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David Hildebrand Concert (PF)

Music from the Revolutionary War Era

Get in the spirit of celebrating America's 250th with a live performance and historical commentary on music of the American Revolution. Specializing in Early American Music, David Hildebrand performs nationwide, appearing at historic sites and museums and on public radio and TV. In costume, and with period instruments, this will be family friendly! Sponsored by the SoMD 250th Committee.

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Come celebrate the 250th anniversary of America’s War for Independence with renowned music historian David Hildebrand for performances of special period music. Dr. Hildebrand will don period attire to perform patriotic songs, ballads, dance tunes and theater songs known by George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin and others. Dr. Hildebrand will explain and demonstrate his instruments, including the hammered dulcimer, violin, and Spanish & English guitars -- interpreting various musical traditions, featuring both the formal and less refined aspects of music in early America.

		David specializes in researching, recording, and performing early American music. Since 1980, often together with his wife Ginger, he has presented concerts and educational programs throughout the country and abroad at museums, historic sites, schools and universities. Mount Vernon, The National Gallery of Art, The National Archives, and Colonial Williamsburg are among their many past sponsors.  In addition to producing seven CD recordings, the Hildebrands have appeared on C-SPAN television, BBC radio, NPR and "History Detectives," and they have provided soundtrack materials and served as period music consultants for PBS broadcasts, including the series Liberty!--the American Revolution, and one-hour specials Jefferson: A View from the Mountain, Re-discovering George Washington, and Anthem: The Story of the Star-Spangled Banner. In 1999 David co-founded The Colonial Music Institute (www.colonialmusic.org), since bequeathed to and now directed by the George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Veron.  David's M.A. is from George Washington University and his Ph.D. from The Catholic University of America. He consults and lectures widely; he is on the music history faculty at The Peabody Conservatory. His book Musical Maryland: A History of Song and Performance from the Colonial Period to the Age of Radio was published in 2017 by Johns Hopkins University Press.

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