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Psalm of Joy – Raleigh
A Moravian Music Weekend EventMay 16 – 17, 2026 Come Be a Part of History! Celebrating America 250 1776 – 2026 Semiquincentennial The Psalm of Joy is a service of word and music that was created by the Moravians in Salem, NC for July 4, 1783 as part of the first official Independence celebration, giving thanks […]
Moravian Music Sunday 2026
May 3, 2026 Resources and Materials for Worship Leaders. The Psalm of Joy and the Celebration of Peace Recognizing that music is a means of proclaiming the Gospel, we celebrate Moravian music on the fifth Sunday of Easter. At a time when our own world seems to be rapidly changing, we can find some comfort […]
Streaming, downloads, CDs! Enjoy the unique musical adventure of a new recording of Moravian hymns played on banjo by Rev. Adam Goodrich.
New classes for 2026!
Concerts, Programs, Classes, Workshops, and other Events from our office in Bethlehem, PA, specific to the Lehigh Valley area and throughout the Northern Province.
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The Psalm of Joy
Come Be a Part of History! Celebrating America 250 1776 – 2026 Semiquincentennial The Psalm of Joy is a service of word and music that was created by the Moravians in Salem, NC for July 4, 1783 as part of the first official Independence celebration, giving thanks to God for the end of the Revolutionary War. […]
Charles Fussell Score Available
Specimen Days Specimen Days‘Quicksand years that whirl me I know not whither’Cantata for Baritone Solo, Chorus, and Orchestra1992 Charles Fussell (b. 1938) Full biographical information may be found in the Finding Aid for the Charles Fussell Collection at MMF. Piano/Vocal Score PDF Upon ordering, PDF will be sent via email to purchaser.Delivery email is christopher@moravianmusic.org
Singers Wanted for Unitas Chorale
Singers Wanted for Unitas Chorale, a performing ensemble of the Moravian Music Foundation, specializing in music of Moravian composers from the past and of the present day.
Who:
The courses will be taught by
Christopher Ogburn, PhD, the Director of the Moravian Music Foundation
(MMF) and Staff Musicologist. Prior to coming to the MMF, Ogburn taught and lectured at Manhattan College and LaGuardia Community College, before joining the faculty of Central Piedmont Community College, Charlotte, NC as Instructor of Music. He has over a decade of experience teaching courses in both music history and theory.
Read more…
DIRECTIONS AND PARKING
Christ Moravian Church
919 W. Academy St., Winston-Salem, NC
The Church is about 6 blocks west of Old Salem.
From I-40, take the Peter’s Creek Parkway exit. Turn left at the light (heading north). Turn right on Academy St. Church will be on your left.
From Salem Parkway, take the Peter’s Creek Parkway exit. Turn left at the light (heading south). Turn left onto Academy St. Church will be on your left.
Church Parking lot
entrances on Academy St. and Hunter Ave.
Parking
also available on side streets, especially W. Bank St. and Hunter Ave.
Handicapped parking
next to the church building on the north side. Enter from Bank St.
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Growing up in the Moravian Church, I learned the value of the church and the importance of its long and remarkable history, both locally, but also internationally. My own family lineage can be traced back to the Bethabara settlement, so there is a strong personal connection that draws me to the work of the Moravian Music Foundation and the preservation of its remarkable archival collection. While an undergraduate at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, I had the privilege of interning one summer at the Foundation under Nola Reed Knouse. This opportunity solidified my passion for musicology and is what ultimately inspired my pursuit of a doctorate in that area. In many ways, I owe my career to the Foundation and consider this opportunity to be both a literal and spiritual homecoming.
Looking to the future, I am excited by all the possibilities, including expanding the lecture series, building a more robust online presence, providing live music performances, creating workshops for local students, and working to tell the global story of the Moravian Church more completely and accurately.
My family has deep ties to the area that go back several generations. My wife, Erin, and I are excited to be moving back to Winston-Salem and to raise our daughter, June, in this community that played such a vital role in shaping who I am today. We are looking forward to exploring all the new restaurants, hiking around Pilot Mountain, and enjoying the vibrant cultural community that has grown over the years. After having lived in New York City for the bulk of our adult lives, we are delighted to be back in the land of BBQ, Cheerwine, and the Heels.
-Chris Ogburn
MMFS1301
Glory to God in the Highest
Gregor, Christian Luke 2:14
SSAB $1.75 Christmas
MMFS1908
Glory to God in the Highest
Gregor, Christian Luke 2:14
SAB $1.75 Christmas
MMFS1003
Hail, Infant Newborn
Michael, David Moritz Christmas hymn, anon.
