No tradition has yielded a greater collection of music than that of Christmas. Historian and musician Richard Franklin Donohue will explore this extraordinary repertoire from the 10th through 19th centuries. Hear carols sung in their original languages of German, Latin, Middle English, French, and Modern English sung a cappella and with harpsichord accompaniment.

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.

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Sponsored by the Friends of the Cheshire Public Library.