Nain Brass Band

1. How Great Thou Art
2. Jesus Be Our Chief Delight
3. Jesus, Saviour! Come to Me
4. Praise to the Lord, the Almighty
5. What a Friend We Have in Jesus
6. Yet There is Room
7. Jesus Lead the Way
8. Just As I Am
9. A Mighty Fortress is Our God
10. Whate’er My God Ordains is Right
11. O Come Little Children
12. Silent Night
13. Nearer, My God, To Thee
14. God Be With You ’til We Meet Again

4 trumpets, 2 trombones, 3 euphoniums

Produced by Mark David Turner and Tom Gordon

Tradition and Transition Research Partnership
funded by
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
Memorial University School of Music
Nunatsiavut Government
International Grenfell Assoc.
Air Labrador
katingavik inuit arts festival
Inuit Studies Conference 2016

The Moravian Lower Brass is the band equivalent of the sonority of a men’s chorus and produces a mellow, rich, and uniquely expressive sound. The 50 players participating in this recording include members of eighteen Moravian churches and fellowships and seven non-Moravian churches. The music of this recording is taken from the chorale books of the Moravian Church in America.

HARMONIOUS TO DWELL: Moravian Lower Brass Plays Favorite Hymns

TRACK LIST

1               O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing (AZMON)

2               The Spacious Firmament on High (from Haydn Creation)

3               My Jesus, As Thou Wilt (38 E POACHER)

4               I Love to Tell the Story (HANKEY)

5               To God Be the Glory (39 J)

6               Fairest Lord Jesus (33 C, CRUSADER’S HYMN)

7               How Firm a Foundation (39 H, FOUNDATION)

8               They Who Jesus’ Followers Are (11 A, HERRNHUT)

9               Rock of Ages (581 L, TOPLADY)

10             Just I Am (277 E, WOODWORTH)

11             Abide With Me (32 K, EVENTIDE)

12             O God, Our Help in Ages Past (14 H, ST. ANNE)

13             Prayer Is the Soul’s Sincere Desire (14 Nn, DUNFERMLINE)

14             The Church’s One Foundation (151 L, AURELIA)

15             Jesus Calls Us (16 O GALILEE)

16             Now Thank We All Our God (146 A, NUN DANKET)

17             My Hope Is Built on Nothing Less (22 Nn, SOLID ROCK)

18             When Jesus Wept (22 Oo)

19             He Leadeth Me (22 Ii)

20             Hark! The Voice of Jesus Crying (167 R, ELLESDIE)

21             Amazing Grace (14 Ii)

22             Be Still, My Soul (FINLANDIA)

23             When I Survey the Wondrous Cross (22 P, HAMBURG)

24             Must Jesus Bear the Cross Alone (14 Ss, MAITLAND)

25             Breathe on Me, Breath of God (TRENTHAM)

26             Join We All with One Accord (GAUDEAMUS PARITER)

27             Sing Hallelujah, Praise the Lord (159 D, BECHLER)

28             In Christ There Is No East or West (14 T, ST. PETER)

29             Break Now the Bread of Life (BREAD OF LIFE)

30             Holy, Holy, Holy (144 C, NICAEA)

31             When Jesus Into Salem Rode (14 MANOAH)

32             Son of God, O Hear My Cry (581 G, PETRA)

33             Sing Praise to God, Who Reigns Above (MIT FREUDEN ZART)

34             O Word of God Incarnate (151 Aa, MUNICH)

35             All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name (14 Mm, DIADEM)

36             Crown Him with Many Crowns (595 C, DIADEMATA)

37             Ten Thousand Times Ten Thousand (151 EASTHAM)

38             When peace, like a river (596 C, VILLE DU HAVRE)

Music for Lent and Easter
Moravian Lower Brass

Tunes for Lent:

