Moravian Music Festival 2022

04/17/2025

Enjoy the latest Moravian Music Foundation eNewsletter, Musical Moments, available now on Canva: news, updates, events, stories, and articles about Unitas and Moramus Chorale, Moravian Music Sunday, Comenius Music Academy Classes, Shape Note Singing and the Irving Lowens Collection, Donor Spotlight: Russell Mathias, David Zeisberger, and more... www.moravianmusic.org/latest-newsletter/

03/14/2025

Worship leaders and musicians! Today we share reflections by the Rev. James V. Salzwedel from his many years of experience leading Moravian congregational worship from the piano or organ. This video was created for the 2021 Moravian Music Festival. Whether playing for Holy Week, Good Friday Lovefeast, communions, or funerals, there is something here for you. Other topics include hymn singing, phrasing, new or unfamiliar hymns, modulations, introductions, choral responses, and amens.

James Salzwedel shares reflections from his own experience of leading congregational worship from the piano or organ. From a series of videos encouraging the...

03/13/2025

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----- Mit dem Frühling rückt auch unserer 40. brüderische an in immer näher. Es werden wieder um die 200 Teilnehmende aus und noch darüber hinaus erwartet. Viele sind Mitglied der Brüder-Unität, aber das ist keine Notwendigkeit. Die Tage werden geprägt sein von einem bunten Programm, beginnend mit gemeinsamen Proben, Workshops, Konzerten, einem Ausflug und dem Austausch untereinander.

Das Planungsteam steckt fleißig in den Vorbereitungen. Die Ausflüge mit unter einer Wanderung zu den Vogtsbauernhöfen, das Programm, die Zelte, Schlafunterkünfte, der bunte Abend, der musikalische Rahmen und vieles mehr werden mit viel Liebe und Motivation geplant, gestaltet und ausgetüftelt.

♦♦♦ Nun ist auch endlich die Anmeldung geöffnet! ♦♦♦ Über die Homepage des Bläsertags kann man sich informieren, einen Schlafplatz buchen, T-Shirts kaufen und sich natürlich für dieses einzigartige Ereignis anmelden. Der Anmeldeschluss ist am 31. März 2025.

Das Planungsteam ist schon sehr gespannt auf fünf Tage voller Musik, Begegnungen von Jung und Alt sowie Gesprächen mit bekannten und neuen Gesichtern.

Also verpasst es nicht und kommt vorbei!
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03/04/2025

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01/22/2025

With One Accord
The Moravian Music Foundation announces the 27th Season of the Unitas Chorale with a Concert on Sunday, May 4, 2025, 4:00 pm, in the sanctuary of Advent Moravian Church, 3730 Jacksonville Rd., Bethlehem, PA. A free-will offering will be invited.
Rehearsals are held January through April at College Hill Moravian Church; 72 West Laurel Street, Bethlehem, PA on the first, third, and fifth Sundays of the month. Next rehearsal: Sunday, Feb. 2, 3:00 - 5:00 pm; Gwyneth Michel, Director; MMF office: 610-866-3340 (PA); https://moravianmusic.org/category/unitas/

11/01/2024

The Board of Trustees of the Moravian Music Foundation (MMF) is pleased to announce the appointment of Christopher Ogburn as Executive Director of MMF. He will assume these duties, while continuing his programming and musicological work.
Ogburn, a lifelong Moravian, joined the Foundation in 2022 as the Director of Programming and Resident Musicologist.
He earned his Master of Philosophy in Music and Master of Arts in Music from The Graduate Center, City University of New York, New York, NY. He went on to study and complete his Ph.D. in Historical Musicology, September 2018, at The Graduate Center, City University of New York, New York, NY. His dissertation was Strauss and the City: The Reception of Richard Strauss’s Salome, Elektra, and Der Rosenkavalier within New York City, 1907–1934. Ogburn earned a Bachelor of Music in Bassoon Performance and Minor in English Literature from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC.
Prior to coming to the MMF, he taught and lectured at Manhattan College and LaGuardia Community College, before joining the faculty of Central Piedmont Community College, Charlotte, NC as Instructor of Music.
He will be replacing Bruce Earnest, who passed away suddenly at the end of July.

10/23/2024

All are invited to a benefit Singstunde of Love and Hope ❤️🙏
Oct 25, 2024, 7:45pm (prelude, 7:15pm); Old Salem Visitors Center, 900 Old Salem Rd., Winston-Salem, NC,
No ticket is necessary. We will receive a love offering that evening in which all proceeds will go to the Second Harvest Food Bank of NW North Carolina to aid the victims of Hurricane Helene in our beloved state. Baked goods and drinks will also be for sale with all money raised going to the same cause.
For over 300 years, Moravians have turned to song to praise God, seek comfort, and find community. Accompanied by Mary Lou Kapp Peeples on the 1800 Tannenberg and members of the Moramus Chorale, we will all join in lifting our voices in love and hope singing hymns drawn from the 1923, 1969, and 1995 hymnals. Whether you come to sing or to enjoy the singing, we hope that you will join us in this Moravian tradition of song, community, and stewardship. www.moravianmusic.org

10/09/2024

Experience music heard in 18th century Salem, NC.
In the Beginning…
A concert by the Moramus Chorale
Friday, October 25, 2024
7:45pm
Gray Auditorium, Old Salem Visitor Center, 900 Old Salem Rd., Winston-Salem, NC
Please join us for a concert featuring anthems by C. I. Latrobe, John Antes, and Christian Gregor, and the music of Franz Josef Haydn: movements from THE CREATION. The Moravian Music Foundation is custodian of first editions of this work and more by Haydn. The first performance of THE CREATION in North America was by the Moravians in Bethlehem, PA. Don't miss this unforgettable evening! Get your tickets now and be part of something special. The concert will feature the Tannenberg Organ (Salem, 1800). This concert made possible with the generous support of Old Salem Museums & Gardens. Tickets at https://moravianmusic.ticketspice.com/mmf-serenade-concert-series-2024

10/09/2024

John V. Sinclair, conductor • Bach Festival Choir and Orchestra • Clara Rottsolk, soprano • Morgan Davis Peckels, mezzo-soprano • Steven Soph, tenor • Brian Ming Chu, bass Experience the enduring brilliance of Mozart’s Requiem. Widely regarded as one of the finest choral masterpieces eve...

09/13/2024

Band & Choir
Lititz Moravian Music Weekend. As Lititz celebrates 275 years, please join us for a weekend of opportunities for musicians of all levels and abilities to come together in harmony and fellowship. You will learn some new music and enjoy some old favorites with friends from Bethlehem, Winston-Salem and beyond. Workshops, talks, and local tours will be offered. Learn about and experience the rich musical history of Lititz. https://moravianmusic.org/lititz-moravian-music-weekend/A concert with the Lititz Moravian Collegium Musicum rounds out this enriching and fulfilling weekend. Special rate for Lititz Choir and Trombone Choir members! Special youth/student rate.

08/08/2024

A “Celebration of Life” service will be held for Bruce Earnest at 2:00 pm on Saturday, August 17, at Calvary Moravian Church of Winston-Salem. A private graveside service in Salem God’s Acre will be held prior for the family.

Dr. Bruce Allan Earnest, Jr. entered the more immediate presence of his Savior on July 31, 2024. Bruce was born on September 30, 1969, in Southbridge, Massachusetts: https://www.hayworth-miller.com/obituaries/bruce-earnest