What’s New with The Tabernacle Choir
Former Choir guest artist Lindsey Stirling is flying high with her new song “Something Wild,” from the Disney movie Pete’s Dragon. “Something Wild” is a collaboration between Stirling and singer Andrew McMahon and already has 5 million video views on YouTube. Pete’s Dragon entered the box office charts at #3 and remains in the top ten after its third week in theaters.
On August 28, 2016, Jenny Oaks Baker, a Grammy Award-nominated, Billboard Magazine No. 1 violin recording artist and performer, will be a special guest on Music & the Spoken Word.
Many who watch the Choir each week may have noticed something new prior to the Choir’s departure for its 2016 European tour: a new addition to the women’s performance wardrobe. Many people may not be aware of all of the work and effort that goes into clothing the Choir members for their performances.
When retired pastor Volker Schmitt-Illert was 6 years old, he first heard the Mormon Tabernacle Choir—it was on the American Forces Network in Germany, which he stumbled upon and tuned into every Sunday. Schmitt-Illert said, “At 9:20 every Sunday morning you could hear a half hour of Music & the Spoken Word, from the crossroads of the west.”
The 2016 European Tour by The Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square will live long in the hearts and memories of all those involved. Thanks to a team of writers and photographers the 2016 tour will be one of the most chronicled tours in Choir history. Coverage was provided by Choir and Orchestra members, volunteer Choir staff, Choir digital team members, LDS Church Public Affairs staff from Salt Lake City and Frankfurt, and reporters from the Church News/Deseret News and KSL-TV.
When it was announced that the King’s Singers were returning to Salt Lake City to perform in the 2016 Pioneer Day concert, fans knew they were in for a musical treat—what they didn’t know is that the King’s Singers would perform the most epic Primary song medley ever!