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Festivals

The 26th Moravian Music Festival

2021 & 2022

July 18 – 24, 2021
Online

In July of 2021…
Please make plans to connect and learn with Moravian and non-Moravian sisters and brothers, of all ages, from across the continent and around the world, as we share our love of the Savior, joy of music, in a variety of online and virtual musical and educational experiences during the week-long Moravian Music Festival.

Special online programs, concerts, workshops, etc.

Listen and View
concerts, lectures, master classes, demonstrations, etc.

Participate in
rehearsals, concerts, preludes,
recordings, videos,
workshops, roundtables, collaborations, lessons, master classes,
Zoom socials, interest groups, games,
… and much more!

Then, in 2022…
Please make plans to join our voices and instruments in music and worship, along with Moravian and non-Moravian sisters and brothers, of all ages, from across the continent and around the world, as we share our love of the Savior, joy of music, along with learning and the hard work of preparation, in a variety of experiences during the shortened in-person Moravian Music Festival in Bethlehem.

2022 will be on the campuses of Moravian College and Central Moravian Church, Bethlehem, PA.

Images from 2013 Festival in Bethlehem

Concerts and services are free and open to the public.
Concerts each evening are preceded by a band prelude.

REGISTRATION is required to participate in choral and band programs, other ensembles, workshops, and the children and youth programs.


Registrants may participate in:

  • Virtual Chorus
  • Virtual Band
  • Concerts shared on YouTube and other platforms
  • Educational opportunities: lectures, master classes, roundtables
  • Zoom Discussions and Games
  • Online Social opportunities
  • Youth and Children’s programs

Children’s Music Program and Activities for the whole week!

Youth Participation in the Festival is encouraged, with special opportunities!


2021 Festival Links and More Info

THE PURPOSE OF MORAVIAN MUSIC FESTIVALS

  • to provide an opportunity for Moravians and non-Moravians to learn about and enjoy the Moravian musical heritage while obtaining the guidance needed to better interpret this music; and
  • to foster the development of music and worship leadership skills through seminars, workshops, and participation in choral and instrumental groups with the goal of enriching the life of local congregations; and
  • to be a dimension in the ministry of the Church to meet the spiritual and fellowship needs of its members; and
  • to be a forum for the discussion of current research on Moravian music; and
  • to be a vehicle for sharing the rich musical heritage and culture of Moravian communities to the music world at large.

2009 Festival – Davidson College Presbyterian Church, NC

Read More about Festivals

http://www.moravian.org/the-moravian-magazine/moravian-magazine-september-2013/moravian-music-festival-2013/

https://www.facebook.com/25thmoravianmusicfestival?fref=ts

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STORY of the 2013 FESTIVAL

PAST FESTIVALS

Moravian Music Festivals are sponsored by the Moravian Music Foundation. The Festivals are planned and coordinated by the Foundation’s staff and board in cooperation with a Festival Planning Committee. Prior to 2010, Festivals were sponsored by the provinces of the Moravian Church in America, alternating locations between the North and the South. Festivals are held every four years, alternating between Winston-Salem, NC, and Bethlehem, PA.

For more information, please follow the “25thMoravianMusicFestival” on Facebook. Registration is not yet active for this event in 2021.

All concerts are free and open to the public.

Each concert is preceded by a band prelude. Sponsored by the Moravian Music Foundation www.moravianmusic.org

HISTORY

Beginning in the 1930s and 1940s, scholars and musicians discovered a veritable treasure trove of music in the archives of the Moravian Church in America – manuscripts, early printed music, much of it in German. As they explored more, they were awestruck at the quantity of music, and the variety of composers – those known to be Moravian, and those known in wider musical circles.Thor Johnson

Working with American-born and trained conductor, Thor Johnson (son of a Moravian minister and native of Winston-Salem, NC), a group of clergy and laypersons in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, decided to hold an Early American Moravian Music Festival and Seminar, in Bethlehem, on June 26-July 2, 1950.

Since then, the Moravians have planned and hosted 23 more Festivals, and in 2017, will host the 25th Moravian Music Festival in Winston-Salem, NC.

The following statement of purpose for Moravian Music Festivals was adopted by the Provincial Elders Conferences in joint meeting, January 22, 1985.

RECOGNIZING

  • that music is an important element in worship, enhancing one’s ability to respond to the Lord;
    1987 Edmonton, Alberta
    1987 Edmonton, Alberta
  • that music has been an integral part of the Unitas Fratrum for over 500 years; and
  • that our church, through the inspired work of its laity and clergy, has been blessed with a wealth of musical compositions which have enriched worship since the mid-15th century; and
  • that this unique musical heritage presents us with responsibilities and unlimited opportunities for its development and dissemination; and
  • that the Festivals are the only Moravian Church sponsored events that include all, regardless of age, sex or geographical difference; and
  • that the wide-spread use of Moravian music provides our denomination with one of its most effective means of outreach, the Interprovincial Music Festival Committee states that
    2003 Band Prelude (Goslen)
    2003 Band Prelude (Goslen)

THE PURPOSE OF MORAVIAN MUSIC FESTIVALS IS

  • to provide an opportunity for Moravians and non-Moravians to learn about and enjoy this musical heritage while obtaining the guidance needed to better interpret this music; and
  • to foster the development of music and worship leadership skills through seminars, workshops, and participation in choral and instrumental groups with the goal of enriching the life of local congregations; and
  • to be a dimension in the ministry of the Church to meet the spiritual and fellowship needs of its members; and
  • to be a forum for the discussion of current research on Moravian music; and
  • to be a vehicle for sharing the rich musical heritage of Moravian communities to the music world at large.
    The Salem Brass Band of Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa plays on the Davidson College campus, 2009 Festival
Handbells w Debbie Rice, director Home Moravian Church, Winston-Salem, 2017

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Festival Plans for 2021 & 2022


The 26th Festival will be in TWO PARTS              

Due to the pandemic, the Festival will be reimagined for July, 2021 – with digital content, remote connectivity, recorded and livestreamed music. Digital music experiences will allow for more equitable participation than ever before, with potential to engage our worldwide Moravian music community!

  1. PART 1: The 2021 Festival will focus on Education with mostly online connectivity.
  2. PART 2: Then, in 2022, we hope to gather in Bethlehem for a shorter in-person Festival to present the music we learned in 2021!
At this point, plans for ensembles are limited to online collaborations, like “virtual choirs” and “virtual band,” and pre-recorded music video.

More info to follow.

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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