David Hildebrand will discuss the results of his project Interpreting Washington through Music: Continued Studies of Sources and Applications.
About David
Hildebrand is a specialist in early American music. He is an active researcher who performs and lectures at museums, historical societies, and universities, mostly in duet with his wife Ginger. He earned his B.S. from Dickinson College and M.A. and Ph.D. (both in Musicology) from George Washington University and The Catholic University of America. He teaches American music history at the Peabody Conservatory and is an author for the Johns Hopkins University Press. David has appeared on C-Span Television, the BBC radio, NPR, "History Detectives," and the documentary film
Anthem, which is the story behind The Star-Spangled Banner. His recordings include
George Washington: Music for the first President,
Over the Hills and Far Away - Being a Collection of Music from 18th-Century Annapolis, and, most recently,
Music of the War of 1812.
