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All events are free and open to the public. Seating is limited in the Grand Theatre concerts on Friday night – tickets will be required, and they can be obtained at no charge beginning at the festival opening session on Thursday evening. While the public is free to attend the Liberty Hall barbeque on Saturday, there will be food only for festival performers and presenters. Accurately reproduced period style costume or modern formalwear is requested at the Grand Ball.
Concert-goers should bring their own seating (folding chairs, blankets, etc.) to the performances at the Old State Capitol, Leslie Morris Park on Fort Hill, and the Ward Oates Amphitheatre.
Thursday, September 1, 2011
7:00PM to 11:00PM – Opening Ceremony and First Session of Lecture/Performances;
Brown-Foreman Room, Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History.
Presentation of Colors and National Anthem
Welcome – Nicky Hughes, Frankfort Curator of Historic Sites; Gippy Graham, Mayor of Frankfort
Brass Bands in the 19th Century – Dr. Ron Holz
Salon and Concert Music of the Civil War Era - Helen Beedle, pianist
Mid-19th Century Cornet Solos – David Goins
Friday, September 2, 2011
Noon – 1:00PM – Lawn of the Old State Capitol.
Concert by the Federal City Brass Band – Music of the Union
1:30PM – 5:00PM – Second Session of Lecture/Performances; Brown-Foreman Room, Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History.
Field Music and Taps – Jari Villanueva
Civil War Era Brass Band Repertoire – Dr. Phillipa Burgess
Composition, Arranging, and Performance Practice – David Henderson & Mike West
Bands in Battle; Then and Now – Nicky Hughes
8:00PM – 11:00PM – Grand Theatre Although this performance is free, tickets are required due to theatre seating limits. Tickets will be available at the Festival or in advance by calling 502-229-9064.
8:00PM Metropolitan Minstrels
9:00PM Concert by Saxton’s Cornet Band – An Evening at the Opera House
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