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There is a fund of original manuscript church music, never before printed... Ought we not to make the attempt to preserve... these precious musical treasures?

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1930s String Quintets by J. F. Peter edited by Hans T. David for New York Public Library; 1938 Publication of catalog by Hans T. David and Albert G. Rau of the music in Bethlehem

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May 16, 1956

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1956 4 June: first meeting of the Board of Trustees; By-laws adopted; Board unanimously voted to name McCorkle as Executive Director. First Annual Meeting held 18
September 1956, and started work on fund-raising.

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1953 Donald M. McCorkle thesis, An Introduction to the Musical Culture of the North Carolina Moravians
1954 $15,000 grant to allow Donald McCorkle to make the initial survey of the music in Winston-Salem archives,  uncovering about 6,000 additional compositions
1955 McCorkle finds Bach family manuscripts in Bethlehem,

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From Winston-Salem, son of Moravian pastor, Thor Johnson was Juilliard trained and conductor of Cincinnati and Nashville symphonies. The first “Early American Moravian Music Festival” was held in Bethlehem, PA, in 1950, conducted by Thor Johnson (who went on to conduct the first eleven Moravian Music Festivals).

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Bethlehem, PA

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Bethlehem, PA

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Winston-Salem, NC

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Moravian Music Foundation was founded in 1956 and chartered in the state of North Carolina.

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Bethlehem, PA

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Winston-Salem, NC

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1 July: Marilyn Gombosi joins staff as Assistant Director and Chief of
Research

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Tuscarawas County, Ohio

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MMF acquires the Siewers House on Cascade Ave. in Winston-Salem, NC

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11 Sept: Ewald Nolte begins as Director

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Lititz, Nazareth, Bethlehem, PA

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Winston-Salem, NC

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1 September: Frances Cumnock joins MMF as Librarian and Cataloger

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New York City, NY

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Sunday, 12 September: Concert at Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C., in cooperation with NCSA and Westminster Choir; budget was $25,000

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1972 1 September: Ewald Nolte retires; Karl Kroeger becomes Director

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Winston-Salem, NC

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De Pere, Wisconsin

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Moravian Music Festival in Bethlehem: Richard Schantz director (the
first director other than Thor Johnson)

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Winston-Salem, NC
John Nelson, Jeff Reynolds

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Begins as Director, May 1 1980

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Waukesha, Wisconsin
David Lewis Crosby, Jeff Reynolds

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1983 Spring: Richard Starbuck begins as volunteer editor of Moravian Music Journal; continues through fall 1991

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Winston-Salem, NC
Thomas Dunn, Jeff Reynolds

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16 January: announcement of Károly Köpe as new director

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Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Richard Schantz, Jeff Reynolds

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Winston-Salem, NC
Károly Köpe, James Basta

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1991 1 May: Daniel Crews becomes Acting Director
1991 October 19: E. Allen Schultz appointed Executive Director

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1992 1 June: Nola Reed Knouse joins as Director of Research & Programs

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Bethlehem, PA
Richard Schantz, Jeff Reynolds

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1994 1 March: Nola Reed Knouse becomes Director.
Kevin A. Brown becomes Administrator & Development
Director

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The Moravian Hymnal is published. Nola and Barbara Strauss serve on the committee.

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Winston-Salem, NC
David Lewis Crosby, James Basta

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22 September: Rev. Albert H. Frank installed as Assistant Archivist; MMF’s Microfilm Project Manager; produces the Companion to the Moravian Book of Worship in 2004.

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1996 October: Bethlehem Conferences on Moravian Music begins

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1997 12 April: First concert of Unitas Chorale

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3-6 June: Herrnhut conference on Moravian music

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Millersville, PA (Lititz, Lancaster)
John Sinclair, Keith Wiley

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1999 12 June: groundbreaking for Archie Davis Center

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2001 16 July: move to Archie Davis Center begins. Total cost of building: $5,953,000.
2001 29 September: Dedication of Archie K. Davis Center. 11 former MMF Board presidents were
present.

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October: Bart Collins joins MMF as interim Administrator & Development Director

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2001 8 November: First “Lunchtime Lecture” held at AKD Center; for the first
year, lectures were held every other month year-round. Starting in 2002, and until the 2020 pandemic and departure of Archivist,
lectures had been held every month, September through May.

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Winston-Salem, NC
John Sinclair, James Basta

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Rev. Albert H. Frank - MMF publishes the Companion to the Moravian Book of Worship in 2004.

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2004 4 May: First Rev. Dr. George L. Lloyd Memorial Concert, New York City

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2004 19 September: first James V. Salzwedel Award for Excellence in Church
Music presented to Jerry V. Jones, Clemmons Moravian Church

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2005 mid-January – mid-July: Nola Knouse on 6-month sabbatical; Albert Frank is acting director

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Columbus, Ohio
John Sinclair, Don Kemmerer

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2006 26-29 January: kickoff weekend for “Securing the Future” campaign.

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2007 UBF, Western Cape, South Africa and coincided with the 550th anniversary (1457-2007) of the Worldwide Unity.

