83 Results for tag "Music & Dance"

• Evening Program: Palace Concert

  Colonial Williamsburg's early music ensemble, the Governor's Musick, offers an elegant evening of holiday chamber music.

• Music: Fife & Drum March

  The Colonial Williamsburg Fifes and Drums, representing military field musicians, march down Duke of Gloucester Street.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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!

• 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.

• Music: Governor's Musick in the Palace Ballroom

  While touring the Governor’s Palace, see members of the Governor’s Musick interpret music in the Ballroom as part of your tour.

• 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.

• Evening Program: Dancing at the Governor's Palace

  "Virginians will dance or die" wrote an 18th-century diarist. What better time than the 21st century to learn a few "new" dance steps? Audience participation encouraged.

• Evening Program: Capitol Concert

  Celebrate the joys of holiday music with this 18th-century concert by the Governor's Musick Ensemble.

• Evening Program: Christmastide at the Courthouse

  Join musicians Brian Forsman & Bill Weldon for the best dance tunes and songs of Christmastide.

• Music: A Fiddler's 75th Christmas

  Part of the Hennage Holiday Concert Series, join master fiddler John Turner for an hour of holiday-related melodies gleaned from a lifetime of listening, performing, and composing.

• Event: Holiday Pops - Williamsburg Symphony

  The Williamsburg Symphony’s Holiday Pops. Michael Butterman conducts your holiday favorites with Tiffany Haas, soprano.

• Event: A Big Band Christmas

  Swing your way into the holidays with the great big band sound of the Williamsburg Classic Swing Orchestra in their 15th annual performance.

• Event: Christmas Dreams - Institute for Dance

  It's Christmas in Williamsburg, and Janie Sparkle wants just one thing this year: for all her wishes to come true! Join iDance for this local holiday tradition.

• Music: A Charles Dickens Christmas

  Gabe Stone, Mark Nixon, and David Gardner present a holiday show featuring readings from various Charles Dickens writings paired with Victorian Christmas carols.

• Music: Domestic Diversions

  Celebrate the holidays with seasonal tunes enjoyed by Nancy Geddy and other 18th-century citizens of Williamsburg at home.

• Music: A Very Virginia Christmas

  A concert of songs through the centuries interwoven with stories about Virginia from Wilford Kale’s book “A Very Virginia Christmas."

• Music: A Christmas Peaceable Kingdom

  Doves, donkeys, cattle, sheep and more. Join Kelly Kennedy for the joyous songs, tunes and stories of the animal kingdom from all over the world that mark the season.

• Music: Eastern Virginia Brass

  Celebrate the holidays with the festive music of the Eastern Virginia Brass. Enjoy familiar music, new pieces and always great music.

• Music: Keeping the Home Fires Burning

  Singer, actor, and folklorist Kelly Kennedy shares the music, recipes, tales, and lore from women through the centuries as they continue to keep the home fires burning.

• Music: Holiday Celebration of Dulcimers

  With musicality and seasonal joy, join Timothy Seaman for distinctive American melodies and festive holiday music showcased on a magnificent array of dulcimers.

• Music: Folk Hymns for Thanksgiving

  Join John and Turner and Kelly Kennedy as they play Harvest Home anthems, American hymns of Gratitude, and other lively tunes and songs to observe the Thanksgiving holiday.

• Music: Five Centuries of Holiday Music in Virginia

  As part of the Hennage Holiday Concert Series, join Henley Fork for a celebration of music of the Christmas season from the time of Jamestown through the twentieth century.

• Music: Nowell Sing We Clear

  Join Lynn and Barry Trott in this concert to sing along with favorite English and American carols from the 17th to the 19th centuries.

• 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.

• Music: All Hail to the Days

  Join Lynn, Barry, and Lee to enjoy music for the winter season from the late 16th through the 17th centuries on lute, cittern, viols, hurdy gurdy, violin, percussion, and voice.

• Music: Christmastide with Governor's Musick

  Join members of the Governor’s Musick for musical entertainments enjoyed during Christmastide in the 18th century.

• Music: Profound Joy

  In this concert, Timothy Seaman celebrates the wonder of the holiday season with early American and worldwide melodies and new compositions.

