Sarastro Music:
Early 19th Century Morvian Music Series
Early 19th century Moravian Music performance editions
coordinated by internationally-renowned harmonie scholar Jon A. Gillaspie
and
commissioned by Berlioz Historical Brass
Kommt, ach kommt ihr Gnadenkinder Chor by Johann Christian Bechler (1784-1857)
with text by Graf Nicholas Ludwig von Zinzendorf (1700-1760), edited by Jon A. Gillaspie (2005),
for S. A. T. B. Chorus, 2 flutes, 2 clarinets, 2 horns, trombone, bass horn, 2 violins, viola, violoncello & double bass;
manuscript copies are held in the Southern Province Archives, Winston-Salem, NC,
and an earlier copy is held in the Northern Province Archives, Bethlehem, PA. (SAR 0126)
Heilger Schauer deiner Hahe Coro by Andreas Jakob Romberg (1767-1821)
with original text by Johann Christopher Friedrich von Schiller (1759-1805) and edition text by an anonymous Moravian source,
edited by Jon A. Gillaspie (2005), for S. A. T. B. Solo & Chorus, 2 flutes, 3 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, bass horn, violins, viola, violoncello & organ; manuscript copies are held in the Northern Province Archives, Bethlehem, PA. (SAR 0127)
Both works were premiered at the 8th Annual Moravian Music Conference
with the Central Moravian Church Choir (Rebecca Kleintop Owens, director)
and the Moravian Music Conference Orchestra (Donald Spieth, director),
Central Moravian Church, Bethlehem, PA, October 10, 2008.
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