Music & the Spoken Word Performances

Public audiences are invited to join the live performances of Music & the Spoken Word each Sunday morning on Temple Square. Audiences can also stream Music & the Spoken Word each week from anywhere in the world from TheTabernacleChoir.org. For streaming and broadcast options, check the Where to Watch page.

Music & the Spoken Word has been a broadcast tradition since 1929. Even during the temporary pandemic pause of all live performances beginning in March 2020, the program was continuously broadcast using The Tabernacle Choir’s large archive of digital performance recordings. With the benefit of modern technology, new Spoken Words written for this unique time were added giving timely and needed inspiration for audiences around the world.

No Tickets Required*; Doors Open at 8:30 a.m.

Admission to public performances is free but limited to those eight years of age and older. Doors open to the public at 8:30 a.m. and guests should be seated by 9:15 a.m. when the doors are closed. The broadcast is 30 minutes in length and ends at 10:00 a.m.

Even during the Christmas holidays, no tickets are required for any of the December Sunday Music & the Spoken Word broadcasts in the Conference Center. (Tickets are required for the annual Christmas concerts of the Choir and Orchestra held during that week.)

*2023 TICKET AND DATE EXCEPTIONS

Sunday, April 2, and Sunday, October 1: Due to general conference meetings, tickets will be required for the live performances of Music & the Spoken Word on these dates.

Sunday, June 18: No live performance because the Choir and Orchestra will be out of town. There will be a pre-recorded program streamed and broadcast.

Sunday, December 24, and December 31: Due to the holidays, there will be no live performances. Specially prepared pre-recorded programs will be broadcast and streamed.

PERFORMANCE LOCATIONS

To accommodate larger audiences during the summer months and during the holiday season, the live Sunday performances will move from the Tabernacle to the Conference Center at Temple Square.

2023

January 8 to June 11: Tabernacle

June 18: On this Sunday, the Choir will be on tour in Mexico City. At 9:30 a.m. in the Tabernacle, there will be a welcome and organ solo. Then a prior Father's Day Music and the Spoken Word will be broadcast and shown for those in attendance. 

June 25 to September 3: Conference Center
September 10 to November 19: Tabernacle
November 26 to December 31: Conference Center

Access to Temple Square

Due to construction on Temple Square, please review current access on the map here.

Parking

Visit the ChurchofJesusChrist.org parking website for Music & the Spoken Word Sunday morning parking information.