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'''The''' '''Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square''', formerly known as the '''Mormon Tabernacle Choir''', is an American [[choir]] affiliated  with [[the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] (LDS Church). It has performed in the [[Salt Lake Tabernacle]] for over 100 years.<ref>{{cite web|author=Carma Wadley |url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700039593/Mormon-Tabernacle-Choir-celebrates-100-years-of-memorable-recordings.html?pg=2 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002071718/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700039593/Mormon-Tabernacle-Choir-celebrates-100-years-of-memorable-recordings.html?pg=2 |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 2, 2013 |title=Mormon Tabernacle Choir celebrates 100 years of memorable recordings |work=[[Deseret News]] |date=2010-06-13 |access-date=2014-03-16}}</ref> Its weekly devotional program, ''[[Music & the Spoken Word]]'', is one of the longest-running [[radio broadcasting|radio programs]] in the world, having aired every week since July 15, 1929.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Eyre |first1=Aubrey |title=A look at the 90 year impact of 'Music and the Spoken Word' — the longest running continuous radio program |url=https://www.thechurchnews.com/living-faith/2019-07-14/a-look-at-the-90-year-impact-of-music-and-the-spoken-word-the-longest-running-continuous-radio-program-308 |website=Church News |access-date=27 September 2019 |date=14 July 2019}}</ref>
'''The''' '''Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square''', formerly known as the '''Mormon Tabernacle Choir''', is an American [[choir]] affiliated  with [[the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] (LDS Church). It has performed in the [[Salt Lake Tabernacle]] for over 100 years.<ref>{{cite web|author=Carma Wadley |url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700039593/Mormon-Tabernacle-Choir-celebrates-100-years-of-memorable-recordings.html?pg=2 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002071718/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700039593/Mormon-Tabernacle-Choir-celebrates-100-years-of-memorable-recordings.html?pg=2 |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 2, 2013 |title=Mormon Tabernacle Choir celebrates 100 years of memorable recordings |work=[[Deseret News]] |date=2010-06-13 |access-date=2014-03-16}}</ref> Its weekly devotional program, ''[[Music & the Spoken Word]]'', is one of the longest-running [[radio broadcasting|radio programs]] in the world, having aired on radio every week since July 15, 1929, and on television every week since October 1949.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Eyre |first1=Aubrey |title=A look at the 90 year impact of 'Music and the Spoken Word' — the longest running continuous radio program |url=https://www.thechurchnews.com/living-faith/2019-07-14/a-look-at-the-90-year-impact-of-music-and-the-spoken-word-the-longest-running-continuous-radio-program-308 |website=Church News |access-date=27 September 2019 |date=14 July 2019}}</ref>


The choir was founded on August 22, 1847, shortly after the [[Mormon pioneers]] entered the [[Salt Lake Valley]]. Prospective singers must be LDS Church members who are eligible for a [[temple recommend]], be between 25 and 55 years of age at the start of choir service, and live within {{convert|100|mi|km}} of [[Temple Square]].
The choir was founded on August 22, 1847, shortly after the [[Mormon pioneers]] entered the [[Salt Lake Valley]]. Prospective singers must be LDS Church members who are eligible for a [[temple recommend]], be between 25 and 55 years of age at the start of choir service, and live within {{convert|100|mi|km}} of [[Temple Square]].
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At the end of the choir's 4,165th live broadcast on July 12, 2009, the show's host, Lloyd D. Newell, announced another milestone that the show had hit: the completion of its 80th year in existence. The show has been televised since the early 1960s and is now broadcast worldwide through approximately 1,500 [[radio]] and [[television]] stations.
At the end of the choir's 4,165th live broadcast on July 12, 2009, the show's host, Lloyd D. Newell, announced another milestone that the show had hit: the completion of its 80th year in existence. The show has been televised since the early 1960s and is now broadcast worldwide through approximately 1,500 [[radio]] and [[television]] stations.


On October 5, 2018, the choir retired the name "The Mormon Tabernacle Choir" and adopted the name "The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square" in order to align with [[Name of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints#Informal and abbreviated names|the direction of LDS Church leadership]] regarding the use of terms "[[Mormon (word)|Mormon]]" and "LDS" in referencing church members. The new name retains the reference to the historic Salt Lake Tabernacle, which has been the choir's home for over 150 years, and its location on Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thetabernaclechoir.org/articles/new-name-the-tabernacle-choir.html | title=Tabernacle Choir Press Release}}</ref>
On October 5, 2018, the choir retired the name "The Mormon Tabernacle Choir" and adopted the name "The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square" in order to align with [[Name of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints#Informal and abbreviated names|the direction of LDS Church leadership]] regarding the use of terms "[[Mormon (word)|Mormon]]" and "LDS" in referencing church members. The new name retains the reference to the historic Salt Lake Tabernacle, which has been the choir's home for over 150 years, and its location on Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thetabernaclechoir.org/articles/new-name-the-tabernacle-choir.html |title=Tabernacle Choir Press Release |access-date=2018-10-05 |archive-date=2020-05-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200512080828/https://www.thetabernaclechoir.org/articles/new-name-the-tabernacle-choir.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>