• Music: Jolly Old St. Nicholas

  Celebrate that jolly old elf and discover worldwide traditions with Gabe Stone and David Gardner through tunes and stories about the star of the Christmas gift-giving season.

• Performance: A Holiday Medley

  A Holiday Medley brings the warmth and joy of holiday traditions, telling the tale of winter in Williamsburg over 250 years.

• Music: Breaking Up Christmas

  Dance tunes and songs that create a musical portrait of Virginia from the days of English country dances to the rise of country music in the Appalachian hills and hollows.

• Performance: Sing and Merry Be!

  Come celebrate the holidays as the families of 18th century Virginia did, with merriment and the music of the season!

• Performance: Winter Revels at Pemberley

  The halls of Pemberley have witnessed years of winter revelry and today, preparations for yet another ball are underway!

• Performance: Christmas Entertainments

  Join the musicians and storytellers of the Play House Players for some 18th-century holiday fun!

• Performance: Gulliver's Travels

  Join us in a humorous retelling of Jonathan Swift's 18th-century novel Gulliver's Travels, which has been read all over the world since 1726.

• Special Event: The Three Tenors

  Enjoy the celebration of the Christmas holidays with the sounds of traditional, spirituals, gospel, and contemporary music.

• Special Event: Community Christmas Tree Lighting

  Join us for our annual Community Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony, co-sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Williamsburg. Festivities begin at 5 p.m. in front of the Courthouse.

• Special Event: Holiday Handbell Concert

  Enjoy the ethereal sounds of holiday music played by combined Handbell ensembles from Bruton Parish and First Baptist Church.

• Special Event: The Gonzales Sisters

  Usher in the holiday season with the musical stylings of the Gonzales Sisters, classical cellist and violinist.

• Special Event: The Williamsburg Symphony

  The Williamsburg Symphony's brass quintet heralds the spirit of the season.

• Special Event: Artful Winter Evenings

  Celebrate the holidays in this magical after-hours event at the Art Museums.

• Performance: Coffee Cantata

  Mrs. Charlton’s daughter is in love with the delicious juice of the coffee bean! A comedic ballad opera based on Johann Sebastian Bach’s “Coffee Cantata.”

• Event: A Crooner's Christmas

  Good Shot Judy pays tribute to the Classic Christmas Crooner Hits!

• Bobby BlackHat Blues Spectacular VIP

  Bobby BlackHat cordially invites you to bring in the New Year with a fun filled evening of Toe Tappin’, Finger Poppin’, Hip Shakin’ Blues!

• Bobby BlackHat Blues Spectacular - General

  Bobby BlackHat cordially invites you to bring in the New Year with a fun filled evening of Toe Tappin’, Finger Poppin’, Hip Shakin’ Blues!

• Event: A Kilted Christmas with Eireann's Call

  A delightful holiday journey through Celtic lands and traditions.

• Holiday Organ Recital - Rebecca Davy

  Enjoy the music of the season with a recital by Rebecca Davy, music director & organist at Bruton Parish Church, in this elegant 350-year-old worship space.

• Band Concert - York River Concert Band

  Come to this beautiful 18th-century worship center and enjoy a candlelit concert by the York River Concert Band from Hampton Roads directed by Jeff Haney.

• 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.

• Choral Concert - Bridgewater College Choir

  Enjoy the voices of the Bridgewater College Choir from Bridgewater, Virginia, directed by Ryan Keebaugh.

• Music: The Art of Fifing & Drumming

  Join the Colonial Williamsburg Fifes & Drums as they demonstrate the many musical tasks and ceremonies that occurred throughout a revolutionary soldier's day.

• Performance: Music of Queen Anne's World

  The Jug Broke Theatre Co. explores tunes and songs that wove themselves through the fabric of this important transitional time in the early 18th century.

• 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.

• Special Event: Williamsburg Military Tattoo

  Guest units join the Colonial Williamsburg Fifes & Drums for a thrilling torch-lit march down Duke of Gloucester Street.

• Music: Governor's Musick at the Art Museums

  Learn how the evolving and bombastic battle sonata helped shape an American musical identity separate from Britain.

