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Georg Friedrich Hellstrom (1825-1912) was born in Zeist to a Swedish father and Danish mother. He was educated in Niesky, where he played viola in the orchestra, sang in the choir, and was trained as an

Jill Bruckart has been an organist and church musician since the age of 15. She has led choirs of all ages and has worked with a variety of musical groups including all-male vocal groups, children’s

Georg Friedrich Hellstrom (1825-1912) was born in Zeist to a Swedish father and Danish mother. He was educated in Niesky, where he played viola in the orchestra, sang in the choir, and was trained as an

Johann Christian Bechler (1784-1857) was born on the Baltic island of Oesel (modern Saaremaa), where his father was a Moravian minister. He was educated at Moravian schools in Niesky and Barby, Germany.

Karl Gottlieb Reissiger (1798-1859) was a German composer, conductor, and teacher, who studied both music and theology. He served posts in Berlin and Dresden; under his direction the Dresden Opera became

Brian Henkelmann (b. 1956) received his Bachelor of Arts in music through Moravian College, his Master of Arts in Theological Studies from Moravian Theological Seminary, and his Master of Church Music from

Jonathan Sidden has performed regularly as tenor soloist with opera companies and ensembles across the United States. He was a 2010 National Endowment of Humanities Scholar in Vienna, Austria, and was a

Brian Henkelmann (b. 1956) received his Bachelor of Arts in music through Moravian College, his Master of Arts in Theological Studies from Moravian Theological Seminary, and his Master of Church Music from

Christian Gregor (1723-1801) has been called the "father of Moravian music." He was born in Silesia and joined the Moravian Church when he was seventeen. He served the church as organist, minister, and

The Rev. Dr. Nola Reed Knouse is Director of the Moravian Music Foundation, a position she has held since 1994. She holds the B.A. in music and mathematics from Wake Forest University, the M.A. and Ph.D. in

Francis Florentine Hagen (1815-1907) was born and grew up in Salem, North Carolina, and received theological training at the Moravian Theological Seminary in Pennsylvania. Though he was always devoted to

Johann Friedrich Peter (1746-1813) was born in Heerendijk, Holland, to German Moravian parents. He was educated in Holland and Germany, and, with his brother Simon, came to America in 1770. Peter appears to