Upcoming Events
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Sat12Sep20263:00 pmHistoric Rockingham, Kingston, NJ
Music the Washington's Knew
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Fri18Sep20267:00 pmThe Old Barracks - Trenton, NJ
Tavern Night
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Sat10Oct20267:00 pmSalon 33, Alexander Rd, Princeton Jct. NJ
Tuneful Felicity
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Sat26Dec20261:00 pmThe Trent House - Trenton, NJ
Music for Colonists and Patriots
Video
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Mon28Dec20261:00 pmHistoric Friends Meeting House - Trenton, NJ
Music for the Two Georges
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Highlights
- Road to Liberty – Through Their Eyes
- Burlington County Celebrates America
- The Ingenious Mr. Hopkinson (Morven)
- Historic Walnford House 2026
- The Ingenious Mr. Hopkinson – Morven Museum
- The Ingenious Mr. Hopkinson – Bordentown NJ
- Founding Families and Their Musical World
- 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
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Category Archives: Historic Locales
Burlington County Celebrates America
The Practitioners of Musick will present a chamber concert featuring the personalmusical favorites of a number of America’s “Founding Families”. This performance brings to life, in particular, repertory drawn from the private libraries of Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin and George … Continue reading
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The Ingenious Mr. Hopkinson (Morven)
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The Ingenious Mr. Hopkinson – Bordentown NJ
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Scots Musical Celebration of Wallace House’s 250th
The Practitioners of Musick ‘resolve’ the musical ‘bands which have connected’ Scotland and America, following John Wallace from Scottish Lowlands to Somerset County through Philadelphia in this Scots Musical Celebration of the Wallace House’s 250th Birthday. The performance on November … Continue reading
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A Concert of Musick at the Rockingham Historic Site
Saturday, September 27th, 2025 – 4 pmThe performance at the Kingston Presbyterian Church “That very healthy & fine situated farm Rockingham . . .” is how Margaret Berrien described the property in a listing for sale in 1783. At that … Continue reading
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The Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route
The Practitioners of Musick performed as part of a program at the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia, Saturday July 19th 2025 celebrating the “Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route. “Of the happiness I have enjoyed in our private friendship. The remembrance of which … Continue reading
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The Practitioners of Musick perform at historic Walnford
On Sunday, May 18th, 2025, The Practitioners of Musick performed at Walnford, a 36-acre site listed on the State of New Jersey and National Register of Historic Sites. The commercial village that grew on this site began in 1734 with … Continue reading
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A PRACTITIONERS OF MUSICK PRESENCE – PATRIOTS WEEK 2024 COLONIAL BALL
On December 27th, 2024 a festive Colonial Ball, sponsored by The Old Barracks Museum, was held in the commodious space of the Historic Masonic Lodge in Trenton, New Jersey. The Colonial Ball has pride of place as a major celebration during the annual “Patriots Week” in commemoration of General George … Continue reading
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Music Lafayette Might Have Heard in Trenton
In December 1784, for several days, the Marquis de Lafayette visited Trenton at that time the new nation’s capital, where he was received by Congress and the New Jersey Legislature. On Sunday, December 29, 2024, the Trent House will present … Continue reading
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A Reimagined 1774 Princeton Concert and Dance Assembly at Morven
The Practitioners of Musick – John Burkhalter, Small flute and harpsichordist Donovan Klotzbeacher with guest artists soprano Abigail Chapman and Baroque violinist Elizabeth Rouget. following the reimagined 1774 Princeton concert and dance assembly at Morven. The program was co-sponsored by … Continue reading
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