A Community Calendar of MMF and other Moravian music happenings.
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2020 CALENDAR
Featured Event:
Feb 7 – 9 Moravian Songwriters Weekend at Laurel Ridge; We will gather together to brainstorm, talk, share ideas, get feedback, reflect, and write and be with others trying to find just the right word, craft a beautiful melody, or devise rich harmonies. Sacred songs, hymns, anthems, solos, etc. Bring whatever tools you use – instruments, laptop, paper and pencils, rhyming dictionary, thesaurus … (whether you write words, music, both, or just want to listen and learn) Laurel Ridge Camp and Conference, 124 Pendry Dr., Laurel Springs, NC; Register simply by calling Laurel Ridge at (336) 359-2951 or (888) 831-5922 or info@laurelridge.org Sponsored by the Moravian Music Foundation www.MoravianMusic.org
Feb 13 Lunchtime Lecture Series – From Russia with Love (of sacred choral music): Johann Wilhelm Hässler’s Moravian connections, Dave Blum, lecturer. Moravian Archives & Moravian Music Foundation present free lectures for the public, held on the 2nd Tuesday of the month, 12:15 p.m. at the Archie K. Davis Center, 457 S. Church St. behind the PEC offices (Cedarhyrst). https://moravianmusic.org/news-and-events/lunchtime-lectures/ 336-722-1742 or 336-725-0651
Feb 15 BANDFEST – A Moravian Chorale Band Event, a day of music and fellowship. We’ll experience the chorales and gain deeper understanding, so that we can rediscover the music and play the words, not just the notes on the page. Saturday, February 15, 2020, 9:00am — 4:00pm at Friedland Moravian Church, 2750 Friedland Church Rd., Winston-Salem, NC. A musical day for everyone! All ages, all levels, all instruments, Moravian or non-Moravian; all are welcome! Free event with lunch provided; we will accept donations.
https://www.facebook.com/events/483165472269598/ RSVP by Tuesday, February 11 to the Moravian Music Foundation: info@moravianmusic.org or by phone, 336-725-0651. Be sure to register each person attending, so we are sure we have enough food! Leaders: Hubert Fort, Raleigh Moravian Church; David Teague, New Philadelphia Moravian; Van Krause,
Advent-Hopewell Moravian Band; Robbie Alphin, Friedland Moravian Church www.moravianmusic.org
Feb 18 Lecture on the Lititz Moravian Collegium Musicum; Dr. Jeff Gemmell, lecturer, at the Archives on February 18 (snow date Feb. 25) (time TBD). Jeff is Director of Music for Lititz and Instructor of Choral Studies at Millersville University. He conducts the University Choir, Chorale, and the Cantilina Women’s Chorus, and teaches Vocal-Choral Pedagogy. Jeff is also a Trustee of MMF.
Moravian Archives, 41 W. Locust St., Bethlehem, PA.
Free. https://gemmell-posts.com/category/lititz-moravian-congregation/
Feb 23 Chamber Music in the Chapel presents Domenic Salerni, violin, Sunday, February 23, 2020 – Chapel – 2:00 p.m. Central Moravian Church, 73 W Church St., Bethlehem, PA. A native of the Lehigh Valley, Domenic is the first violinist of the Dalí Quartet, on faculty at West Chester University and is a graduate of the Cleveland Institute of Music and Yale University School of Music. Domenic Salerni and Becky Lepore (piano) will present works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Claude Debussy. Suggested donation $10.
