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Tabernacle Choir

{{short description|American choir based in Salt Lake City}}

{{about|the choir in Salt Lake City, Utah|the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir|Brooklyn Tabernacle}}

{{Infobox choir

| name = The Tabernacle Choir
at Temple Square

| image = The_Tabernacle_Choir_at_Temple_Square_logo_2020.png

| image_size = 250px

| alt = Logo of The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

| origin = Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.

| genre = Worship, classical, religious, gospel

| founding = {{Start date and age|1847|08|22}}

| affiliation = The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

| associated groups = Orchestra at Temple Square, Temple Square Chorale, Bells at Temple Square

| website = {{URL|https://www.thetabernaclechoir.org/}}

| members = 360

| executive director =

| music director = Mack Wilberg{{Cite web|url=https://www.thetabernaclechoir.org/about/choir/bios/mack-wilberg.html|title=Mack Wilberg Music Director}}{{cite web|first=Jennifer |last=Larson |url=http://deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,695265509,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080329045912/http://deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,695265509,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 29, 2008 |title=Mack Wilberg is officially named Mormon Tabernacle Choir music director |work=Deseret News |date=2008-03-28 |access-date=2014-03-18}}

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| 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

}}

File:"Battle Hymn of the Republic" w- the Mormon Tabernacle Choir LIVE from West Point - West Point Band.webm performing "Battle Hymn of the Republic".]]

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| description = 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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| description = 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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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.{{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}} Its weekly devotional program, Music & the Spoken Word, is one of the longest-running radio programs in the world, having aired every week since July 15, 1929.{{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}}

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 Tabernacle Choir is one of the most famous choirs in the world.{{cite web |last1=Montero |first1=David |title=One of the most famous singing groups in the world is changing its name. So long, Mormon Tabernacle Choir |url=https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-mormon-choir-name-change-20181005-story.html |website=Los Angeles Times |access-date=27 September 2019 |date=5 October 2018}}{{cite web |last1=Stack |first1=Peggy Fletcher |title=The famous Mormon Tabernacle Choir has a new name |url=https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2018/10/05/famous-mormon-tabernacle/ |website=The Salt Lake Tribune |access-date=27 September 2019 |date=5 October 2018}} 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).{{cite news |last1=Zauzmer |first1=Julie |title=The Mormon Tabernacle Choir will sing at Trump's inauguration |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2016/12/22/the-mormon-tabernacle-choir-will-sing-at-trumps-inauguration/ |newspaper=Washington Post |date=22 December 2016 |access-date=27 September 2019 |language=en}}

History

File:Mormon Tabernacle Choir.jpg performing on December 3, 2005, in the LDS Conference Center under the direction of Craig Jessop]]

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| title = "I am a Child of God"

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The Tabernacle was completed in October 1867 and the choir held its first concert there on July 4, 1873.{{cite web |title=FAQs |url=https://www.thetabernaclechoir.org/about/faqs.html |website=thetabernaclechoir.org |publisher=The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints |access-date=24 July 2019}}

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"{{cite web |url=http://www.mormontabernaclechoir.org/products/product?product_id=645 |title=Buy Mormon Tabernacle Choir CDs and DVDs – Official Shop |publisher=Mormontabernaclechoir.org |date=2012-02-21 |access-date=2014-03-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130508010840/http://mormontabernaclechoir.org/products/product?product_id=645 |archive-date=2013-05-08 |url-status=dead }} as their first ever recording. Three hundred of the 600 members showed up for the recording.{{citation |url= https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/2010/09/the-first-mormon-tabernacle-choir-recordings-1910?lang=eng |title= The First Mormon Tabernacle Choir Recordings, 1910 | first= Richard E. Jr. |last= Turley |author-link= Richard E. Turley, Jr. |date=September 2010 |journal= Ensign }}

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.{{cite web |url=http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=299&sid=239001 |title=Mormon Tabernacle Choir Marks 4,000 Broadcast |access-date=14 January 2009 |first=Carole |last=Mikita |date=2006-04-30 |publisher=KSL}}

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.{{cite web |url=https://www.thetabernaclechoir.org/articles/new-name-the-tabernacle-choir.html | title=Tabernacle Choir Press Release}}