SATB $1.75 Christmas
MMFS1401
Morning Star in Darkest Night
Hellström, Georg Friedrich von Johann Scheffler (1624-1677)
SATB $1.75 Christmas
MMFS0802
Night of Holy, Highest Worth
Brau, Christian Ludwig Christmas hymn, anon.
SSAB $1.75 Christmas
MMFS1806
O Dearest Jesus
Hellström, Georg Friedrich von
S/SATB $1.75 Christmas
MMFS2101
Six Carols
Clemens, Theodor Liley
SATB $1.75 Christmas
MMFS1714
Thou Child Divine
Bates, James Text: anonymous
SATB $1.95 Christmas
MMFS1717
What Good News the Angels Bring
Hagen, Francis Florentine William Hammond (1718-83)
SATB/SATB $1.95 Christmas
MMFS1001
Sing, O Ye Heavens
Peter, Johann Friedrich Christmas hymn, anon.
SATB, S & T solos $1.95 Christmas, General
MMFS0804
Glory to Him Who Is the Resurrection
LaTrobe, Christian Ignatius Text: John 11:25-26 SSAB $2.25
MMFS1307
And Yet Believe
Henkelmann, Brian Text: John 29:29, adapted
SAB $1.75
MMFS1103
Glory to Him
Wolf, Ernst Wilhelm
SATB $1.95
MMFS1303
Fling Wide the Portals
Wolf, Ernst Wilhelm Text: J. G. von Herder
SATB $2.25
MMFS1304
He Who Died, Behold, Now He Is Risen
Wolf, Ernst Wilhelm Text: J. G. von Herder
SATB $2.25
MMFS1305
O Death Now Is Swallowed Up in Victory
Wolf, Ernst Wilhelm Text: J. G. von Herder
SATB/SATB
MMFS0907
Lord Christ Jesus, Our Salvation
Henkelmann, Brian Text: verse 1, Jan Hus (circa 1410); verse 2, Ernst Christoph Homburg (1659)
2 part $1.75 Lent, Communion
MMFS0807
Wounded Lamb! By Your Self-Offering
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus Text: Holy Communion hymn, anon.
SATB $1.95 Lent, Communion, General Use
MMFS1905
Kyrie
White, James C. Text: Latin mass
SATB $2.25 Lent, General
MMFS1703
Lamb of God
Erbe, E. I. Text: Latin mass, based on John 1:29
SATB $1.95 Lent, General
MMFS1705
Those Who Sow With Weeping
Peter, Johann Friedrich Text: Psalm 126:5-6
SSAB $1.75 Lent, General
MMFS0801
Christ By His One Sacrifice
Graun, Karl Heinrich Text: based on Hebrews 10:14, and an 18th century hymn
SATB $1.95 Lent, General
MMFS1111
In Truth, He Bore Our Affliction
Graun, Karl Heinrich Text: Isaiah 53:4-6
SATB 1.75 Lent, General
MMFS0909
Christ, and Him Crucified
Knouse, Nola Reed Text: Liturgy for Lent (from the Moravian Book of Worship)
SATB $1.75 Lent, General
MMFS1302
Lord of Life (The)
Wolf, Ernst Wilhelm Text: J. G. von Herder
SATB $2.25 Lent, General
MMFS1716
Truly He Has Borne Our Frailty
Herbst, Johannes Text: Isaiah 53:4-5
SATB $1.95 Lent, General
MMFS0904
In Stillness
Gregor, Christian Text: adapted from Exodus 31:17, 16:23
SSAB, flute, ‘cello $1.75 Lent, Great Sabbath
MMFS1501
Behold, O There’s a Sight
Peter, Simon Text: Christian Gregor
SATB $1.75 Lent, Maundy Thursday
MMFS0803
Throw Wide the Door
Michael, David Moritz Georg Weissel (1590-1635)
SATB $1.95 (for Advent, Christmas, Palm Sunday)
MMFS1109
Prepare Your Hearts
Peter, Johann Friedrich (1746-1813)
S/SATB $1.95 (for Advent/Christmas)
MMFS1901
People, Arise
Reissiger, Karl Gottlieb (1798-1859) Isaiah 60:1
SATB $1.75 (for Advent/Christmas/Epiphany)
The archival holdings of MMF are divided into
collections
. (some in Bethlehem, some in Winston-Salem)
The
FINDING AID
for each collection is a “30,000-foot view” of the collection in its context. Each finding aid contains information about the size of the collection, how it was created, history of the community or key individuals involved in the collection, and a description of the contents.
