Calendar of Events

MMF Events Calendar

Date	Event or Concert	Description
Feb 3 9:30 / 4:00pm	Band Festival	Reading and learning music, in fellowship. Advent Moravian Church, Fellowship Center, 1514 W. Clemmonsville Rd., Winston-Salem, NC. Starting at 9:30am – morning session, lunch, afternoon session. Moravian Band Festival Concert will be offered at 4:00pm. Free.
March 3, 7:00pm	Lititz Collegium Musicum	Concert This program includes the “greatest hits” selected from our previous six concerts and works performed on the 1787 Tannenberg pipe organ. Tickets are $15 for adults and $5 per student (cash only) and will only be sold at the door beginning at 6 p.m.
March 12, 5:30pm	MMF Open House	Rescheduled Open House and Reception in Bethlehem! Please come and enjoy light refreshments and meet the new Associate Director of MMF, Kyle Johnston. The MMF leadership invites and welcomes your questions, ideas, and concerns. Come as you are. No RSVP necessary.  Tuesday, 5:30-7:00 pm, floating. Moravian Archives, 41 W. Locust St., Bethlehem, PA
April 6, 11a – 4p	Spring at Bethabara w Moravian Music	Create, Cultivate, Celebrate spring, enjoying Moravian music in the 1788 Gemeinhaus by MMF (organist Susan Bates, Trinity Choir, Brass Band) Bethabara Park, Winston-Salem, NC. Saturday, April 6, 11am – 4pm. FREE admission!
April 12, 6:00pm	Talks@AKD	Talk at the Archive K. Davis Center with speaker, Sung Lee. Lecture/Recital: Historic Woodwind Instruments and demonstrations of double reed instruments and styles.
April 28, 4:00pm	MMF Concert	In All Things, Love. Please join us for a concert featuring the Unitas Chorale. Gwyneth Michel, Director Luke DiGiacinto, Accompanist No ticket required for April 28. A free-will offering will be received.
May 2 – 30, 1:00pm	Classes	History of Western Music; Baroque. Class taught by Christopher Ogburn, PhD, the Director of Programming and Resident Musicologist When: Thursdays (1:00pm) 5-week class May 2 – 30. Free and open to all ages. Please sign up.
May 10, 7:00pm	MMF Concert	In All Things, Love. A concert featuring the Moramus Chorale in the home of the 1800 Tannenberg organ, James A. Gray Auditorium, Old Salem Visitor Center, 900 Old Salem Rd., Winston-Salem, NC. 7:00pm Tickets
June 16, 2:00pm	Old-Fashioned Hymn Sing	West Side Moravian Church, 402 3rd Ave. Bethlehem; 2 – 3:30pm Come join in song, singing old favorites, and learning new hymns! We’ll be singing from the Moravian Book of Worship. Free.
June 22, 10:30am	Community Chorale Play-Along	College Hill Moravian Church, 72 W. Laurel St. Bethlehem; 10:30a – 12:00pm. Informal. Bring an instrument and a green and/or blue Moravian chorale book and we’ll play our favorite hymns, both old and new. Chorale books will be available for loan or purchase. Free.
June 29, 2:15pm	Pre-Concert Talk – Psalm Of Joy	Christopher Ogburn, Ph.D. – speaker; Old Salem Visitor Center. The story of how this ode was created in 1783 in Salem, NC, by Moravian composer, Johann Friedrich Peter. Free.
June 29, 3:00pm	MMF Concert	Psalm of Joy (Freudenpsalm) The Original 1783 ode, created to celebrate and give thanks to God for peace in the land. Led by the Moramus Chorale Saturday afternoon in the Old Salem Visitor Center, 900 Old Salem Rd., Winston-Salem, NC Tickets
June 30, 7:00pm	Pipe Organ Recital	Sounds of the Summer Pipe Organ Series 2024 A Sunnyside Star The Zimmer-Lewtak Organ, 1972/2014 Trinity Moravian Church, Winston Salem Program presented by Sara Mecum Wood, Jonathan Williams, Nolan Anthony, and Erik Salzwedel, trombone. Free Admittance
July 6, 10:30am	Old-Fashioned Hymn Sing	West Side Moravian Church, 402 3rd Ave. Bethlehem; 2 – 3:30pm Come join in song, singing old favorites, and learning new hymns! We’ll be singing from the Moravian Book of Worship. Free.
July 28, 7:00pm	Pipe Organ Recital	Sounds of the Summer Pipe Organ Series 2024 A Sweet Surprise The Zimmer Organ, 1971 Konnoak Hills Moravian Church, 3401 Konnoak Dr, Winston-Salem Program presented by Susan Bates, Norma Nifong, and Bill Allred. Free Admittance https://www.facebook.com/events/424009170526022/
Aug 17, 2:00pm	Bruce Earnest	A “Celebration of Life” service will be held at 2 pm on Saturday, August 17, at Calvary Moravian Church of Winston-Salem. There will be a private graveside service in Salem God’s Acre for the family.