1. 22 Ee, “Take Up Your Cross,” the Savior Said
2. 22 D, Maker of All Things, Lord Our God
3. 22 P, When I Survey the Wondrous Cross
4. 519 A, Most Holy Lord and God
5. 141 E, In the Hour of Trial
6. 168 A, Jesus, Source of My Salvation
7. 151 A, O Sacred Head Now Wounded
8. Rathbun, In the Cross of Christ I Glory
9. 184 B, For Our Transgressions You Were Wounded

Tunes for Palm Sunday and Holy Week:

10. 22 I, Ride On! Ride On in Majesty
11. 14 Z, O Lord, Who Through This Holy Week
12. Hosanna
13. 151 G, All Glory, Laud, and Honor
14. 14 Manoah, When Jesus Into Salem Rode
15. 151 Leinbach, How Shall I Meet My Savior
16. 140 E, More Love to Thee, O Christ
17. 11 D, He Fulfilled All Righteousness
18. 99 B, O There’s a Sight That Rends My Heart
19. 581 A, Go to Dark Gethsemane
20. Cross of Jesus
21. 96 F, Great God, Your Love Has Called Us Here
22. St. Christopher, Beneath the Cross of Jesus
23. 151 Eastham, Ten Thousand Times Ten Thousand
24. 597 B, In This Sepulchral Eden
25. 151 N, Jerusalem the Golden

The “Choir Tunes”:

26. 14 A, Now to the Earth
27. 185 A, Hail, All Hail, Victorious Lord and Savior
28. 23 A, Deeply Moved and Duly Heeding
29. 82 D, Jesus Makes My Heart Rejoice
30. 79 A, Lord, for Thy Coming Us Prepare
31. 132 A, All Glory Be to God on High
32. 149 A, Countless Hosts Before God’s Throne
33. 37 A, My Portion Is the Lord
34. 83 D, Jesus, My Redeemer, Lives
35. 39 A, What Brought Us Together

Tunes for Easter:

36. 230 A, Sleepers, Wake
37. 11 W, Jesus Christ Is Ris’n Today
38. 115 B, How Great the Bliss to Be a Sheep of Jesus
39. 249 A¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬, To God We Render Praise
40. 119 A, Holy Lord, Holy Lord
41. 602 A, Sleep Thy Last Sleep
42. 585 A, Day of Judgment! Day of Wonders!
43. Creation Hymn, The Heavens Are Telling the Lord’s Endless Glory
44. 14 C, The Graves of All His Saints Christ Blessed
45. 205 A, Who Are These in Bright Array
46. 159 D, Sing Hallelujah, Praise the Lord
47. 159 A, We Covenant with Hand and Heart

Back by popular demand, the Moravian Lower Brass ensemble recorded Moravian music for Lent and Easter on January 10-12, 2014.

CD’s are available for $16

The Moravian Lower Brass is made up of trombones, baritones, and tubas and bass horns of all sizes and keys – any tenor or bass brass instrument is welcome! The group plays at churches, civic clubs, annually at a game of the Winston-Salem Dash (baseball team), and pretty much wherever they can.

54 players, from 27 congregations, took part in the recording. MMF Assistant Director Gwyn Michel served once again as our “ears” (that is, producer), with MMF board member Frank Martin as recording engineer and MMF director Nola Knouse conducting. Also participating were MMF office manager Margaret Brady in the alto section, MMF business manager Erik Salzwedel, and MMF current and former board members Chris Jones, Mike Cude, Ray Gatland, Robbie Alphin, Allen Goslen, Joey Transou, Richard Henderson, Jerry Smith, and former MMF Development Director, Bart Collins.

There is a descant book with several selected tunes from both the GREEN and BLUE series.

Chorale books contain tunes from the Moravian Church and ancient Unitas Fratrum, but also many hymns from other denominations.

