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The Tabernacle organ is considered to be one of the finest examples of the American Classic style of organ building. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] The casework was inspired by the design of the Boston Music Hall organ (which is now housed, since 1909, at the Methuen Memorial Music Hall ), the original organ was built in 1863-1867 by an Englishman , Joseph Ridges.
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.
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 ...
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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 ...
Mormon wrote the history of his people on the Golden plates before he died during a battle on the Hill Cumorah. His son, Moroni, added his own words and the Book of Ether to the record. Moroni hid and protected the Golden plates at the Hill Cumorah. For a possible map look at Image:Book of Mormon Lands and Sites2.jpg.
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.
Joseph John Daynes (April 2, 1851 – January 15, 1920) [1] was the first organist at the Salt Lake Tabernacle and for the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. Daynes was born in Norwich, England, to John Daynes and Eliza Miller. The Daynes family later joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and then immigrated to Utah ...