Rachel Grove Rohrbaugh, Elizabethtown College Archivist, will speak briefly about the recent work to repair and conserve the two original Ephrata music manuscript books, which are hosed in Etown’s Hess Archives. She will use photos and a brief video to explain the amazing conservation work that was done in Philadelphia in 2023 to preserve this music treasure. 7:30 Ephrata Cloister Chorus, under the direction of Mark Herr, will perform works written by the Ephrata community, as well as other Early American music from the Shakers, the Moravians, the Harmonists, the First New England School, and African American spirituals. Free and open to the public. |