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The Salt Lake Tabernacle organ is a pipe organ located in the Salt Lake Tabernacle in Salt Lake City, Utah. [1] Along with the nearby Conference Center organ, it is typically used to accompany the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square and is also featured in daily noon recitals.
[8] [77] [78] 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). [79] 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. [80]
On 9 December 2002, the largest choir in history, of 83,637, drawn from all parts of the UK and Ireland, joined Declan to sing "Tell Me Why" for a world record, certified by Guinness. [2] The event was organized by 'Young Voices in Concert'. Funds from the record-breaking attempt were donated to the Sargent Cancer Care for Children.
The Really Big Chorus (TRBC) is Britain's largest choral society, made up of singers from hundreds of different choirs all over the UK as well as thousands of individuals. It was founded by Don Monro, an Electrical Engineering lecturer (and clarinettist) at Imperial College, just opposite the Royal Albert Hall.
Rock Choir is described as being the United Kingdom's original, and the world's largest, contemporary choir. [1] It holds three Guinness World Records – 'biggest hit act in the UK', [ 2 ] 'largest musical act to release an album (signed)' [ 3 ] and 'largest song and dance routine held at multiple locations'.
As of about 2020, it is the largest full-time professional male choir in the world. [1] The choir was founded in 1944 by Gustav Ernesaks. At the beginning, the choir was named as Estonian SSR State Philharmonic Male Choir. In 1953, the choir was named to State Academic Male Choir, and since 1989 the choir carries the name Estonian National Male ...
The festive procession of the IX Estonian Song Festival, 1928 XIX Song Festival in Soviet-occupied Tallinn, 1980 XXVI Song Festival in 2014 XXVII Song Festival in 2019. The Estonian Song Festival (Estonian: Eesti Üldlaulupidu, or simply laulupidu) held since 1869, is one of the largest choral events in the world, a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity. [1]
Only the great choir of this French Gothic cathedral has been built. 18 Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida: 40 m (130 ft) Aparecida: Brazil: Third biggest church in the world. Biggest place of worship in all the Americas. 19 St. Mary's Church: 38.5 m (126 ft) Lübeck: Germany: Highest brick vault in the world. 20 Reims ...