Recordings

David Moritz Michael (1751-1827), who initiated the use of the wind ensemble for the Whitmonday celebration, wrote two suites specifically for this day: the Wasserfahrt, or "Water Journey," in 1809, and Suiten Bey einer Quelle zu blasen, or "Suites to Play by a Spring," presumably in 1810. Music sample and track list found below in the full description

The Moravian Lower Brass is a new outgrowth of the Moravian brass heritage, the band equivalent of the sonority of a men's chorus. Listeners as yet unfamiliar with the quality of this sound will be struck by its mellow, rich, and deeply expressive quality. Full description and track list found below.

A lovely CD by The New World String Orchestra with several fine vocalists, featuring works by Moravian composers, like Dencke, Herbst, Michael, Peter, and non-Moravian composers. As Christ was at the center of Moravian society, music was central to its worship and daily life. Music was integral to worship, and the Moravian musical liturgy was carefully organized so that, as Edward Berlin states, it had an "effect far more profound and lasting than a sermon delivered prosaically from a minister's pulpit." CD RELEASE 1978 ©1994 Recorded Anthology of American Music, Inc.

Moravians sing. Moravian worship services are characterized by singing hymns of traditional composers and contemporary composers and writers. This collection of Moravian hymns is the first of what we hope will be a series of recordings of hymns and anthems popular in American Moravian congregations. Music sample and track list found below in the full description

Sharla Nafziger and the Bach Festival Chamber Orchestra A collection of Moravian music from the 18th and 19th centuries, performed by soprano Sharla Nafziger with the Bach Festival Chamber Orchestra under the direction of Dr. John Sinclair.Ê Recorded in 2009; produced by the Moravian Music Foundation Track list and full description found below.