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Jesus, Still Lead On

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Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA

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2021 Festival July 18 – 24

26th Moravian Music Festival, Part I

Due to the coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic of 2020-2021, the 26th Moravian Music Festival was conducted over two summers.


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Moravians celebrate music, created with inspiration and presented with joy!

[ how the Festival negotiated a pandemic ]

The Story of Part 1 of the 26th Festival

Ever since 1950, Moravian musicians have gathered at Moravian Music Festivals to worship, be in fellowship, share experiences and knowledge, learn from others, and celebrate the gift of Moravian music.

There have now been 26 Moravian Music Festivals in North America, spearheaded by thousands of volunteers, planning and managing the festivals, in Winston-Salem, NC and Bethlehem, PA, but also in Lancaster Co. (PA); Columbus and Tuscarawas Co. (Ohio); Madison (WI); and Edmonton, Alberta (Canada).

This year was different.

The 26th Moravian Music Festival was initially scheduled to take place in Bethlehem (in person) July 18 – 24, 2021. With the pandemic, however, the Planning Committee was forced to decide by late fall of 2020, whether or not singing and playing together would be safe by the summer of 2021. Out of an abundance of care and caution, it was determined that the July, 2021 Festival should be held completely online, and maximize the capabilities and benefits of technology.

The Committee also decided to divide the 26th Festival into two parts:

  • an online Part 1 (July 18-24, 2021), and
  • an in-person Part 2 (July 26-30, 2022) which will be held in Bethlehem, PA.

Registration for Part 2 will go live in late fall of this year.

Maximizing Technology

In 2021, the programs and sessions focused on learning and sharing, via video and online platforms. Social time was provided, via online conferencing, to connect with one another and share in fellowship. Both of these approaches allowed for participation from many states and several different countries.

A robust website kept all the resources, links, and instructions organized for participants, with online registration. Each day, the registrants received an email with links to the sessions, social gatherings, and concerts. While we did forgo the banal totebag, registered musicians received an envelope of fun swag (stuff we all get) and had the option to purchase a Festival t-shirt.

A complete musical week had been planned by MMF Director and Assistant Director, the Rev. Dr. Nola R. Knouse and Gwyneth Michel, selecting anthems and hymns, inviting musicians, and creating the music for children. Most of these plans survived the switch to an online Festival, and will advance to next summer’s Festival in Bethlehem.

The main disadvantage of the online Festival was the inability of any of the ensembles to rehearse together. We re-focused our efforts toward creating “virtual” band and “virtual” choir videos; these became our greatest challenges. They required syncing up audio and video of individual voices or instruments, recorded at different places and times, into a cohesive ensemble. First, recordings had to be produced for each piece and each vocal part, with count-offs and clicks for the musicians to follow. Then, a conducting video was married to the audio. Each musician then practiced their individual part, and finally recorded themselves, following the audio and conducting tracks as they played or sang. Many found this to be much more challenging than staying with an ensemble and conductor in real time.

Thanks to our musicians for making their own wonderful recordings, and especially to our virtual video and audio editors, Jacob Patrick, Sean Devlin, and Seth Frack who produced the final videos. We also had expert assistance from the team at Rollins College (Dr. John V. Sinclair) in making the choir rehearsal tracks, instrumental tracks, and performing and recording Mary Wilson’s recital. The excellent results of the virtual bands and choirs may be heard and seen in the Friday evening service of music.

Soli Deo Gloria

Concerts have always been a main focal point of Festival, allowing us to share our talents and treasures with the community, for the glory of God. The Sunday and Friday evenings were live-streamed and took the form of a Singstunde (a service of word and music) with both live and recorded elements. These services were planned beautifully by Festival Chaplain, the Rev. Melissa Johnson, and presented over Zoom with the help of IBOC Executive Director, Mike Riess. The Monday through Thursday evening concerts were pre-recorded and premiered each night, opening with devotions and a musical prelude. The weekday concerts and preludes were produced by Erik Salzwedel and incorporated recordings from over 60 ensembles, representing hundreds of Moravian musicians worldwide.

