23rd Moravian Music Festival
Sunday July 19th – Saturday July 25th.
Belmont Abbey College, Belmont, NC

• Festival Registration continues through July 17th. Please see our registration form.
• Campus Registration will open at 2.00 pm at Belmont Abbey College in The Haid. Registration closes at
   5:30pm with supper at 6:00pm.
• The Daily Schedule may be printed from a link on the program page.
• For Daily Attendance and Meal cost see our questions page.

Festival Concerts… for detailed information see the program page

Each night at 8pm; prelude at 7:30pm.

Sunday Evening July 19th
Traditional Opening Lovefeast Worship Service at Belmont Abbey Basilica Belmont

Monday July 20th
The Moramus Chorale
Tuesday July 21st
Organ recital by Rebecca Kleintop Owens

Wednesday July 22nd
Traditional Anthem Sing.

Thursday July 23rd
Festival Band Concert

Friday Evening, July 24
Closing Concert: 2009 Festival Chorus & Orchestra, Davidson College Presbyterian Church

Saturday Morning July 25th 10:30am
Trombone Choir Concert –Belmont Abbey – The Haid


Midday Concerts Monday—Wednesday, 1:00pm Belmont Abbey Basilica

Monday July 20th
Carolina Pro Musica

Tuesday at 1:00pm
Bar None Barbershop quartet

Wednesday at 1:00 pm
The Hosanna Ringers

ALL CONCERTS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC WITH NO CHARGE

23rd Moravian Music Festival
Sunday July 19th – Saturday July 25th.
Belmont Abbey College, Belmont, NC

New additions to note.

Trombone choir to be led by Dr. Donna R. Rothrock
The Salem Brass Band from Madiba Bay, South Africa. to play at the festival.

See our expanded program page which gives more details and includes a link to the Daily Schedule.

For more than 500 years Moravians have celebrated their faith through music. This rich legacy is showcased every three years at the Moravian Music Festival, a week-long exploration and presentation of traditional and new Moravian music. Old and young, professional and novice, Moravians and non-Moravians all gather to celebrate the past and explore the future with music.

Who participates in the Moravian Music Festival?

Band Rehearsal

Anyone with an interest in music. Musicians from high school through retirement, from the United States and worldwide, participate. Some 200 attendees rehearse and perform Moravian choral, orchestral and band music during the festival.

What is a day like at the festival?

26th Regiment Players

Each day participants are totally immersed in Moravian music. Activities include devotion, workshops, music technique instruction, rehearsals and free public concerts each day at 1pm and 7:30pm. There is also time for fellowship, making new friends and enjoying the many attractions in the festival area. (workshop topics, tours/activities pages)

What about the festival location and facilities?

Belmont Abbey

The 2009 festival will be held on the campus of beautiful Belmont Abbey College, Belmont, NC. The college is a small liberal arts institution with excellent facilities for worship, workshops, rehearsals, concerts, housing, food service, recreation, etc. Belmont Abbey is located adjacent to Interstate 85 and is within minutes of many arts, cultural, historic, recreational and leisure attractions in the greater Belmont-Charlotte area.

New Hymns for the Moravian Unity from the Southern Province

Hymn Book Cover

The Festival is pleased to offer a compilation of non published hymns by members from the Southern Province. This hymnbook is being compiled by Dr Dirk French, music Director at New Beginnings Moravian Church. Authors and composers include E.Artis Webber, John H.Giesler, Dirk French and others. We ask for a suggested donation of $15. to help defray production costs with all profits going to Festival expenses. Please help us by reserving the number you would like on your registration form.