Category Archives: Featured Programs

2021 Princeton Festival set for June 2 – 20

Posted on May 20, 2021 by John & Donovan

Additional opportunities to enjoy and learn about Early Music will be offered during the Princeton Festival, mostly offered online but with a few live events scheduled to be held at Morven. John Burkhalter of the Practitioners of Musick will present … Continue reading →

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Practitioners of Musick featured in Boston Early Music Festival “Fringe Concert” Series

Posted on May 20, 2021 by John & Donovan

This program was featured on June 17, 2021 as part of the Boston Early Music Festival Fringe Concert series.     In America throughout the 18th century amateur music making was an accomplishment through which good manners, taste, and politeness could be displayed … Continue reading →

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Hogmanay presented by the Trent House Museum – Dec. 26 at 1:00 PM

Posted on December 10, 2020 by John & Donovan

Hogmanay is the traditional Scottish celebration of the New Year and annually the Trent House Museum recognizes the heritage of William Trent, who immigrated to the English colonies from Scotland in the late 1600s, with our own version of the … Continue reading →

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BRANDYWINE BAROQUE LECTURE AT FLINTWOODS – Wilmington, Delaware

Posted on October 26, 2020 by John & Donovan

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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The Practitioners of Musick present “Caledonia – A Scots Musical Entertainment” to honor the 300th Anniversary of the William Trent House 1719-2019

Posted on December 3, 2019 by John & Donovan

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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Channel Crossings – Featured at Little Church Around the Corner, NYC

Posted on July 13, 2019 by John & Donovan

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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CHANNEL CROSSINGS The Dutch / English Connection

Posted on September 29, 2018 by John & Donovan

The Practitioners of Musick created a special program entitled Channel Crossings: The Dutch/English Connection for presentation at the beautiful  gothic chapel at Princeton University.  It was exceeding appropriate that we were able to use this elegant chamber organ which was … Continue reading →

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At Washington’s Crossing Historic Park

Posted on April 29, 2018 by John & Donovan

The Practitioners of Musick  presented a program at Washington’s Crossing, PA, which featured period dance with the Germantown Colonial Assembly as well as vocals by Rebecca Mariman who sang political broadsides and theater songs.

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The Historic Cranbury Inn

Posted on April 19, 2018 by John & Donovan

On April 14th, 2018, a program was offered to the Francis Hopkinson Chapter of the DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution) at the famous Cranbury Inn.  The program focused on musician and composer, Francis Hopkinson, who was very active politically as well as … Continue reading →

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Musical Life in Colonial Philadelphia

Posted on October 19, 2017 by John & Donovan

October 13, 2017 – The Practitioners of Musick presented a program at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit in Harleysville, Pennsylvania, which focused on the musical life of 18th-century Philadelphia. In the image below, John Burkhalter and Donovan Klotzbeacher … Continue reading →

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