Several award-winning popular artists have reflected on the beauty of the choir's music publicly, including [[Bryn Terfel]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/570036728/Opera-stars-sing-praises-of-choir--and-Christmas.html|title=Opera stars sing praises of choir and Christmas|date=13 December 2003|work=DeseretNews.com|access-date=22 July 2017 }}{{dead link|date=November 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> [[Gladys Knight]] (of [[Gladys Knight & the Pips]]),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865610759/A-conversation-with-Mormon-convert-Gladys-Knight.html?pg=all|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140913161514/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865610759/A-conversation-with-Mormon-convert-Gladys-Knight.html?pg=all|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 13, 2014|title=A conversation with Mormon convert and 7-time Grammy Award-winner Gladys Knight|date=12 September 2014|work=DeseretNews.com|access-date=10 October 2014}}</ref> [[Sting (musician)|Sting]] (of [[The Police]]),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIpb9KVjSfE| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/IIpb9KVjSfE| archive-date=2021-12-11 | url-status=live|title=Sting Praises the Mormon Tabernacle Choir|last=Mormon Tabernacle Choir|date=1 December 2014|access-date=13 September 2016|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/595093885/PBS-special-salutes-choir.html?pg=all|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140925181812/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/595093885/PBS-special-salutes-choir.html?pg=all|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 25, 2014|title=Scott Pierce: PBS special salutes choir|author=Scott D. Pierce|date=25 September 2004|work=DeseretNews.com|access-date=10 October 2014}}</ref> [[James Taylor]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865585922/James-Taylor-Singing-with-Mormon-Tabernacle-Choir-worth-the-wait.html?pg=all|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130908150627/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865585922/James-Taylor-Singing-with-Mormon-Tabernacle-Choir-worth-the-wait.html?pg=all|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 8, 2013|title=James Taylor: Singing with Mormon Tabernacle Choir 'worth the wait'|date=6 September 2013|work=DeseretNews.com|access-date=10 October 2014}}</ref> [[Ric Ocasek]] (of [[The Cars]]),<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/rivers-cuomo-is-trying-to-be-all-right-20140923|title=Rivers Cuomo Is Trying to Be All Right|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=23 September 2014|access-date=10 October 2014}}</ref> and [[The Osmonds]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700245992/Osmonds-Mormon-Tabernacle-Choir-excited-for-milestone-marking-Pioneer-Day-concerts.html?pg=all|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141019214749/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700245992/Osmonds-Mormon-Tabernacle-Choir-excited-for-milestone-marking-Pioneer-Day-concerts.html?pg=all|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 19, 2014|title=Osmonds, Mormon Tabernacle Choir excited for 'milestone' marking Pioneer Day concerts|date=25 July 2008|work=DeseretNews.com|access-date=10 October 2014}}</ref>
Several award-winning popular artists have reflected on the beauty of the choir's music publicly, including [[Bryn Terfel]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/570036728/Opera-stars-sing-praises-of-choir--and-Christmas.html|title=Opera stars sing praises of choir and Christmas|date=13 December 2003|work=DeseretNews.com|access-date=22 July 2017 }}{{dead link|date=November 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> [[Gladys Knight]] (of [[Gladys Knight & the Pips]]),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865610759/A-conversation-with-Mormon-convert-Gladys-Knight.html?pg=all|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140913161514/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865610759/A-conversation-with-Mormon-convert-Gladys-Knight.html?pg=all|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 13, 2014|title=A conversation with Mormon convert and 7-time Grammy Award-winner Gladys Knight|date=12 September 2014|work=DeseretNews.com|access-date=10 October 2014}}</ref> [[Sting (musician)|Sting]] (of [[The Police]]),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIpb9KVjSfE| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/IIpb9KVjSfE| archive-date=2021-12-11 | url-status=live|title=Sting Praises the Mormon Tabernacle Choir|last=Mormon Tabernacle Choir|date=1 December 2014|access-date=13 September 2016|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/595093885/PBS-special-salutes-choir.html?pg=all|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140925181812/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/595093885/PBS-special-salutes-choir.html?pg=all|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 25, 2014|title=Scott Pierce: PBS special salutes choir|author=Scott D. Pierce|date=25 September 2004|work=DeseretNews.com|access-date=10 October 2014}}</ref> [[James Taylor]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865585922/James-Taylor-Singing-with-Mormon-Tabernacle-Choir-worth-the-wait.html?pg=all|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130908150627/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865585922/James-Taylor-Singing-with-Mormon-Tabernacle-Choir-worth-the-wait.html?pg=all|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 8, 2013|title=James Taylor: Singing with Mormon Tabernacle Choir 'worth the wait'|date=6 September 2013|work=DeseretNews.com|access-date=10 October 2014}}</ref> [[Ric Ocasek]] (of [[The Cars]]),<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/rivers-cuomo-is-trying-to-be-all-right-20140923|title=Rivers Cuomo Is Trying to Be All Right|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=23 September 2014|access-date=10 October 2014}}</ref> and [[The Osmonds]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700245992/Osmonds-Mormon-Tabernacle-Choir-excited-for-milestone-marking-Pioneer-Day-concerts.html?pg=all|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141019214749/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700245992/Osmonds-Mormon-Tabernacle-Choir-excited-for-milestone-marking-Pioneer-Day-concerts.html?pg=all|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 19, 2014|title=Osmonds, Mormon Tabernacle Choir excited for 'milestone' marking Pioneer Day concerts|date=25 July 2008|work=DeseretNews.com|access-date=10 October 2014}}</ref>


==Milestones==
==Milestones==
[[File:Mormon Tabernacle Choir 75 Years.png|thumb|right|150px|Logo from 2004 for the Tabernacle Choir's celebrations of 75 years of ''[[Music & the Spoken Word]]'']]


