Category Archives: Featured Programs

At Washington’s Crossing Historic Park

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

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

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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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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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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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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