Several award-winning popular artists have reflected on the beauty of the choir's music publicly, including Bryn Terfel,{{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}} Gladys Knight (of Gladys Knight & the Pips),{{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}} Sting (of The Police),{{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}}{{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}} James Taylor,{{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}} Ric Ocasek (of The Cars),{{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}} and The Osmonds.{{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}}

Milestones

File:Mormon Tabernacle Choir 75 Years.png]]

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"{{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}}) 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).{{cite web|url=https://www.mormontabernaclechoir.org/articles/one-hundred-million-youtube-views.html?__prclt=7p5UCeEA|title=Mormon Tabernacle Choir Reaches 100 Million YouTube Views|website=www.mormontabernaclechoir.org|access-date=20 November 2017}}
  • "Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing" became the choir's first video to surpass 10 million YouTube views (in July 2020).{{Cite web|title=YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPKpkrqBwNs| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/gPKpkrqBwNs| archive-date=2021-12-11 | url-status=live|access-date=2020-07-13|website=www.youtube.com}}{{cbignore}}

The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square has performed for ten presidents of the United States beginning with William Howard Taft. 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),{{citation |url= https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/1989/04/news-of-the-church?lang=eng |journal= Ensign |date=April 1989 |page=76 |title= News of the Church: Tabernacle Choir and Other Church Members Participate in U.S. Presidential Inauguration |first= Jane |last= Dumont }} and Donald Trump (2017).{{cite news|last1=Wood|first1=Mikael|title='America the Beautiful' gets a second airing at Trump inauguration|url=http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/trailguide/la-na-trailguide-updates-america-the-beautiful-gets-a-second-1484932378-htmlstory.html|work=Los Angeles Times|date=January 20, 2017}}

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:

  • To Lima, Peru (February 18-23, 2025) - The Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square performed in the 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, 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. {{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}}

=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,See [https://www.thetabernaclechoir.org/articles/heritage-tour-postponed-to-2022.html this update] for details. before subsequently being canceled.As verified [https://www.thetabernaclechoir.org/articles/choir-cancels-2022-heritage-tour.html here]. 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.As verified [https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/the-tabernacle-choir-embarks-world-tour-focused-hope-mexico-city here]. In late 2023, the choir announced that the next stop in their tour would be the Philippines in 2024.As verified in [https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/the-tabernacle-choir-tour-philippines-2024 this release].

=Christmas concerts=

File:Mormon Tabernacle Choir 2014.jpg 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.mormontabernaclechoir.org/events/christmas-concerts.html |title=Christmas with Mormon Tabernacle Choir |publisher=Mormontabernaclechoir.org |access-date=2017-05-03}} 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:

