What did America sound like in 1776? A local ensemble goes sleuthing for the answer

Source Chicago Sun-Times
Original Load Date May 6, 2026, 7:01 a.m.
Last Updated May 6, 2026, 7:01 a.m.
Original URL https://chicago.suntimes.com/classical-music/2026/05/06/newberry-consort-america-250-revolution-music-jonathan-woody

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* SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][99] * [ Facebook ][100] * [ Bluesky ][101] * [ Email ][102] * [ Reddit ][103] * [ Flipboard ][104] Trumpets with a Civil War–era vintage. A piano dating to George Washington’s second term. A parlor tune by a signer of the Declar...