Echoes of the Future Past:
An Antique Concert on Pyne Street Reimagined
An Antique Concert on Pyne Street Reimagined
During the recent renovations of the Bombyx Center for Arts and Equity in Florence, a crumpled 1873 playbill was found, announcing an "Antique Concerte" on "Pyne Street.” What was this?
Conveniently, such concerts are the subject of a PhD dissertation by Tim Eriksen, a local and noted musicologist and a good friend of Historic Northampton and Bombyx. Also conveniently, the music involved was great, making this thoroughly local, 19th-century variety of entertainment ripe for reimagining by the Bombyx/“Pyne Street” community 150 years later. Come join the fun!
Presented in collaboration with Historic Northampton, Northampton Arts Council, Mass Cultural Council, Florence Congregational Church, Beit Ahavah, and the David Ruggles Center.
Conveniently, such concerts are the subject of a PhD dissertation by Tim Eriksen, a local and noted musicologist and a good friend of Historic Northampton and Bombyx. Also conveniently, the music involved was great, making this thoroughly local, 19th-century variety of entertainment ripe for reimagining by the Bombyx/“Pyne Street” community 150 years later. Come join the fun!
Presented in collaboration with Historic Northampton, Northampton Arts Council, Mass Cultural Council, Florence Congregational Church, Beit Ahavah, and the David Ruggles Center.
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This playbill announcing an "Antique Concerte" on "Pyne Street" held May 15, 1873 in the Florence Congregational
Church was found during recent renovations of the Bombyx Center for Arts and Equity.
Church was found during recent renovations of the Bombyx Center for Arts and Equity.