Where do I find Moravian anthems for sale?

Stumped as to where to find Moravian anthems?

You might want to try J.W. Pepper and SheetMusicPlus.com. We have ordered anthems for the lending library from both companies. SheetMusicPlus.com even has a great budget shipipng rate of $2.99 regardless of how much is ordered. The only downside is that the $2.99 shipping option might take a few extra days to get to your doorstep. You can always go down to your local music dealer and see if they'll order music for you.

The Moravian Music Foundation is currently working with a small printing company in Ohio to self-publish a small series of our favorite Moravian anthems, in standard octavo size. We hope to release 3 to 5 new titles each year and keep enough copies in stock to handle typical multi-copy orders from choirs around the country (and world!). The anthems will be old favorites re-edited according to the MMF's editing policies and newly discovered pieces from the MMF's collections. We hope to have some of the old favorites that are now out of print and very hard to find available in our new anthem series. Keep an eye out on our website and newsletter for more information.

The MMF currently has two small collections of anthems available for sale:

Come Then Come, O Flock of Jesus is a collection of nine Moravian athems for the smaller choir. The anthems are arranged for SAB choir with organ/piano accompaniment and the anthems are all in lower keys than they were originally composed. Single copies are $15.00 each and 10 or more are $12.00 each.

Unto the Lamb of God is a set of three anthems by Rev. Francis F. Hagen, composer of the beloved Moravian Christmas hymn Morning Star, O Cheering Sight. These anthems are for SATB choir with organ/piano accompaniment. Copies are $5.00 each.

This music can be ordered through our online catalog at http://www.moravianmusic.org/Sheet%20Music-vocal.php or by calling (336) 725-0651.

Music in the Bethlehem Area

NPR did a segment about the Bach Choir of Bethlehem on All Things Considered last night. The Moravian love of music sparked the love of Bach in the Bethlehem area. The Bach Choir has been singing Bach's music in 1898, and the Bethlehem Bach Festival is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year.

You can listen to it at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=10094368

This past weekend the Unitas Chorale performed at St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Hope, NJ. St. Luke's put a nice blurb about the concert on it's website at http://www.aboutstlukes.com/dynamic.asp?id=concerts.

Of interest to Civil War buffs

The Moravian Music Foundation is the home of the only known complete set of extant Confederate band books from the Civil War. This set belonged to the musicians of the 26th NC regiment band, which was made up of Moravian men from Salem, NC. The MMF has part-books from other bands as well, and researcher Philip Dunnigan is working to identify which bands are represented by these books. Some books are believed to be from the 21st and 33rd NC regiment bands.

Generous donations to the MMF have allowed us, over the last few years, to have replica Civil War horns made by Robb Stewart. Robb creates and restores vintage brass instruments in his California workshop. So far the MMF's replica Civil War Horn collection includes:

• 2 Eb Cornets
• 2 Bb Cornets
• 2 Eb Alto Horns
• 1 Bb Tenor Horn
• 1 Eb Bass Horn

We'd like to have an additional Bb Tenor Horn (approx. $4000) and an additional Eb Bass horn (approx. $8000) to round out our band of instruments. We'd also like to have a replica Civil War era drum (approx. $1500). Our hopes are to have musicians regularly perform music from the 26th band on these instruments.

Here are some links of civil war music interest:

Book Review of Johnny Reb Band from Salem by Winston-Salem Journal writer Tom Dillon
http://www.journalnow.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=WSJ%2FMGArticle%2FWSJ_RelishArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1149192886607&path=!entertainment!general!&s=1037645508970

Liner notes from "Storm in the Land"
http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:lLmfl67fCeEJ:www.newworldrecords.org/linernotes/80608.pdf+nola+knouse&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=23&gl=us&client=firefox-a


Recreated 26th NC Regimental Band
http://www.jvmusic.net/26thNCRegimentBandrecreated.html

26th NC Regiment (no mention of the band, only the fife and drum corp)
http://www.26nc.org/index.html

Civil War Bands
http://www.civilwarpoetry.org/music/bands.html

Description of the Lineback papers in the collections at UNC Chapel Hill
http://www.lib.unc.edu/mss/inv/l/Lineback,J.A.

Vermont in the Civil War (mentions the 26th NC regiment band)
http://vermontcivilwar.org/museum/music/music.php

Civil War Art Print - Maryland, My Maryland (mentions the 26th NC regiment band)
http://www.allenscreations.com/mkmmm.html

North Carolina History Project's entry about the Salem Brass Band
http://www.northcarolinahistory.org/encyclopedia/139/entry