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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251114T193000
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URL:https://www.earlymusicamerica.org/events/escape-to-the-stage/
SUMMARY:Escape to the Stage
DESCRIPTION:Escape to the stage with Ann Ford (1737-1824)! When British s
 ocialite Ann Ford’s father demanded that she marry a man 30-years her se
 nior (who had attempted to pay for her hand in marriage)\, she was despera
 te to find a way out. With money she borrowed from her well-to-do friends\
 , Ann rented out some of London’s most prestigious concert venues and la
 unched a concert series to fund her own independence. Despite her father
 ’s attempt to have her arrested for performing in public\, Ann’s 1760 
 and 1761 concert series were a huge success.\nHear some of the music that 
 Ann sang and played on the viol and plucked instruments\, including a few 
 of her own compositions! Actor Julie Nelson joins musicians Ashley Mulc
 ahy (mezzo)\, James Perretta (viol)\, and Nathaniel Cox (plucked inst
 ruments) to frame musical selections with narrated excerpts from surviving
  letters\, articles\, and books by and about Ann.\nCommunity Sing &amp\; P
 lay to immediately follow the concert! Stick around for tea and cookies
  and join the Lyracle musicians to sing/play through a few short English 
 pieces composed during Ann’s lifetime. All voices\, instruments\, and le
 vels welcome.
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CATEGORIES:Concerts
LOCATION:First Churches of Northampton\, Lyman Hall\, 129 Main Street\, Nor
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