The late 1770s saw Williamsburg reach a critical point in the American Revolutionary War, with the capital moving to Richmond in 1779. As the tides shifted in Virginia, the American colonies as a whole experienced an entirely new type of keyboard: the piano. Unlike most of its ancestors, the piano was capable of producing dynamics through touch. The novel keyboard was quickly acquired by Williamsburg’s citizens like Robert Carter, Lord Dunmore, and Ann Barraud. Join Kyle Collins from Governor’s Musick as he explores the waning influence of the Virginian capital against the waxing popularity of the revolutionary square piano.
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Music: One Street Over
Join One Street Over, a four-piece traditional Irish band that combines the sounds of flute, fiddle, guitar, mandolin, cello, banjo, and bodhran into foot-tapping melodies.
Art Museums Admission
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Performance: Forgotten Hero: General Rochambeau
Join French General Rochambeau as he discusses his role in the American Revolution, specifically during the Yorktown campaign.
Art Museums Admission
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Holiday Choral Concert - Salisbury Presbyterian Choir
Celebrate the season with a concert by the Salisbury Presbyterian Church Choir from Midlothian, Virginia, directed by Dr. Mark Patterson.
Open to the Public