If you have not yet watched the Festival concerts, you owe it to yourself and your soul to do so. These are available free to the public and can be found on the Festival YouTube Channel.

  • Sunday, July 18: Opening Worship, Christian Hearts in Love United; a Singstunde, featuring speakers/readers from around the world;
  • Monday, July 19:  I Have Chosen You, featuring Mary Wilson, soprano, and musicians of the Bach Festival Society of Winter Park (FL); John Sinclair, conducting;
  • Tuesday, July 20: Pipes and Pedals, featuring 9 organists from 4 countries, and including 5 Tannenberg organs from around the Moravian world;
  • Wednesday, July 21: Summer Serenade, music for smaller forces – vocal and instrumental;
  • Thursday, July 22: Resounding Joy, brass ensemble and solo music from around the world;
  • Friday, July 23: Service of Word and Music, We Are Members of Christ’s Body; a service featuring 9 virtual band and chorus videos made by Festival participants.

The trustees of the Moravian Music Foundation created and contributed devotions, music, and video content and served as both moderators and experts in sessions and webinars.

The staff of the Moravian Music Foundation – Rev. Nola R. Knouse, Gwyneth Michel, Erik Salzwedel, Sarah Durham – moderated the sessions and social hours, while Hanna Cheek Jackson of the Board of Cooperative Ministries, handled the technical side: hosting the webinars and connecting us all through Zoom.

Myra Jones and Sarah Hriniak kept our youngest participants engaged online as they learned songs and dialogue from the musical theater production, ACTS. They shared some fun social time and enjoyed the Instrument Zoo, crafts, games, coloring, word search, and crosswords. The Rev. Dr. Lynnette Delbridge hosted Zoom youth gatherings, connecting teen-aged Moravians from across the provinces.   

The Moravian Church is blessed with many composers writing new anthems and songs. Recent publications have celebrated contemporary song- and hymn-writing, such as, Sing to the Lord a New Song and the red (contemporary) series of MMF’s Moravian Star Anthems. The Festival session, Worship Ensembles Today was convened by Rev. Dr. C. Riddick Weber and explored the opportunities to collaborate and present quality worship music in new and creative ways.

That session is also an example of the advantages afforded by technology, i.e., being able to convene a panel of musicians with a variety of experiences, in one place, viewable by anyone, in any place, on any device. This ability to include panelists from far and wide was experienced with our Choir Director, Band Director, and Making Music with Children panels. David Blum’s Moravian Musicology Today session included researchers from around the world and introduced us to a wealth of perspectives in musicology and the Moravians! The Music of the Bach Family, a second video by MMF Research Librarian, David Blum, is further testament to the advancing technical and creative capabilities of the MMF staff.

The Board and staff of MMF and the Festival Planning Committee would like to express their deepest and most sincere appreciation to the many worship leaders, educators, and musicians from around the world who recorded themselves, edited, uploaded and shared their music with us all.

We enjoyed submissions of music videos from South Africa, Nepal, the Netherlands, Germany and several states. In return, and as evidence of our growing worldwide connections and relationships, many North American Moravian band players submitted video to the Brass Band Union of South Africa for their 70th Anniversary Festival in October!


Connecting Through Technology

While we all missed the close fellowship and musical collaboration of past Festivals, we enjoyed long distance connections that may have been impossible otherwise. An online Festival eliminates many of the barriers to participation, such as time off work, time away from family, and travel. Over 100 registered for the Festival, participating in the sessions, webinars, virtual music projects and social times. Beyond that, public viewing of the concerts and services was in the thousands during Festival week.