Since its establishment, the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square has performed and recorded extensively, both in the United States (where U.S. President Ronald Reagan called it "America's Choir"<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thechurchnews.com/archive/2001-01-27/mormon-tabernacle-choir-on-parade-19126 |title=Mormon Tabernacle Choir on parade |access-date=3 May 2011 |first=Gerry |last=Avant |date=January 27, 2001}}</ref>) and around the world. The following are some of its key points:
Since its establishment, the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square has performed and recorded extensively, both in the United States (where U.S. President Ronald Reagan called it "America's Choir"<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thechurchnews.com/archive/2001-01-27/mormon-tabernacle-choir-on-parade-19126 |title=Mormon Tabernacle Choir on parade |access-date=3 May 2011 |first=Gerry |last=Avant |date=January 27, 2001}}</ref>) and around the world. The following are some of its key points:
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* Western Europe (June 27 – July 16, 2016) [[Brussels]], [[Berlin]], [[Frankfurt]], [[Nuremberg]], [[Rotterdam]], [[Vienna]], [[Zürich]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/2016-mormon-tabernacle-choir-european-tour-cities|title=Seven Cities Announced for 2016 Mormon Tabernacle Choir European Tour|date=5 February 2016|publisher=The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints}}</ref>
* Western Europe (June 27 – July 16, 2016) [[Brussels]], [[Berlin]], [[Frankfurt]], [[Nuremberg]], [[Rotterdam]], [[Vienna]], [[Zürich]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/2016-mormon-tabernacle-choir-european-tour-cities|title=Seven Cities Announced for 2016 Mormon Tabernacle Choir European Tour|date=5 February 2016|publisher=The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints}}</ref>
*U.S. West Coast (June 19 – July 2, 2018) [[Costa Mesa, California|Costa Meta]], [[Los Angeles]], [[Berkeley, California|Berkeley]], [[Mountain View, California|Mountain View]], [[Rohnert Park, California|Rohnert Park]], [[Vancouver]], [[Seattle]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thetabernaclechoir.org/tour/2018-tour.html|title=2018 Classic Coast Tour|website=www.thetabernaclechoir.org|access-date=2019-05-24}}</ref>
*U.S. West Coast (June 19 – July 2, 2018) [[Costa Mesa, California|Costa Meta]], [[Los Angeles]], [[Berkeley, California|Berkeley]], [[Mountain View, California|Mountain View]], [[Rohnert Park, California|Rohnert Park]], [[Vancouver]], [[Seattle]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thetabernaclechoir.org/tour/2018-tour.html|title=2018 Classic Coast Tour|website=www.thetabernaclechoir.org|access-date=2019-05-24}}</ref>
*In the [[Philippines]] (February 20-29, 2024) - The Choir, with 400 singers and orchestra members, for the second stop of its world tour, performed for the first time in the [[Philippines]] during the [[Religious syncretism|interfaith concert]] with Leaders, including Cardinal [[Jose Advincula]] at the  [[University of Santo Tomas]]. The Choir also performed at [[Makati Shangri-La, Manila]] and [[SM Mall of Asia]] where [[Lea Salonga]] will perform as guest artist. It also visited the [[Manila American Cemetery]] to honor the fallen US soldiers.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rascon |first1=Dan |title=Thousands attend interfaith concert in Manila with the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square|url= https://ksltv.com/625547/thousands-attend-interfaith-concert-with-the-tabernacle-choir-at-temple-square/|accessdate=February 27, 2024 |publisher=[[KSL-TV]] |date=February 25, 2024}}</ref>
*In the [[Philippines]] (February 20-29, 2024) - The choir, with 400 singers and orchestra members, for the second stop of its world tour, performed for the first time in the [[Philippines]] during the [[Religious syncretism|interfaith concert]] with Leaders, including Cardinal [[Jose Advincula]] at the  [[University of Santo Tomas]]. The choir also performed at [[Makati Shangri-La, Manila]] and [[SM Mall of Asia]] where [[Lea Salonga]] will perform as guest artist. It also visited the [[Manila American Cemetery]] to honor the fallen US soldiers.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rascon |first1=Dan |title=Thousands attend interfaith concert in Manila with the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square|url= https://ksltv.com/625547/thousands-attend-interfaith-concert-with-the-tabernacle-choir-at-temple-square/|accessdate=February 27, 2024 |publisher=[[KSL-TV]] |date=February 25, 2024}}</ref>
 
*To [[Lima|Lima, Peru]] (February 18-23, 2025) - The choir and orchestra at Temple Square performed in the [[National Stadium of Peru|Estadio Nacional de Lima]] as its inaugural visit to Peru and a continuation of its Latin-American legacy tour "Canciones de Esperanza" ("Songs of Hope"). The 50,068 seat venue was filled to capacity and many attendees visited from neighboring countries like Bolivia, Ecuador, and Colombia. The choir was joined by renowned artists like Mauricio Mesones, [[Fonseca (singer)|Fonseca]], [[Los Kjarkas]], The Fabre Family, as well as emcee performers [[Adassa]] and Alex Melecio. The concert was broadcast live to "watch parties" in other countries, and an estimated 70,000 viewers participated live. The choir was accompanied by Elder [[Ulisses Soares]], a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rascon |first1=Dan |title=Tabernacle Choir plays before thousands at National Stadium in Lima, Peru |url=https://www.ksl.com/article/51260119/tabernacle-choir-plays-before-thousands-at-national-stadium-in-lima-peru |access-date=25 February 2025 |publisher=KSL.com |date=25 February 2025}}</ref>
*To [[Lima|Lima, Peru]] (February 18-23, 2025) - The Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square performed in the [[National Stadium of Peru|Estadio Nacional de Lima]] as its inaugural visit to Peru and a continuation of its Latin-American legacy tour "Canciones de Esperanza" ("Songs of Hope"). The 50,068 seat venue was filled to capacity and many attendees visited from neighboring countries like Bolivia, Ecuador, and Colombia. The Choir was joined by renowned artists like Mauricio Mesones, [[Fonseca (singer)|Fonseca]], [[Los Kjarkas]], The Fabre Family, as well as emcee performers [[Adassa]] and Alex Melecio. The concert was broadcast live to "watch parties" in other countries, and an estimated 70,000 viewers participated live. The Choir was accompanied by Elder [[Ulisses Soares]], a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. <ref>{{cite news |last1=Rascon |first1=Dan |title=Tabernacle Choir plays before thousands at National Stadium in Lima, Peru |url=https://www.ksl.com/article/51260119/tabernacle-choir-plays-before-thousands-at-national-stadium-in-lima-peru |access-date=25 February 2025 |publisher=KSL.com |date=25 February 2025}}</ref>


===Multi-year global ministry tour===
===Multi-year global ministry tour===
A "heritage tour," which would have taken the Choir to various European venues, had been planned for 2021, but was postponed to 2022,<ref>See [https://www.thetabernaclechoir.org/articles/heritage-tour-postponed-to-2022.html this update] for details.</ref> before subsequently being canceled.<ref>As verified [https://www.thetabernaclechoir.org/articles/choir-cancels-2022-heritage-tour.html here].</ref> In 2023, the choir announced it would embark on a multi-year, multi-stop global ministry tour. The first stop took the choir to Mexico City, Mexico for six days, where they performed multiple concerts, engaged in service projects, and recorded a music video.<ref>As verified [https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/the-tabernacle-choir-embarks-world-tour-focused-hope-mexico-city here].</ref> In late 2023, the choir announced that the next stop in their tour would be the Philippines in 2024.<ref>As verified in [https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/the-tabernacle-choir-tour-philippines-2024 this release].</ref>
A "heritage tour," which would have taken the choir to various European venues, had been planned for 2021, but was postponed to 2022,<ref>See [https://www.thetabernaclechoir.org/articles/heritage-tour-postponed-to-2022.html this update] for details.</ref> before subsequently being canceled.<ref>As verified [https://www.thetabernaclechoir.org/articles/choir-cancels-2022-heritage-tour.html here].</ref> In 2023, the choir announced it would embark on a multi-year, multi-stop global ministry tour. The first stop took the choir to Mexico City, Mexico for six days, where they performed multiple concerts, engaged in service projects, and recorded a music video.<ref>As verified [https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/the-tabernacle-choir-embarks-world-tour-focused-hope-mexico-city here].</ref> In late 2023, the choir announced that the next stop in their tour would be the Philippines in 2024.<ref>As verified in [https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/the-tabernacle-choir-tour-philippines-2024 this release].</ref>


