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November 4, 2022

German-English Advent Singstunde

Join us for our annual German-English Advent Singstunde in the beautiful Old Chapel of Central Church in Bethlehem! A worshipful hour of singing hymns

October 30, 2022

PreServers Volunteer Group

The MMF PreServers, serving together in fellowship to promote music, education, and engagement for the future of the Moravian Music

October 30, 2022

New Moravian Christmas CD!

What Good News the Angels Bring New! from the Bach Festival Societyof Winter Park, FL Bach Festival Choir and OrchestraJohn V. Sinclair, Music

October 29, 2022

Music on the Mountain 2023

Moravian Music on the Mountain A Moravian Music Weekend an opportunity to make music together, to worship, to learn, and to enjoy fellowship in a

October 5, 2022

Dispatches from the Vault

Dispatch No. 22.1 The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion For this first dispatch, I’m highlighting an item from the Irving Lowens

August 18, 2022

Eight Mohican Moravian Hymns

STRONG WOUNDS New Publication by the Moravian Music Fdtn. Strong Wounds; Eight Mohican Moravian Hymns Edited by Sarah Eyerly and Rachel

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WINSTON-SALEM OFFICE at the ARCHIE K. DAVIS CENTER

457 South Church St.
Winston-Salem, NC 27101

Phone: (336) 725-0651
Email: info@moravianmusic.org

BETHLEHEM OFFICE at the MORAVIAN ARCHIVES

41 West Locust St
Bethlehem, PA 18018

Phone: (610) 866-3340

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Musicians Performing at ChristmasFest 2022 Schedule

Friday, December 16
5:00–5:45	Stratford Brass
6:00–6:30	The Moravian Band
6:30–7:00	Trinity Moravian Church and Logos
7:00–8:00	New Philadelphia Worship Team
8:00–8:30	Salem Band Tuba Quartet
8:30–9:00	Advent Brass Ensemble

Saturday, December 17
10:00–10:30	South Stokes High School Band
10:30–11:00	Whitaker Elementary School Chorus
11:00–11:30	Salem Congregation Band Classes
11:30–12:00	West Stokes High School Choir
12:00–12:45	Salem Trombone Choir

and

Spencer Bullins on guitar will be playing inside the reading room for most of the festival.

Food & Drink Vendors at ChristmasFest 2022

Snickety Snacks food/desserts www.facebook.com/snicketysnackslocal

Donut NV donut truck www.facebook.com/DonutNvAdvanceNC

Struggle Bus coffee truck www.facebook.com/thestrugglebus21

Patriot Pretzel Co. pretzels www.facebook.com/patriotpretzelcompany

WutYaSay Southern Cookin’ www.facebook.com/wutyasay

Baked Just So bakery www.facebook.com/BakedJustSO/

The Southern Noodle www.facebook.com/TheSouthernNoodle/

Open House at Cedarhyrst

We warmly welcome all in our Moravian family to historic Cedarhyrst for the
Moravian Provincial Offices Christmas Open House!

December 16th (2 p.m. – 8 p.m.) and December 17th (10 a.m. – Noon)
Moravian Church Provincial Offices (Cedarhyrst)
459 S. Church Street in Old Salem (park on Church St. or in Salem Fine Arts Center lot.)

Come meet the staff & volunteers who keep the province running. All eleven of the building’s beautiful fireplaces will be decked out with a unique Nativity/Putz displays designed by each provincial office. Sip hot cider with us and browse the CCD’s lending library. Children’s programming is available too! We hope you’ll drop by as we open our house to the community.

Click here to download the official flyer.

Candle Tea of Home Moravian Church

In the two weekend prior to ChristmasFest: Dec. 1 – 3 and Dec. 8 – 10, 2022

As a Moravian brass band plays nearby, costumed volunteers welcome guests with an introduction to the history of the Moravians in Salem, followed by carols in the Saal accompanied by an 18^thcentury Tannenburg organ, the sweet aroma of a beeswax candle-making demonstration, a visit to the original kitchen to enjoy coffee and sugar cake, and finally a viewing of the amazing Salem putz and the nativity scene.

