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 13, 1:00pm	Moravian Band for the Blueberry Festival	Band instrumentalists wanted! Burnside Plantation, 1461 Schoenersville Road, Bethlehem. Community Stage; Saturday, July 13, 1:00-2:00pm Calling all musicians! The Moravian Music Foundation has a spot on the Community Stage at this year’s Blueberry Festival, and we’d like you to be a part of it! Come join us in playing some Moravian Chorales as we share a little about Bethlehem’s Moravian heritage, and the work of the Music Foundation!
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.
Aug. 26, 5:30pm	Lehigh Valley Shape-Note Sing	Godfrey Daniels (Theater), 7 E 4th St, Bethlehem. 5:30 – 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 1, 7:00pm	Bethlehem Municipal Band	Band Concert, Rose Garden, Bethlehem, PA. Free.
Sept 12, 7:00pm	Triad Comm. Band	Concert at Rural Hall Moravian, 7939 Broad St., Rural Hall, NC. Free.
Sept 15, 2:00pm	Music at Central	Mainstreet Brass on the Church Green – 2 p.m. (In case of inclement weather, the concert will be held indoors.)
Sept 21-22	Lititz Moravian Music Weekend	Opportunities for band and choir musicians of all levels and abilities to come together in harmony and fellowship. You will learn some new music and enjoy some old favorites. Workshops, talks, and local tours will be offered. A concert with the Lititz Moravian Collegium Musicum rounds out this enriching and fulfilling weekend. Register Online
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. 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	MMF guest artist, The Vivaldi Project is a string trio of musicians specializing in historic performance practices. They have often shared music from MMF holdings around the country and have celebrated early Moravian composers. 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, 7:00pm (tent.)	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. 7:00pm. Start time may be later, TBD. Tickets
October 26, 7:00pm	MMF Concert	Johannes Berger in Concert on the Aeolian Skinner organ of Home Moravian Church, 527 S. Church St., Winston-Salem, NC Tickets “>About the Artist>
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 www.centralmoravianchurch.org Moravian Archives and Moravian Music Foundation.
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 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
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
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.