Madam & Miss Will Shake Their Heels Abroad: In Search of America’s First Concert

Summary: How did Boston come to host the first concert ever performed in what’s now the United States? Why was Boston resistant to the idea of a concert until almost 60 years after they became common in our ancestral city of London? When did Puritan Boston relax its rules and customs enough to allow public performances of secular music? Who brought the idea of charging for admission to a musical performance to colonial Boston, and what artistic legacy did he leave behind here? Listen now to find out! Full show notes: http://HUBhistory.com/264/ Support us: http://patreon.com/HUBhistory/