Aug 24, 1:00pm	MMF Talk and Open House	Janelle Davis, Baroque Violinist, followed by refreshments and a tour of some musical treasures. Archie K Davis Center, 457 S. Church St., Winston-Salem, NC. Free.
Sept 22, 4:30pm	Lititz Moravian Music Weekend	Prelude at 3:45pm. Concert by Lititz Moravian Collegium Musicum, 4:30pm. Open to the public: Pay at the door (cash or check only) for $15 /$5 students
Sept. 23	Lehigh Valley Shape-Note Sing	Godfrey Daniels (Theater), 7 E 4th St, Bethlehem. 6:00 – 8:00p MMF’s Kyle Johnston invites everyone to experience shape-note singing. Come join in a vibrant “Regular” singing with the Lehigh Valley Shape Note Singers! We’ll initially be singing from The Sacred Harp, 1991 Edition. Free.
Sept. 27, 7:00pm	Sandresky Celebration	The Organ Works of Margaret Vardell Sandresky, Home Moravian Church, 529 S. Church St., Winston-Salem, NC. Free. Donations accepted.
Oct. 5, 2:00pm	Music at Central	Techne Music Festival, Donald Spieth Memorial Award winning Ensemble, Old Chapel – Central Moravian Church, 73 West Church Street • Bethlehem, PA 610-866-5661 www.centralmoravianchurch.org
Oct. 12, 10am – 3:30pm	All-Day Sing	First Annual Winston-Salem All-Day Singing Saturday, October 12th, 10:00 am – 3:30 pm. Fries Memorial Moravian Church, 251 N Hawthorne Rd., Winston-Salem, NC. Singing from the Sacred Harp, 1991 Edition. Registration starts at 9:30, singing 10-3:30. Potluck on the grounds for lunch. Free.
Oct. 12, 4:00pm	String Trio Recital	The Baryton: A Royal Instrument at Esterhaza and in Vienna This program will feature a unique string instrument, the Baryton, a bowed instrument distinguished by an extra set of sympathetic but also pluckable strings. It was in regular use in Europe until the end of the 18th century. MMF, Archie K Davis Center, 457 S. Church St., Winston-Salem. Free. Donations accepted.
Oct. 13, 2-5pm	Local Sing	Expanded regular local singing on Sunday, October 13th: Singing from the Sacred Harp and the Shenandoah Harmony at St. Anne’s Episcopal, 2690 Fairlawn Dr, Winston-Salem, NC; 2-5pm
Oct. 20, 3:00pm	MHS and MMF Singstunde, Nazareth	A Moravian Singstunde accompanied by the 1776 Tannenberg organ, will celebrate texts of unity and peace. Kyle Johnston, Associate Director at the Moravian Music Foundation, will provide a brief introduction to this 300-year-old tradition before leading the group in the singing. We invite you to learn, reflect, and make music. www.moravianhistory.org Free; limited; but please reserve in advance. Whitefield House, Nazareth, PA.
October 25, (7:15pm) 7:45pm	MMF Concert	Singstunde of Love and Hope with members of the Moramus Chorale Singing at 7:45pm; Brass Prelude at 7:15pm. Old Salem Visitor Center, 900 Old Salem Rd., Winston-Salem, NC. Free; cash donations encouraged. Checks payable to “MMF”. Please join us, to sing along or just enjoy, hymns and hymn arrangements in the traditional Moravian Singstunde (hour of singing), celebrating our love for Christ and each other, and hope for recovery and healing.
October 25, NOTE: 7:45pm	MMF Concert	In the Beginning… concert by the Moramus Chorale will feature music from Haydn’s CREATION and more. James A. Gray Auditorium, Old Salem Visitor Center, 900 Old Salem Rd., Winston-Salem, NC. 7:45pm. Tickets [Please note the later time.]
October 26, Postponed	MMF Concert Postponed	Johannes Berger, organist, on the Aeolian Skinner organ of Home Moravian Church, 527 S. Church St., Winston-Salem, NC Please check back for updates on a date in 2025. “>About the Artist>
Nov 3, 1p-4p		Music at the Museum (Historic Bethlehem) Moravian Museum of Bethlehem Bring your instrument and join the Moravian Music Foundation in playing chorales of the Moravian Church
Nov 12, 12:00 – 1:30p	Bethlehem Bach Choir	Bach at Noon (Bach Choir of Bethlehem), Central Moravian Church Our season continues our inspiring Bach at Noon series in Bethlehem; free concert with the Bach Choir and Bach Festival Orchestra along with exciting guest artists.
Nov 16, 3p-5:30p	Lehigh Valley Shape-Note Sing	Monthly (North Side) Shape-note Sing (Lehigh Valley Shape-Note Singers) Saturday, November 16, 3:00-5:30p (Every 3rd Saturday) Location TBD Come learn and join in singing this uniquely American style of hymnody. We’ll be singing from The Sacred Harp (’91).