  • 2000: R&B singer Gladys Knight and actress Roma Downey{{cite news|author=Michael De Groote |url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700093330/Looking-at-Mormon-Tabernacle-Choirs-Christmases.html?pg=1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002072739/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700093330/Looking-at-Mormon-Tabernacle-Choirs-Christmases.html?pg=1 |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 2, 2013 |title=Looking at Mormon Tabernacle Choir's Christmases |newspaper=Deseret News |date=2010-12-20 |access-date=2014-03-16}}
  • 2001: Actress Angela Lansbury
  • 2002: News anchor Walter Cronkite
  • 2003: Mezzo-soprano Frederica von Stade and baritone Bryn Terfel
  • 2004: Broadway actress Audra McDonald and actor Peter Graves
  • 2005: Soprano Renée Fleming and actress Claire Bloom
  • 2006: Soprano Sissel Kyrkjebø
  • 2007: A cappella group the King's Singers
  • 2008: Broadway singer Brian Stokes Mitchell and actor Edward Herrmann{{cite news|author=Edward Reichel |url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705382836/Singer-praises-Mormon-Tabernacle-Choir-and-Wilberg.html?pg=all |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002071814/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705382836/Singer-praises-Mormon-Tabernacle-Choir-and-Wilberg.html?pg=all |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 2, 2013 |title=Singer praises Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Wilberg |newspaper=Deseret News |date=2008-12-07 |access-date=2014-03-16}}
  • 2009: Jazz singer Natalie Cole and historian David McCullough{{cite news|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705350772/Natalie-Cole-performs-with-the-Mormon-Tabernacle-Choir.html?pg=all |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002071709/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705350772/Natalie-Cole-performs-with-the-Mormon-Tabernacle-Choir.html?pg=all |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 2, 2013 |title=Photo: Natalie Cole performs with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir |newspaper=Deseret News |date=2009-12-11 |access-date=2014-03-16}}
  • 2010: Pop singer David Archuleta and actor Michael York{{cite web|url=http://www.ksl.com/?nic=148&sid=12731406 |title=David Archuleta to sing with Mormon Tabernacle Choir |work=KSL.com |date=2010-10-07 |access-date=2014-03-18}}
  • 2011: Operatic baritone Nathan Gunn and actress Jane Seymour{{cite news |first=Sean P. |last=Means |url=http://archive.sltrib.com/printfriendly.php?id=52686858&itype=cmsid |title=Nathan Gunn, Jane Seymour joining Mormon Tabernacle Choir for Christmas |date=2011-10-06 |newspaper=The Salt Lake Tribune |issn=0746-3502 |publisher=MediaNews Group |location=Salt Lake City, UT |access-date=2014-03-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140118033223/http://archive.sltrib.com/printfriendly.php?id=52686858&itype=cmsid |archive-date=2014-01-18 |url-status=dead }}
  • 2012: Tenor Alfie Boe and news anchor Tom Brokaw{{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 }} The event also featured Col. Gail "Hal" Halvorsen.{{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}}
  • 2013: Soprano Deborah Voigt and actor John Rhys-Davies{{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 }}
  • 2014: Broadway actor Santino Fontana and The Sesame Street Muppets{{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}}{{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}}
  • 2015: Broadway actress Laura Osnes, actor Martin Jarvis, and four Metropolitan Opera soloists.{{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}}
  • 2016: Tenor Rolando Villazón{{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}}
  • 2017: Actress Sutton Foster and actor Hugh Bonneville{{Cite news|url=https://www.deseret.com/2017/10/12/20621393/sutton-foster-hugh-bonneville-announced-as-mormon-tabernacle-choir-christmas-concert-guests/|title=Sutton Foster, Hugh Bonneville announced as Mormon Tabernacle Choir Christmas concert guests|last=Harris|first=Sarah|date=2017-10-12|work=Deseret News|access-date=2017-10-12|language=en}}
  • 2018: Actress and coloratura soprano Kristin Chenoweth{{Cite web|url=https://www.sltrib.com/artsliving/2018/12/14/kristin-chenoweth-dazzles/|title = Kristin Chenoweth dazzles in Christmas concert with Tabernacle Choir}}
  • 2019: Broadway actress Kelli O'Hara and actor Richard Thomas{{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}}
  • 2020: No concert (owing to COVID-19 pandemic){{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}}
  • 2021: Broadway actress and soprano Megan Hilty and actor Neal McDonough
  • 2022: Broadway actress Lea Salonga{{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 }} and actor David Suchet{{cite web | url=https://www.thetabernaclechoir.org/about/guest-artists/david-suchet.html | title=Sir David Suchet (2022) }}
  • 2023: Broadway actor Michael Maliakel{{cite web | url= https://www.thetabernaclechoir.org/events/2023-christmas-concert.html?lang=eng | title=Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square announces guests}} and actress Lesley Nicol
  • 2024: Broadway actress Ruthie Ann Miles and actor Dennis Haysbert

=Pioneer Day concerts=

The choir holds a yearly summer concert in mid-late July as part of Utah's 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:

  • 2011: Brian Stokes Mitchell and Linda Eder{{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}}
  • 2012: Katherine Jenkins{{cite news|last=Howell |first=Blair |url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865559010/Concert-preview-Heavenly-Katherine-Jenkins-to-join-Mormon-Tabernacle-Choir-for-Pioneer-Day.html?pg=all |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120720003031/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865559010/Concert-preview-Heavenly-Katherine-Jenkins-to-join-Mormon-Tabernacle-Choir-for-Pioneer-Day.html?pg=all |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 20, 2012 |title=Concert preview: 'Heavenly' Katherine Jenkins to join Mormon Tabernacle Choir for Pioneer Day concert |newspaper=Deseret News |date=2012-07-14 |access-date=2017-05-03}}
  • 2013: Nathan Pacheco and Lindsey Stirling{{cite news|author=Katie Harmer |url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865583291/Lindsey-Stirling-Nathan-Pacheco-to-join-Mormon-Tabernacle-Choir-for-Pioneer-Day-Concert.html?pg=all |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130718152226/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865583291/Lindsey-Stirling-Nathan-Pacheco-to-join-Mormon-Tabernacle-Choir-for-Pioneer-Day-Concert.html?pg=all |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 18, 2013 |title=Lindsey Stirling, Nathan Pacheco to join Mormon Tabernacle Choir for Pioneer Day Concert |newspaper=Deseret News |date=2013-07-18 |access-date=2017-05-03}}
  • 2014: Santino Fontana and Sylvia McNair{{cite news |author=Faith |url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865621066/Santino-Fontana-Sylvia-McNair-to-join-Tabernacle-Choir-for-concert.html?pg=all |title=Santino Fontana, Sylvia McNair to join Tabernacle Choir for concert |newspaper=Deseret News |date=2015-02-03 |access-date=2017-05-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161029044850/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865621066/Santino-Fontana-Sylvia-McNair-to-join-Tabernacle-Choir-for-concert.html?pg=all |archive-date=2016-10-29 |url-status=dead }}
  • 2015: Laura Osnes{{cite news|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865632863/Choirs-Pioneer-Day-concert-rich-with-Broadway-show-tunes.html?pg=all |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150724003015/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865632863/Choirs-Pioneer-Day-concert-rich-with-Broadway-show-tunes.html?pg=all |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 24, 2015 |title=Mormon Tabernacle Choir's Pioneer Day concert rich with Broadway show tunes (+video) |newspaper=Deseret News |date=2015-07-18 |access-date=2017-05-03}}
  • 2016: King's Singers{{cite web|url=https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/kings-singers-mormon-tabernacle-choir-2016-pioneer-day-concert|title=The King's Singers Join Mormon Tabernacle Choir for 2016 Pioneer Day Concert|date=7 June 2016|access-date=12 June 2016}}
  • 2017: Alex Boyé{{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 | Entertainment |publisher=rexburgstandardjournal.com |access-date=2017-07-24}}
  • 2018: Matthew Morrison and Laura Michelle Kelly{{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}}
  • 2019: Sissel Kyrkjebø{{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}}
  • 2020: No concert (owing to COVID-19 pandemic)
  • 2021: No concert (owing to COVID-19 pandemic)
  • 2022: Shea Owens
  • 2023: Adassa, Alex Melecio,

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=

{{Main|List of Tabernacle Choir music directors}}

Mack Wilberg is the current director, with associate director Ryan Murphy. Wilberg was appointed as director in March 2008, and Murphy was appointed to replace Wilberg in his former position as associate director in March 2009.{{Cite news |last=Kuhn |first=Kristy |date=March 27, 2009 |title=Mormon Tabernacle Choir appoints associate music director |url=https://www.deseret.com/2009/3/27/20309456/mormon-tabernacle-choir-appoints-associate-music-director/ |access-date=December 29, 2024 |work=Deseret News}}{{Cite news |date=July 2009 |title=Choir Announces Associate Music Director |url=https://archive.org/details/Ensign_Magazine-2009-07/page/n79/mode/2up |access-date=December 29, 2024 |work=Ensign}}