Individual Finding Aids
LINK
Guide: A searchable table of all collections
LINK
GemeinKat
GemeinKat
is the MMF digital catalog on WorldCat.org
LINK
WorldCat.org:
to search the catalog, go to
. You can search by composer, title, collection, or any number of other keywords; just go try!
OCLC
(Online Computer Library Center): the collective of organization(s) that built the online database called
WorldCat
. It is now owned by
Backstage Library Works
“GemeinKat”
is the name given to MMF’s project to upload new and enhanced digital records to the OCLC and RISM databases. We have used the name “
GemeinKat
” as our umbrella term for the entire project, involving
Backstage Library Works
OCLC
WorldCat
, and
RISM
and
the work of cataloging; also, the creation of the digital records and the creation of finding aids
GemeinKat
is available
to the public,
on the internet, at
moravianmusic.on.worldcat.org
and is a
WorldCat
Discovery
catalog, developed by OCLC, a nonprofit organization that provides services to thousands of libraries worldwide. Through WorldCat, users have the potential to access more than 1.8 billion items in libraries around the world.
GemeinKat
itself is
: the bibliographic records for each manuscript, book, or printed music item found in MMF holdings.
These archival holdings are grouped by collections and physically reside in either the Bethlehem or Winston-Salem archive (sometimes in both).
For a description, see the MMF website:
Internships at MMF
The Moravian Music Foundation welcomes students for internships.
Both college (or higher) and high school levels may be accommodated.
Some projects require no musical experience; others require ability to read music and understand orchestral scores/parts.
Salem Saturdays at Christmas
Throughout the holidays and during ChristmasFest, Old Salem will welcome visitors to enjoy the shops and displays around Salem. Make it even more special by touring the historic buildings, homes and shops. Tickets at the Visitor Center:
Holiday All-In-One Ticket
Old Salem Inc.
museum, shops and historic buildings will be open 10:00a to 4:00p on the Saturday of ChristmasFest. (admission fee)
More about events >>
Candle Tea of Home Moravian Church
In the two weekend prior to ChristmasFest: Dec. 1 – 3 and Dec. 8 – 10, 2022
As a Moravian brass band plays nearby, costumed volunteers welcome guests with an introduction to the history of the Moravians in Salem, followed by carols in the Saal accompanied by an 18
th
century Tannenburg organ, the sweet aroma of a beeswax candle-making demonstration, a visit to the original kitchen to enjoy coffee and sugar cake, and finally a viewing of the amazing Salem putz and the nativity scene.
The sights, sounds, smells, tastes and interesting narrative of Candle Tea provide a warm experience of Moravian Advent and Christmas traditions from early Salem to the present day. The regular Candle Tea tour lasts about an hour.
More Details and to make a reservation >>
RISM
RISM
Répertoire International des Sources Musicales
RISM
or International Inventory of Musical Sources, is an international, non-profit organization that aims to comprehensively document extant musical sources worldwide: manuscripts, printed music editions, writings on music theory, and libretti that are found in libraries, archives, churches, schools, and private collections.
RISM ONLINE
(more searching options and granularity for scholars) or Search
RISM CATALOG
(more general searching)
The
RISM Catalog of Musical Sources
contains over 1.2 million records and can be searched at no cost. Early western music from 1600 through to the early 19th century is included.
RISM was founded in Paris in 1952 and is the largest and only global organization that documents written musical sources. RISM records
what
exists and
where
it can be found. RISM is where scholars go when they are looking for music manuscripts or early prints around the world. RISM entries include the musical incipits – the first phrase or so of music – to enable identification of a specific piece of music (which setting of “Sing to the Lord a New Song” is this?).
Other resources at MMF:
Reference library:
the Peter Memorial Library
in
Winston-Salem
Irving Lowens Collection
of early American tunebooks and songbooks, in
Winston-Salem
An extensive international collection of
hymnals
(mostly Moravian) in many languages, dating to the 16th century, in
Winston-Salem
Video about Moravian Music Research
Books about Moravian Music
Blog Posts about Moravian Music
Books for Sale:
Musicology
Video about Moravian Music Research
Books about Moravian Music
Blog Posts about Moravian Music
Books for Sale:
Musicology
Anthem Reading for Choirs
Have your regular choir rehearsal at an MMF location (Bethlehem or Winston-Salem)
Anthem reading sessions are available for choirs – Sing through MMF Moravian Star Anthems and/or anthems in the Lending Library with the guidance of and introduction by an MMF staff member
Tour of the vault and viewing of some musical treasures and then read a newly-published Moravian anthem or two
Light refreshments can be arranged.