===Christmas concerts===
===Christmas concerts===
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* [[Home for the Holidays (Mormon Tabernacle Choir album)|2012]]: Tenor [[Alfie Boe]] and news anchor [[Tom Brokaw]]<ref name="Burger 2012-12-07">{{cite news |first=David |last=Burger |url=http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/entertainment2/55409965-223/boe-concert-choir-tabernacle.html.csp |title=Alfie Boe and Tom Brokaw bring star power to Mormon Tabernacle Choir concert |date=2012-12-07 |newspaper=[[The Salt Lake Tribune]] |issn=0746-3502 |publisher=[[MediaNews Group]] |location=Salt Lake City, UT |access-date=2014-03-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140513201606/http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/entertainment2/55409965-223/boe-concert-choir-tabernacle.html.csp |archive-date=2014-05-13 }}</ref> The event also featured [[Gail Halvorsen|Col. Gail "Hal" Halvorsen]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hjz8yu5MWC0&list=UUiAkukrUIRCwaLaFx_MJq7Q| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/Hjz8yu5MWC0| archive-date=2021-12-11 | url-status=live|title=Christmas from Heaven: The Candy Bomber Story (Narrated by Tom Brokaw)|work=YouTube|access-date=10 October 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
* [[Home for the Holidays (Mormon Tabernacle Choir album)|2012]]: Tenor [[Alfie Boe]] and news anchor [[Tom Brokaw]]<ref name="Burger 2012-12-07">{{cite news |first=David |last=Burger |url=http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/entertainment2/55409965-223/boe-concert-choir-tabernacle.html.csp |title=Alfie Boe and Tom Brokaw bring star power to Mormon Tabernacle Choir concert |date=2012-12-07 |newspaper=[[The Salt Lake Tribune]] |issn=0746-3502 |publisher=[[MediaNews Group]] |location=Salt Lake City, UT |access-date=2014-03-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140513201606/http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/entertainment2/55409965-223/boe-concert-choir-tabernacle.html.csp |archive-date=2014-05-13 }}</ref> The event also featured [[Gail Halvorsen|Col. Gail "Hal" Halvorsen]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hjz8yu5MWC0&list=UUiAkukrUIRCwaLaFx_MJq7Q| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/Hjz8yu5MWC0| archive-date=2021-12-11 | url-status=live|title=Christmas from Heaven: The Candy Bomber Story (Narrated by Tom Brokaw)|work=YouTube|access-date=10 October 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
* [[Let The Season In (Mormon Tabernacle Choir album)|2013]]: Soprano [[Deborah Voigt]] and actor [[John Rhys-Davies]]<ref>{{citation |url= http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865587937/Mormon-Tabernacle-Choir-Christmas-Concert-guests-announced.html |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131009150026/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865587937/Mormon-Tabernacle-Choir-Christmas-Concert-guests-announced.html |url-status= dead |archive-date= October 9, 2013 |title= Soprano, British actor to join Mormon Tabernacle Choir for Christmas concerts |newspaper= Deseret News |first= Emilee |last= Eagar |date= October 8, 2013 }}</ref>
* [[Let The Season In (Mormon Tabernacle Choir album)|2013]]: Soprano [[Deborah Voigt]] and actor [[John Rhys-Davies]]<ref>{{citation |url= http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865587937/Mormon-Tabernacle-Choir-Christmas-Concert-guests-announced.html |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131009150026/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865587937/Mormon-Tabernacle-Choir-Christmas-Concert-guests-announced.html |url-status= dead |archive-date= October 9, 2013 |title= Soprano, British actor to join Mormon Tabernacle Choir for Christmas concerts |newspaper= Deseret News |first= Emilee |last= Eagar |date= October 8, 2013 }}</ref>
* [[Keep Christmas With You|2014]]: Broadway actor [[Santino Fontana]] and [[List of Sesame Street Muppets|The Sesame Street Muppets]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mormontabernaclechoir.org/articles/2014-mormon-tabernacle-choir-christmas-guest-announcement?adbid=10153374248788868&adbpl=fb&adbpr=19919948867&cid=social_20141016_33789937&lang=eng|title=2014 Christmas Guests Are Brought to You by the Letters F-U-N!!!|publisher=Mormontabernaclechoir.org|access-date=21 October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865613260/Muppets-Santino-Fontana-to-join-Mormon-Tabernacle-Choir-for-Christmas-concert.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017161508/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865613260/Muppets-Santino-Fontana-to-join-Mormon-Tabernacle-Choir-for-Christmas-concert.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 17, 2014|title=Sesame Street Muppets, Santino Fontana to join Mormon Tabernacle Choir for Christmas concert|author=R. Scott Lloyd|date=16 October 2014|work=DeseretNews.com|access-date=21 October 2014}}</ref>
* [[Keep Christmas With You|2014]]: Broadway actor [[Santino Fontana]] and [[List of Sesame Street Muppets|The Sesame Street Muppets]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mormontabernaclechoir.org/articles/2014-mormon-tabernacle-choir-christmas-guest-announcement?adbid=10153374248788868&adbpl=fb&adbpr=19919948867&cid=social_20141016_33789937&lang=eng|title=2014 Christmas Guests Are Brought to You by the Letters F-U-N!!!|publisher=Mormontabernaclechoir.org|access-date=21 October 2014|archive-date=19 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150119210352/http://www.mormontabernaclechoir.org/articles/2014-mormon-tabernacle-choir-christmas-guest-announcement?adbid=10153374248788868&adbpl=fb&adbpr=19919948867&cid=social_20141016_33789937&lang=eng|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865613260/Muppets-Santino-Fontana-to-join-Mormon-Tabernacle-Choir-for-Christmas-concert.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017161508/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865613260/Muppets-Santino-Fontana-to-join-Mormon-Tabernacle-Choir-for-Christmas-concert.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 17, 2014|title=Sesame Street Muppets, Santino Fontana to join Mormon Tabernacle Choir for Christmas concert|author=R. Scott Lloyd|date=16 October 2014|work=DeseretNews.com|access-date=21 October 2014}}</ref>
* [[Hallelujah! (Mormon Tabernacle Choir album)|2015]]: Broadway actress [[Laura Osnes]], actor [[Martin Jarvis (actor)|Martin Jarvis]], and four [[Metropolitan Opera]] soloists.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mormontabernaclechoir.org/articles/2015-christmas-concert-guest-artists.html?cid=social_20151022_54332756&adbid=10154546116828868&adbpl=fb&adbpr=19919948867|title=Announcing the 2015 Christmas Concert Guest Artists|work=mormontabernaclechoir.org|access-date=13 September 2016}}</ref>