The sights, sounds, smells, tastes and interesting narrative of Candle Tea provide a warm experience of Moravian Advent and Christmas traditions from early Salem to the present day. The regular Candle Tea tour lasts about an hour.

More Details and to make a reservation >>

The Scriptorium: Moravian Candle Tea

Artists & Craftspersons at ChristmasFest 2022

Moravian Music Foundation Christmas CDs, both choral and instrumental, and featuring the Moravian Lower Brass

Veronica Vale Paintings

Golden Magnolia Soaps and candles

________ woodworking, handmade items

LaDonna Crist Art C Moravian gift items

Hot Sauces

Handmade Stars Susan Moore

Katherine Loafman Framed Moravian artwork

Lauren Hatfield Christmas gift items (Moravian)

Moravian Archives resources

Commission for Congregational Development books and worship resources

Unity Women’s Desk /Lynn Waggoner worldwide Crafts

Salem Saturdays at Christmas

Throughout the holidays and during ChristmasFest, Old Salem will welcome visitors to enjoy the shops and displays around Salem. Make it even more special by touring the historic buildings, homes and shops. Tickets at the Visitor Center: Holiday All-In-One Ticket

More about events >>

Salem Saturdays at Christmas

Visiting Old Salem Museum and Gardens - This Is My South

A Moravian Market for You!

A couple weeks prior to ChristmasFest: December 3rd, 2022

Enjoy the Moravian Market, filled with traditional gifts for your home and your friends.
10:00 am – 4 pm on the Square

Then, join Wachovia Historical Society for Hanging of the Greens, the draping of the fence on Salem Square with green garland.
12:00 noon on the Square

Website NC - Winston Salem - Old Salem Town Square | This town well … | Flickr

A Moravian Market for You!

Old Salem Square, 649 South Main Street, December 3rd, 10:00 am until 3:00 pm. Pyramid trees, ongoing advent wreath and greenery workshops, woven baskets, hand-decorated linens, Christmas ornaments from worldwide Moravian congregations, Christmas music, and much more!

Sponsored by the Moravian Music Foundation, Unitas Women’s Desk, and Wachovia Historical Society.

RISM

RISM: Répertoire International des Sources Musicales

RISM, or International Inventory of Musical Sources, is an international, non-profit organization that aims to comprehensively document extant musical sources worldwide: manuscripts, printed music editions, writings on music theory, and libretti that are found in libraries, archives, churches, schools, and private collections.

Search RISM ONLINE (more searching options and granularity for scholars) or Search RISM CATALOG (more general searching)

The RISM Catalog of Musical Sources contains over 1.2 million records and can be searched at no cost. Early western music from 1600 through to the early 19th century is included.

RISM was founded in Paris in 1952 and is the largest and only global organization that documents written musical sources. RISM records what exists and where it can be found. RISM is where scholars go when they are looking for music manuscripts or early prints around the world. RISM entries include the musical incipits – the first phrase or so of music – to enable identification of a specific piece of music (which setting of “Sing to the Lord a New Song” is this?).

Other resources at MMF:

Reference library: the Peter Memorial Library in Winston-Salem
Irving Lowens Collection of early American tunebooks and songbooks, in Winston-Salem
An extensive international collection of hymnals (mostly Moravian) in many languages, dating to the 16th century, in Winston-Salem

Video about Moravian Music Research

Books about Moravian Music

Blog Posts about Moravian Music

Books for Sale: Musicology

Video about Moravian Music Research

Books about Moravian Music

Blog Posts about Moravian Music

Books for Sale: Musicology

Heritage Award

presented by the Moravian Historical Society, Aug. 28, 2022, to

GWYNETH MICHEL
Asst. Director of the Moravian Music Foundation

in sincere appreciation of her contributions in support of the MHS.

