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At the time of its release, music critics commented on the choir's "great romantic choral tone, deep with feeling that is able to communicate the inner meaning of the world's great choral music." Paul Hume, music critic for the Washington Post, wrote that "this sound of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir has been a special beacon for those who love ...
Heavensong: Music of Contemplation and Light is a compilation album released by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square. The album reached topped the Billboard Classical albums chart. [1] The album features guest artists Igor Gruppman (track 10) and David Foster (track 13). The Bells at Temple Square were also featured (track ...
Thomas Cott Griggs (19 June 1845 – 12 August 1903) [1] was an English-born Latter-day Saint director and hymnwriter. He was the composer of the music to "Gently Raise the Sacred Strain", which has been used by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir for over three-quarters of a century as the opening number in the Music and the Spoken Word broadcasts.
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. [ 3 ]
This Is the Christ is a studio album by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir with the Orchestra at Temple Square. The album reached #1 on the Billboard Christian Albums chart on July 2, 2011. The album reached #1 on the Billboard Christian Albums chart on July 2, 2011.
After serving with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Beesley taught music in Tooele, and then for a time in Lehi, Utah. He then moved back to Salt Lake City where he died. [1] In the 1985 LDS Church hymnal the music for the following hymns was composed by Beesley: 5 "High on the Mountain Top" 16 "What Glorious Scenes Mine Eyes Behold"
Robert M. Cundick, March 2010. Robert Milton Cundick Sr. (November 26, 1926 – January 7, 2016) was a Latter-day Saint composer. Cundick's interest in music started at a young age, and he studied under Mormon Tabernacle organist Alexander Schreiner and later under Leroy J. Robertson.
He was the associate director of the Tabernacle Choir and music director of the Chorale at Temple Square from May 1999 until his appointment as the Choir's director on March 28, 2008. Wilberg is a noted composer and arranger, and his works are published by Oxford University Press , including his major work, Requiem .