Sessions, Webinars and Video

  • Music of the Bach Family in Moravian Collections
  • The Salem Band at 250
  • Moravian Symphony in Brass and Reeds
  • Demystifying the Organ
  • Leading Congregational Worship
  • Playing Hymns with Life and Breath
  • Conducting Effectively
  • Plays Well with Others
  •  The Organ, for Pianists
  • Copyright and the Church
  • Instrument Repair and Maintenance
  • So, You Haven’t Played Your Instrument in a Year?
  • A Talk with our Conductors
  • Making Music with Children
  • Worship Ensembles Today
  • Choir Director Panel Discussion
  • Band Director Panel Discussion
  • Moravian Musicology Today
  • Moravian Music 101
  • Reading Music
  • A Tour of the Vault, Moravian Archives in Bethlehem
  • Moravian Mohican Hymns
  • Till We Meet Again; a musical journey in Labrador
  • Living Coals and Consecrated Lyres: interviews with Nola R. Knouse, Gwyneth Michel, Phyllis Ronald, James V. Salzwedel.

Looking Ahead

The MMF staff and the local Festival Planning Committee, led by Hank Naisby, are already planning and making arrangements with Moravian University, Central Moravian Church, and other entities for the in-person Festival, Part 2, July 26-30, 2022. For now, the registration site is set up for the Access Pass to the 2021 content. By the end of this year, you will be able to register for Part 2 at www.moravianmusicfestival.org

The Festival Committee requests financial support from those who value Moravian music and want to encourage participation, especially by younger musicians. You may give to the Festival Scholarship Fund and the Children’s program (which is free to participants). Underwriting, sponsorships, and donations of any amount are invited.  www.moravianmusicfestival.org/contribute/ 

Access Pass Available

Only $25

Part 1 of the Festival has passed, but all the content is still available for a small fee.
You can watch the Zoom sessions and webinars and all the on-demand video!
This is a great way to get a head start on Part 2, in July of 2022.

Get Your Pass!

Rev. Dr. Nola Reed Knouse, Music Director
Dr. John Sinclair, Conductor of Chorus and Orchestra;
Allen Frank, Conductor of Concert Band;
Hank Naisby, Festival Chair.

Sunday – Saturday
July 18 – 24, 2021

  • 2021 – focus on education and sharing; connect participants online.
  • 2022 – focus on rehearsal and performance; “in-person” for 4 days in Bethlehem, PA.

In July of 2021…
Please make plans to connect and learn with Moravian and non-Moravian sisters and brothers, of all ages, from across the continent and around the world, as we share our love of the Savior, joy of music, in a variety of online and virtual musical and educational experiences during the week-long Moravian Music Festival.

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              Random Acts of Music

              Since we are in a shortened week, we wanted to allow for music during every part of our days.

              Random Acts is the Festival’s “permission” for anyone to present music in informal or even unexpected spaces (walkway, lawn, hallway) for anyone in the area to enjoy.

              We have suggestions for locations and will keep a general sign-up sheet to coordinate the various performances.

              SIGN UP INFORMATION TO FOLLOW

              No parameters!

              • one piece or several
              • 1 minute or 15 minutes
              • any instruments; any voices

              Random Acts of Music throughout the Bethlehem downtown area – and even beyond! Plan this ahead, or just get together with a few friends on the spur of the moment, or even “go solo”!

              You might …

              • sing hymns with any voicing you like (Christmas in July??)
              • play recorder duets on the street corner
              • break out the banjo and guitar for music on the lawn
              • play band chorales in God’s Acre
              • serenade the neighbors with string trios
              • play woodwind music down by Monocacy Creek
              • or make any other kind of music you like!

              Post your Random Acts of Music on the Moravian Music Festival’s Facebook page!

              Tory Reid & Janique Simmons

              Tory and Janique will be co-leaders of the Festival Steel Pan Ensemble. They will be teaching the art of steel pan and offer opportunities to present music at the Festival.

              No experience necessary. Come to learn.

              Janique Simmons: member of New Dawn Moravian Church, Toronto, Canada

              Tory Reid: Tory Reid is a member of John Hus Moravian Church, Brooklyn, N.Y., where he currently serves on the Board of Elders. His involvement on the local level has him serving as a member of the NYC Metro Youth Council. On the Eastern District level, he serves as a member of the Camp Hope Management Board. On the Provincial level, he serves as a member of the Emerging Ministries Committee.

