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Stories from the Choir

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Feature
Voices We Carry
Every chorister volunteers. Every chorister has a day job. They sing because something happened to them once that the music helped say.
Mar 22, 2026
Behind the scenes
On the Pipes: Caring for the Tabernacle Organ
It has 11,623 pipes — wood, tin, lead, zinc — and it has been speaking continuously since 1867. Keeping it in voice is a quiet, year-round craft.
Feb 4, 2026
History
A Brief History of Music & the Spoken Word
The longest continuous network broadcast in the world began with one microphone, one engineer, and a Choir that wasn’t sure anyone was listening.
Jan 12, 2026