading
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Channel Crossings – Featured at Little Church Around the Corner, NYC
On June 4th, 2019, The Practitioners of Musick were again invited to repeat their program of English and Dutch music entitled “Channel Crossings”. The keyboard/continuo parts were performed using a recently-acquired two-manual Sutherland harpsichord, as well as with the church’s … Continue reading
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Rockingham: Annual Holiday Candlelight Tour
December 9th, 2018: John Burkhalter of The Practitioners of Musick in the fancy parlour of Historic Rockingham for the annual Holiday Candlelight Tour. The theme: “Animals Domestic and Otherwise as well as Pets” that were known in the Washington Household at … Continue reading
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