              He graduated from the College of Staten Island with a Bachelor’s of Arts Degree in International Studies, Psychology and a minor in African Diaspora Studies. He is currently pursuing a Master’s Degree in Public Health from SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University in Brooklyn, N.Y. concentrating in Community Health Science. He plans to use his degree to improve the “social determinants of health” by serving the “least of these” throughout NYC, across the U.S, and around the globe. He has developed a passion and zeal for mission work and had the privilege of participating and traveling on mission engagements to Jamaica, Cuba and Peru. His hobbies include learning about different cultures and customs, watching sports, hanging out with family and friends, meeting new people, and certainly not least eating.

              Although this is his first time participating in the Moravian Music Festival, he hopes to build healthy relationships with fellow Moravians and other ecumenical partners in Christ. In addition, his goals would be to listen to the diverse music that will played, learn how to play other types of musical instruments, and network with everyone.

              Lastly, his Confirmation text from 1 Timothy 4:12, which says “Let no one despise your youth, but be an example to the believers in word, in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity,” has provided guidance for the way he lives and how he interacts with others on a daily basis.

              Sarah Hriniak

              ACTS Youth Musical Production     Playwright/Director

              Hi everyone! I’m Sarah Hriniak, and I’m the playwright and director of the ACTS musical theater production.  I am a member of Schoeneck Moravian Church in Nazareth, PA, where I sing in the choir, play handbells, teach Sunday School, and have served on various boards and committees over the years.  I am a middle school teacher and serve as director of my school’s drama club and advisor of my school’s color guard.  I’m the dean of Musical Theater Camp at Camp Hope.  I love singing, dancing, and using those talents to share my faith.  I also love coffee.  I’m so excited for our production of ACTS!

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              Children: On May 17, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration amended the emergency use authorization (EUA) for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, authorizing the use of a single booster dose for administration to individuals 5 through 11 years of age at least five months after completion of a primary series with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine.

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              Booster Shot: People ages 18 years and older who received a Moderna primary series should get a booster shot at least 5 months after completing their primary series. CDC recommends getting a booster dose of either Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna (mRNA COVID-19 vaccines) in most situations.

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              Primary Series                                               Primary Series                                 Primary Series

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              New Music & Worship Ensemble

              The New Music & Worship Ensemble will meet to rehearse early each day, during ensemble rehearsal time.

              Riddick Weber, Leader

              Old Chapel, Central Church

              8:30am – 9:15am

              * This is a small ensemble, in which you may participate, in addition to the large ensembles (Chorus or Concert Band)

              This group is a collaborative creative music project.  Bring your songs, music, ideas, and instruments/voices!

              Riddick Weber will lead, but not pre-define, the sessions.

              From Riddick: New words, new tunes, new instrumentations, all the above? This group will offer music by Moravian authors and composers from the 2013 Sing To The Lord A New Song booklet and even newer music to be debuted at the Festival. While some of the music will be “recognizably Moravian” much of this group’s work will take it to a more contemporary sound.

              This group will challenge the definitions of “contemporary”, “new”, “traditional”, and seek to find new experiences and new directions through the creativity of the participating musicians. There could be electronics involved. Elements of jazz and rock might appear. Familiar tunes might be incorporated, or totally new lyrics might be written.

               

              Festival Parking

              While attending Festival, you are welcome to park in the Church‘s lot or in the University‘s lot.

              1. You may park, Display your permit or tag, in Lot U and Lot Z to the north of The Hill and Foy Hall (Moravian University) (see map 1 & 2).
              2. You may also park in the Central Moravian parking lot off of N. New St. – (see map 2).

              Directions:

              1. Directions to the entryway: using Kemerer Museum address
                427 N New St, Bethlehem, PA:  Google Map
              2. Directions to parking: using Foy Hall address
                342 Main St, Bethlehem, PA: Google Map

              There are 49 spaces and 5 handicapped spaces in Lot Z (the Hill parking, green permit) and 77 spaces and 5 handicapped spaces in Lot U (Faculty, Staff, Commuter parking, blue permit).

