Virtual Lecture – Music of the “Ancient and Honorable Tuesday Club of Annapolis” (1745-1756)

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Historic Annapolis

David Hildebrand

Annapolis wasn’t necessarily the most exciting place culturally in the middle of the 18th century, so a group of mostly Scottish immigrants decided to make things happen. They formed a gentlemen’s club, held bi-monthly meetings for over ten years, and left us with a rich and often comical account of their goings-on. Music (and also rum punch, of course) was central to these gatherings at private homes and taverns such as Middleton’s, and the ministers, merchants, doctors and other club members and guests often composed their own for their gatherings. Join Dr. David Hildebrand as he discusses, sings, plays and cues up images and recordings of Tuesday Club music — you’ll marvel at the silliness that survives down the centuries (and you may also learn David Hildebrand a bit about what was heard in town at this time at the dancing rooms, theater, out in the tobacco fields, and at St. Anne’s Church)!

Time: 7:00 pm (ET) (pre-registration required; registration closes at 6:30 pm)

Cost: FREE

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.

Presenter: Dr. David K. Hildebrand is a freelance performer, lecturer, recording artist, and musicology instructor at the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore. A specialist in early America music, he has authored articles and reviews for scholarly journals as well as the book Musical Maryland (JHU Press, 2017). He has appeared on C-SPAN television, “History Detectives,” NPR and BBC radio. His concert career spans four decades, with wife Ginger Hildebrand; together they have also produced seven full-length CD recordings together since the early 1980s. David was for 20 years the director of the Colonial Music Institute

This lecture will be offered virtually by Zoom. Upon registration, you will be sent the link for the video conference to join on the evening of the lecture. If you do not receive your confirmation email after you register, please check your Spam folder, or email Cara Garside at cara.garside@annapolis.org. To learn more about Zoom and to download the app to your computer, visit the Zoom website.

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