Sunday, September 27, 2026 · 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Morrill Memorial Library — 33 Walpole St., Norwood, MA
Let's kick off the new season of Fall concerts with a nod to America's 250th anniversary, featuring Richard Franklin Donohue performing, "What a Glorious Crash They Made: Musick of New England’s Revolution," on Sunday, September 27 at 3:00pm. Registration is required for all the shows in the Musical Sundays Concert Series and are supported by the Library Endowment Fund. Most performances will begin at 3:00pm. What A Glorious Crash They Made features a collection of “New Songs” and Hymns published in New England during the American Revolution. From the time of the Stamp Act through the British surrender at Yorktown, New England’s seditious colonists used these works to foment rebellion, commemorate victory, and give thanks for preservation. Richard Franklin Donohue, Tenor & Harpsichord, will share his original research and explore this fiery repertoire that in the words of John Adams “cultivated the sensations of Freedom.” The program spans the Revolutionary war years with selections like John Dickenson's Liberty Song, William Billings' Chester, Thomas Paine’s Liberty Tree, and several popular British tunes with "new" texts reflecting the cause of freedom. Richard Franklin Donohue…