=Organists=

{{Main|Salt Lake Tabernacle organ}}

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

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

{{Main|Music and 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 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),{{cite web |url= https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2003/11/20031112-5.html |title=National Medal of Arts Recipients for 2003 |access-date= 14 January 2009 |date= 2002-11-12 |publisher= The White House }} a Grammy Award for Best Performance by a Vocal Group or Chorus (1960), and four Emmy Awards (1987, 2013, 2014).{{cite web|url=https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/church/news/byu-broadcasting-tabernacle-choir-awarded-emmys?lang=eng |title=BYU Broadcasting, Tabernacle Choir Awarded Emmys – Church News and Events |publisher=churchofjesuschrist.org |date=2013-11-23 |access-date=2013-11-30}}{{cite web|url=http://www.mormontabernaclechoir.org/articles/press-release/2014-emmy?lang%3Deng |title=Mormon Tabernacle Choir and BYU Broadcasting Win Emmys at the 2014 Rocky Mountain Emmy Awards |access-date=2014-10-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141028015404/http://www.mormontabernaclechoir.org/articles/press-release/2014-emmy?lang=eng |archive-date=2014-10-28 }} 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).{{cite web|url=https://www.deseret.com/2015/2/27/20559586/mormon-tabernacle-choir-inducted-into-the-american-classical-music-hall-of-fame/|title=Mormon Tabernacle Choir inducted into the American Classical Music Hall of Fame|first=Trent|last=Toone|date=27 February 2015|work=Deseret News|access-date=13 September 2016}} 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.americanmusicpreservation.com/BattleHymnoftheRepublic.htm |title=Battle Hymn of the Republic and John Brown Song |date=2014-01-23 |website=americanmusicpreservation.com |publisher=PineTree Multimedia Productions |access-date=2014-03-17}}

=Other awards=

1944

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

1961

  • Peabody Award — Music and the Spoken Word — "Let Freedom Ring"{{cite news |last1=Wakley |first1=Ralph |date=1987-02-12 |title=Mormon Tabernacle Choir Plans 3000th Broadcast |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BxAhAAAAIBAJ&dq=mormon%20tabernacle%20choir%20peabody%20award&pg=2147%2C2521067 |newspaper=The Schenectady Gazette |volume=93 |issue=116 |location=Schenectady, NY |publisher=Daily Gazette Co |agency=UPI |page=6 |issn=1050-0340 |oclc=20836106 |access-date=2014-03-17}}{{cite web |url=http://peabodyawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/PeabodyWinnersBook2013.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202225805/http://peabodyawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/PeabodyWinnersBook2013.pdf |archive-date=2013-12-02 |url-status=live |title=George Foster Peabody Award Winners |last=Williams |first=Danna |date=2013-07-12 |website=peabodyawards.com |publisher=George Foster Peabody Awards |location=Athens, GA |page=23 |access-date=2014-03-17}}

1981

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

1988

  • Freedoms Foundation's George Washington Award[https://www.thechurchnews.com/archive/1988-11-26/choir-honored-for-love-of-god-country-286 "Choir honored for love of God, country"], Church News, 1988-11-26.

2003

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

2004

2006

  • Mother Teresa Award{{citation |url= https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/ldsnewsroom/eng/news-releases-stories/mormon-tabernacle-choir-honored-with-mother-teresa-award |title= Newsroom: Mormon Tabernacle Choir Honored with Mother Teresa Award |work= churchofjesuschrist.org |publisher= LDS Church |date= 20 November 2006}}. Retrieved 2008-04-04.

2010

  • National Radio Hall of Fame — Music and the Spoken Word{{cite web|url=http://www.mormontabernaclechoir.org/about/newsroom/faqs?lang=eng|title=Frequently Asked Questions About the Mormon Tabernacle Choir|publisher=Mormontabernaclechoir.org|access-date=10 October 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141007165610/http://www.mormontabernaclechoir.org/about/newsroom/faqs?lang=eng|archive-date=7 October 2014}}

Recordings

{{Main|Tabernacle Choir Christmas discography}}

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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/nancyberk/2019/12/12/christmas-with-the-tabernacle-choir-featuring-kristen-chenoweth-builds-on-holiday-brand/#2e5a8f5f5e79|title = 'Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir Featuring Kristin Chenoweth' Builds on Holiday Brand|website = Forbes}} 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=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title

! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Details

! scope="col" colspan="4"| Peak chart positions

scope="col"| US Classical{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/the-tabernacle-choir/chart-history/coa/|title = The Tabernacle Choir|magazine = Billboard}}

