Moravian Music Foundation

06/09/2026

Big Collaboration! SATURDAY! Your MMF—a concert! Tannenberg Organ with locals Jonathan Williams and Timothy Olsen! So much more…read below:

On June 13th, Old Salem will celebrate the life of Peter Oliver: an enslaved Moravian man who lived and worked in Salem in the late 1700's. Oliver became a skilled potter and craftsman, and is Salem's only documented individual to successfully purchase his own freedom, which was finalized in a Lancaster, PA courthouse on June 13th, 1800🏺

In cooperation with Creative Corridors, this year's Peter Oliver Day will feature special programming and interpretation throughout the district, with an emphasis on Black history, freedom, and post-emancipation life in Salem

Peter Oliver’s story will take center stage in the buildings most directly connected to his life. Activities will include:

📜Highlighted demonstrations in the Single Brothers House Pottery Workshop.
📜Visit the Dianne Furr Moravian Decorative Arts Gallery at the Frank L. Horton Museum Center to learn more about Peter Oliver.
📜Guided tour at 11:00am focused on “Salem’s History through the Eyes of Peter Oliver,” departing from the Garden Education Center.
📜A hands-on fire bucket brigade demonstration (in honor of Oliver’s role in Salem’s historical fire brigade) at 12:00pm at the pump on the square.
📜Guest lecture at 1:00pm in the Wachovia Room at the Old Salem Visitor Center by Sabrina Garity, Assistant Director of the Moravian Archives Southern Province, entitled “The Life and Legacy of Peter Oliver and Christina Bass”.
📜A "Sounds of Salem" concert in honor of Peter Oliver played on the Tannenberg Organ in the Gray Auditorium at the Old Salem Visitor Center at 2:00pm.*
*Separate ticket required https://hubs.ly/Q04hW-SC0

📸Peter Oliver's original grave marker, God's Acre Cemetery, Salem, NC. Photography by Wes Stewart.

06/08/2026

Make plans now to be part of the fun! Band Play Around each Wednesday this summer at New Philadelphia in Winston-Salem!

Bring your instrument, green and blue Chorale books, your enthusiasm, and your love of music as we gather from 7:00–8:00 p.m. in the church Fellowship Center. Whether you come every week or just when you can, it’s a great opportunity to play together, reconnect, and enjoy making music in a relaxed, welcoming setting.

Dates: June 10 – August 26

05/29/2026

Can’t wait to hear Myelita’s wonderful program!

05/21/2026

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05/20/2026

Job applications are live for Director of Unitas Chorale!

The Unitas Chorale is part of the MMF's performing arm, and the MMF's primary choral ensemble in the Northern Province of the Moravian Church, performing primarily in Bethlehem, PA.

Interested applicants should visit and submit application materials through the job page on Indeed.

Any questions should be addressed to Executive Director, Chris Ogburn ([email protected]) and Associate Director, Kyle Johnston ([email protected]).

Moravian Music Foundation

05/20/2026

Always a pleasure to spend time with Myelita and the great folks at WDAV! Can’t wait to hear the amazing program she has put together!

We recently welcomed Dr. Christopher Ogburn, Executive Director and Staff Musicologist of the Moravian Music Foundation, to WDAV ahead of our upcoming special for the United States' semiquincentennial anniversary, Vienna in the Wilderness. He sat down with host Myelita Melton to discuss the the extraordinary classical music that was performed in both Bethlehem, PA and Salem, NC from 1750-1800 by Moravian communities.

We can't wait to share this incredible program and music with you! Make sure to stay tuned to our page to learn more about Moravian music from Dr. Ogburn in the coming weeks.

05/19/2026

05/12/2026

Make plans now to be part of the fun! Join us each Wednesday this summer at New Philadelphia Moravian Church, 4440 Country Club Rd., Winston-Salem, NC for the Band Play Around!! Free. Open to All!
Bring your instrument, green and blue Chorale books, your enthusiasm, and your love of music as we gather from 7:00–8:00 p.m. in the church Fellowship Center. Whether you come every week or just when you can, it’s a great opportunity to play together, reconnect, and enjoy making music in a relaxed, welcoming setting.
Please note that we’ll be starting one week later than usual this year due to the Southern Province Synod being hosted at the church during the first week of June.
Dates: June 10 – August 26
We can’t wait to see you there—spread the word and join the play around!