Organ by David Tannenberg, 1800 (York, PA, USA)

SEHKS and MHKS ANNOUNCE 2002 JOINT CONCLAVE:

MUSIC AND KEYBOARD INSTRUMENTS IN THE MORAVIAN COMMUNITIES

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A curious and rare American-built upright pantelon–a restored organ built in the year of the American independence by the great naturalized builder David Tannenberg–square pianos from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, some restored and playable–a keynote address by Michael Cole, distinguished British author of The Pianoforte in the Classical Era–concerts of Moravian music on clavichord, fortepiano, and harpsichord–scholarly papers and lecture-demonstrations on Moravian music, and a host of other topics, by North American scholars and performers–an exhibit of early keyboard instruments by some of America’s best builders–the sights of Bethlehem, PA, site one of the two prominent Moravian settlements in the U.S.–the picturesque campus of Moravian College, the sixth oldest college in the U.S., where the conference is to take place–these are the pleasures that await those who participate in the joint meeting of the Southeastern and Midwestern Early Keyboard Societies in Bethlehem, PA, March 7-9, 2002. Concurrent with the conference will be the semi-final and final rounds of SEHKS’s Fifth Mae and Irving Jurow International Harpsichord Competition, with judges Kenneth Gilbert, Arthur Haas, Charlotte Mattax, and Davitt Moroney, and a list of talented young contestants from here and abroad. This prestigious competition will award prizes totally nearly $10,000, with $5,000 going to the first-place winner. A recital by the winners will conclude the conference. No early-keyboard enthusiast could ask for a more action-packed two-and-a-half days. Please join us for this conference, much of which will take place in a charming colonial building built in 1748 (and plan to give yourself some extra time before and after to sample the delights of this historic area).

Please join us for the combined annual meetings of the Midwestern and Southeastern Historical Keyboard Societies in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania (USA), to get a close-up view of this remarkable musical heritage.  "Music and Keyboard Instruments in the Moravian Communities" will be hosted by Moravian College, March 7-9, 2002.

An integral part of the conference will be the semi-final and final rounds of the 2002 Mae and Irving Jurow International Harpsichord Competition.  And, as always, the conference will feature instrument exhibits by some of North America's finest builders of harpsichords, clavichords, and fortepianos.

For additional information about the joint Midwestern Historical Keyboard Society/Southeastern Historical Keyboard Society 2002 annual meeting/conference, "Music and Keyboard Instruments in the Moravian Communities," or to obtain registration materials, please contact Dr. Martha Folts, 17925 Old US 12, Chelsea, Michigan 48118, USA; telephone 734/433-0408.

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This page c. 2001, Midwestern Historical Keyboard Society.