Sunday Concert Series: Music of the Revolution

The Pomfret Historical Society and the Pomfret 250 Commission will host a concert of early American music on Sunday, June 28th at 3:00 PM. The concert is the second in the summer music series Music of the Revolution and will take place at the Pomfret Old Town House, 11 Town House Drive, Pomfret Ctr. CT 06259. The June 28th concert will feature From the Colonies to Independence: Songs of America’s Transition. Music historians, Rick Spencer and Dawn Indermuehle will take the audience on a musical journey with popular songs and background information about life in the 13 colonies, events that led up to the War for Independence, the Revolutionary war and the early years of the Republic through Songs from 1750 to 1825. Some describe aspects of life in the colonies, while others show the discontent that was felt by colonists who wished to free themselves from British rule. The songs celebrate the noble cause of independence, soldier life during the war, famous battles on land and sea and life during the uneasy years after the conflict.

The Concert series was generously funded through donations from local civic organizations including: The Friends of Pomfret Library, Pomfret Proprietors, Pomfret Lions Club, and the Pomfret Town Democratic Committee. Three of the concerts will be held at the Old Town House, 11 Town House Drive, in Pomfret the third Sunday’s of May, June, and August. The fourth concert will be held at the Vanilla Bean Café on October 2nd at 7 PM as part of the welcome reception for the reenactors participating in the Revolutionary Pomfret Reenactment and Living History Event October 3rd & 4th at the Pomfret Recreation Park in Abington. On December 4th there will be a Community Carol Sing featuring early American and English carols in the historic Old Town House built in 1841.

Rick Spencer and Dawn Indermuehle develop and present theme-based music and history programs, performing songs that give cultural insight into interesting times, places and events in American history. Rick and Dawn carefully craft their vocals and accompaniment to sound as true to a song’s era or style as possible. Their vast repertoire includes music from the Colonial era to the present day. Rick and Dawn use these songs to illustrate the evolution of our nation’s culture and history in an informative and entertaining way.

The concert is free and open to the public.

For more information contact Donna Dufresne, windsong@snet.net.