! scope="col"| US Classical Crossover{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/the-tabernacle-choir/chart-history/ccf/|title = The Tabernacle Choir|magazine = Billboard}}

! scope="col"| US Traditional Classical{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/the-tabernacle-choir/chart-history/clf/|title = The Tabernacle Choir|magazine = Billboard}}

! scope="col"| US Christian{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/the-tabernacle-choir/chart-history/ill/|title = The Tabernacle Choir|magazine = Billboard}}

scope="row"| America's Choir: Favorite Songs, Hymns, & Anthems{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/americas-choir-mw0000208109/awards|title=America's Choir – Mormon Tabernacle Choir – Awards – AllMusic|work=AllMusic|access-date=10 October 2014}}

|

  • Released: 2004{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/americas-choir/id307027771|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150110141708/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/americas-choir/id307027771|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 10, 2015|title=America's Choir by Mormon Tabernacle Choir on Apple Music|work=apple.com|access-date=13 September 2016}}
  • Label: Intellectual Reserve
  • Format: Digital download, CD

| 5 || — || 1{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/traditional-classic-albums/2005-07-22|title = Traditional Classical Albums Chart|magazine = Billboard}} || 42

scope="row"| Choose Something Like a Star{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/choose-something-like-a-star-mw0001421856/awards|title=Choose Something Like a Star – Mormon Tabernacle Choir – Awards – AllMusic|work=AllMusic|access-date=10 October 2014}}

|

  • Released: 2005{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/choose-something-like-a-star/id314401964|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150110141747/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/choose-something-like-a-star/id314401964|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 10, 2015|title=Choose Something Like a Star by Mormon Tabernacle Choir on Apple Music|work=apple.com|access-date=13 September 2016}}
  • Label: Intellectual Reserve
  • Format: Digital download, CD

| 7 || — || 1{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/traditional-classic-albums/2005-07-15|title = Traditional Classical Albums Chart|magazine = Billboard}} || —

scope="row"| Spirit of the Season{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/spirit-of-the-season-mw0000493102/awards|title=Spirit of the Season – Mormon Tabernacle Choir – Awards – AllMusic|work=AllMusic|access-date=10 October 2014}}

|

  • Released: 2007{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/spirit-of-the-season/id304847066|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150110141737/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/spirit-of-the-season/id304847066|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 10, 2015|title=Spirit of the Season by Mormon Tabernacle Choir on Apple Music|work=apple.com|access-date=13 September 2016}}
  • Label: Intellectual Reserve
  • Format: Digital download, CD

| 5 || — || 1{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/traditional-classic-albums/2007-11-17|title = Traditional Classical Albums Chart|magazine = Billboard}} || 11

scope="row"| Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing: American Folk Hymns & Spirituals{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/come-thou-fount-of-every-blessing-american-folk-hymns-spirituals-mw0000816751/awards|title=Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing: American Folk Hymns & Spirituals – Mormon Tabernacle Choir – Awards – AllMusic|work=AllMusic|access-date=10 October 2014}}

|

  • Released: 2009{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/come-thou-fount-every-blessing/id307952782|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091201211721/http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/come-thou-fount-every-blessing/id307952782|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 1, 2009|title=Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing by Mormon Tabernacle Choir on Apple Music|work=apple.com|access-date=13 September 2016}}
  • Label: Intellectual Reserve
  • Format: Digital download, CD

| 1{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/classical-albums/2009-04-24|title=Classical Albums Chart|magazine=Billboard}} || 1{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/classical-crossover-albums/2009-04-25|title = Classical Crossover Albums Chart|magazine = Billboard}} || — || 8

scope="row"| Heavensong: Music of Contemplation and Light{{cite web|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705376819/Mormon-Tabernacle-Choir-CD-tops-Billboard-category.html?pg=all|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140425185422/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705376819/Mormon-Tabernacle-Choir-CD-tops-Billboard-category.html?pg=all|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 25, 2014|title=Mormon Tabernacle Choir CD tops Billboard category|date=11 February 2010|work=DeseretNews.com|access-date=10 October 2014}}

