{"id":2051,"date":"2026-04-15T11:02:04","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T15:02:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essexheritage.org\/rev250\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=2051"},"modified":"2026-04-15T11:02:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T15:02:04","slug":"songs-of-freedom","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/essexheritage.org\/rev250\/event\/songs-of-freedom\/","title":{"rendered":"Songs of Freedom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Joiin the <strong>Andover Choral Society <\/strong>directed by Matthew Buono\u00a0and the\u00a0<strong>New England Classical Singers<\/strong>\u00a0directed by David Hodgkins for a musical celebration of our nation&#8217;s 250th Anniversary.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201c<\/em><strong><em>Songs of Freedom<\/em><\/strong><em>\u201d<\/em>\u00a0offers an exploration of choral music created at pivotal times in American history from the 1700s to the 21st\u00a0century. 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