We Are Open for Business!

…however, it helps us if you make an appointment to visit the BETHLEHEM office in-person, so that we may access and prepare materials for you.

Assistant, Jan Harke, is in the office on Mondays and Fridays.

610-866-3340 Masks are preferred.

For shopping, you may visit MMF in Bethlehem any day of the week. The Archives staff will accept payment and complete your purchase.
When convenient, you may consider ordering items on the MMF website. We can save you shipping charge if you want to pick-up the items. Please email sales@moravianmusic.org

For anthem and lending library requests, research inquiries, and other inquiries,
you are welcome to send an email to jan@moravianmusic.org, info@moravianmusic.org or
directly to any of the staff, using this pattern: [first name]@moravianmusic.org

We Are Open for Business!

…however, we prefer you make an appointment to visit the WINSTON-SALEM office in-person. 336-725-0651

Visitors are asked to wear a mask.

You may always order items 24/7 on the MMF website. You may pick-up or we will ship.

For anthem and lending library requests, research inquiries, and other inquiries,
you are welcome to send an email to info@moravianmusic.org or sales@moravianmusic.org
or directly to any of the staff, using this pattern: [first name]@moravianmusic.org

Christopher Ogburn

Growing up in the Moravian Church, I learned the value of the church and the importance of its long and remarkable history, both locally, but also internationally. My own family lineage can be traced back to the Bethabara settlement, so there is a strong personal connection that draws me to the work of the Moravian Music Foundation and the preservation of its remarkable archival collection. While an undergraduate at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, I had the privilege of interning one summer at the Foundation under Nola Reed Knouse. This opportunity solidified my passion for musicology and is what ultimately inspired my pursuit of a doctorate in that area. In many ways, I owe my career to the Foundation and consider this opportunity to be both a literal and spiritual homecoming.

Looking to the future, I am excited by all the possibilities, including expanding the lecture series, building a more robust online presence, providing live music performances, creating workshops for local students, and working to tell the global story of the Moravian Church more completely and accurately.

My family has deep ties to the area that go back several generations. My wife, Erin, and I are excited to be moving back to Winston-Salem and to raise our daughter, June, in this community that played such a vital role in shaping who I am today. We are looking forward to exploring all the new restaurants, hiking around Pilot Mountain, and enjoying the vibrant cultural community that has grown over the years. After having lived in New York City for the bulk of our adult lives, we are delighted to be back in the land of BBQ, Cheerwine, and the Heels. -Chris Ogburn

Bruce Earnest

What an honor it is for me to join the Moravian Music Foundation. I look forward to working with the board, staff, and community as we plan for the next 66 years. The mission and vision of the Moravian Music Foundation is as important now and for the future as it was at inception 66 years ago. I am grateful to be leading an organization that is respected throughout the globe for its collection and significance, due to Dr. Knouse and the team. As my wife and family transition to the beautiful city of Winston-Salem, we ask for your prayers and look forward to meeting each of you very soon! -Bruce Earnest

Psalm 99:5

ArchivGrid

ArchiveGrid LINK

This is a collection of over 7,000,000 archival descriptions, including documents, personal papers, family histories, and other archival materials held in about 1,500 archival institutions. ArchiveGrid helps researchers looking for primary source materials, but who may not know exactly where to go to find them. MMF’s finding aids can be discovered through ArchiveGrid. For an example, go to https://researchworks.oclc.org/archivegrid/help/; type in the search box (upper right) “Bethlehem congregation” and the first thing you will find is MMF’s finding aid for the Bethlehem Congregation Collection, and also related collections and suggested search terms (Lancaster, Dover, Lititz, etc.), linked to those finding aids on the MMF website.

