Ruckus — New England Polyphony

Support Midtown Concerts: https://gemsny.org/support-gems/ Click "more" for program information Howell Petty ~ soprano Lily Hammond ~ alto Christopher Preston Thompson ~ tenor John Taylor Ward ~ bass Douglas Balliett ~ New England viol New England Polyphony explores the riches of one of America’s earliest repertoires: the New England Hymn. In eighteenth-century New England, many small towns often had their own proprietary hymn books, full of new and familiar music based on popular folk melodies and fiddle tunes, with a homegrown style of counterpoint. Emerging out of the founding decades of the Republic, this repertoire serves as a reminder of the nation’s earliest ideals. Driven by fervent, full-throated music-making, these devotional hymns are “suggestive of the strife, the commotion, the battle cries of a transitional period of society, struggling onward toward dimly seen ideals of people and order.” (Harriett Beecher Stowe) View the full program with notes: https://gemsny.org/programs/Ruckus.pdf Modern Music (William Billings (1746−1800)) Mourning Souls (Jeremiah Ingalls (1764−1838)) Cowper (Oliver Holden (1765−1844)) Pennsylvania (Joseph Stone (1758−1837)) David’s Lamentation (William Billings (1746−1800)) The Dying Christian to His Soul (William Billings (1746−1800)) Russia (Daniel Read (1757−1836)) Calvary (Daniel Read (1757−1836)) Majesty (William Billings (1746−1800)) Lamentation over Boston (William Billings (1746−1800)) China (Timothy Swan (1758−1842)) Sorrow’s Tear (Stephen Jenks (1772−1856)) China (Timothy Swan (1758−1842)) Heavenly Vision (Jacob French (1754−1817)) Blessed is He (William Billings (1746−1800)) Bunker Hill (Anonymous) Bridgewater (Lewis Edson (1747−1820)) Artist website: https://www.ruckusearlymusic.org/ Join our mailing list: https://gemsny.org/newsletter/ More Info: https://gemsny.org/midtown-concerts