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- 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
- Rockingham: CANDLELIGHT HOLIDAY TOURS
- The Practitioners of Musick present “Caledonia – A Scots Musical Entertainment” to honor the 300th Anniversary of the William Trent House 1719-2019
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Category Archives: Historical Societies
The Practitioners of Musick and the American Friends of Lafayette.
The Practitioners of Musick announce a collaborative involvement with both National and New Jersey State Committee’s charged with supporting in myriad educational endeavors, especially for children in the classroom , the American Friends of Lafayette celebrations that are attendant in … Continue reading
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“A Profound Love” of Musick – Queen’s College’s Queen Charlotte in Education and the Arts
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey was born on November 10, 1766 when, following a petition drafted, circulated, and submitted by Old Dutch Parsonage’s Rev. Jacob Rutsen Hardenbergh. William Franklin, Royal Governor of New Jersey and Benjamin Franklin’s son, … 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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Tavern Night at the Old Barracks
TRENTON, NEW JERSEY – Friday, September 15th, 2017 marked an evening of Colonial revelry, which included food, drink and dance, to benefit the Old Barracks Museum (built in 1758). 18th-century English Country Dance was under the direction of Sue Dupre. Musical selections … Continue reading
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The Taylor-Butler House
On June 3rd, 2017, The Practitioners of Musick were invited to present a program based on the musical world and reign of George III and Queen Charlotte. This presentation was made possible owing to the generous assistance of the Monmouth … Continue reading
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The E.S.U.
On January 20th, 2013, the Practitioners presented “The Musical World of Jane Austen” to the Princeton branch of the English-Speaking Union, which meets regularly at the Kirby Arts Center at the Lawrenceville School. The lecture and concert also included a … Continue reading
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