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Welcome to David & Ginger Hildebrand's Studio

Colonial American Music
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Based in Annapolis, Maryland, this husband and wife team has, since 1980, been involved in researching, performing, recording, and teaching about early American music from the colonial and Federal periods. They use a variety of authentic and reproduction instruments in order to bring America's musical heritage to life with beauty and accuracy.
 
 




CONCERTS (in full colonial costume)
LECTURE DEMONSTRATIONS
CONSULTING
ASSEMBLY PROGRAMS
WORKSHOPS & RESIDENCIES
SOUND TRACKS
RECORDINGS FOR SPECIFIC NEEDS 
RESEARCH		 Tuning up before a concert in
Carpenter's Hall in Philadelphia

 
David & Ginger were MUSIC CONSULTANTS to the PBS series Liberty!—the American Revolution and to C-SPAN's award-winning Series American Presidents: Life Portraits. Both of these feature the Hildebrand's music, which has also been used for SOUND TRACKS for movies, stage productions, public radio and television. Their RECORDINGS are distributed nationally by Albany Records and all have received widespread radio and television soundtrack exposure. They have also arranged and recorded numerous folk songs for popular CD series for the CLASSROOM by Silver Burdett and Prentice Hall. 

Hear samples: 
Over the Hills and Far Away
Corn Riggs

David & Ginger use the following instruments
as well as their voices:

  • Violin (German, maker unknown, c. 1800)
  • Baroque Guitar (copied after Voboam, c. 1695)
  • English Guitar (copied after 2 models, both c. 1770)
  • Hammered Dulcimer (modern, by Dusty Strings)
  • English flute (Oberlander, copy by Roessler)
  • Harpsichord (English spinet, copied after Thomas Hitchcock, c. 1720 
BOOKING INFORMATION for Concerts, Workshops, & Lectures . . .
              Recent appearances in—
  • EUROPEAN CONCERT:  This summer, David & Ginger gave a concert for the Stryriarte Festival in Graz, Austria.
  • Charleston, SC Week-long Residency Program
  • New Castle, DE 350th Anniversary Celebration
              Upcoming concerts for—
  • Pi Kappa Lambda
  • Braddock Road Preservation Association
  • Mary Washington College
  • Colonial Williamsburg's Capitol Concerts 
FULL CONCERT SCHEDULE

REVIEWS . . .

"A first-class job . . . expertly researched and performed selection of music . . . neatly avoid[ing] the cliches of early music." —Joseph McLellan, The Washington Post

"They begin with meticulous scholarship . . . [with] much attention to acoustic detail [and] a high level of musicianship. . ."—Arthur F. Schrader, "Singing History"

". . . wonderfully warm and rich . . . skillful and exciting. . . their two voices blend magically."  —The Maryland Historical Magazine

"David's voice is the best tenor I've heard in many moons and ideally suited for this repertoire."—Paul R. Schlitz, Jr, harpsichordist

 
David & Ginger are members of BMI.

 
 
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