The following is the instrumentation breakdown of the individual books for the BLUE books. The BLUE books contain 175 different tunes (different from those in the GREEN book) including Rock of Ages and Amazing Grace

Soprano B-flat (Clarinet, Cornet, Trumpet, Baritone) $6
Soprano C (Flute, Oboe) $6
Alto B-flat (Clarinet, Cornet, Trumpet, Baritone) $6
Alto E-flat (Alto Clarinet, Alto Sax, Horn) $6
Alto F (Horn) $6
Tenor TC (Tenor Sax, Trombone, Baritone) $6
Tenor BC (Trombone, Baritone) $6
Bass TC (Bass Clarinet, Trombone, Baritone) $6
Bass BC (Bassoon, Trombone, Baritone) $6
Bass Tuba $6      (Note: this part is an octave below Bass. It is recommended to have instruments playing the upper octave Bass, rather than using Tuba alone, when possible)

Piano/ Organ Score $10  (piano reduction, in grand staff, like a hymnal, but w/ no text)

Descant B-flat $8
Descant C $8

for Flute, Trumpet (Bb), and accompaniment (organ or piano)

Four settings of favorite tunes arranged by Nola Reed Knouse, 1999

Be Thou My Vision; Fairest Lord Jesus; Panis Angelicus; Join We All With One Accord

The selections in this small collection were all arranged at the request of N. Denny Fordham, Jr., Director of the Moravian Bands in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, director of music at Olivet Moravian Church, trumpet player, and lover of the Moravian musical heritage. I offer them here in respect for the longtime friendship Denny and I have shared, and in hopes that they will bring to other players some of the enjoyment they have brought to us.

These pieces were designed to be played not by “professional” performers, but by capable amateurs — people within our churches who want to play beloved favorites for worship and for joy. They are “made public” here with the expectation that musicians will make whatever adjustments are necessary to make them useful. Other instruments may be substituted at will — clarinet in Bb for the trumpet; violin, recorder, or oboe for the flute — whatever it takes to make the piece “work” in each individual situation. Changing the octave may be helpful with instrument substitutions, or simply to make the range more accessible.

In the Book of Psalms, we are called upon both to “sing to the Lord a new song” (Psalm 96 and 98) and to “remember the wonderful works he has done.” (Psalm 105:5). In these settings of well-known tunes, we have the opportunity to do both — to give thanks for the composers who first gave us these melodies and harmonies, and to take a fresh look at them through different settings. Let all our music be made to the praise and glory of the Lamb once slain!

Nola Reed Knouse
December 3, 1999

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 first 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 in 2002.

Listen to Dead March

Listen to Cheer Boys Cheer! Band Call

Track List:

1. Dixie/Bonnie Blue Flag
2. Southern Victorial March
3. Here’s Your Mule
4. Canary Bird Waltz
5. Slow March from “Belisario”
6. Trovatore Quickstep
7. Rock Me to Sleep, Mother
8. 26th Regiment Quickstep
9. Bettraite Polka
10. Serenade (Schubert)
11. Melange Waltz
12. Col. Vance’s March
13. Dead March
14. India Rubber Overcoat/Old Slave/Long, Long Ago
15. Maryland! My Maryland!/Old North State
16. Col. Hoke’s March
17. Sleepers Wake
18. Covenant
19. Die Ehre Gottes
20. Rifle Regiment Quickstep
21. Waltz
22. Come Where My Love Lies Dreaming/Annie of the Vale
23. Lorena/Bright Smiles

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

Music Samples

Tracks:

1. Mit Freuden Zart
2. 22 H, Wareham
3. Creation
4. 590 A, Lindsey House
5. Theodulph
6. 228 A, Nicolai
7. 151 W, Warner
8. Christ the Lord
9. 168 A, Zurich
10. 519 A, Eisleben
11. 22 A, Rhaw
12. 151 Q, St. Edith
13. 14, Manoah
14. 581 A, LaTrobe
15. 38 E, Poacher
16. 249 A, Seraphim
17. 11 W, Worgan
18. 119 A, Holy Land
19. 115 B, Agnus Christi
20. Freuen Wir Uns
21. Gaudeamus Pariter
22. 195 A, Arnsberg
23. 151 G, St. Mark
24. 167 A, Cassel
25. Our Father
26. 151 A, Passion Chorale
27. 82 D, Hayn
28. 39 A, Confession
29. 14 A, Esslingen
30. 23 A, Upsala
31. 37 A, Gregor
32. 185 A, Covenant
33. 79 A, Innsbruck
34. 83 D, Confidence
35. 149 A, Nassau
36. 132 A, Allein Gott (Decius)
37. 602 A, Requiem
38. 151 A, Passiontide
39. Monkland
40. 172 A, Thy Majesty
41. 214 A, Thanksgiving
42. 3 C, Almsgiving
43. 11 A, Herrnhut
44. 90 A, Eisenach
45. 56 A, Service
46. 61 A, Lobe Den Herren
47. 68 A, Seelengräutigam
48. 68 A, Thuringia
49. 141 A, Berthelsdorf
50. 221 A, Springs of Salvation
51. 151, Eastham
52. 159 D, Bechler
53. 159 A, Worship