Finding Aids

Individual Finding Aids LINK

Guide: Arranged by Collection LINK

The archival holdings of MMF are divided into collections. (some in Bethlehem, some in Winston-Salem)

The finding aid for each collection is a “30,000-foot view” of the collection in its context. Each finding aid contains information about the size of the collection, how it was created, history of the community or key individuals involved in the collection, and a description of the contents.

A guide to the MMF collections is available at MoravianMusic.org:

For the individual finding aids, see https://moravianmusic.org/category/finding-aids/
Then, click on any of the titles and read about that collection. When this work is completed, there will be a finding aid for every collection we hold.

GemeinKat

GemeinKat is the MMF digital catalog on WorldCat.org LINK

“GemeinKat” is the name given to MMF’s project to upload new and enhanced digital records to the OCLC and RISM databases. We have used the name “GemeinKat” as our umbrella term for the entire project, involving Backstage Library Works, OCLC, WorldCat, and RISM and the work of cataloging; also, the creation of the digital records and the creation of finding aids.

GemeinKat is available to the public, on the internet, at moravianmusic.on.worldcat.org and is a WorldCat Discovery catalog, developed by OCLC, a nonprofit organization that provides services to thousands of libraries worldwide. Through WorldCat, users have the potential to access more than 1.8 billion items in libraries around the world.

GemeinKat itself is: the bibliographic records for each manuscript, book, or printed music item found in MMF holdings.
These archival holdings are grouped by collections and physically reside in either the Bethlehem or Winston-Salem archive (sometimes in both).
For a description, see the MMF website: https://moravianmusic.org/gemeinkat-catalog/.

WorldCat.org: to search the catalog, go to https://moravianmusic.on.worldcat.org/discovery. You can search by composer, title, collection, or any number of other keywords; just go try!

OCLC (Online Computer Library Center): the collective of organization(s) that built the online database called WorldCat. It is now owned by Backstage Library Works.

A recent inquiry to MMF - Subject: Copyright/Streaming

Dear MMF,

I have a question about copyright and streaming. We have CCLI license and streaming license at my church, but it does not cover many pieces for organ. Would the ASCAP license provide that protection for us to stream and include copyrighted organ music? I’ve read their website, and it seems like it would. https://www.ascap.com/music-users/types/church-or-ministry

Thanks!

____________________________________________________

Dear Worship Leader,

We have been instructing folks to follow CCLI and OneLicense guidelines, which, as you discovered, unfortunately, rarely cover instrumental/keyboard music.

Yes, it appears as though ASCAP offers a “WorshipCast” streaming license, which is set up in much the same manner as CCLI and OneLicense licenses – i.e., the fee structure is based on worship attendance:

https://apps.christiancopyrightsolutions.com/purchase-license.aspx?svc=wc

A quick click brought up this fee structure:
1 – 199 (in attendance): $284.00
200 – 499 (in attendance): $424.00 (obviously it goes up from here)

Some further good news – the WorshipCast license offered above is controlled by Christian Copyright Solutions (a division of CCLI, and it appears as though purchase of this license would allow you to broadcast both ASCAP and BMI titles, opening up even more possibilities.

I don’t think, however, that this license includes SESAC titles; thus, if you wished to perform anything under the SESAC umbrella (Dan Gawthrop, for instance), you would need to approach that entity directly for a license:

https://www.sesac.com/#!/

Thank you for bringing this to our attention.

Blessings to you in your music ministry!

Gwyneth Michel, Assistant Director, Moravian Music Foundation – – (with edits by Erik S.)

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Internships at MMF

The Moravian Music Foundation welcomes students for internships.
Both college (or higher) and high school levels may be accommodated.
Some projects require no musical experience; others require ability to read music and understand orchestral scores/parts.

Internship Opportunities

Archie K Davis Center

Construction began on the building in the fall of 1999, and the facility was completed and occupied in July 2001. In September 2001, the building was dedicated as the Archie K. Davis Center. More about the man, the building, and a quick, visual tour of our beautiful home.

The Archie K. Davis Center