|

  • Released: 2010{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/heavensong-music-contemplation/id347481547|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100305135754/http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/heavensong-music-contemplation/id347481547|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 5, 2010|title=Heavensong: Music of Contemplation and Light by Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Orchestra At Temple Square & Mack Wilberg on Apple Music|work=apple.com|access-date=13 September 2016}}
  • Label: Intellectual Reserve
  • Format: Digital download, CD

| 2 || 1{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/classical-crossover-albums/2010-02-20|title = Classical Crossover Albums Chart|magazine = Billboard}} || — || 15

scope="row"| Men of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/men-of-the-mormon-tabernacle-choir-mw0002103343/awards|title=Men of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir – Mormon Tabernacle Choir – Awards – AllMusic|work=AllMusic|access-date=10 October 2014}}

|

  • Released: 2010{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/men-mormon-tabernacle-choir/id413077919|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110218005326/http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/men-mormon-tabernacle-choir/id413077919|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 18, 2011|title=Men of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir by Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Orchestra At Temple Square & Mack Wilberg on Apple Music|work=apple.com|access-date=13 September 2016}}
  • Label: Intellectual Reserve
  • Format: Digital download, CD

| 1{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/classical-albums/2011-01-29|title=Classical Albums Chart|magazine=Billboard}} || — || 1{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/traditional-classic-albums/2011-01-07|title = Traditional Classical Albums Chart|magazine = Billboard}} || 9

scope="row"| 100 Years: Celebrating a Century of Recording Excellence{{cite web|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700042595/Mormon-Tabernacle-Choir-CD-is-No-1-on-Billboards-classical-chart.html?pg=all|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130405031828/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700042595/Mormon-Tabernacle-Choir-CD-is-No-1-on-Billboards-classical-chart.html?pg=all|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 5, 2013|title=Mormon Tabernacle Choir CD is No. 1 on Billboard's classical chart|date=23 June 2010|work=DeseretNews.com|access-date=10 October 2014}}

|

  • Released: 2010{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/100-celebrating-century-recording/376244859|title=100: Celebrating A Century of Recording Excellence by Mormon Tabernacle Choir on Apple Music|work=apple.com|date=15 June 2010 |access-date=13 September 2016}}
  • Label: Intellectual Reserve
  • Format: Digital download, CD

| 1{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/classical-albums/2010-07-02|title=Classical Albums Chart|magazine=Billboard}} || — || — || 6

scope="row"| This Is the Christ{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/this-is-the-christ-mw0002095054/awards|title=This Is the Christ – Mormon Tabernacle Choir – Awards – AllMusic|work=AllMusic|access-date=10 October 2014}}

|

  • Released: 2011{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/this-is-the-christ/id444965358|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150110141722/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/this-is-the-christ/id444965358|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 10, 2015|title=This Is the Christ by Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Orchestra At Temple Square & Mack Wilberg on Apple Music|work=apple.com|access-date=13 September 2016}}
  • Label: Intellectual Reserve
  • Format: Digital download, CD

| 2 || — || 1{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/traditional-classic-albums/2012-01-07|title = Traditional Classical Albums Chart|magazine = Billboard}} || 1{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/christian-albums/2011-07-02|title=Top Christian Albums Chart|magazine=Billboard}}

scope="row"| GLORY! Music of Rejoicing{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/mormon-tabernacle-choir-mn0000929220/awards|title=Mormon Tabernacle Choir – Awards – AllMusic|work=AllMusic|access-date=10 October 2014}}

|

  • Released: 2012{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/glory!-music-of-rejoicing/id493369040|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121224220827/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/glory!-music-of-rejoicing/id493369040|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 24, 2012|title=Glory! Music of Rejoicing by Mormon Tabernacle Choir & Orchestra At Temple Square on Apple Music|work=apple.com|access-date=13 September 2016}}
  • Label: Intellectual Reserve
  • Format: Digital download, CD

| 5 || — || 1{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/traditional-classic-albums/2012-04-28|title = Traditional Classical Albums Chart|magazine = Billboard}} || 11

scope="row"| He Is Risen (EP){{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/he-is-risen-mw0002622786/awards|title=He Is Risen – Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Orchestra at Temple Square – Awards – AllMusic|work=AllMusic|access-date=10 October 2014}}

