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The Restoration Oratorio by Merrill Bradshaw (first recorded in 1974; remastered and released as CD in 2005; BYU Combined Choirs & Philharmonic) Beautiful River (BYU Concert Choir - 2005) The Secret of Christmas (BYU Singers - 2007) Brigham Young University Choirs and Eric Whitacre 2 (BYU Singers, Concert Choir & Women's Chorus - 2008) Wondrous ...
Among his operas are Book of Gold and Emma; both are based on the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) history. In 2007, he retired from his position as composer-in-residence at the College of Music of the College of Fine Arts and Communications of Brigham Young University (BYU).
An Ancient American Setting for the Book of Mormon. Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret Book and FARMS. ISBN 0-87747-608-X.. Southerton, Simon G (2004). Losing a Lost Tribe: Native Americans, DNA and the Mormon Church. Salt Lake City: Signature Books. ISBN 1-56085-181-3.. Tvedtnes, John A (2000). "Shades of Darkness". FARMS Review of Books. 12 (2).
He has been on the music faculty at Brigham Young University (BYU) since 1984. Hicks has a bachelor's degree from BYU. He has been a full professor at BYU since 1996. Hicks first book was Mormonism and Music: A History (1989). This work received awards from both the Mormon History Association and the Association of Mormon Letters.
The church owns a chain of bookstores called Deseret Book, which provide a channel through which publications are sold; church leaders have authored books and sold them through the publishing arm of the bookstore. BYU TV, the church-sponsored television station, also airs on
Stephen M. Jones (born 1960) is an American professor of music composition at Brigham Young University (BYU) and former Dean of the BYU College of Fine Arts and Communications. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Among his works is the music for the hymn "When Faith Endures", which is included in the current English-language edition of the LDS hymnal. [ 3 ]
BYU TV (stylized as BYUtv) is a television channel and free family-friendly streaming service, founded in 2000, which is owned and operated as a part of Brigham Young University (BYU). [1] The channel, available on most smart TVs or through cable and satellite distributors in the United States , produces original series and documentaries ...
In the 19th century, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir was created and began touring, while musicians began writing devotional and praise music with a Latter-Day Saint influence, paralleling the success of Christian Contemporary Music. Several organizations have existed and do exist to promote these artists, such as Deseret Book and the now-defunct ...