Nov 19, 6p-8:00p	Lehigh Valley Shape-Note Sing	Monthly (South Side) Shape-note Sing (Lehigh Valley Shape-Note Singers) Godfrey Daniels Come learn and join in singing this uniquely American style of hymnody. We’ll be singing from The Sacred Harp (’91).
Nov 23, 7:30pm	Vespers	Christmas Vespers Preview Concert (Moravian University) Saturday, in Foy Hall, Moravian University
Nov 24, 5-6pm	Bethlehem Bach Choir	Bel Canto Youth Chorus Winter Concert (Bach Choir of Bethlehem) Wesley United Methodist Church (2540 Center St, Bethlehem) “The Bel Canto Youth Chorus winter concert, “Hope for the World” features the Da Capo Treble Choir, Youth Chorale, and Concert Choir. From Bach and Mozart to traditional American and Celtic “mouth music.”
Dec 3, 7:00pm	Music at Central	German English Advent Singstunde in the Old Chapel – Central Moravian Church, 73 West Church Street, Bethlehem, PA 610-866-5661 Moravian Archives and Moravian Music Foundation. Enjoy your favorite Advent carols in both German and English. doors open at 6:30 p.m. Free-will offering. No tickets needed. Moravian Archives
Dec 7, 1:30pm	Music at Central	Advent and Christmas Concert Sanctuary – Central Moravian Church, 73 West Church Street • Bethlehem, PA 610-866-5661 www.centralmoravianchurch.org
Dec 7 & 8, 4p-5:30pm	Bethlehem Bach Choir	Concert: How Brightly Shines the Morning Star & Consolation of Apollo (Bach Choir of Bethlehem) Saturday, December 7, First Presbyterian Church, Allentown (3231 W Tilghman St, Allentown) Sunday, December 8, First Presbyterian Church, Bethlehem (2344 Center St, Bethlehem) Heavenly Christmas, where the celestial meets the divine! Remarkable new work by Kile Smith, alongside timeless classics by J.S. Bach. Smith’s The Consolation of Apollo blends the awe-inspiring 1968 Apollo 8 broadcast with profound sixth-century reflections of Boethius. and more…
Dec 6, 7, 8	Vespers	Moravian University Christmas Vespers (Central Moravian) candlelight ceremony that is distinctive of the Moravian tradition. Music performed by our students combines with the beauty of the Liturgy in this service to usher in the holiday season for the Moravian community. Limited Tickets available.
Dec 13, 14, 15	Vespers	Moravian University Christmas Vespers (Central Moravian) candlelight ceremony that is distinctive of the Moravian tradition. Music performed by our students combines with the beauty of the Liturgy in this service to usher in the holiday season for the Moravian community. Limited Tickets available.
Dec 9, 7:00pm	Music at Central	Christmas Contemplative Service Old Chapel – Central Moravian Church, 73 West Church Street • Bethlehem, PA 610-866-5661 www.centralmoravianchurch.org
Dec 14, 10a-5p	ChristmasFest	ChristmasFest: A Free Moravian Advent & Christmas Festival and Holiday Market. Family Fun & Festivities!Moravian Music Foundation, Archie K Davis Center (457 S. Church St.) and Elberson Fine Arts Center (for parking, use 412 Rams Dr. in your GPS) in Winston-Salem, NC. Free.
December 14, 7:00pm	MMF Concert	Night of Light special VIP concert, limited seating. Archie K Davis Center, 457 S. Church St., Winston-Salem, NC Tickets
Dec 21, 7:30pm	Lehigh Valley Shape-Note Sing	Monthly (North Side) Shape-Note Singing (Lehigh Valley Shape-Note Singers) Saturday, December 21, 3:00 – 5:30p Location: TBD
Feb 9, 2:00pm	Music at Central	Two Part Invention Plus Two in the Old Chapel – Central Moravian Church, 73 West Church Street • Bethlehem, PA 610-866-5661 www.centralmoravianchurch.org
April 27, 2:00pm	Music at Central	An Afternoon of Sacred Jazz in the Old Chapel – Central Moravian Church, 73 West Church Street • Bethlehem, PA 610-866-5661 www.centralmoravianchurch.org

Summer Play Around at New Philadelphia Moravian Church, Wednesdays:

All band instrument players (woodwinds and brass alike – even strings) are invited to come and play with the New Philadelphia Summer Play-Around Band! The band will meet each Wednesday from June 5^th until August 28^th (with the exception of July 3^rd) from 7:00 pm until 8:00 pm in the church Fellowship Hall. We will play chorales from the green and blue books that are selected by the players. A different local band leader will direct each night. This is a great opportunity to meet new players, learn a new instrument or part, and keep those lips in shape over the summer. Hope to see you there.