New Year's Eve Gala

in the Mount Hope Mansion
Saturday, December 31, 2011

The Victorian Dance Ensemble

The Victorian Dance Ensemble, the performing troupe of the Civil War Dance Foundation, is a group of about fifty living historians who share a love for the grace and beauty of mid-nineteenth century dancing. They are devoted to promoting and advancing educational, cultural, preservation, commemoration and performing arts programs related to the Civil War and Victorian eras. Enjoy an evening of dance, and days gone by at New Year' Eve Gala!

Douglas Jimerson and the Civil War Comrades

Douglas Jimerson, tenor, began his professional performing career with The Washington Opera and made his concert stage debut at Carnegie Hall in 1996. Mr. Jimerson has advanced degrees in opera and musicology. Douglas Jimerson and the Civil War Comrades, including Bob Clayton, Ellen Anderson and Jim Besser, regularly perform 18th and 19th century American music for the National Park Service and national historic sites. They recently released "Lincoln Portrait" to commemorate the 200th birthday of Abraham Lincoln. The Civil War Comrades have a broad background in 19th century popular, folk and minstrel stage songs and a passion for presenting them in a historically appropriate style.