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Osmond Family to Join Mormon Tabernacle Choir
for Pioneer Day Concert


The entire Osmond family—including the Osmond Brothers, Donny, Marie and Jimmy—will be featured as guest artists for this year’s Pioneer Day Concert by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square.

"We are honored and pleased to have the Osmond Family join us as guest artists for our Pioneer Day concert this year," said Mack Wilberg, who will direct both the Choir and Orchestra on the concert. "The members of this wonderful musical family are true pioneers, not only as Latter-day Saints in the entertainment business but also as landmark recording and performing artists and so they are a great fit for this concert. We have planned a program that showcases the Choir and at the same time features a wonderful variety of the songs the Osmonds are famous for."

The concert will be a retrospective on the Osmond’s musical legacy and will feature not only musical highlights from throughout their careers but will also take advantage of the multi-media capabilities of the Conference Center to show video passages from their past performances.

Because of the anticipated high demand, this year the concert will be presented twice—on Friday, 25 July and Saturday, 26 July at 7:30 p.m. in the Conference Center on Temple Square. Free tickets are required and will be distributed through the random selection process used last year for Christmas concerts.


Mack Wilberg Named Music Director of Choir

Dr. Mack Wilberg was officially named as the new Music Director of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. Dr. Edgar Thompson, former director of the University of Utah School of Music, was named as the Interim Assistant to Dr. Wilberg until a formal search is undertaken and completed for a new associate music director for the Choir.

President Mac Christensen made the announcement to members of the Choir assembled for their weekly Thursday night rehearsal and to members of the media assembled for a press conference on Friday morning at the Tabernacle.

As music director, Dr. Wilberg will oversee all musical and creative aspects of the Choir, the Orchestra at Temple Square, the Temple Square Chorale, and the Bells on Temple Square, including selecting repertoire for concerts, recordings, and tours, as well as the creative direction for the weekly Music and the Spoken Word broadcast. Prior to this appointment, Dr. Wilberg served as Associate Music Director of the Choir and Conductor of the Temple Square Chorale since May 1999.

Dr. Thompson had also been the music director for the University of Utah’s A Cappella Choir, as well as conductor of the Utah Symphony Chorus and a member of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. Dr. Thompson was serving in a volunteer capacity to the Choir at the time of his appointment as Interim Assistant and will help Dr. Wilberg with the Choir and Orchestra until a new associate music director is named.

A search committee is being formed to conduct a Church-wide search for the new associate music director. Applications will be accepted beginning in August. They will be reviewed through the end of the year with an appointment by the First Presidency anticipated in the spring of 2009.

Click here to read the press release.


Choir Director Resigns, Interim Director Named

Craig Jessop, renowned music director of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, has resigned from his assignment after over a decade of outstanding service with the Choir.

Jessop made the announcement to Choir members after their rehearsal Tuesday night. Associate music director Mack Wilberg will serve as the interim Choir director.

Click here to read the complete story at the lds.org Newsroom.


Mack Wilberg Requiem Released

The Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square are excited to announce the release of their latest album: Mack Wilberg Requiem and Other Choral Works.

Beyond his distinction as Associate Conductor of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Mack Wilberg has carved out a career both as one of the most successful choral arrangers in the world today and as a composer of powerfully engaging original works.

This latest composition brings a fresh and contemporary approach to the time-honored tradition of the Requiem. Featuring world-renowned soloists Bryn Terfel and Frederica Von Stade, it is a fitting introduction to a moving new piece that is sure to grow in stature in the coming years. The recording also includes several additional Wilberg original compositions.

Click here for more information.

Historical Roster: Click here for a comprehensive list of all who have served in the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square.


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