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2007, becomes Assistant Director and keeps the office in Bethlehem.

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2008, The Music of the Moravian Church in America, edited by Nola Reed Knouse, published by Eastman Studies in Musicology

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2009 27 September: Nola Reed Knouse ordained a deacon in the Moravian Church; had already accepted call to specialized ministry as Director of
MMF

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Belmont, NC (Davidson, NC)
Winston-Salem, NC
John Sinclair, Jeff Whitsett

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2011 First “Moravian Music on the Mountain” weekend at Laurel Ridge

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2013 UBF, Bad Boll, Germany
Nola attends

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2013 June: Sing to the Lord a New Song: A New Moravian Songbook
published; introduced at Moravian Music Festival in July.

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24th Festival held in Bethlehem, PA  feat. musical, Irene - Moravian Mission Ship
John Sinclair, Allen Frank

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2014 June: Erik Salzwedel joins staff as Business Manager
2014 September: David Blum begins work as Project Cataloger, GemeinKat
2014 November: Barbara Strauss begins work as GemeinKat Cataloging Project
Manager

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Erik attends

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Chortreffen - Königsfeld im Schwarzwald 2016

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Chortreffen - Königsfeld im Schwarzwald 2016

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Nola and Gwyn attend

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25th Festival - Winston-Salem, NC, John Sinclair, Chris Wormald

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July 2017, after Festival, Margaret Brady retired and Sarah Wright was hired as Office Manager.

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2018 UBF, Winston-Salem, NC

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Gwyn and Erik attend

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2020 7-9 February: first “Moravian Songwriters Weekend” at Laurel Ridge

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The year 2020 marked the 250th anniversary of the birth of Ludwig van Beethoven. Though much was planned, due to the pandemic, MMF was one of the few organizations able to complete their performances. MMF partnered with the W-S Symphony to present a livestream of a concert of music from the MMF archives, from the AK Davis Center: Beethoven Equale for 4 trombones and Symphony No. 6 Pastorale arr. for string sextet.

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Sapphire Serenade 2021

In the same year we hold the 26th Moravian Music Festival, the Foundation will complete its 65th year in business, serving musicians, music-lovers, researchers, composers, leaders, congregations and education.
Because we are in Covid-19 pandemic, a Sapphire Serenade Give Day is organized for the anniversary weekend, with video and posts released every 30 minutes for two days!

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Part I of the 26th Moravian Music Festival
Concert and Educational programs online with live and pre-recorded content. Concerts each evening on YouTube. Classes, panels, discussions via Zoom. Recordings filmed and collected from around the world.

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Part II of the 26th Moravian Music Festival
Live and in-person in Bethlehem, PA. Concerts open to the public and live-streamed. Vax and Masks. Children's program.
Steel Pan added. Concerts shared on YouTube.

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Nola Reed Knouse and Gwyneth Michel retire

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Nola Reed Knouse and Gwyneth Michel retire

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August, 2022, Nola and Gwyn both retire after 30 and 15 years, respectively. They are both presented with the Moramus Award.

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2022 Dr. Bruce Earnest is announced as Executive Director

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2022 Christopher Ogburn is announced as Director of Programming and Resident Musicologist.

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Jan Harke is hired as Associate in the Bethlehem Office.

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Jan Harke is hired as Associate in the Bethlehem Office.

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A weekend event of music, crafts, art, food, fun, and festivities , and Santa, at the Archie K Davis Center. Free.

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a new lecture series begins, after a hiatus during the pandemic.

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Unitas Chorale presents spring concert in 2023 after a hiatus during the pandemic.

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Unitas Chorale presents spring concert in 2023 after a hiatus during the pandemic.

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Moramus Chorale presents spring concert in 2023 after a hiatus during the pandemic.

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Moramus Chorale presents spring concert in 2023 after a hiatus during the pandemic.

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Thursday Talks, Little Sparrows, Summer Winds, Comenius Academy

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4th Unity Brass Festival, Gqeberha, Eastern Cape, SA

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4th Unity Brass Festival, Gqeberha, Eastern Cape, SA

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Erik Salzwedel, Mary Elen Kollman, Donna Rothrock, and David Bergstone attend.

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Jan 15, 2024 Kyle Johnston hired as Associate Director in the Bethlehem Office.

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Jan 15, 2024 Kyle Johnston hired as Associate Director in the Bethlehem Office.

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Moravian Band Festival, Advent Moravian, W-S

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Moravian Band Festival, Advent Moravian, W-S

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Jeffrey Gemmell, Choral Leader; Don Kemmerer, Band Leader. Lititz Moravian Collegium Musicum featured with the Festival Chorus.

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Drake Flynt retires from directorship of the Moramus Chorale.

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July 31, 2024, Executive Director, Dr. Bruce Earnest passes away.

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July 31, 2024, Executive Director, Dr. Bruce Earnest passes away.

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October, 2024, Chris Ogburn is named Executive Director and Staff Musicologist.

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Amanda Moody-Schumpert named Director of the Moramus Chorale.

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Gwyneth Michel retires from directorship of the Unitas Chorale.