* [[Hallelujah! (Mormon Tabernacle Choir album)|2015]]: Broadway actress [[Laura Osnes]], actor [[Martin Jarvis (actor)|Martin Jarvis]], and four [[Metropolitan Opera]] soloists.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mormontabernaclechoir.org/articles/2015-christmas-concert-guest-artists.html?cid=social_20151022_54332756&adbid=10154546116828868&adbpl=fb&adbpr=19919948867|title=Announcing the 2015 Christmas Concert Guest Artists|work=mormontabernaclechoir.org|access-date=13 September 2016}}</ref>
* [[O Come Little Children (Mormon Tabernacle Choir album)|2016]]: Tenor [[Rolando Villazón]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mormontabernaclechoir.org/articles/2016-christmas-guest-announcement-rolando-villazon.html?__prclt=Qv1CFyZH |title=Introducing This Year's Christmas Concert Guest Artist: Rolando Villazón |publisher=Mormontabernaclechoir.org |date=2016-10-14 |access-date=2017-05-03}}</ref>
* [[O Come Little Children (Mormon Tabernacle Choir album)|2016]]: Tenor [[Rolando Villazón]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mormontabernaclechoir.org/articles/2016-christmas-guest-announcement-rolando-villazon.html?__prclt=Qv1CFyZH |title=Introducing This Year's Christmas Concert Guest Artist: Rolando Villazón |publisher=Mormontabernaclechoir.org |date=2016-10-14 |access-date=2017-05-03}}</ref>
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* 2019: Broadway actress [[Kelli O'Hara]] and actor [[Richard Thomas (actor)|Richard Thomas]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sltrib.com/artsliving/2019/10/25/kelli-ohara-richard/|title = Kelli O'Hara and Richard Thomas will perform with Tabernacle Choir for Christmas shows}}</ref>
* 2019: Broadway actress [[Kelli O'Hara]] and actor [[Richard Thomas (actor)|Richard Thomas]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sltrib.com/artsliving/2019/10/25/kelli-ohara-richard/|title = Kelli O'Hara and Richard Thomas will perform with Tabernacle Choir for Christmas shows}}</ref>
* 2020: No concert (owing to [[COVID-19 pandemic]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thetabernaclechoir.org/christmas/2020-concert-information.html#:~:text=The%20Tabernacle%20Choir%20organization%20has,Choir%20organization%20is%20no%20exception.|title = 2020 Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir}}</ref>
* 2020: No concert (owing to [[COVID-19 pandemic]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thetabernaclechoir.org/christmas/2020-concert-information.html#:~:text=The%20Tabernacle%20Choir%20organization%20has,Choir%20organization%20is%20no%20exception.|title = 2020 Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir}}</ref>
* [[O Holy Night (Tabernacle Choir album)|2021]]: Broadway actress and soprano [[Megan Hilty]] and actor [[Neal McDonough]]
* 2021: Broadway actress and soprano [[Megan Hilty]] and actor [[Neal McDonough]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.deseret.com/faith/2021/12/17/22843314/4-highlights-from-the-tabernacle-choirs-celtic-christmas-concert-megan-hilty-neal-mcdonough/ | title=4 highlights from the Tabernacle Choir’s ‘Celtic’ Christmas concert | last=Toone | first=Trent | date=2021-12-17 | work=[[Deseret News]] | access-date=2025-10-24 | language=en}}</ref>
* 2022: Broadway actress [[Lea Salonga]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thechurchnews.com/living-faith/2022/10/21/23416423/tabernacle-choir-announces-guest-artist-2022-christmas-concert-live-audience-lea-salonga | title=Tabernacle Choir announces guest artist for 2022 Christmas concert | date=21 October 2022 }}</ref> and actor [[David Suchet]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thetabernaclechoir.org/about/guest-artists/david-suchet.html | title=Sir David Suchet (2022) }}</ref>
* 2022: Broadway actress [[Lea Salonga]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thechurchnews.com/living-faith/2022/10/21/23416423/tabernacle-choir-announces-guest-artist-2022-christmas-concert-live-audience-lea-salonga | title=Tabernacle Choir announces guest artist for 2022 Christmas concert | date=21 October 2022 }}</ref> and actor [[David Suchet]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thetabernaclechoir.org/about/guest-artists/david-suchet.html | title=Sir David Suchet (2022) }}</ref>
* 2023: Broadway actor Michael Maliakel<ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.thetabernaclechoir.org/events/2023-christmas-concert.html?lang=eng | title=Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square announces guests}}</ref> and actress [[Lesley Nicol (actress)|Lesley Nicol]]
* 2023: Broadway actor Michael Maliakel and actress [[Lesley Nicol (actress)|Lesley Nicol]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.deseret.com/2023/10/6/23906316/tabernacle-choir-christmas-concert-2023-who-are-guest-artists-get-tickets/ | title=The Tabernacle Choir Christmas concert is back — this time with help from Aladdin and a ‘Downton Abbey’ star | last=Johnson | first=Lottie | date=2023-10-06 | work=[[Deseret News]] | access-date=2025-10-24 | language=en}}</ref>
* 2024: Broadway actress [[Ruthie Ann Miles]] and actor [[Dennis Haysbert]]
* 2024: Broadway actress [[Ruthie Ann Miles]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.deseret.com/entertainment/2024/10/11/tabernacle-choir-2024-christmas-concert-who-is-the-guest-artist-tickets/ | title=The Tabernacle Choir has revealed the guest artist for this year’s Christmas concert | last=Johnson | first=Lottie | date=2025-10-24 | work=[[Deseret News]] | access-date=2024-10-11 | language=en}}</ref> and actor [[Dennis Haysbert]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ksl.com/article/51208995/24-actor-dennis-haysbert-to-narrate-tabernacle-choir-christmas-concert | title='24' actor Dennis Haysbert to narrate Tabernacle Choir Christmas concert | last=Ashcraft | first=Emily | date=2024-12-11 | work=[[KSL.com]] | access-date=2025-10-24 | language=en}}</ref>
* 2025: Broadway actress [[Stephanie J. Block]] and her husband, [[Madam Secretary (TV series)|Madam Secretary]] star [[Sebastian Arcelus]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.deseret.com/entertainment/2025/10/24/tabernacle-choir-2025-christmas-concert-who-is-performing/ | title=The Tabernacle Choir just revealed the guest artists for this year’s Christmas concert — and for the first time, they’re married | last=Johnson | first=Lottie | date=2025-10-24 | work=[[Deseret News]] | access-date=2025-10-24 | language=en}}</ref>