              Note: Campus Police will ticket anyone parking illegally on the grass or in restricted spaces.

              Central Church’s lot has 36 spaces in front of the playground and 46 plus handicapped spaces on the playground side.

              If all the spaces are available, there are 208. But the college may be using some or all of Lot U, particularly during the day and parking will also be used for all the Festival participants and University staff, as well as the public audience.

              Map of South Campus and Central Moravian Church

              (view from the south)

              1. Central Moravian Church (organ/choir loft, and kleiner Saal)

              3. Old Chapel

              10. Clewell Dining – lowest level

              11. Brethren’s House – Music Building

              13. Peter Hall

              16. Foy Concert Hall

              18. The Hill (housing)

              CE Building (Christian Education) is the white structure just behind #5 on this map.

              Map on University website

              Map of Our Facilities and Venues

              Central Moravian (sanctuary) = Festival Chorus, Orchestra, Handbell Choir, Organ Recital
              Central Moravian (kleiner Saal) = Youth activities
              Central Moravian Old Chapel = New Worship Ensemble
              Hospitality, Festival office is below the Old Chapel (lower level)

              Central’s CE building = Steel Pan Ensemble, Children’s program, ACTS youth musical

              Peter Hall = Chamber music and smaller ensembles. Go to 2nd floor of Brethren’s House, follow signs.

              Foy Concert Hall = Festival Concert Band, Trombone Choir

              Clewell Dining is at the lowest level below Peter Hall. Enter doors from outside in the courtyard.

              The Hill = on-campus housing.   Residents may park in lot Z.

              Festival Parking

              While attending Festival concerts, whether in Central Church or Foy Hall, you are welcome to park in the Church‘s lot or in the University‘s lot.

              1. You may park, without a permit or tag, in Lot U and Lot Z to the south of The Hill and Foy Hall (Moravian University), during the concert – (see map 1 & 2).
              2. You may also park in the Central Moravian parking lot off of N. New St., during the concert – (see map 2).

              Directions:

              1. Directions to the entryway: using Kemerer Museum address
                427 N New St, Bethlehem, PA:  Google Map
              2. Directions to parking: using Foy Hall address
                342 Main St, Bethlehem, PA: Google Map

              Map of Bethlehem (close up view, below)

                 

              There are 49 spaces and 5 handicapped spaces in Lot Z (the Hill parking, green permit) and 77 spaces and 5 handicapped spaces in Lot U (Faculty, Staff, Commuter parking, blue permit).

              Note: Campus Police will ticket anyone parking illegally on the grass or in restricted spaces.

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              According to the CDC https://www.cdc.gov/

              High

              • Wear a mask indoors in public
              • Stay up to date with CoVid-19 vaccines
              • Get tested if you have symptoms
              • Additional precautions may be needed for people at high risk for severe illness.

              Medium

              • If you are at high risk for severe illness talk to your healthcare provider about whether you need to wear a mask and take other precautions
              • Stay up to date with CoVid-19 vaccines
              • Get tested if you have symptoms.

              Low

              • Stay up to date with CoVid-19 vaccines
              • Get tested if you have symptoms.

              To check on county status High, Medium, or Low

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              https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/science/community-levels

              https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/your-health/covid-by-county.html

              Definitions of Terminology

              Fully Vaccinated means the person has received their primary series of COVID-19 vaccines. A person is considered “Fully Vaccinated” 2 weeks after their 2nd dose

              “Up To Date” means the person has received all recommended COVID-19 vaccines, including any booster dose(s) when eligible.

              Booster Definition
              Boosted = A person is considered “boosted” and up to date right after getting their booster dose.

               

               

               

              Small Ensembles / Chamber Music

              Chamber groups will meet to rehearse early each day, during ensemble rehearsal time.