This recording features music from the chorale books of the Moravian Church in America and was produced by the Moravian Music Foundation.

Track List

1. Church, Rejoice! (225A)
2. Hail to the Lord’s Anointed (151R)
3. The Springs of Salvation (221A )
4. Jesus Makes My Heart Rejoice (82D)
5. Deeply Moved and Duly Heeding (23A)
6. Jesus, Source of My Salvation (168A)
7. Thy Majesty, How Vast It Is (172A)
8-9. Must Jesus Bear the Cross Alone/In Mercy, Lord, This Grace Bestow (14Ss/22G)
10. Jesus Shall Reign Where’er the Sun (22Q)
11. O Lamb of God, Still Keep Me (151Q)
12-13-14. My Faith Looks Up to Thee/Son of God, to Thee I Cry/Savior, Now With Contrite Hearts (Olivet/581G/205S)
15. When I Survey the Wondrous Cross (22P)
16. The Savior’s Blood and Righteousness (22 A)
17-18-19. In the Hour of Trial/Ah, Dearest Jesus/Beneath the Cross of Jesus (141E/36A/St. Christopher)
20-21-22. Most Holy Lord and God/O Sacred Head, Now Wounded/Sleep Thy Last Sleep (519A/151A/602A)
23. Christ, We Do All Adore Thee
24. Rock of Ages (581L)
25. My Jesus, As Thou Wilt (38E)
26. Crown Him with Many Crowns (595C)
27. Creation Hymn (Beethoven)
28. Ten Thousand Times Ten Thousand (151 Eastham)
29. Join We All with One Accord (Gaudeamus Pariter)
30. Christian Hearts, In Love United (167A)
31. O There’s a Sight Which Rends My Heart (99B)
32. Abide With Me/Fairest Lord Jesus (32K/33C)
33. God of Grace and God of Glory (Cwm Rhondda)
34-35-36. How Firm a Foundation/I Love to Tell the Story/To God Be the Glory (39H/Hankey/39J)
37. Be Still, My Soul (Finlandia)
38. All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name (14Mm)
39. When Jesus Into Salem Rode (14 Manoah)
40. Amazing Grace (14Ii)
41. The Spacious Firmament on High (Creation, Haydn)
42. Now Thank We All Our God (146A)
43. Sing Hallelujah, Praise the Lord (159D)
44. We in One Covenant Are Joined (159A)

REVIEW
“Once He Came in Blessing, a CD produced by the Moravian Music Foundation, is the latest example of the longtime trend — and a surefire way to brighten the holiday season. I recommend the recording, not only for its understated charms but also for the commitment of all involved.” — Winston-Salem Journal, Dec. 2010

ONCE HE CAME IN BLESSING
Music for Advent and Christmas by the Moravian Lower Brass Ensemble

Tracks:

Hosanna
Lo, How a Rose
Rejoice, Rejoice, Believers
Hark the Herald Angels Sing
Silent Night
How Bright Appears the Morning Star
Christ the Lord
Cradle Song
Christians Awake, Salute the Happy Morn
Joy to the World
Angels from the Realms of Glory
Lo, He Comes with Clouds Descending
Break Forth, O Beauteous Heav’nly Light
and, many more (38 tracks, total).
RECORDED 2010