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Kyle Johnston

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Associate Director in the Bethlehem Office



Kyle Johnston

kyle@moravianmusic.org
610-866-3340

Kyle is the liaison for all projects, programs, concerts, recordings, etc. and fundraising in the Lehigh Valley and Northern Province of the Moravian Church in North America. Kyle is available for inquiries about the collections in Bethlehem (2/3rds of MMF’s archival collections).

About Programs in Bethlehem, Nazareth, the Northern Province, and beyond!

Kyle Johnston is a professionally trained vocalist, conductor, multi-instrumentalist, and a lifelong musician. While attending Campbell University for Music Education, he performed in nearly every available ensemble. Since graduating in 2012, he has used his expertise in a variety of different ways, including conducting musicals at Harnett Regional Theater, singing in numerous community choirs, and being a leader in worship ministries for several churches. He has also led workshops at the John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, NC, traveled and performed internationally with groups in Ireland, Germany, Puerto Rico, and Portugal, and was the lead organizer for the Annual North Carolina Shape Note Convention until its hiatus in 2020. Most recently Kyle was the Lead Interpreter at the Single Brother’s House with Old Salem Museums & Gardens, where he could often be found playing the historic 1798 Tannenberg Organ.

Kyle is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Library Science at North Carolina Central University.


Kyle specializes in early American hymnody, and is excited to join the Moravian Music Foundation in Bethlehem, PA to share his passion for music, love of hymns, and share the profound impact that Moravians have had in the growth and proliferation of such music. He looks forward to building relationships in the Northern Province.

More About Shape Note Singing

Photos from Kyle’s 2023 workshop on Shape Note Singing at the Moravian Music Foundation

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Who: The courses will be taught by Christopher Ogburn, PhD, the Director of the Moravian Music Foundation (MMF) and our resident musicologist. Prior to coming to the MMF, Ogburn 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 has over a decade of experience teaching courses in both music history and theory.

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

Items for Sale

  • Moravian Music Foundation   
    Christmas CDs, both choral and instrumental, and featuring the Moravian Lower Brass
  • Moravian Archives     
    Books, resources, gifts and accessories

Artists and Craftspersons (confirmed, so far)

At Archie K Davis Center


Art C Designs – Moravian gift items by LaDonna Crist

Handmade Moravian Stars by Susan Moore

At Elberson Fine Arts Center


Artist, Laura Morales Studios

Karlee Kreations – Cocoa Bombs

Calvary Moravian – Lovefeast in a Box

Artist, Liz S – Elizabeth Stonich

East Bend Woodworks – Tina Johnstone

Moravian Mercantile – Christmas gift items by Lauren Hatfield

Vida Collective – Angela Hunt

Unity Women’s Desk – worldwide crafts

Hot Sauce Mall, Drake Lanier

Vicki Vassar

Laurie Russell Pottery

CSV Creations – Carlie S Van

All artists, vendors, exhibitors are subject to change.

Struggle Bus       coffee truck  www.facebook.com/thestrugglebus21

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

Knock Out BBQ https://www.facebook.com/KnockOutBBQFoodTruck

Taco Truck Calentana https://www.facebook.com/people/Taqueria-La-Calentana/61558492804697/

Hot Dogs and Cotton Candy, too!

TALK What is Moravian Music?
12:00pm in the Spaugh Lecture Hall, Archie K. Davis Center
Speaker, Christopher Ogburn, Ph.D., Executive Director of MMF

TALK The Peter Oliver Pavilion and Gallery
2:00pm in the Spaugh Lecture Hall, Archie K. Davis Center
Speakers, Christie Williams and Sabrina Garity, Assistant Archivist

Tours of the Vault (including music treasures
On the hour [ 10:00am, 11:00am, 1:00pm, 2:00pm, 3:00pm, 4:00pm
45 minutes (Max 10 people per hour)

All music performers and schedules are subject to changes. (as of 12/5/2024)

Music outdoors around the ChristmasFest campus

10 – 10:20Whitaker Elementary School Garden
10:30 – 10:50West Stokes HS Chorus Garden
11:00 – 11:45Trinity Moravian Chancel ChoirCourtyard
11:00 – 11:45Adam and Stephanie Goodrich AK Davis Ctr
12 – 12:50Talk on “What is Moravian Music?” (indoors – Spaugh Recital Hall) AK Davis Ctr
1 – 1:45North Davidson High School JV and Varsity SingersCourtyard
2 – 2:45New Philadelphia Worship TeamCourtyard
3:30 – 3:50The Moravian Band (all players welcome! – green and blue books) Courtyard
4 – 4:45Salem Band Tuba Quartet Courtyard

Music Concerts at Salem College, Elberson Fine Arts Ctr, in Hanes Auditorium
10:30a – 12:30pTriad Community Band
1:00p – 2:30pSalem Community Orchestra
3:00p – 5:00pWinston-Salem Civic Orchestra / Winston-Salem Symphony Youth Philharmonic

MMFS1301      Glory to God in the Highest   Gregor, Christian      Luke 2:14        
SSAB    $1.75   Christmas

MMFS1908      Glory to God in the Highest   Gregor, Christian      Luke 2:14        
SAB       $1.75   Christmas

