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The Book of Mormon is a musical comedy with music, lyrics, and book by Trey Parker, Robert Lopez, and Matt Stone.The story follows two missionaries of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as they attempt to preach the faith to the inhabitants of a remote Ugandan village.
In the leadup to the weekend of the October 2023 General Conference, the church released new details about the new music. The hymnbook and children's songbook will be consolidated into a single volume, featuring 450-500 selections. The "core collection" will be released in 2024, with the new music book now titled "Hymns—for Home and Church".
The book was published on the 150th anniversary of the publication of the first LDS hymnbook, compiled by Emma Smith in 1835. Previous hymnbooks used by the church include The Manchester Hymnal (1840), The Psalmody (1889), Songs of Zion (1908), Hymns (1927), and Hymns (1948).
The Book of Mormon was named best musical theater album at the 2012 Grammy Awards. [1] Parker, Lopez, and Stone wrote the musical progressively over a period of six years, beginning in 2004. The recording for the album took place over three days, with the orchestra recording for one and the cast recording for another.
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 ...
Once Upon a Christmas was recorded during the Mormon Tabernacle Choir's 2011 Christmas shows in the LDS Conference Center with special guests Jane Seymour and Nathan Gunn. [1] The album was released on September 4, 2012 along with a concert DVD.
The CD features both a cappella and accompanied songs by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square featuring The King's Singers. Six tracks feature the King's Singers alone, with another five tracks featuring the combined Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Orchestra at Temple Square and King's Singers, the remaining eight tracks feature ...
The Wonder of Christmas was recorded during the Mormon Tabernacle Choir's 2001-2005 Christmas shows in the LDS Conference Center with special guests Angela Lansbury, Bryn Terfel, Audra McDonald, Frederica von Stade, Renée Fleming, and Walter Cronkite. The album was released in 2006.