              Joni Roos, Coordinator

              Meet in Peter Hall, Moravian University

              8:30am – 9:15am

              * This is a small ensemble, in which you may participate, in addition to the large ensembles (Chorus or Concert Band)

              This is not one group, but a time for many different groups to find, learn, rehearse, and present a piece from the Moravian archives, or a new composition/arrangement you would bring to share. This is where the more traditional groupings would be found (string quartet, woodwind quintet, brass quintet) but creativity is encouraged.

              • A violin part could be adapted for a flute or even trumpet.
              • A cello part could be played by bassoon or trombone.
              • Pushing the envelope, a vocal group could sing a 18th cent. string trio without words, or make up words.

              Instrumental Examples, but a very small sample:

              J. F. Peter – Six String Quintets   (so there are 18 mvmts to choose from)

              John Antes – Three String Trios (9 mvmts)

              David Moritz Michael – Partia (written for 6 winds: 2 clarinet, 2 bassoon, 2 horns)   [bassoon parts could be played by euphonium or trombone]

              Steel Pan Ensemble

              The Steel Pan Ensemble will meet to rehearse early each day, during ensemble rehearsal time.

              Janique Simmons and Tory Reid, Co-Leaders

              Auditorium, Christian Education Bldg (CE)

              8:30am – 9:15am

              * This is a small ensemble, in which you may participate, in addition to the large ensembles (Chorus or Concert Band)

              No previous experience is necessary.
              Tory and Janique will introduce you to the instruments and lead the participants through lessons, to rehearsals, working toward a presentation to the Festival on Friday or Saturday.

              Instruments will be provided.

              Handbell Choir

              The Handbell Choir will meet to rehearse early each day, during ensemble rehearsal time.
              Participation limited to 24 ringers.
              Please bring your white handbell gloves.

              Jan Harke, Handbell Choir Director

              Choir / Organ loft of Central Moravian, sanctuary

              8:30am – 9:15am

              * This is a small ensemble, in which you may participate, in addition to the large ensembles (Chorus or Concert Band)

              Handbell Choir, since 2013, has been an integral part of the Festival.

              Trombone Choir

              The Festival Trombone Choir will meet to rehearse early each day, during ensemble rehearsal time.

              Don Kemmerer, Trombone Choir Director

              Foy Hall, Moravian University

              8:30am – 9:15am

              * This is a small ensemble, in which you may participate, in addition to the large ensembles (Chorus or Concert Band)

              The Trombone Choir (Posaunenchor) is a tradition of the Moravian Church, dating back to 1733, when the first set of trombones arrived in Herrnhut, Germany.

              The Festival is a unique opportunity for trombonists to perform as an ensemble, and many other instrumentalists bring trombones to join in.

              • Soprano trombone (in Bb) uses the same mouthpiece as Trumpet and is pitched in Bb. Reads Bb treble parts.
              • Alto trombones are made in F and Eb and read transposed music like French and Alto Horns in treble clef. Some alto players read Alto Clef in C.
              • Tenor and Bass trombones are the common modern trombone, reading Bass Clef in C.
              • Contrabass trombone also reads Bass Clef in C, but can play the tuba part (chorale books) or sometimes just a lower part, or an octave lower part. Bass Trombones pitched in F or G are often referred to as contrabass, but a true contrabass is equivalent to a BBb Tuba. Bass Trombones in all keys are welcome!

              Moravians have used brass ensembles and bands since their earliest years in Herrnhut to announce special events and to accompany singing at outdoor services and funerals. Trombones were some of the first instruments received in or imported to Moravian settlements in North America, where, in certain congregations, like Bethlehem, PA (Bethlehem Area Moravian Trombone Choir), Downey (CA) and Glenwood (Madison, WI), the original instrumentation of trombones in soprano, alto, tenor, bass and contrabass, is preserved. The Salem Trombone Choir (Winston-Salem, NC) also uses exclusively SATB trombones and is a performing ensemble formed as a non-profit organization to promote this unique musical art form.

