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The Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square released a new video Thursday highlighting their performance of “Duel of the Fates.” The song was originally written by legendary composer John Williams for Star Wars: The Phantom Menace. The music video was directed by Devin Graham.  You can get this song on the Tabernacle Choir’s latest CD here. Legendary film composer …

The Tabernacle Choir announced today, August 21, 2020, that it is canceling its annual Christmas concert featuring the Choir, the Orchestra at Temple Square and the Bells at Temple Square. The cancellation is consistent with earlier direction provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to postpone large public gatherings in areas challenged by COVID-19. Also canceled is the fall …

Guest performers will join The Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square in a special worldwide broadcast this weekend to commemorate 90 years of “Music and the Spoken Word.” Members of the choir organization met with media Friday to discuss the history of the choir’s weekly broadcast and what viewers can expect to see in the prerecorded program. “It is …

This summer, the Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square have been broadcasting “Music & the Spoken Word” for 90 years. To celebrate the program’s 90th year of broadcasting, making in the longest-running national radio program, the Choir will host “Music for a Summer Evening” on July 18, 2020. The program will begin at 7:00 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time and …

The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square will begin a live stream organ recital series from the Salt Lake Tabernacle on Temple Square later this month. The current COVID-19 pandemic temporarily halted the organ recitals in the historic Tabernacle, which have been a tradition for more than a century. But noon recitals will now resume via the internet, without an audience, …

The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square has a new look and modern direction, making it even more relevant to listeners and viewers throughout the world. The announcement was made on Thursday, April 23, 2020, during a virtual news conference that included Ron Jarrett, president of the choir, and music director Mack Wilberg participating from their homes in Utah. Jarrett unveiled the …

On a rainy evening in Salt Lake City thousands of people filed into the Conference Center Thursday, December 12, 2019, to attend the opening performance of this year’s Christmas concert. Acclaimed Broadway singer and actress Kelli O’Hara and renowned actor Richard Thomas joined The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square, the Orchestra at Temple Square and Bells on Temple Square for …

Acclaimed Broadway singer and actress Kelli O’Hara and renowned actor Richard Thomas will be the featured guest artist and narrator at this year’s Christmas concert by The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square, The Orchestra at Temple Square and The Bells on Temple Square. The concerts will be held December 12–14 at 8 p.m. at the Conference Center at Temple Square …

For the first time, the 2019 Pioneer Day Concert featuring acclaimed international singer Sissel will be broadcast online. The broadcast starts live on July 20, 2019, at 8:00 p.m. MST on multiple channels. Once the concert is over, it will be available on-demand. Click here to access the live stream and see all other viewing options. A preview of Friday …

The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square announced plans for an international tour in 2020. Labeled the Heritage Tour, the Choir will perform in six cities in four Nordic countries and the United Kingdom over 22 days from Thursday, June 25, through Thursday, July 16, 2020. The tour will comprise performances in the following venues and cities: June 27: Konserthuset Stockholm in Stockholm, Sweden …