Moravian Music Festival

Jesus, Still Lead On

July 26-30, 2022
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA

Concert Calendar

Festival Concerts, Worship Services, and Preludes
Free and Open to the Public

  • July 27, 2022
    • New Moravian MusicNew Moravian MusicTime: 2:00 pm – 3:15 pm
      A Concert of New Music by Moravian composers of our time. Central Moravian Church: Sanctuary Map+ Google calendar
    • Prelude: Band (trombone choir)Prelude: Band (trombone choir)Time: 7:15 pm – 7:55 pm
      7:15 Band Prelude by Trombones Belfry and Lawn of Central Moravian Church + Google calendar
    • Opening WorshipOpening WorshipTime: 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm
      Worship Service of Music
      (Communion/Lovefeast):
      with Unitas Chorale       Central Moravian Church: Sanctuary Map+ Google calendar
  • July 28, 2022
    • The Rollins College ConnectionThe Rollins College ConnectionTime: 2:00 pm – 3:15 pm
      John Sinclair, Nola R. Knouse, and Friends present a varied concert by students and former students, and share experiences from years of collaborative projects. Central Moravian Church: Sanctuary Map+ Google calendar
    • Prelude: Band (youth & mixed winds)Prelude: Band (youth & mixed winds)Time: 6:45 pm – 7:25 pm
      chorales – open to all players Lawn of Central Moravian Church + Google calendar
    • Pipes & PedalsPipes & PedalsTime: 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm
      A varied program by Moravian organists from around the country Central Moravian Church: Sanctuary Map+ Google calendar
  • July 29, 2022
    • Summer SerenadesSummer SerenadesTime: 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
      Music by the ensembles:
      Trombone Choir
      Handbell Choir
      Steel Pan Ensemble
      New Worship Ensemble
      other chamber and mixed ensembles
      (order to be determined)       Central Moravian Church: Sanctuary Map+ Google calendar
    • Prelude: Band (full mixed winds)Prelude: Band (full mixed winds)Time: 6:45 pm – 7:25 pm
      chorales – open to all players Lawn of Central Moravian Church + Google calendar
    • Festival Chorus & OrchestraFestival Chorus & OrchestraTime: 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
      A concert of anthems and orchestral works with the Festival Chorus and featured soloists. Central Moravian Church: Sanctuary Map+ Google calendar
  • July 30, 2022
    • ACTS – youth musicalACTS – youth musicalTime: 9:00 am – 10:00 am
      Performance: Festival Children and Youth.
      A cleverly creative play about "acting" out our Christian lives, following the "Acts" of the Apostles, and using our musical and "act"-ing talents.       Foy Concert Hall Map+ Google calendar
    • Festival Concert BandFestival Concert BandTime: 10:30 am – 11:30 am
      The Concert Band is a mixed wind ensemble of all ages and levels, presenting a wide variety of music, sacred and secular, both Moravian and non-Moravian, led by Allen Frank. Foy Concert Hall Map+ Google calendar

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At those performances, everyone realized that here was something momentous; here was musical history in the making,
not only for the Moravian Church, but for the United States as a whole. – Mary Virginia Borhek (1950, at the first Festival)