              Rev. C. Riddick Weber, Ph.D.

              Director, Master of Arts in Theological Studies
              Associate Professor of the Practice of Pastoral Ministry

              Riddick enjoys music from Bach to the Beatles, from Wagner to the Who, and is interested in the religious themes that can be found in their music. To explore these themes with students, he teaches one Winter-term course entitled Rock Solid Theology, and another Winter-term courses relating the principles of jazz to worship planning.

              Riddick’s research addresses the radical and integrated liturgical, cultural and social creativity of the 18th century Moravian Church. More recently his research has focused on how the Moravian Church lives out these principles today, especially as they related to the ordination of women, the viability of congregational models and the impacts of church governance. In his classes, he encourages students to explore how the creative use of religious traditions and social structures may empower the church to address the challenges it faces today.

              Website

              Don Kemmerer

              Don Kemmerer is Director of the Bethlehem Municipal Band and served many years as Director of the Bethlehem Area Trombone Choir. Don is active in the choir and band of East Hills Moravian Church.

              Jan Harke

              Jan Harke is Music Director of Palmer Township Moravian Church in Easton, PA. She is a Project Cataloger with the Moravian Music Foundation, working on the GemeinKat Project, uploading MMF’s catalog data to the online searchable databases, Worldcat.org and RISM.

              Joni Roos

              Joni Roos, chamber music and small ensembles coordinator, is in great demand as a teacher, performer, and clinician in
              the Central Florida area. As Artist-in-Residence at Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida, she teaches
              violin and viola, directs the Rollins String Ensemble, and coaches the Rollins Orchestra. She has made
              numerous concerto appearances with the Chamber Orchestra of Florida, the Space Coast Pops, the
              Brevard Community Orchestra, and the Bach Festival Orchestra. She is Concertmaster of the Chamber
              Orchestra of Florida, the Space Coast Pops, and Principal Second of the Bach Festival Orchestra. She also
              regularly with the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra and the Florida Orchestra in Tampa

              Allen Frank

              Director of Instrumental Music
              LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL

              Allen Frank holds a bachelor of arts degree in music from Moravian College in Bethlehem, PA. Prior to his collegiate studies, Allen studied at the Armed Forces School of Music in Little Creek, VA before a three-year tour of duty with the United States Marine Corps Band. As a member of the Marine Corps Band, Allen served as principal tubist and soloist for the concert and marching bands, as well as the band’s brass quintet. In his time with the Marines, Allen had musical collaborations with such names as the Canadian Brass, the Neville Brothers, and the “President’s Own” Marine Band. Allen was a member of the national touring cast of the Tony Award winning Broadway musical “Blast!” before returning to Pennsylvania to begin a career in music education. Allen has also performed as a tuba soloist with the Allentown Band, which carries the name of America’s oldest civilian concert band and is currently a member of the Mainstreet Brass Quintet.

              Dr. John V. Sinclair

              Dr. Sinclair is the John M. Tiedtke Professor of Music at Rollins College.

              He teaches conducting, a variety of other classes as needed and serves as the primary conductor for the Department of Music. He is also celebrating his 25th season [2014-15] as Artistic Director and Conductor of the renowned Bach Festival Society of Winter Park. He also currently conducts the International Moravian Music Festivals, the Messiah Choral Society (Winter Park), and has conducted for the Berkshire Choral Festival and numerous others.

              Dr. Sinclair earned his undergraduate degree from William Jewell College and his master’s and doctoral degrees from the Conservatory of Music at the University of Missouri in Kansas City. During the past twenty years, he has made over one thousand appearances as conductor, clinician, or lecturer throughout the United States and in many foreign countries.

              Dr. Sinclair is also a conductor of the Candlelight Processional at EPCOT and has conducted recordings for Warner Brothers, Walt Disney Corporation, the Moravian Music Foundation, and the Bach Festival Society.

              ROLLINS COLLEGE

              BACH FESTIVAL SOCIETY OF WINTER PARK