Date: Tuesday, December 2, 2025
Location: Zoom Virtual Lecture
Time: 7:00 pm (EDT)
Our War for Independence is reflected in patriotic songs, ballads, marches and dance tunes — a rich reflection of Americans’ fears, hopes and pride as the war progressed. Not just associated with George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin and the like, this music also represents the downtrodden, rebel and tory alike. This lecture with Dr. David K. Hildebrand will reveal the style and character of centuries-old music, gathered from period music sources, and it will include both live and recorded musical examples.
The Historic Annapolis 2025 Virtual Lecture Series is offered free of charge thanks to the generosity of an anonymous donor. If you enjoy this program, we hope you will consider becoming a member or making a donation today to support Historic Annapolis and our mission to connect all people with our shared history.
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Cost: FREE
About Our Presenter:
A freelance performer, lecturer, recording artist, and musicology instructor/advisor at the Peabody Conservatory, David K. Hildebrand, Ph.D., is a specialist in early American music. He has authored scholarly articles, reviews, and co-authored the book Musical Maryland (Johns Hopkins University Press,2017). In addition to appearing on C-SPAN television, “History Detectives,” NPR and BBC radio, his concert career spans four and a half decades, with wife Ginger Hildebrand. They also produced seven full-length CD recordings together. Dr. Hildebrand was for 20 years the director of the Colonial Music Institute and twice appointed a research fellow at the George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon.
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The information contained in the HA Virtual Lecture series represents the historical research, views and opinions of the lecture presenter and may not represent the views or opinions of Historic Annapolis, Inc.