Answers
Answers to frequently asked questions
about the Festival.
Check-in for registered participants will take place on Tuesday, July 26 in the Christian Education (CE) building of Central Moravian Church, regardless of whether you are staying on campus, in a hotel, or commuting. We begin at 1 p.m. and will end at 5 p.m.
You will have the opportunity to pick up your name tags, room key, information packets, goody bags, festival T-shirts and buy additional music packets. You may pay any outstanding balances.
The first activity will be dinner at 5:30pm (for those on the meal plan) and an anthem sing and band play-around (bring chorale books and stand) at Central Moravian Church at 7:30 p.m. (7:00 prelude)
To get to the Christian Education (CE) building of Central Moravian Church, it is easiest to park in the lot near God’s Acre. Find the Kemerer Museum at 427 N. New St. Just beside it (north side) is W. Wall St. Drive in there to parking. The CE building is just west of the parking lot. MAP
Several Maps
of Bethlehem and Festival Campus
Do not unload instruments and luggage into the CE building. You will be given directions to your housing and a map of the campus.
Please email sarah@moravianmusic.org or call Sarah Wright at 336-725-0651 if you are anticipating a late arrival. Please make every effort to arrive during the check-in time – you won’t want to miss a minute of the Festival music and activities!
Please send your ARRIVAL and DEPARTURE information, and the AIRLINE, to erik@moravianmusic.org at least a week ahead of time. Please call the MMF office if you receive no reply.
More FAQ’s below.
Other locations to know, during Festival:
- Hospitality and Information Room (Festival office): Basement of Old Chapel
- First Aid Room: Brides Room (basement of Old Chapel)
What is public and what is private?
Preludes and concerts that are posted on the Festival calendar will be open to public and some may be recorded or live-streamed for the public.
Daily sessions, workshops, devotions, small and large ensembles, rehearsals, meals, the banquet, and housing require registration to participate.
The band and trombone choir preludes are open to non-registrants.
The reception honoring Nola R. Knouse and Gwyn Michel is open to non-registrants.
Frequently Asked Questions
Festival Info for Registrants
July is hot in Bethlehem. (in 2013, temps hovered around 100°F during Festival week!) High temperatures are typically in the 80s-90s (lows down to 65°F) with up to 5 inches of rain in July. Fortunately, our spaces are air conditioned and all of our facilities are relatively close. An umbrella will be useful.
During the day and for rehearsals:
Casual clothing! Shorts and t-shirts, but remember a light sweater or jacket, since the air-conditioning can chill; there is nothing worse than a summer cold from all the drastic temperature shifts.
What to wear for Festival Concerts:
If you are performing in either the concert band, handbells, chamber music, trombone choir, or choral concerts, concert dress will be black on bottom (pants or skirts) and white on top (short sleeves or long sleeves) and black, comfortable shoes.
Certain groups, like Steel Pan, New Worship, may wish to vary their attire by group consensus.
Festival Orchestra will wear “concert black” attire.
Singers: You have the option to pick up or have your music mailed to you ahead of time. Please bring your choral music packet. You may also wait and get your music at check-in. This year, the music will be printed in a bound booklet of anthems, including hymns. There will be additional music packets available at additional cost if you forget. No need to bring hymnals or binders for the music.
Concert Band Players: You will get your music at the first rehearsal.
Handbell Ringers: Please bring gloves and a black binder for music.
New Worship Ensemble: Send your ideas and compositions to share, ahead of time, to Riddick Weber.
All: MMF pencils will be in Festival goodie bags; please bring them to all rehearsals!
Prelude Band (prior to evening concerts): bring lyres and your chorale books. Green and blue Chorale Books will also be available for purchase at the Festival.
Staying at The Hill: Please bring all necessary toiletries. (If that’s a hardship for you, or you run short, let us know, and we’ll try to have some available for you.) We have arranged for each room to have bedding (sheets, pillow, light blanket) and towels.
Lighting has been an issue in the past. The “built-in” lighting is minimal. Please consider a small lamp, reading lights, flashlight, etc.
The HILL is a five-story structure on south campus; the fully climate-controlled building provides suites that have 4 single rooms each. Each person will have a private sleeping room (twin/single bed) and share a shower/restroom with the other 3 rooms; shared partial kitchen and living spaces. Linens and towels are provided.
Lighting has been an issue in the past. The “built-in” lighting is minimal. Please consider a small lamp, reading lights, flashlight, etc.
The Hill is ADA compliant.
Central Moravian Church and Central’s CE building
(See website for detailed information about each building)
Foy Hall is ADA compliant
Peter Hall (must enter from the art dept. – elevator there)
The Festival has established some hotel blocks, but you are free to pursue all options. Please see our “off-campus housing” page.
Moravian Music Foundation will have a table products, music, books, and information in the West Rooms of Central Moravian Church. (the back of the sanctuary)
IBOC and Moravian Archives may also have some items in this same area.
More at store-vendors-displays
The Festival will have a Hospitality room with snacks and brochures and volunteers to answer questions. The room is under the Old Chapel.
There is WIFI at the HILL and throughout the Moravian University campus. Central Moravian has WIFI, but it will not handle all the Festival participant and audience traffic, so we are not able to share the password; plan to use your data in most of the historic buildings.
ADVANCE REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.
How does one register?
Register early to ensure housing availability.
You will complete the form for one individual and then have the opportunity to add another person prior to paying and checking out together.
Registration of youth and children is a different process:
The Children and Youth programs, and the ACTS musical
require pre-registration to participate.