• Music: When Nancy Geddy on the Spinet Plays

  The Governor's Musick delves into the life of a young woman in Williamsburg who studied music to elevate her societal position.

• Williamsburg's Twilight at the Square Piano

  Journey through the final years of Williamsburg as Virginia’s capital, when piano music was discovered in the evanescent city.

• Evening Program: A Lesson with the Dance Master

  Join the Dance Master for an immersive, exclusive 18th-century dance lesson in the Raleigh Tavern.

• Handbell Concert - Bruton Parish Tarpley Ringers

  Enjoy the elegant, ethereal sounds of handbells in a 350-year-old church, with the Bruton Parish Tarpley Ringers directed by Rebecca Davy and accompanied by JanEl Will.

• Holiday Clarinet Ensemble Concert

  Enjoy a holiday concert presented by the Richmond Clarinet Choir, directed by Anne Coldiron.

• Holiday Youth Choral & Strings Concert

  Enjoy this holiday choral and strings concert by Soli Deo & Young Musicians of Virginia, directed by Karla Robinson & Sarah Umlauf.

• Holiday Choral Concert - Manassas Chorale

  Enjoy the blend of voices as the Manassas Chorale from Northern Virginia, directed by Becky Verner, presents a Holiday Concert.

• Holiday Choral Concert: Bruton Parish Choirs & Orchestra

  Join us as the Bruton Parish Choirs & Orchestra, directed by Rebecca Davy, present a holiday choral concert.

• Holiday Choral Concert - One Accord Choir

  Enjoy the blended voices of One Accord Choir from First Baptist Church in Richmond, Virginia, directed by Philip Mitchell, as they present a holiday concert.

• 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.

• Holiday Choral Concert - New Dominion Choraliers

  Enjoy a holiday concert by the New Dominion Choraliers Community Choir from Prince William County, Virginia, directed by Katherine Nelson-Tracey.

• Holiday Concert - Tabernacle Baptist Church

  Celebrate the holiday season with a concert by the Tabernacle Baptist Church Choir from Richmond, Virginia, directed by Judy Fiske.

• Holiday Voice & Organ Recital

  Enjoy a holiday recital by William Tan, organist at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Richmond, Virginia, with Evadne Tan, soprano.

• Christmas Organ Recital & Carol Sing

  See this elegant 350-year-old worship space and enjoy a Christmas organ recital and carol sing presented by Rebecca Davy, Music Director at Bruton Parish Church.

• Christmas Organ Recital - Dr. Ross Ellison

  Dr. Ross Ellison, organist from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, presents a recital in this 350-year-old worship center.

• Happy Hogmanay! A Scottish New Year's Concert

  Happy Hogmanay! Enjoy a Scottish New Year's concert of music, story, and dance presented by David Gardner, Eliza Gardner, and Shelton Browder.

• Nine Lessons & Carols

  Get ready for the New Year with the Service of Nine Lessons & Carols presented by the Bruton Parish Choirs, directed by Rebecca Davy and accompanied by JanEl Will on organ.

• Historic Organ Recital - Sarah Bland

  Sarah Bland, organist at Hickory Neck Episcopal Church, gives a recital on the Historic English Chamber Organ, one of Colonial Williamsburg's 18th-century instruments.

• 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.

• Fun Facts About Harpsichords

  Discover everything you need to know about harpsichords. This 18th-century musical instrument resembles a piano but operates differently. Read on to learn more.

• New Hunting Shirts for the Junior Fifes and Drums Corps

  For many, the sight and sound of the Fifes and Drums marching down the Duke of Gloucester Street is iconic to Colonial Williamsburg. Sadly, this has not happened in over a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While the senior and junior corps are not marching, behind the scenes our …

• Exploring African American History Through Music

  Learn about the instruments that have been a part of African Americans' music during the 18th century. Watch the video to discover history through music.

• Tavern, Palace, and Parlor

  A Look at Where Music was Made in 18th-Century Williamsburg.

• The Bird Fancyer’s Delight

  New species of birds were discovered, and new vocations and artwork sprang up relating to birds and bird catching. Pet birds were taught to sing.