MMFS1003      Hail, Infant Newborn    Michael, David Moritz       Christmas hymn, anon.         
SATB                $1.75   Christmas

MMFS1401      Morning Star in Darkest Night        Hellström, Georg Friedrich von     Johann Scheffler (1624-1677)   
SATB    $1.75   Christmas

MMFS0802      Night of Holy, Highest Worth        Brau, Christian Ludwig      Christmas hymn, anon.               
SSAB    $1.75   Christmas

MMFS1806      O Dearest Jesus     Hellström, Georg Friedrich von   
S/SATB               $1.75                 Christmas

MMFS2101      Six Carols       Clemens, Theodor Liley   
SATB    $1.75   Christmas

MMFS1714      Thou Child Divine      Bates, James  Text: anonymous       
SATB    $1.95   Christmas

MMFS1717      What Good News the Angels Bring       Hagen, Francis Florentine      William Hammond (1718-83)        
SATB/SATB      $1.95   Christmas

MMFS1001      Sing, O Ye Heavens       Peter, Johann Friedrich      Christmas hymn, anon.               
SATB, S & T solos         $1.95   Christmas, General

MMFS0804      Glory to Him Who Is the Resurrection LaTrobe, Christian Ignatius Text: John 11:25-26   SSAB                $2.25

MMFS1307      And Yet Believe  Henkelmann, Brian Text: John 29:29, adapted  
SAB   $1.75

MMFS1103      Glory to Him  Wolf, Ernst Wilhelm   
SATB    $1.95  

MMFS1303      Fling Wide the Portals   Wolf, Ernst Wilhelm Text: J. G. von Herder
SATB            $2.25

MMFS1304      He Who Died, Behold, Now He Is Risen  Wolf, Ernst Wilhelm Text: J. G. von Herder   
SATB                $2.25

MMFS1305      O Death Now Is Swallowed Up in Victory  Wolf, Ernst Wilhelm Text: J. G. von Herder
SATB/SATB

MMFS0907      Lord Christ Jesus, Our Salvation       Henkelmann, Brian   Text: verse 1, Jan Hus (circa 1410); verse 2, Ernst Christoph Homburg (1659)
2 part   $1.75   Lent, Communion

MMFS0807      Wounded Lamb! By Your Self-Offering          Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus Text: Holy Communion hymn, anon.  
SATB    $1.95   Lent, Communion, General Use

MMFS1905      Kyrie           White, James C.           Text: Latin mass     
SATB    $2.25  Lent, General

MMFS1703      Lamb of God  Erbe, E. I.          Text: Latin mass, based on John 1:29       
SATB    $1.95   Lent, General

MMFS1705      Those Who Sow With Weeping  Peter, Johann Friedrich     Text: Psalm 126:5-6             
SSAB                $1.75   Lent, General

MMFS0801      Christ By His One Sacrifice   Graun, Karl Heinrich Text: based on Hebrews 10:14, and an 18th century hymn
SATB    $1.95   Lent, General

MMFS1111      In Truth, He Bore Our Affliction  Graun, Karl Heinrich          Text: Isaiah 53:4-6 
SATB    1.75     Lent, General

MMFS0909      Christ, and Him Crucified      Knouse, Nola Reed     Text: Liturgy for Lent (from the Moravian Book of Worship)    
SATB    $1.75   Lent, General

MMFS1302      Lord of Life (The)          Wolf, Ernst Wilhelm   Text: J. G. von Herder            
SATB    $2.25   Lent, General

MMFS1716      Truly He Has Borne Our Frailty            Herbst, Johannes        Text: Isaiah 53:4-5 
SATB    $1.95   Lent, General

MMFS0904      In Stillness       Gregor, Christian         Text: adapted from Exodus 31:17, 16:23
SSAB, flute, ‘cello                $1.75   Lent, Great Sabbath

MMFS1501      Behold, O There’s a Sight       Peter, Simon   Text: Christian Gregor          
SATB    $1.75   Lent, Maundy Thursday

MMFS0803      Throw Wide the Door   Michael, David Moritz Georg Weissel (1590-1635)            
SATB   $1.95   (for Advent, Christmas, Palm Sunday)

MMFS1109      Prepare Your Hearts  Peter, Johann Friedrich (1746-1813)
S/SATB    $1.95   (for Advent/Christmas)

MMFS1901      People, Arise  Reissiger, Karl Gottlieb (1798-1859)      Isaiah 60:1     
SATB    $1.75   (for Advent/Christmas/Epiphany)

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.

Individual Finding Aids       LINK

Guide: A searchable table of all collections          LINK

GemeinKat

GemeinKat is the MMF digital catalog on WorldCat.org    LINK

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.

“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/.

 

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.

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

Old Salem Inc. museum, shops and historic buildings will be open 10:00a to 4:00p on the Saturday of ChristmasFest. (admission fee)

More about events >>

https://www.oldsalem.org/events/event/salem-saturdays-at-christmas-6/

Visiting Old Salem Museum and Gardens - This Is My South

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 18th century 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       Moravian Candle Tea in Old Salem | Eventcombo

 

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

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.

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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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.

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