Upcoming Events
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Sun12Apr20263:30 pmPrinceton University Library - Cotsen Collection
“Founding Children and Music”
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Sat25Apr2026Old City Hall - Bordentown, NJ
“Music and Francis Hopkinson”
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Wed29Apr2026Morven Museum and Gardens Princeton, NJ
“The Ingenious Mr. Hopkinson”
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Sun17May202612:00 pmHistoric Walnford, Allentown, NJ
“Music a Delightful Recreation”
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Fri26Jun20267:00 pmOld Barracks, Trenton NJ
Gala Benefit
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Sat04Jul202612:00 pmMorven Museum and Gardens Princeton, NJ
House Musick
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Highlights
- Jane Austen – Princeton Public Library
- Scots Musical Celebration of Wallace House’s 250th
- Practitioners of Musick – a “Proud Partner” of RevolutionNJ!
- A Concert of Musick at the Rockingham Historic Site
- The Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route
- The Practitioners of Musick perform at historic Walnford
- Beyond the Fanlight: Music in Georgian Dublin
- “The Lord of the Manor” performed by Brandywine Baroque
- Pre-Concert Talks: “The Lord of the Manor”
- A PRACTITIONERS OF MUSICK PRESENCE – PATRIOTS WEEK 2024 COLONIAL BALL
- Music Lafayette Might Have Heard in Trenton
- A Reimagined 1774 Princeton Concert and Dance Assembly at Morven
- A 1774 Tavern Concert and Dance Assembly
- Lafayette the Nation’s Guest Soirée in Philadelphia
- Tavern Night at The Old Barracks Museum
- Edison NJ – Magnet School Presentation
- Manuscript – Pennsylvania ca. 1790-1810
- 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
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Author Archives: John & Donovan
Jacobus Vanderveer House
The Practitioners of Musick will appear at the Jacobus Vanderveer house on December 1st, 2017. This will be part of the 15th Annual Colonial Christmas celebratory activity. The Jacobus Vanderveer House interprets Dutch colonial life in America as well as the stay … Continue reading
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Musical Life in Colonial Philadelphia
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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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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Period Dress
On April 21st, 2017, The Practitioners of Musick attended a conference entitled “The Art of Period Dress”. In photo, John speaks with Mark Hutter, tailor, of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. The conference was held at the historic courthouse in Flemington, … Continue reading
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Sacred Harmony at Morven in Princeton, New Jersey
SACRED HARMONY was published in Philadelphia by Benjamin Carr in 1803. Much of the music from that collection was performed under the auspices of the Practitioners of Musick who have an original copy. In the photo above, girls from Princeton … Continue reading
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State House – Trenton, NJ
The Practitioners of Musick were delighted to offer musical entertainment on the occasion of the 350th anniversary of the establishment of the colony of New Jersey. The congratulatory speech given by the Constable of the Isle of Jersey (from which … Continue reading
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Handel-At-Home Presented
The Practitioners of Musick performed an All-Handel concert at a lovely, mid-18th century, rural home in Hopewell, NJ on May 19th, 2013. The audience consisted of members of the Bibliophiles Club of the Friends of the Princeton University Library.
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Britannia’s Invitation
Britannia’s Invitation Oft has it been said that British music experienced a decline at the outset of the eighteenth century. It was precisely for the rejection of this notion that two private collectors in America set about gathering together a … Continue reading
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Peacock Press
Peacock Press (JPH) facsimile editions Peacock Press, operated by Jeremy and Ruth Burbidge, bought John and Jenny Edmonds’ retail business, JPH (Jacks, Pipes, and Hammers). Peacock Press continues to publish in facsimile some of the wealth of neglected music by … Continue reading
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