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2019 CALENDAR
Dec 12 Lunchtime Lecture Series –
Advent and Christmas Music
Nola 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). Park in Salem College Fine Arts Center lot. https://moravianmusic.org/news-and-events/lunchtime-lectures/ 336-722-1742 or 336-725-0651
Dec 15 UNCSA Cantata Singers Holiday Concert with guest instrumentalists; Sunday, December 15, 2019, 3:00 pm, Home Moravian Church, 529 S. Main St., Winston-Salem, NC. Free. https://www.facebook.com/HMCMusicAtHome/
Featured Event:
Dec 15 (Sunday): Music for Advent & Christmas; 4:00 pm; Moravian Historical Society (Whitefield House Museum), 214 E. Center St., Nazareth. Featuring the 1776 Tannenberg organ and a Vocal Quartet, including a Carol Sing-Along. Tickets: $10 adults; $5 with student ID; Free for MHS members.
SUNDAY, DEC 15, 4:00pm, 1740-43 Whitefield House
Celebrate Advent and Christmas with a festive concert featuring Gwyneth Michel on the historic 1776 Tannenberg organ. Joining Michel are Ellen Saylor (soprano), Deborah Leyshon-Brandt (alto), Benjamin Wallace (tenor), and Robert Beck (bass). Enjoy a carol sing-along to put you in the Christmas spirit!
Space is limited. Reserve your seats by visiting our Eventbrite page or at (610) 759-5070. TICKETS are $10 general, $5 for students with I.D., and free for MHS members. Proceeds benefit the Moravian Historical Society and the Moravian Music Foundation. NOTE: concert on second floor and only accessible by stairs.
The 1776 Tannenberg organ, one of the oldest surviving pipe organs in North America, by David Tannenberg (1728-1804), was made for the chapel of the Single Brethren’s House in Bethlehem and was played for General George Washington when he visited on July 25, 1782.
214 E. Center St. Nazareth, PA www.moravianhistory.org
Dec 17 – Salem Band Holiday Concert, O Holy Night
Tuesday, December 17, 7:30 pm; New Philadelphia Moravian Church, 4440 Country Club Rd, Winston-Salem, NC (336) 765-2331.
FREE. With guest vocal soloist Rev Gus Chrysson (Assistant to the Rector at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, High Point); Program includes music by Morten Lauridsen • Gustav Holst • Patrick Burns; Also featuring “Gesu Bambino,” • “Do You Hear What I Hear,” • Mannheim Steamroller’s “O Little Town of Bethlehem. www.salemband.org
Dec 18 Bethlehem Municipal Band Concert. Wednesday, December 18, 2018, 7:30pm. Foy Hall, Moravian College, south campus, Bethlehem, PA. Free. www.cityband.org
Dec 19 – Salem Band Holiday Concert, O Holy Night
Thursday, December 19, 7:30 pm; Trinity Moravian Church, 220 E Sprague St, Winston-Salem, NC (336) 724-5541
FREE. With guest vocal soloist Rev’d Gus Chrysson (Assistant to the Rector at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, High Point); Program includes music by Morten Lauridsen • Gustav Holst • Patrick Burns; Also featuring “Gesu Bambino,” • “Do You Hear What I Hear,” • Mannheim Steamroller’s “O Little Town of Bethlehem.
2020
Jan 9 Lunchtime Lecture Series – January 9, “President Orders Natives Out!”: Episodes in Records: Cherokee volume 9, Richard Starbuck, 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); Park in Salem College Fine Arts Center lot. https://moravianmusic.org/news-and-events/lunchtime-lectures/ 336-722-1742 or 336-725-0651
Jan 19 A Martin Luther King Day Celebration, Jarae Payton, soprano, and Myron Brown, pianist; Sunday, January 19, 2020, 3:00 pm, St. Philips Moravian Church, S. Main Street in Old Salem, Winston-Salem, NC. Free. https://www.facebook.com/HMCMusicAtHome/
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 – ___________________ TBD, 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 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. 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
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
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.
Featured Event:
Apr 26 Unitas Chorale in Concert, Sunday, 4:00pm, April 26, 2020; Advent Moravian Church, 3730 Jacksonville Road, Bethlehem, PA
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/
Oct 8 – 10, 2020 Bethlehem Conference on Moravian History and Music, The Conference will again 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! 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