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  • Released: 2014{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/he-is-risen-ep/id834701572|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150110141803/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/he-is-risen-ep/id834701572|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 10, 2015|title=He Is Risen – EP by Mormon Tabernacle Choir on Apple Music|work=apple.com|access-date=13 September 2016}}
  • Label: Intellectual Reserve
  • Format: Digital download, CD

| 1{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/classical-albums/2014-04-25|title=Classical Albums Chart|magazine=Billboard}} || — || 1{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/traditional-classic-albums/2014-04-26|title = Traditional Classical Albums Chart|magazine = Billboard}} || 19

scope="row"| George Frideric Handel: Messiah

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  • Released: 2016
  • Label: Intellectual Reserve
  • Format: Digital download, CD

| 3 || — || 1{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/traditional-classic-albums/2016-03-19|title = Traditional Classical Albums Chart|magazine = Billboard}} || 34

scope="row"| Mormon Tabernacle Choir & Friends

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  • Released: 2017{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/mormon-tabernacle-choir-friends/id1224740304|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170508235219/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/mormon-tabernacle-choir-friends/id1224740304|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 8, 2017|title=Mormon Tabernacle Choir & Friends by Mormon Tabernacle Choir on Apple Music|work=apple.com|access-date=24 September 2017}}
  • Label: Intellectual Reserve
  • Format: Digital download, CD

| 2 || 1{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/classical-crossover-albums/2017-06-03|title = Classical Crossover Albums Chart|magazine = Billboard}} || — || 21

scope="row"| Let Us All Press On: Hymns of Praise and Inspiration

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  • Released: 2019
  • Label: Intellectual Reserve
  • Format: Digital download, CD

| 3 || — || 1{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/traditional-classic-albums/2019-03-23|title = Traditional Classical Albums Chart|magazine = Billboard}} || 40

scope="row"| When You Believe: A Night at the Movies (EP)

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  • Released: 2020
  • Label: Intellectual Reserve
  • Format: Digital download, CD

| 11 || 1{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/classical-crossover-albums/2020-06-06|title = Classical Crossover Albums Chart|magazine = Billboard}} || — || —

=Filmography=

  • This Is Cinerama (1952){{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/23/movies/homevideo/new-on-dvd-this-is-cinerama-and-windjammer.html|title=Taking the Long View of Cinerama|date=23 September 2012|work=The New York Times|access-date=13 September 2016}}
  • Mr. Krueger's Christmas (1980), starring James Stewart{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081190/|title=Mr. Krueger's Christmas (TV Short 1980)|author=Tug-3|date=3 November 2000|work=IMDb|access-date=10 October 2014}}
  • Nora's Christmas Gift (1989)
  • Singing with Angels (2016)

See also

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References

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Further reading

  • {{citation |first= Kelsey |last= Berteaux |date= October 4, 2014 |title= Mormon Tabernacle Choir Fashion: 1888-Now |url= http://ssh.ldsliving.com/story/76939-mormon-tabernacle-choir-fashion-1888-now |journal= LDS Living |publisher= Deseret Books |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141010045351/http://ssh.ldsliving.com/story/76939-mormon-tabernacle-choir-fashion-1888-now |archive-date= October 10, 2014 }}
  • {{Citation | last = Miller | first = Roger L. | title = Utah History Encyclopedia | publisher = University of Utah Press | year = 1994 | chapter = Mormon Tabernacle Choir | chapter-url = https://www.uen.org/utah_history_encyclopedia/m/MORMON_TABERNACLE_CHOIR.shtml | url = https://www.uen.org/utah_history_encyclopedia/ | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20250303133849/https://www.uen.org/utah_history_encyclopedia/m/MORMON_TABERNACLE_CHOIR.shtml | archive-date = March 3, 2025 | isbn =9780874804256 | access-date = May 9, 2025}}

External links

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  • [http://www.thetabernaclechoir.org/ Tabernacle Choir Official site]
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  • {{Discogs artist|Mormon Tabernacle Choir}}
  • [https://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/22/arts/music/22choir.html "Mormons on a Mission"] article by Kirk Johnson, New York Times

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