===Pioneer Day concerts===
===Pioneer Day concerts===
The choir holds a yearly summer concert in mid-late July as part of Utah's [[Pioneer Day (Utah)|Pioneer Day]] celebrations. Unlike the Christmas concerts, there are only two shows: one on Friday and the other on the following Saturday. The tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis. A guest artist is typically invited every year. Past guest artists have included:
From 2011 to 2023, the choir held a yearly summer concert in mid-late July as part of Utah's [[Pioneer Day (Utah)|Pioneer Day]] celebrations. Unlike the Christmas concerts, there were typically only two shows: one on Friday and the other on the following Saturday. The tickets were available on a first-come, first-served basis.
 
Guest artists were typically invited every year. Each year's guest artist(s) are as follows:


* 2011: [[Brian Stokes Mitchell]] and [[Linda Eder]]<ref>{{cite news|author=Published: July 8, 2011 12:30 p.m. |url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705387641/Brian-Stokes-Mitchell-Linda-Eder-to-Perform-with-the-Mormon-Tabernacle-Choir.html?pg=all |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161029043744/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705387641/Brian-Stokes-Mitchell-Linda-Eder-to-Perform-with-the-Mormon-Tabernacle-Choir.html?pg=all |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 29, 2016 |title=Brian Stokes Mitchell, Linda Eder to Perform with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir |newspaper=Deseret News |date=2011-07-08 |access-date=2017-05-03}}</ref>
* 2011: [[Brian Stokes Mitchell]] and [[Linda Eder]]<ref>{{cite news|author=Published: July 8, 2011 12:30 p.m. |url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705387641/Brian-Stokes-Mitchell-Linda-Eder-to-Perform-with-the-Mormon-Tabernacle-Choir.html?pg=all |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161029043744/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705387641/Brian-Stokes-Mitchell-Linda-Eder-to-Perform-with-the-Mormon-Tabernacle-Choir.html?pg=all |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 29, 2016 |title=Brian Stokes Mitchell, Linda Eder to Perform with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir |newspaper=Deseret News |date=2011-07-08 |access-date=2017-05-03}}</ref>
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* 2017: [[Alex Boyé]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rexburgstandardjournal.com/entertainment/mormon-tabernacle-choir-announces-change-in-guest-artist-for-pioneer/article_49eb3438-626d-11e7-846b-73d9a77c43a1.html |title=Mormon Tabernacle Choir announces change in guest artist for Pioneer Day concert &#124; Entertainment |publisher=rexburgstandardjournal.com |access-date=2017-07-24}}</ref>
* 2017: [[Alex Boyé]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rexburgstandardjournal.com/entertainment/mormon-tabernacle-choir-announces-change-in-guest-artist-for-pioneer/article_49eb3438-626d-11e7-846b-73d9a77c43a1.html |title=Mormon Tabernacle Choir announces change in guest artist for Pioneer Day concert &#124; Entertainment |publisher=rexburgstandardjournal.com |access-date=2017-07-24}}</ref>
* 2018: [[Matthew Morrison]] and [[Laura Michelle Kelly]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900020159/finding-neverland-broadway-stars-matthew-morrison-and-laura-michelle-kelly-to-headline-mormon-tabernacle-choirs-pioneer-day-concert.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180917194253/https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900020159/finding-neverland-broadway-stars-matthew-morrison-and-laura-michelle-kelly-to-headline-mormon-tabernacle-choirs-pioneer-day-concert.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 17, 2018|title = 'Finding Neverland' Broadway stars Matthew Morrison and Laura Michelle Kelly to headline Mormon Tabernacle Choir's Pioneer Day concert|website = [[Deseret News]]|date = 31 May 2018}}</ref>
* 2018: [[Matthew Morrison]] and [[Laura Michelle Kelly]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900020159/finding-neverland-broadway-stars-matthew-morrison-and-laura-michelle-kelly-to-headline-mormon-tabernacle-choirs-pioneer-day-concert.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180917194253/https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900020159/finding-neverland-broadway-stars-matthew-morrison-and-laura-michelle-kelly-to-headline-mormon-tabernacle-choirs-pioneer-day-concert.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 17, 2018|title = 'Finding Neverland' Broadway stars Matthew Morrison and Laura Michelle Kelly to headline Mormon Tabernacle Choir's Pioneer Day concert|website = [[Deseret News]]|date = 31 May 2018}}</ref>
* 2019: [[Sissel Kyrkjebø]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900071090/sissel-the-voice-of-titanic-will-perform-with-the-tabernacle-choir-at-temple-square-this-pioneer-day.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190517053918/https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900071090/sissel-the-voice-of-titanic-will-perform-with-the-tabernacle-choir-at-temple-square-this-pioneer-day.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 17, 2019|title = Sissel, 'the Voice of 'Titanic,'' will perform with the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square this Pioneer Day|website = [[Deseret News]]|date = 16 May 2019}}</ref>
* 2019: [[Sissel Kyrkjebø]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900071090/sissel-the-voice-of-titanic-will-perform-with-the-tabernacle-choir-at-temple-square-this-pioneer-day.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190517053918/https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900071090/sissel-the-voice-of-titanic-will-perform-with-the-tabernacle-choir-at-temple-square-this-pioneer-day.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 17, 2019|title = Sissel, 'the Voice of ''Titanic'',' will perform with the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square this Pioneer Day|website = [[Deseret News]]|date = 16 May 2019}}</ref>
* 2020: No concert (owing to [[COVID-19 pandemic]])
* 2020: No concert (owing to [[COVID-19 pandemic]])
* 2021: No concert (owing to [[COVID-19 pandemic]])
* 2021: No concert (owing to [[COVID-19 pandemic]])
* 2022: Shea Owens
* 2022: "Love one Another" concert, featuring baritone Shea Owens<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thechurchnews.com/2022/7/16/23278571/tabernacle-choir-orchestra-temple-square-love-thy-neighbor-concert-pioneer-day/|title=For first time in 2 years, Tabernacle Choir performs for the general public with 'Love Thy Neighbor' Pioneer Day concert|website=[[Church News]]|first=Jason|last=Swensen|date=2022-07-16}}</ref>
* 2023: [[Adassa]], Alex Melecio,
* 2023: [[Adassa]] and Alex Melecio<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thechurchnews.com/living-faith/2023/7/15/23795744/tabernacle-choir-2023-summer-concert-adassa-alex-melecio-tribute-latin-american-pioneers/|title=See photos of the Tabernacle Choir’s 2023 Summer Concert and tribute to Latin American pioneers|website=[[Church News]]|first=Christine|last=Rappleye|date=2023-07-15}}</ref>
 
In 2024 and 2025, the choir and orchestra did not announce or perform a summer concert, and it is unknown if summer concerts will return in the future.


