Music of the Federal Tavern

3206 M Street Northwest,Washington DC 20007

23 September, 2021

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Come and join renowned music historian David &Ginger Hildebrand for a concert of special period music at the City Tavern Club Come join renowned music historians David & Ginger Hildebrand for a concert of special period music on Thursday, September 23rd at the City Tavern Club in Georgetown, starting at 6:00 P.M. The event is complimentary, we only ask for a donation to the City Tavern Preservation Foundation, a non-profit created to preserve and steward the City Tavern, the last remaining Federal tavern in Washington, DC, through education and promotion of its history and significance to the public. Tickets may be secured through EventBrite or City Tavern Club's web site. David & Ginger will don period attire to perform music heard in American taverns, like the City Tavern, in the late 18th and early 19th century. Selections will include American patriotic songs, ballads, dance tunes and theater songs as heard by some of the City Tavern's most famous guests:  George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams and Francis Scott Key. The Hildebrands will explain and demonstrate their instruments, including the harpsichord, hammered dulcimer, violin, and Spanish & English guitars -- interpreting various musical traditions, featuring both the formal and less refined aspects of music in early America.   David & Ginger specialize in researching, recording, and performing early American music. Since 1980 they have presented concerts and educational programs throughout the country and abroad at museums, historic sites, schools and universities. Mount Vernon, The National Gallery of Art, The National Archives, and Colonial Williamsburg are among their many past sponsors. This will be an evening that you will long remember. Make your reservations today and come hear the Music of the Tavern! Located in the heart of Georgetown at the intersection of M Street & Wisconsin Ave, the City Tavern Club has long been a center of activity in the city. The clubhouse is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and the City Tavern Club operates as a nonprofit organization with the mission of preserving one of the oldest Federal period buildings and the sole remaining founding-era tavern in Washington, D.C. Originally constructed in 1796, the City Tavern functioned as both an inn and a major hub of civic life in the area during the early Federal period. George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and other Founding Fathers frequented the Tavern during this time. Today the City Tavern continues the traditions set forth by the Founding Fathers and is a second home to many distinguished members of Washington’s political and social elite.