Moravian Music

Count Nicholas von Zinzendorf—an early leader of the Moravian Church—believed that worshippers were communicating with God not only through prayer, but through singing. One tradition that began with Count Zinzendorf was Singstunde or a song service, where the minister would begin singing hymns, and the sermon was presented through the texts of them.

Among the most famous Moravian musicians

of all time is Andy Griffith, who, as a kid, sang and played slide trombone in the band at Grace Moravian Church in Mount Airy. — Monthly Winston Salem