The Museum Of Making Music Hosts Victorian Christmas Program With John Doan
November 21, 2007
A Victorian Christmas has become John Doan's holiday tradition for over twenty years. This festive seasonal program is a live version of the Emmy-nominated Public Broadcasting television special which re-enacts what it might have been like to celebrate Christmas a century ago.
At 7 PM on Saturday, December 15 at the Museum of Making Music in Carlsbad, John explores how the Victorians invented many Christmas traditions we remember and quite a few we have forgotten. Harp guitar, tremblelin, classical banjo and ukelin are but a few of the authentic instruments featured in the performance. They were once popular in American homes and parlors, on vaudeville stages and in mandolin orchestras. In addition to performing on each instrument, Doan explains their history in an entertaining and often zany fashion; shows slides of old catalogues and archival photographs from his personal collection; and leads the audience in singing American carols with nineteenth century accompaniment. During the performance, John includes several of his own arrangements and medleys of favorite carols performed on dozens of Americana instruments. At the end of the concert, everyone is invited to come up for a closer look at the instruments themselves.
Tickets to this event are $20; $15 for Museum members. Contact Jillian Jepsen at (760) 438-5996, extension 212 for tickets and reservations or purchase tickets online.
For more information, visit their web site at www.museumofmakingmusic.org.
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