This article is about the choir in Salt Lake City, Utah. For the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir, see Brooklyn Tabernacle.
The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square
Choir
Origin
Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
Founded
August 22, 1847; 176 years ago (1847-08-22)
Genre
Worship, classical, religious, gospel
Members
360
Music director
Mack Wilberg[1][2]
Affiliation
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Associated groups
Orchestra at Temple Square, Temple Square Chorale, Bells at Temple Square
Awards
National Medal of Arts American Classical Music Hall of Fame NAB Broadcasting Hall of Fame 1x Grammy Award 2x Peabody Awards 3x Emmy Awards
Website
www.thetabernaclechoir.org
The Tabernacle Choir and West Point Band performing "Battle Hymn of the Republic".
"Come, Come Ye Saints"
Text written by William Clayton in 1846. Performed by The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square and Orchestra at Temple Square in 2008.
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"I Believe in Christ"
Text written by Bruce R. McConkie in 1972 with music written by John Longhurst in 1985. Performed by The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square and Orchestra at Temple Square in 2007. [Note also in 2008]
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"Sunrise, Sunset"
From "Fiddler on the Roof". Written in 1964 with music by Jerry Bock and text by Sheldon Harnick. Performed by The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square and Orchestra at Temple Square in 2007.
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TheTabernacle Choir at Temple Square, formerly known as the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, is an American choir, acting as part of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). It has performed in the Salt Lake Tabernacle for over 100 years.[3] The Tabernacle houses an organ, consisting of 11,623 pipes,[4] which usually accompanies the choir.
The choir was founded on August 22, 1847, twenty-nine days after the Mormon pioneers entered the Salt Lake Valley. Prospective singers must be church members who are eligible for a temple recommend, between 25 and 55 years of age at the start of choir service, and live within 100 miles (160 km) of Temple Square.
The choir is one of the most famous in the world.[5][6] It first performed for a U.S. president in 1911, and has performed at the inaugurations of presidents Lyndon B. Johnson (1965), Richard Nixon (1969), Ronald Reagan (1981), George H. W. Bush (1989), George W. Bush (2001), and Donald Trump (2017).[7] The choir's weekly devotional program, Music & the Spoken Word, is one of the longest-running radio programs in the world, and has aired every week since July 15, 1929.[8]
^"Mack Wilberg Music Director".
^Larson, Jennifer (2008-03-28). "Mack Wilberg is officially named Mormon Tabernacle Choir music director". deseretnews.com. Deseret News. Retrieved 2014-03-18.
^Carma Wadley (2010-06-13). "Mormon Tabernacle Choir celebrates 100 years of memorable recordings". Deseret News. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
^"Official Website". The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square. 2012-02-21. Archived from the original on 2013-03-29. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
^Montero, David (5 October 2018). "One of the most famous singing groups in the world is changing its name. So long, Mormon Tabernacle Choir". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
^Stack, Peggy Fletcher (5 October 2018). "The famous Mormon Tabernacle Choir has a new name". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
^Zauzmer, Julie (22 December 2016). "The Mormon Tabernacle Choir will sing at Trump's inauguration". Washington Post. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
^Eyre, Aubrey (14 July 2019). "A look at the 90 year impact of 'Music and the Spoken Word' — the longest running continuous radio program". Church News. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
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