Group Tours
Tours of the Archie K Davis Center and the Archival Vault (An opportunity to see the variety and breadth of MMF’s holdings, including rare or unique items dating from the 16th century forward) Contact
Dave Blum
to schedule.
Tours may also be combined with a talk or lecture on a particular subject
Tours may also be combined with an anthem reading session
Vocal, Instrumental, musical, historical
Workshops for singers or band instrumentalists or handbells (MMF staff and other resource people lead a workshop at your location)
Workshops on hymn-writing
Workshops on reading music, singing parts, conducting, or instrumental arranging are possible ideas
Let us know your ideas and contact a staff person to discuss
Moravian Music Festivals and Weekends
Festivals – MMF sponsors quadrennial
Moravian Music Festivals
(the next in summer of 2025 in Winston-Salem, USA)
Moravian Music Weekends – MMF sponsors an annual
Moravian Music on the Mountain
at Laurel Ridge Moravian Camp in North Carolina
Moravian Music Weekends – MMF will gladly work with you to arrange a weekend in your area / hosted by your congregation
Unity Brass Festivals – the 4th UBF is on the books for late September, 2023 in Gqeberha, South Africa
3rd Unity Brass Festival, Winston-Salem, USA
Lectures and Presentations
Thursday Talks
are presented semi-monthly on Thursdays at 12:30pm, beginning in January, 2023.
Special presentations may be arranged for lectures or talks at your location.
Lecture Videos
are available on this website and on our
YouTube Channel
MMF also partners with the Moravian Archives (both SP and NP) and the Bethlehem Conference on Moravian History & Music to present papers and musicological research.
Heritage Award
presented by the Moravian Historical Society, Aug. 28, 2022, to
GWYNETH MICHEL
Asst. Director of the Moravian Music Foundation
in sincere appreciation of her contributions in support of the MHS.
ArchivGrid
ArchiveGrid
LINK
This is a collection of over 7,000,000 archival descriptions, including documents, personal papers, family histories, and other archival materials held in about 1,500 archival institutions. ArchiveGrid helps researchers looking for primary source materials, but who may not know exactly where to go to find them.
MMF’s finding aids
can be discovered through ArchiveGrid. For an example, go to
; type in the search box (upper right) “Bethlehem congregation” and the first thing you will find is MMF’s finding aid for the Bethlehem Congregation Collection, and also related collections and suggested search terms (Lancaster, Dover, Lititz, etc.), linked to those finding aids on the MMF website.
A recent inquiry to MMF - Subject: Copyright/Streaming
Dear MMF,
I have a question about copyright and streaming. We have
CCLI
license and streaming license at my church, but it
does not cover many pieces for organ
. Would the ASCAP license provide that protection for us to stream and include copyrighted
organ
music? I’ve read their website, and it seems like it would.
Thanks!
____________________________________________________
Dear Worship Leader,
We have been instructing folks to follow
CCLI
and
OneLicense
guidelines, which, as you discovered, unfortunately, rarely cover instrumental/keyboard music.
Yes, it appears as though
ASCAP
offers a “
WorshipCast
” streaming license, which is set up in much the same manner as
CCLI
and
OneLicense
licenses – i.e., the fee structure is based on worship attendance:
A quick click brought up this fee structure:
1 – 199 (in attendance): $284.00
200 – 499 (in attendance): $424.00 (obviously it goes up from here)
Some further good news – the
WorshipCast
license offered above is controlled by
Christian Copyright Solutions
(a division of CCLI, and it appears as though purchase of this license would allow you to broadcast both
ASCAP
and
BMI
titles, opening up even more possibilities.
I don’t think, however, that this license includes
SESAC
titles; thus, if you wished to perform anything under the
SESAC
umbrella (Dan Gawthrop, for instance), you would need to approach that entity directly for a license:
Thank you for bringing this to our attention.
Blessings to you in your music ministry!
Gwyneth Michel, Assistant Director, Moravian Music Foundation – – (with edits by Erik S.)
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Archie K Davis Center
Construction began on the building in the fall of 1999, and the facility was completed and occupied in July 2001. In September 2001, the building was dedicated as the Archie K. Davis Center.
More about the man, the building, and a quick, visual tour of our beautiful home
The Archie K. Davis Center
US