CD of Moravian Hymns sung by a Moravian choir.

CD of Moravian Chorales played by a brass quintet.

CD of Chorales played the Moravian Lower Brass.

“The hymnal (Gesangbuch) is a kind of response to the Bible, an echo and an extension thereof. In the Bible, one perceives how the Lord communicates with people; and, in the hymnal, how people communicate with the Lord.” – attr. Nicholas Ludwig von Zinzendorf    (later, per Paul Peucker, attr. to Bishop Spangenberg)

Copyright 1995 – Interprovincial Board of Publications and Communications

The Moravian Book of Worship “provides the means for unity in our church, on of rich diversity. … this book joins with its predecessors in extending the heritage, established when, at the beginning of the sixteenth century, the Unitas Fratrum (early Moravian Church) published what is considered to be the first Protestant hymnal.

CD of Moravian Hymns sung by a Moravian choir.

CD of Moravian Chorales played by a brass quintet.

CD of Chorales played the Moravian Lower Brass.

“The hymnal (Gesangbuch) is a kind of response to the Bible, an echo and an extension thereof. In the Bible, one perceives how the Lord communicates with people; and, in the hymnal, how people communicate with the Lord.” – attr. Nicholas Ludwig von Zinzendorf    (later, per Paul Peucker, attr. to Bishop Spangenberg)

Copyright 1995 – Interprovincial Board of Publications and Communications

The Moravian Book of Worship “provides the means for unity in our church, on of rich diversity. … this book joins with its predecessors in extending the heritage, established when, at the beginning of the sixteenth century, the Unitas Fratrum (early Moravian Church) published what is considered to be the first Protestant hymnal.

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© 2021 Moravian Music Foundation

Barbara Lister-Sink, piano

Warwick Lister, violin

Uniquely evocative, impressionistic, and enjoyable American music!

Charles Vardell (1893-1962) was a nationally celebrated composer, an accomplished organist, a beloved teacher, an able and respected administrator, and an arts visionary.

Dean of the School of Music, Salem College (Winston-Salem, NC, USA) from 1928 to 1951.

Dean of the School of Music, Flora MacDonald College (Laurinburg, NC, USA) as it became St. Andrew’s College.  1952 – 1962

THE MUSIC

From a Mountain Walk, six sketches for piano

The Cherry Grove Suite

Nocturne for piano

Sonata for Violin and Piano in A Major

Recorded in Shirley Recital Hall, Salem College

Some recordings were completed in 2019, others, during the pandemic in 2020, as witnessed by these photos, with the producer connected remotely.

Introduction

By Terry Teachout

MORE OFTEN THAN NOT, the life and work of a conductor are an impenetrably mysterious business to non-musicians. Exactly what is he doing waving that stick around up there on the podium—and who taught him how to wave it?

Conductors don’t play anything, yet they conjure up music out of thin air, and everyone, including their colleagues, watches them do it. In my experience, no line of artistic work is harder for laymen to understand. Yet conductors, perhaps in part because of this seemingly inexplicable aspect of their careers, tend to be fascinating creatures, and on the rare occasions when they write memoirs, the results are always worth reading.

I’ve known John Sinclair for the better part of both our lives and have worked with him in a wide variety of capacities, always with pleasure and profit. Not only is he a superbly accomplished artist, but he’s also a great storyteller; the kind of man with whom you always look forward to dining after a performance. Yet I’d only heard a handful of the tales that he tells in Falling Off the Podium … and Other Life Lessons, some of which are charming and funny, others deeply poignant, and all immensely interesting to read.

Loose-leaf or in booklet form.

Modulations for the Services of Holy Communion from the Moravian Book of Worship and supplemental Services for Holy Communion

When playing communion, this resource provides written out modulations for the organist or accompanist to play in between each of the hymns.

Even experienced organists who improvise will appreciate this loose-leaf collection, laid out, in order, for easy flow in worship.

Written modulation can be very helpful to those less comfortable with improvisation.

$15 + tax and shipping

Grider was a member of the Central Choir for over 25 years. He was a flutist, librarian of the Philharmonic Society, and proprietor of the hotel, who mysteriously “wandered away from Bethlehem and never returned.”

This facsimile publication was first printed in 1984, two hundred years after its initial publication. It includes an extended introduction by Martha Asti, with a summary of Moravian history and church music, Gregor’s life, and a brief history of Moravian hymnody. Also included are Gregor’s original introduction, which was written as advice primarily for organists accompanying congregational song, in a clear and accurate translation by Karl Kroeger; and a study of sources for the Moravian tunes in the Choralbuch prepared by James Boeringer. This 2016 reprint includes a newly-prepared index of common tune names for many tunes included in the book, prepared by Barbara Strauss. (For instance, someone looking for SLEEPERS WAKE will find it referenced as tune 230 in the Choralbuch.)

The tunes in the Choralbuch are notated with soprano and bass parts along with figured bass, with the soprano part in soprano clef (not the modern treble clef).

by Lisetta and Amelia Van Vleck, Carl Van Vleck & Francis F. Hagen

Issued by New World Records, this is a two-CD set, (Disc 1 has 15 tracks, Disc 2 has 16) with a variety of vocal and piano music by Salem, NC composers. It will transport you to another time, as though you’re listening to an evening recital in the parlor of your friend’s home.

CD #1

Irma Waltz (piano)
A Loving Home’s a Happy Home (quartet)
Nettie Galop (piano)
Hannah Polka (piano)
Our Words of Love (soprano solo)
Mollie March (piano)
Salem Band Waltz (piano)
Alma Mater (quartet)
The Hope, the Star, the Voice (tenor solo)
The Unknown Soldier Boy (soprano/alto duet)
My Dear One’s Waltz (piano)
The Grave of My Wife (bass solo)
River Waltz (piano)
Annie Schottisch (piano)
Waltz (piano)

CD #2

Mowing the Harvest Hay (quartet)
Centennial March (piano)
The Sky Lark (soprano solo)
Annie March (piano)
Carolina March (piano)
Come Hunters Young and Old (soprano solo)/alto
Her Last Words at Parting (tenor solo)
The Rainy Day (bass solo)
L’Amitie Waltz (piano)
Lullaby (alto solo)
The Watch-Tower Light (soprano solo)
Laura Polka (piano)
Col. Belo’s March (piano)
Early Friends (soprano solo)
Parthenia (piano)
A Friend in Need, Is a Friend Indeed (quartet)

Sing to the Lord a New Song: A New Moravian Songbook celebrates the musical gifts of today’s Moravian Church in North America.

Eighty all-new songs and hymns by 51 writers and composers, compiled by the Moravian Music Foundation, offer a glimpse at the creativity and spirituality that is alive and well in Moravian music. New liturgies for Servanthood, The Good Shepherd, Mothers’ Day, Fathers’ Day and other reflections also included.

Includes music and guitar chords, so each song can be accompanied on keyboard and/or guitar; other instruments may be added to enrich the musical experience.

Spiral bound, with laminated full-color cover; 6″ x 9″; 148 pages.