==Leadership==
==Leadership==
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[[Richard Elliott (organist)|Richard Elliott]], [[Andrew Unsworth (musician)|Andrew Unsworth]], Linda Margetts, Brian Mathias, and Joseph Peeples are the current organists.
[[Richard Elliott (organist)|Richard Elliott]], [[Andrew Unsworth (musician)|Andrew Unsworth]], Linda Margetts, Brian Mathias, and Joseph Peeples are the current organists.


===''Music and the Spoken Word'' announcers===
===''Music & the Spoken Word'' announcers===


{{Main|Music and the Spoken Word}}
{{Main|Music & the Spoken Word}}


Since its inception in 1929, the "spoken word" segment of the program has been voiced by four separate individuals. The original writer, producer, and announcer of the spoken portion of the broadcast was [[Ted Kimball|Edward (Ted) Kimball]], who would stand at the top of a tall ladder and announce the name of each performance piece into the microphone suspended from the Tabernacle ceiling. Kimball remained at the post for only 11 months, when he was replaced by [[Richard L. Evans]], who continued in that capacity until his death in 1971. [[J. Spencer Kinard]] took over as announcer in 1972 until he stepped down in 1990. [[Lloyd D. Newell]] served as the announcer until mid-June 2024, and he was succeeded by Derrick Porter.
Since its inception in 1929, the "spoken word" segment of the program has been voiced by four separate individuals. The original writer, producer, and announcer of the spoken portion of the broadcast was [[Ted Kimball|Edward (Ted) Kimball]], who would stand at the top of a tall ladder and announce the name of each performance piece into the microphone suspended from the Tabernacle ceiling. Kimball remained at the post for only 11 months, when he was replaced by [[Richard L. Evans]], who continued in that capacity until his death in 1971. [[J. Spencer Kinard]] took over as announcer in 1972 until he stepped down in 1990. [[Lloyd D. Newell]] served as the announcer until mid-June 2024, and he was succeeded by Derrick Porter.
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The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square, formerly known as the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, is an American choir affiliated with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). It has performed in the Salt Lake Tabernacle for over 100 years.[1] Its weekly devotional program, Music & the Spoken Word, is one of the longest-running radio programs in the world, having aired on radio every week since July 15, 1929, and on television every week since October 1949.[2]

The choir was founded on August 22, 1847, shortly after the Mormon pioneers entered the Salt Lake Valley. Prospective singers must be LDS Church members who are eligible for a temple recommend, be between 25 and 55 years of age at the start of choir service, and live within Script error: No such module "convert". of Temple Square.

The Tabernacle Choir is one of the most famous choirs in the world.[3][4] 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).[5]

History

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The Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square performing on December 3, 2005, in the LDS Conference Center under the direction of Craig Jessop

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The Tabernacle was completed in October 1867 and the choir held its first concert there on July 4, 1873.[6]

The choir started out fairly small and rather undisciplined. On April 6, 1869, George Careless was appointed as the choir's conductor and the Tabernacle Choir began to improve musically. Under Careless, the first large choir was assembled by adding smaller choral groups to the main Salt Lake Choir. This larger choir, just over 300, sang at the church's October 6–8, 1873 general conference. It was at this point that the choir began to match the size of the spacious Tabernacle. On September 1, 1910, the choir sang the song "Let the Mountains shout for Joy"[7] as their first ever recording. Three hundred of the 600 members showed up for the recording.[8]

Since July 15, 1929, the choir has performed a weekly radio broadcast, Music & the Spoken Word, which is one of the longer-running continuous radio network broadcasts in the world.[9]

Later directors brought more solid vocal training and worked to raise the standards of the choir. The choir also began improving as an ensemble and increased its repertoire from around one hundred songs to nearly a thousand. On July 15, 1929, the choir performed its first radio broadcast of Music & the Spoken Word. By 1950, the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square performed numerous concerts each year and had released its first long-playing recording. During the 1950s, the choir made its first tour of Europe and earned a Grammy Award for its recording of the "Battle Hymn of the Republic."

At the end of the choir's 4,165th live broadcast on July 12, 2009, the show's host, Lloyd D. Newell, announced another milestone that the show had hit: the completion of its 80th year in existence. The show has been televised since the early 1960s and is now broadcast worldwide through approximately 1,500 radio and television stations.

On October 5, 2018, the choir retired the name "The Mormon Tabernacle Choir" and adopted the name "The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square" in order to align with the direction of LDS Church leadership regarding the use of terms "Mormon" and "LDS" in referencing church members. The new name retains the reference to the historic Salt Lake Tabernacle, which has been the choir's home for over 150 years, and its location on Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah.[10]

Several award-winning popular artists have reflected on the beauty of the choir's music publicly, including Bryn Terfel,[11] Gladys Knight (of Gladys Knight & the Pips),[12] Sting (of The Police),[13][14] James Taylor,[15] Ric Ocasek (of The Cars),[16] and The Osmonds.[17]

Milestones

Since its establishment, the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square has performed and recorded extensively, both in the United States (where U.S. President Ronald Reagan called it "America's Choir"[18]) and around the world. The following are some of its key points:

  • Visited twenty-eight countries outside the United States.
  • Performed at thirteen World's Fairs and Expositions.
  • Released more than 130 musical compilations and several films and videotapes.
  • Reached more than 100 million YouTube views on its channel (in October 2017).[19]
  • "Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing" became the choir's first video to surpass 10 million YouTube views (in July 2020).[20]

The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square has performed for ten presidents of the United States beginning with William Howard Taft.[6] The choir has also performed at the inaugurations of United States presidents Lyndon B. Johnson (1965), Richard M. Nixon (1969), Ronald Reagan (1981), George H. W. Bush (1989), George W. Bush (2001),[21] and Donald Trump (2017).[22]

Other notable events the choir has performed at include the following:

It has also participated in several significant events, including:

Tours

From its first national tour in 1893, under the direction of Evan Stephens, to the Chicago World's Fair, the choir has performed in locations around the world, including:

Multi-year global ministry tour

A "heritage tour," which would have taken the choir to various European venues, had been planned for 2021, but was postponed to 2022,[40] before subsequently being canceled.[41] In 2023, the choir announced it would embark on a multi-year, multi-stop global ministry tour. The first stop took the choir to Mexico City, Mexico for six days, where they performed multiple concerts, engaged in service projects, and recorded a music video.[42] In late 2023, the choir announced that the next stop in their tour would be the Philippines in 2024.[43]

Christmas concerts

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Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square performing in the Conference Center in 2014

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The choir performs an annual Christmas concert in the Conference Center in Salt Lake City during the month of December. Typically, the concert series consists of a Wednesday dress rehearsal, Saturday afternoon recording session and three performances on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings followed with a shortened version of the concert on Sunday morning in the weekly Music and the Spoken Word broadcast. The combined audience for each concert series is approximately 63,000. Tickets to the concert are free, and are available on a first-come, first-served basis.[44] A live album (CD/DVD) is typically released, along with the concert being aired on PBS and BYUtv, during December of the following year. The concert traditionally concludes with a performance of "Angels, from the Realms of Glory".

