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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260507T193000
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URL:https://www.earlymusicamerica.org/events/revolution-presented-by-the-n
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SUMMARY:Revolution! presented by The Newberry Consort
DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n\n\nREVOLUTION!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEarly American M
 usic from the signing of the Declaration of Independence to the Civil War\
 n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFeaturing a new composition for early American inst
 ruments and voices by Jonathan Woody\n\n\nAs the United States reaches its
  250th anniversary\, The Newberry Consort performs a program of music that
  shaped the founding of our nation. Using early American instruments such 
 as the square piano\, keyed bugle\, fiddle\, percussion\, as well as an en
 semble of vocal specialists\, this concert connects America’s musical pa
 st and present through early American styles and composers.\n\n\nThe music
  spans from the signing of the Declaration of Independence through the sta
 rt of the Civil War\, and comes from a wide variety of American cultures a
 nd traditions\, including choral and sacred harp music\, Moravian sacred m
 usic\, solo salon and cotillion music\, military music\, spirituals\, and 
 abolitionist music.\nThe culmination of the program features an original c
 omposition for American period instruments and voices written by composer 
 and bass-baritone Jonathan Woody. The Newberry Consort is excited and prou
 d to present the world premiere of Woody’s piece in Chicago.\nThe concer
 t will feature familiar favorites as well as American music specialists ne
 w to the Consort. The former include the ever-versatile tenor/alto singer 
 Matthew Dean\, Chicago period trombonist Paul Von Hoff\, historical percus
 sionist Brandon Podjasek\, period violinists Brandi Berry Benson and Alice
  Culin-Ellison\, and historical flutist Leighann Daihl Ragusa. Among other
 s\, they will be joined by square pianist Sylvia Berry (playing an origina
 l 18th-century Broadwood piano)\, Jeffrey Stockham\, a virtuoso of keyed b
 ugle and period brass\, countertenor Patrick Dailey\, and Chicago-based so
 prano Kimberly Jones.\n\nTickets: https://www.newberryconsort.org/individu
 al-tickets (enter code EMA2026 at checkout for 15% discount tickets!)\n\n\
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LOCATION:First Presbyterian Church of Evanston\, 1427 Chicago Avenue\, Evan
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