63 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

  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: 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.

• Music: Fife & Drum March

  The Colonial Williamsburg Fifes and Drums, representing military field musicians, march from the Capitol to the Palace Green.

• Music: Governor's Musick at the Art Museums

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

• 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.

• Performance: Entertainments at the Play House

  Jug Broke Theatre Co. members discuss and demonstrate the 18th-century theatre world as it pertains to Williamsburg, both past and present.

• Event: Crystal Carols

  Dean Shostak returns to the Kimball Theatre with his popular holiday show on glass armonica, glass violin, and crystal handbells. Featured on PBS, CNN, and The History Channel.

• Event: Bobby BlackHat Blues Spectacular

  Join Bobby BlackHat on New Year’s Eve for an evening of Toe Tappin’, Finger Poppin’, Hip Shakin’ Blues!

• 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 14th annual performance.

• Music: Hogmanay! The Scotsman’s Greatest Day!

  Join John Turner and Kelly Kennedy as they joyfully celebrate the Scottish New Year with traditional songs, tunes, toasts, traditions, and Caledonian nonsense!

• Music: William and Mary Early Music Ensemble

  In this concert, join William and Mary's Early American Music Ensemble to enjoy tunes of the Christmastide seasons of old.

• Music: The Colonial Christmas Jukebox

  In this concert, ring in the holidays with Brian Forsman and Bill Weldon as they play and sing the popular tunes and seasonal carols of Christmastides past.

• 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.

• 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: Christmas Music through the Ages

  In this concert, Timothy Seaman revels and rejoices with reverence on hammered dulcimer, mountain dulcimer, flutes and whistles, and more.

• Music: Brass Ensemble

  In this concert, the brass ensemble's bold and festive tunes kick off the season on December 3 and give a lively send-off into 2024 on December 31.

• Special Event: Artful Winter Evenings

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

• Music: American Folk Hymns for Christmas

  Join Kelly Kennedy and John Turner as they invite you to sing and shout along in this engaging program that explores music from the pulpit to the prairie.

• Music: For the Holidays!

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

• 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: Green Grow'th the Holly

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

• 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.

• Special Event: The Magic of Christmas

  This holiday show features mesmerizing magic by renowned stage magician William the Conjuror and a live band of strings, brass, reeds, and drums providing the sounds of the season.

• Special Event: The Gonzales Sisters

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

• Special Event: Williamsburg Symphony

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

• Music: Phillis Wheatley and the Music of Freedom

  Join the Governor’s Musick in a musical exploration of the paradox of freedom as seen through the poetry of Phillis Wheatley, an enslaved person and well-known poet.

• 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.

• Historic Organ Recital with 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.

• Event: A Crooner's Christmas

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

• Event: A Hard Day's Night

  Over two "typical" days in the life of The Beatles, the boys struggle to keep themselves and Paul McCartney's mischievous grandfather in check while preparing for a live TV show.

• Event: White Christmas

  A successful song-and-dance team becomes romantically involved with a sister act and teams up to save the failing Vermont inn of their former commanding general.

• On Screen Captions: A Hard Day's Night

  Captions will be displayed on the big screen for this select showing of "A Hard Day's Night."

• On Screen Captions: White Christmas

  Captions will be displayed on the big screen for this select showing of "White Christmas."

• 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.

• 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 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 Handbell Concert

  Enjoy the sound of handbells in a concert by the First Presbyterian Church Handbell Choir from Goldsboro, North Carolina under the direction of Chris Watkins.

• 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.

• 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.

• Nine Lessons & Carols

  Get ready for the New Year with Lessons and Carols by the Bruton Parish Choirs directed by Rebecca Davy and accompanied by JanEl Will on Organ.

• Christmas Organ Recital & Carol Sing

  See this elegant 300-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 - John Palmer

  John Palmer, organist from Nashville, Tennessee presents a Christmas organ recital in this 300-year-old worship center.

• Holiday Choral Concert: Bruton Parish Choirs & Orchestra

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

• A Marion Christmas

  Join us for "A Marion Christmas: There Is No Rose of Such Virtue." Presented by Sarah Taylor, Lauren Clay, Claudia Kessel, Brian Blair, and JanEl Will.

• Songs of Christmas

  Celebrate the holiday season with a candlelight concert. Enjoy "Songs of Christmas" presented by The Voice Studio of Chris Mooney and organist Rebecca Davy.

• Evening Program: Adventures!

  History is an adventure. Learn about how citizens of Williamsburg lived, worked, and played in the 18th century through many exciting and silly adventures!

• Special Event: A Salute to the Fallen

  A lone bagpiper plays selections from the Governor's Palace in tribute to those men and women who gave their lives to our nation while serving in America's Armed Forces.

• Music: Women in Early Music

  Explore the lives and elegant accomplishments of the women who turned the domestic skill of music-making into successful careers.

• Special Event: Williamsburg Military Tattoo

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

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.