Music, much of it performed by military bands, is inextricably linked to the mythology of the American Revolution. Yet one of early America’s most popular musical ensembles, the regimental band, has been obscured from the late 18th-c. soundscape.
Serenading the Revolution: Regimental Bands of Music Read More »
The Marketing & Communications Manager is responsible for planning and executing digital communications that build audience engagement and drive attendance across the organization’s concert series and events. This role focuses on high quality content creation across social media and email platforms.
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The rise of public concerts in the 1720s and ’30s was in indicator of social innovations that would come to the fore during the American Revolution. Remarkably, colonial America produced musicians and paying audiences needed for public concerts not long after the trend started in Europe. But not everyone on our shores approved.
A Monster in This Part of the World Read More »
The New York Baroque Dance Co. and its co-founder, Catherine Turocy, celebrate a half-century of bringing historical dance to stages across America and Europe. They’ve set the high standard for Baroque dance performed in the U.S.
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May 16, 2026: 12pm-5pm ET/9am-2pm PT Early Music America explores music at the founding of the United States of America, the complexities and considerations surrounding the musical traditions of the time, and how modern artists and organizations are approaching this period. Catch up on a few topics discussed at EMA’s Mini-Summit: Pay-what-you-can registration includes access
For Immediate ReleaseMarch 30, 2026 PRESS CONTACTJoanna Boyle, General ManagerMusicians of the Old Post Road781.466.6694musicians@oldpostroad.org PHOTOShttps://oldpostroad.org/press-room MUSICIANS OF THE OLD POST ROAD presents Ben Franklin’s Musical Curiosity Saturday, May 2, 2026, 4:00 pmMuseum of Worcester, Worcester, MA and live-streamed at www.oldpostroad.org Sunday, May 3, 2026, 4:00 pmShirley-Eustis House, Boston, MA In-person Audience Tickets $10-$55, kids
Mof the Old Post Road presents “Ben Franklin’s Musical Curiosity” Read More »
From Tom Kelly’s Musings column: ‘I can’t wait to see what early music will be programmed, and in what context, to commemorate America’s 250th… We must engage with cultural history more than ever — and we pick which slice of that history suits our ensemble and community.’
Musings: Programming for the American Experiment Read More »
A rewarding new biography on Henry Purcell brings the composer’s life and times into one slender volume. At the book’s center is an up-to-date dictionary — accessible to non-specialists — that mentions well-known collaborators and a range of musicians, political events, performance practices, relevant musical terms, and more.
Henry Purcell From All Sides Read More »
Saint Francis of Assisi preached against the Crusades and, venturing to Egypt to stop the fighting, met with Sultan Malik al-Kamil. This cross-cultural dialogue inspired the ensembles Constantinople and Holland Baroque for a deeply satisfying album that weaves together musical traditions from east and west.
Saint and the Sultan: a Dialogue to Stop the Crusades Read More »