Guest artists participate and sing with the choir most years. A guest narrator is also invited most years to read the Christmas story from the Book of Luke. Past guest artists have included:

Pioneer Day concerts

From 2011 to 2023, the choir held a yearly summer concert in mid-late July as part of Utah's Pioneer Day celebrations. Unlike the Christmas concerts, there were typically only two shows: one on Friday and the other on the following Saturday. The tickets were available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Guest artists were typically invited every year. Each year's guest artist(s) are as follows:

In 2024 and 2025, the choir and orchestra did not announce or perform a summer concert, and it is unknown if summer concerts will return in the future.

Leadership

The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square has about fifteen staff members including a president, directors, organists, a Music and the Spoken Word announcer, and two business-related staff members.

Music directors

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Organists

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Richard Elliott, Andrew Unsworth, Linda Margetts, Brian Mathias, and Joseph Peeples are the current organists.

Music & the Spoken Word announcers

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Since its inception in 1929, the "spoken word" segment of the program has been voiced by four separate individuals. The original writer, producer, and announcer of the spoken portion of the broadcast was Edward (Ted) Kimball, who would stand at the top of a tall ladder and announce the name of each performance piece into the microphone suspended from the Tabernacle ceiling. Kimball remained at the post for only 11 months, when he was replaced by Richard L. Evans, who continued in that capacity until his death in 1971. J. Spencer Kinard took over as announcer in 1972 until he stepped down in 1990. Lloyd D. Newell served as the announcer until mid-June 2024, and he was succeeded by Derrick Porter.

Awards and inductions

The choir has a number of awards, including the National Medal of Arts (2003),[81] a Grammy Award for Best Performance by a Vocal Group or Chorus (1960), and four Emmy Awards (1987, 2013, 2014).[6][82][83] The choir is also an inductee to the American Classical Music Hall of Fame (2015) and the National Association of Broadcasters Broadcasting Hall of Fame (2004).[84] The 320-person choir is the largest act to chart on the Billboard Hot 100—their version of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" reached No. 13 in 1959.[85]

Other awards

1944

  • Peabody Award — Music and the Spoken Word for Outstanding Entertainment in Music

1961

1981

  • Freedoms Foundation's George Washington Award — Music and the Spoken Word — Fourth of July Broadcast

1988

2003

  • International Radio and Television Society Foundation's Special Recognition Award
  • Chorus America's Margaret Hillis Award for Choral Excellence

2004

2006

2010

Recordings

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Since its first recording in 1910, the choir has earned five gold albums (two in 1963: The Lord's Prayer and Handel's Messiah; one in 1979: The Joy of Christmas; and two in 1985: The Mormon Tabernacle Choir Sings Christmas Carols and Joy to the World) and two platinum albums (in 1991, Hallmark Christmas: Carols of Christmas and in 1992, Hallmark Christmas: Celebrate Christmas!). The choir has made over 200 recordings and continues to produce albums.[91] For some live performances and albums, the choir has collaborated with large orchestras such as the New York Philharmonic, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra of London, the Boston Pops Orchestra, and the Orchestra at Temple Square. The choir's own record label was formed in 2003.

Chart-topping albums

Title Details Peak chart positions
US Classical[92] US Classical Crossover[93] US Traditional Classical[94] US Christian[95]
America's Choir: Favorite Songs, Hymns, & Anthems[96] 5 — 1[98] 42
Choose Something Like a Star[99]
  • Released: 2005[100]
  • Label: Intellectual Reserve
  • Format: Digital download, CD
 7 — 1[101] —
Spirit of the Season[102]
  • Released: 2007[103]
  • Label: Intellectual Reserve
  • Format: Digital download, CD
 5 — 1[104] 11
Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing: American Folk Hymns & Spirituals[105]
  • Released: 2009[106]
  • Label: Intellectual Reserve
  • Format: Digital download, CD
 1[107] 1[108] — 8
Heavensong: Music of Contemplation and Light[109]
  • Released: 2010[110]
  • Label: Intellectual Reserve
  • Format: Digital download, CD
 2 1[111] — 15
Men of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir[112]
  • Released: 2010[113]
  • Label: Intellectual Reserve
  • Format: Digital download, CD
 1[114] — 1[115] 9
100 Years: Celebrating a Century of Recording Excellence[116]
  • Released: 2010[117]
  • Label: Intellectual Reserve
  • Format: Digital download, CD
 1[118] — — 6
This Is the Christ[119]
  • Released: 2011[120]
  • Label: Intellectual Reserve
  • Format: Digital download, CD
 2 — 1[121] 1[122]
GLORY! Music of Rejoicing[123]
  • Released: 2012[124]
  • Label: Intellectual Reserve
  • Format: Digital download, CD
 5 — 1[125] 11
He Is Risen (EP)[126]
  • Released: 2014[127]
  • Label: Intellectual Reserve
  • Format: Digital download, CD
 1[128] — 1[129] 19
George Frideric Handel: Messiah
  • Released: 2016
  • Label: Intellectual Reserve
  • Format: Digital download, CD
 3 — 1[130] 34
Mormon Tabernacle Choir & Friends
  • Released: 2017[131]
  • Label: Intellectual Reserve
  • Format: Digital download, CD
 2 1[132] — 21
Let Us All Press On: Hymns of Praise and Inspiration
  • Released: 2019
  • Label: Intellectual Reserve
  • Format: Digital download, CD
 3 — 1[133] 40
When You Believe: A Night at the Movies (EP)
  • Released: 2020
  • Label: Intellectual Reserve
  • Format: Digital download, CD
 11 1[134] — —

Filmography

See also

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Further reading

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