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During this timeline, the Tabernacle Organ received its first major overhaul. The front façade pipes were gilded. Much of the organ was disassembled for cleaning and inspection. The organ's underground wind lines and air chambers were moved for the seismic upgrades and installation of sub-basement offices.
Family History Library: Joseph Smith Memorial Building: Mormon Pioneer Memorial Monument/Young Family Cemetery: Temple Square Includes: Salt Lake Temple; Salt Lake Assembly Hall; Salt Lake Tabernacle Includes: Salt Lake Tabernacle organ
The Salt Lake Tabernacle organ has its case positioned at the west end above the choir seats, and is the focal point of the Tabernacle's interior. The original organ was made by Joseph H. Ridges in 1867 and contained 700 pipes. The organ has been rebuilt several times with the total pipe count being 11,623, making the Tabernacle organ one of ...
The second structure is the Salt Lake Tabernacle, home of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square. The Tabernacle was built between 1864 and 1867 with an overall seating capacity of 8,000, including the choir area and gallery. In March 2007, the Tabernacle was rededicated after extensive renovations and restorations were ...
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church or, informally, the Mormon Church) is a Christian restorationist church that is considered by its followers to be the restoration of the original church founded by Jesus Christ.
Pioneer Day: On 24 July, the Mormon pioneers arrived in the Salt Lake Valley. Later in the year, after leading the church as President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles for several years, Brigham Young became President of the Church. The Mormon Tabernacle Choir was founded. 1848 Many thousand Mormons came over the Mormon Trail to Salt Lake ...
John Jasper McClellan Jr. (April 20, 1874 – August 2, 1925) [1] served as the chief organist of the organ in the Salt Lake Tabernacle of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1900 to 1925. McClellan was born in Payson, Utah Territory. [2] By the age of eleven McClellan was serving as a church organist in Payson.
Construction was complete enough for the building to be used for the 170th annual general conference on April 1 and 2, 2000. The pipe organ was not yet operational, so the Mormon Tabernacle Choir was accompanied by an electric organ amplified through the center's speaker system. Hinckley remarked in his opening address that over 370,000 people ...