Category Archives: Special Projects

1704 Deerfield

In the predawn hours of February 29, 1704, a force of about three hundred French and Native allies launched a daring raid on the English settlement. A hundred and twelve men, women, and children were captured and taken on a … Continue reading

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Old Barracks Fife & Drum Corps

The Old Barracks Fife and Drum Corps released, in 2010, a recording that includes marches found in the Caspar Schaffner manuscript, arranged and edited by Steve Hudak, for the Corps, of which he is the distinguished director. The CD, titled, … Continue reading

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Schaffner Manuscript

The Practitioners of Musick contemplates a recording project highlighting the English and  German repertory found in the manuscript.

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Calvert Volume

The Practitioners of Musick plan to perform and record many selections from a remarkable new source, a collection of sheet music published in London between 1790 and 1815, that was acquired by and bound for one of the members of … Continue reading

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