This album is dedicated to the glory of God and in memory of Adam’s grandfather, Robert Conrad. Two of the tracks feature Robert’s mandolin.

Fierce Was the Wild Billow was one of the hymns Robert most enjoyed.

“Fierce was the wild billow, dark was the night,
oars labored heavily, foam glimmered white;
trembled the mariners, peril was nigh;
then said the God of God, Peace! It is I.”

Full Track List

1. The Savior’s Blood and Righteousness (22 A) :44
2. Hail to the Lord’s Anointed (151 R) 1:05
3. Ellacombe (*151 R) :58
4. The Birthday Hymn (185 A) 1:23
5. Coronation (*14 R) :56
6. All Hail the Power of Jesus Name (14 R) 1:11
7. Judgment (585 A) :47
8. What Brought Us Together (39 A) :48
9. Little Girls (*82 D) 1:14
10. Praise to the Lord, the Almighty (61 A) :54
11. Breathe on Me, Breath of God (Trentham) :49
12. I Love Your Kingdom, Lord (582 P) :33
13. Break Now The Bread of Life 1:15
14. Loaves Beside the Sea (*Bread of Life) :58
15. God is Our Strong Salvation (151 G) 1:02
16. Ye Who Called (56 A) :59
17. In the Hour of Trial (141 E) 1:36
18. Christ, the Life of All the Living (*168 A) 1:09
19. O God, Our Help in Ages Past (14 H) :35
20. God of Grace and God of Glory (CWM Rhondda) :56
21. Crown Him with Many Crowns (595 C) 1:07
22. Diademata (*595 C) :59
23. Join We All With One Accord (Gaudeamus Pariter) :45
24. Thy Majesty, How Vast It Is (172 A) 1:08
25. They Who Jesus’ Followers Are (11 A) :34
26. The Church’s One Foundation (151 L) 1:14
27. Aurelia (*151 L) 1:00
28. When I Survey the Wondrous Cross (22 P) 1:14
29. Son of God, O Hear My Cry (581 G) :50
30. When Jesus Into Salem Rode (14 Manoah) :56
31. Jesus, Still Lead On (68 A) :50
32. Go to Dark Gethsemane (581 A) 1:11
33. O Sacred Head, Now Wounded (151 A) 1:31
34. Abide with Me (32 K) 1:28
35. For the Beauty of the Earth (581 H) :52
36. Be Present at Our Table, Lord (22 H) :45
37. Ten Thousand Times Ten Thousand (151 Eastham) 1:00
38. Bechler (*159 D) 1:00
39. Sing Hallelujah, Praise the Lord (159 D) 1:15
40. Now Thank We All Our God (146 A) :59
41. We Covenant with Hand and Heart (159 A) 1:09
42. Worship (*159 A) 1:00
43. Be Still, My Soul (Finlandia) 1:05
44. Christian Hearts, in Love United (167 A) 1:05
45. Praise the Lord! You Heav’ns, Adore Him (Hyfrydol) 1:26
46. Hus (22 F) :38
47. Church Rejoice! (225 A) 1:11
48. Church, Go Forth (*225 A) 1:11
49. Highly Favored Congregation (16 A) 0:43
50. Beneath the Cross of Jesus (St. Christopher) 1:29
51. Sleep Thy Last Sleep (602 A Requiem) 1:03
52. Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken (Austrian Hymn) 1:24
53. We Are Called to Be God’s People (*Austrian Hymn) 1:02
54. Angels from the Realms of Glory (585 D) :52
55. Fierce Was the Wild Billow 1:37
56. Jesus Makes My Heart Rejoice (*82 D) 1:06

The various tunes represent the social order of the community as well as theology.

There is a tune for each “choir”, i.e., married men, married women, single men/women, children, widows, etc. Choirs were groups of like individuals who bonded in fellowship to enrich their lives and enhance their spiritual journeys.

In the modern Moravian Church, choirs have evolved into Women’s Fellowship, Youth Fellowship, and various service groups, etc.

The chorales are suitable for choir and/or congregational singing, or used simply as instrumental music.
See also, Moravian Band Chorale Books, which contain all Moravian funeral chorales, arr. for band instruments.

The 288-page paperback is a revised edition of a book originally published in 1963. The first section discusses Moravian musical traditions during the eighteenth and the first half of the nineteenth centuries. The second part traces the band’s Confederate service for a little more than three years, including their participation in the Battles of New Bern, Malvern Hill, and Gettysburg.

Profusely illustrated with pictures of Salem, band members, instruments, sheet music, and maps, this new title also contains twenty-seven sketches of camp life, not previously published. The sketches were drawn by Alexander C. Meinung, a member of the Twenty-sixth Regimental Band, and record various field scenes during the band’s military service.

The striking cover of the book features a photograph of the eight original band members taken in Salem on their first furlough during July and August 1862.

The 288-page paperback is a revised edition of a book originally published in 1963. Illustrated, indexed, 288 pages, softcover. Published by the Historical Publications Section of the Office of Archives and History, North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources.

Among the rarities in the Moravian Music Foundation’s collections are the only known complete sets of band books from a confederate band in the American Civil War. These were brought to Salem (now Winston-Salem, North Carolina) because the 26th North Carolina Regimental Band C.S.A. was comprised wholly of Moravian musicians from Salem. This recording, based upon new scholarly editions of the works, reveals new insights into the rich musical heritage of the South, and indeed of the whole nation, in the second half of the 19th century.

This second volume of Civil War-era music was performed by the American Brass Quintet Brass Band, formed in 1980 by the members of the American Brass Quintet to perform and record America’s 19th-century brass band music on period instruments. Recorded November 1-4, 2005, at the American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York City.

Listen to Cheer Boys Cheer! Band Call

Listen to a brass ballad from the Opera ZAMPA

Tracks:

1. Band Call – Cheer, Boys, Cheer
2. Grand Confederate Quickstep
3. Double Quickstep
4. Serenade Waltz
5. Irish Emigrant’s Lament
6. Parting
7. 21st Regiment Quickstep
8. Chorale: Nun danket alle Gott
9. Easter Gallop
10. Screech Owl Gallop
11. Capt. Jones’s Waltz
12. Ever of Thee
13. The Mocking Bird Quickstep
14. Chorale: O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden
15. Dead March
16. Dearest, I Think of Thee
17. Scotch Medley
18. Capt. Horton’s Waltz
19. Lula is gone
20. Balade aus der Oper Zampa
21. Cast That Shadow From Thy Brow/Ella Leane
22. Chorale: Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr
23. Brightest Eyes
24. Carolina March