What a Glorious Crash They Made: Music of the Revolution

This musical program features a collection of “New Songs” and Hymns published during the American Revolution. From the time of the Stamp Act through the British surrender at Yorktown, seditious colonists used these works to foment rebellion, to commemorate victory, and to give thanks for their preservation.

Tenor & Harpsichordist Richard Franklin Donohue will explore this fiery repertoire that in the words of John Adams “cultivated the sensations of Freedom.”

Richard Franklin Donohue is a singer, private music instructor, and historian. Vocally, he is a tenor who specializes in historic music ranging from Middle English carols to 19th century romantic music. He has been teaching piano, voice, and music theory since 1992. Richard is the town historian of his hometown of Cromwell, Connecticut and has been the President and Program Director of the Cromwell Historical Society for nearly twenty years. He is the author of "Rosetown Review," a monthly history article published in the Cromwell Life newspaper, and presents historical lectures throughout New England on various topics.