Mar 8 The Vivaldi Project Trio – Acclaimed period instrument ensemble performing Moravian and non-Moravian music by Antes, Klausek, J.C. Bach, Beethoven; Sunday, March 8, 2020, 3:00 pm, Gray Auditorium, Old Salem Visitors Center, 900 Old Salem Rd., Winston-Salem, NC. Free. https://www.facebook.com/HMCMusicAtHome/ www.thevivaldiproject.org
Mar 8 History You Can Hear! Concert by theLititz Moravian Collegium Musicum 7:00pm in Lititz Fellowship Hall, 8 Church Square, Lititz, PA. Dr. Jeffrey Gemmell, Director of Music Ministries. The Collegium features period instruments and the 1787 Tannenberg organ. Tickets are $___ at the door. More info at https://gemmell-posts.com
Mar 12 Lunchtime Lecture Series – Nurturing the Gardeners of Wachovia; the third horticultural exhibit of the Moravian Archives; Eric Elliott, lecturer. Moravian Archives & Moravian Music Foundation present free lectures for the public, held on the 2nd Tuesday of the month, 12:15 p.m. at the Archie K. Davis Center, 457 S. Church St. behind the PEC offices (Cedarhyrst). https://moravianmusic.org/news-and-events/lunchtime-lectures/ 336-722-1742 or 336-725-0651
Featured Event:
March 13-15 2020, Music on the Mountain, a Moravian Music Weekend at Laurel Ridge Moravian Camp, Conference, and Retreat Center, Laurel Springs, NC. Choral and band tracks; listeners always welcome! Registration opens fall 2019. Laurel Ridge Camp and Conference, 124 Pendry Dr., Laurel Springs, NC; 336-359-2951 or (888) 831-5922 or info@laurelridge.org Sponsored by the Moravian Music Foundation www.MoravianMusic.org
Apr 9 Lunchtime Lecture Series – Christian Reuter: Moravian GIS Mapper for Forsyth County; Dr. Rod Meyer, former Director, Historic Bethabara Park, lecturer. Moravian Archives & Moravian Music Foundation present free lectures for the public, held on the 2nd Tuesday of the month, 12:15 p.m. at the Archie K. Davis Center, 457 S. Church St. behind the PEC offices (Cedarhyrst). https://moravianmusic.org/news-and-events/lunchtime-lectures/ 336-722-1742 or 336-725-0651
Featured Event:
Apr 26 Unitas Chorale in Concert, Sunday, 4:00pm, April 26, 2020; Advent Moravian Church, 3730 Jacksonville Road, Bethlehem, PA
Apr 26 Friends of Music Scholarship Winner Recital, Sunday, April 26, 2020 – Chapel – 3:00 p.m. Central Moravian Church, 73 W Church St., Bethlehem, PA. Join the Bethlehem Friends of Music as they celebrate their Young Artist Scholarship winner in concert! Free admission.
May 3 North Carolina Brass Band, Brian Meixner, conductor, Sunday, May 3, 2020, 3:00 pm; Home Moravian Church, 529 S. Main St., Winston-Salem, NC. Free. https://www.facebook.com/HMCMusicAtHome/
Moravian Music Sunday:
May 10 Special worship services.
Moravian Music Sunday encourages all Moravian congregations to celebrate music composed/arranged by, and texts written by Moravians. More Info and Resources
May 10 Moramus Chorale Concert – Moravian Music Sunday program, 4:00pm Salemtowne
May 14 Lunchtime Lecture Series – The Americanization of Moravian Music; Nola R. Knouse, lecturer. Moravian Archives & Moravian Music Foundation present free lectures for the public, held on the 2nd Tuesday of the month, 12:15 p.m. at the Archie K. Davis Center, 457 S. Church St. behind the PEC offices (Cedarhyrst). https://moravianmusic.org/news-and-events/lunchtime-lectures/ 336-722-1742 or 336-725-0651
June 28 Moramus Chorale – Psalm of Joy, adding trombone choir for congregational Chorales and more singers to create two choirs.
Featured Event:
Oct 8 – 10, 2020
Bethlehem Conference on Moravian History and Music
The Conference will take place on North Campus of Moravian College; with additional venues: Moravian Theological Seminary, College Hill Moravian Church, and the Moravian Archives. Central Moravian Church, 73 W Church St., Bethlehem, PA. www.moravianchurcharchives.org
2021
July 18-24, 2021 26th Moravian Music Festival, in Bethlehem, PA. Choral and band; also opportunities for handbells, trombone choir, chamber music, steel drums, and guitar!
Full Children‘s Program!
Youth are welcome and encouraged to participate!
Worship, fellowship, workshops, learning new music and new skills! See www.MoravianMusicFestival.org for frequent updates.
Leadership:
Dr. John V. Sinclair, Festival Chorus and Orchestra,
Allen Frank, Festival Concert Band,
Rebecca Kleintop Lepore, Festival Organist,
Donald Kemmerer, Festival Trombone Choir,
Joni Roos, Festival Chamber Ensembles,
Jan Harke, Festival Handbell Choir,
Rev. Melissa Johnson, Festival Chaplain,
Myra Jones, Children’s Program Coordinator,
Hank Naisby, Festival Chair