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Candlelight Chamber Music Recital
Join us in this beautiful 350-year-old worship center for a recital with Chris Ertell on flute, George Pavelis on oboe, Jacquelin Spears on cello, and Cheryl Van Ornam on organ.
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Candlelight Organ Recital - Rebecca Davy
Enjoy an organ recital in celebration of 20 years of Music Ministry at Bruton Parish.
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Ciaconna: Tour of Italy
The recently formed Early Music Chamber Orchestra, Bruton Baroque, will begin its season “The Grand Tour” with a program from Italy, including music of Monteverdi and Locatelli.
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Evening Program: Palace Concert
Colonial Williamsburg's early music ensemble, the Governor's Musick, offers an elegant evening of chamber music.
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Historic Organ Recital - Norman Elton
Norman Elton, organist at Williamsburg Presbyterian Church, gives a recital on the Historic English Chamber Organ, one of Colonial Williamsburg's 18th-century instruments.
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Historic Organ Recital - Rebecca Davy
Rebecca Davy, Music Director at Bruton Parish Church, gives a recital on the Historic English Chamber Organ, one of Colonial Williamsburg's 18th-century instruments.
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Map & Program Guide
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Historic Organ Recital - Thomas Marshall
Enjoy this Historic Organ Recital in the Wren Chapel at the College of William & Mary performed by Thomas Marshall, organist at Williamsburg United Methodist Church.
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Homeschool Performance: Fashioning a Future
Jane is getting married! Join the Hunter sisters through disagreement, sisterhood, and a little magic. The Play House Players present: Fashioning A Future!
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Music: Fife & Drum
Watch and listen to the Fifes and Drums as they demonstrate the music and drill of various military ceremonies from an 18th-century soldier's working day.
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Music: Fife & Drum March
The Colonial Williamsburg Fifes and Drums, representing military field musicians, march down Duke of Gloucester Street.
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Music: Governor's Musick in the Geddy House
Join members of the Governor’s Musick in the Geddy House as they illustrate domestic music on period instruments.
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Music: Governor's Musick in the Palace Ballroom
Join members of the Governor’s Musick in the Palace Ballroom as they illustrate domestic gentry music using period-style instruments and performance practices.
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Music: Governor's Musick in the Wythe Parlor
Join members of the Governor’s Musick in the gentry setting of the Wythe House Parlor as they illustrate domestic music on period instruments.
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Music: How to Play the 18th-Century Violin
The violin was played by all classes and in all settings in 18th-century Virginia. Come hear how this instrument was played; it is easier said than done.
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Music: Mind the Music and the Step
Join members of the Governor’s Musick for an exploration of the political lyrics set to popular tunes at the time of the American Revolution.
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Opera in Williamsburg: Lucia Di Lammermoor
Opera in Williamsburg presents Lucia Di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti. Live fully staged opera with world-class singers and orchestra, in Italian with English supertitles.
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Organ Recital & Hymn Sing
See this elegant 350-year-old worship space and enjoy a Hymn Festival presented by the Bruton Choirs, Director Rebecca Davy, and Organist JanEl Will.
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Organ Recital - Dr. JanEl Will
Enjoy a candlelit recital by Dr. JanEl Will, organist at Bruton Parish Church.
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Organ Recital - Scott Hayes
Experience a candlelit recital by Scott Hayes, organist from All Saints Episcopal Church in Richmond, Virginia, in this 350-year-old worship space.
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Organ Recital - Stephen Henley
Stephen Henley, organist from Richmond, Virginia presents a candlelight recital.
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Performance: Entertainments at the Play House
Join members of the Jug Broke Theatre Company as we celebrate the season and play and talk about the stories behind some of our favorite music of the Revolutionary Era.
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Performance: Harvest's In, Fiddle's Out
Join some of the members of the Play House Players as they play 18th-century songs and dance tunes from the Williamsburg harvest season.
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Performance: Play House of Horror
Horror-as-entertainment was as popular in the 18th century as it is today, and in both centuries, it was fodder for fun as much as fear!
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Presentation: Deed Without a Name
Discover the tale of this musical theater playwright, who lost his career due to public exposure of his homosexuality. Mature subject matter, audience discretion advised.
Art Museums Admission
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Special Event: Ghouls, Ghosts, and Gleeful Gloom
Sing along, shiver, and quake during this delightful family-friendly program of spooky tunes and songs from these veteran performers.
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Special Event: Gothic Airs on the Organized Piano
Step into the Making Music in Early America exhibit with Governor's Musick's Kyle Collins for a night of gothic-flavored music on the organized piano.
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Special Event: Lighting of the Cressets
Join us on the historic Duke of Gloucester Street as we bring our 18th-century streets to life at night.
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Special Event: Regency Music of Barraud & Beyond
Step into the Making Music in Early America exhibit with Kyle Collins for a Classical concert on the organized piano, one of the few playable keyboards of its kind in the world.
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Special Event: Salute to the Heroes
A lone bagpiper plays from the Governor's Palace in a heartfelt tribute to honor those men and women who have served in the United States Armed Forces.
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Special Events: Indigenous Short Films
Richmond's acclaimed Pocahontas Reframed Film Festival comes to Williamsburg to share a series of short films written, directed, and produced by Indigenous artists.
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