Wednesday, August 30, 2006

Mormon Tabernacle Choir: - Political aide, church leader Clyde Romney dies at 63 - North County Times


Political aide, church leader Clyde Romney dies at 63 - North County Times

Political aide, church leader Clyde Romney dies at 63
North County Times, CA - 18 hours ago
... He met his wife, Deborah, while attending law school at the University of Utah after watching her sing with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. ...


Under the radar: One Christensen company's sole purpose is to keep the senator in office (The Salt Lake Tribune)
He's known as Mr. Mac, Utah's best-known seller of men's suits. Or as the president of the world-famous Mormon Tabernacle Choir. But few know that Mac Christensen is one of Sen. Orrin Hatch's confidants, silently running his re-election campaign far from the public eye. Christensen is the owner of C & C Advisers, a corporation created solely to help Hatch stay in office.

LDS Church welcomes the Legion (Deseret Morning News)
Service to others is what really matters, according Elder Lance B. Wickman, addressing thousands of members of the American Legion on Sunday. Elder Wickman, a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was keynote speaker at a patriotic religious service for the Legion, held in the church's Conference Center.

Choir joins Armed Forces for music special - Deseret News

Choir joins Armed Forces for music special
Deseret News, UT - Aug 19, 2006
Christian music star Sandi Patty sings with Mormon Tabernacle Choir and the Band of the Air Force Reserve Saturday in Salt Lake City. ...


Political aide, church leader Clyde Romney dies at 63
North County Times - He met his wife, Deborah, while attending law school at the University of Utah after watching her sing with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. "He was a fabulous dad and grandfather. An incredible husband. There's a song from a musical that goes 'No two ...

Monday, August 28, 2006

Mormon Tabernacle Choir: - Choir joins Armed Forces for music special (Deseret Morning News)


Choir joins Armed Forces for music special (Deseret Morning News)
A star-spangled tribute to the U.S. Armed Forces played out for thousands of local military personnel and their families Saturday night in the Conference Center, featuring not only military anthems but Christmas music.

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Tabernacle Choir wows Deer Valley - Deseret News

Tabernacle Choir wows Deer Valley
Deseret News, UT - Jul 31, 2006
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir opened the Deer Valley Music Festival's Friday classical series last weekend. Friday's concert also ...


Under the radar: One Christensen company's sole purpose is to keep the senator in office (The Salt Lake Tribune)
He's known as Mr. Mac, Utah's best-known seller of men's suits. Or as the president of the world-famous Mormon Tabernacle Choir. But few know that Mac Christensen is one of Sen. Orrin Hatch's confidants, silently running his re-election campaign far from the public eye. Christensen is the owner of C & C Advisers, a corporation created solely to help Hatch stay in office.

CEDAR FORT (Provo Daily Herald)
Singing group Jericho Road will headline a benefit concert for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society on Saturday at 7 p.m. at the Silver Lake Amphitheater in Eagle Mountain. Tickets are $5 and are on sale now at deseretbook.com and are also available at the gate.

Mormon Tabernacle Choir: - Tabernacle Choir to honor armed forces - Deseret News


Tabernacle Choir to honor armed forces - Deseret News

Tabernacle Choir to honor armed forces
Deseret News, UT - Aug 18, 2006
Christian music star Sandi Patty will join the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and the US Air Force Band of the Reserves for the evening, dubbed, "A Salute to the ...


CEDAR FORT (Provo Daily Herald)
Singing group Jericho Road will headline a benefit concert for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society on Saturday at 7 p.m. at the Silver Lake Amphitheater in Eagle Mountain. Tickets are $5 and are on sale now at deseretbook.com and are also available at the gate.

Under the radar: One Christensen company's sole purpose is to keep the senator in office (The Salt Lake Tribune)
He's known as Mr. Mac, Utah's best-known seller of men's suits. Or as the president of the world-famous Mormon Tabernacle Choir. But few know that Mac Christensen is one of Sen. Orrin Hatch's confidants, silently running his re-election campaign far from the public eye. Christensen is the owner of C & C Advisers, a corporation created solely to help Hatch stay in office.

Temple Square Performances for September: - Tooele Transcript-Bulletin

Temple Square Performances for September:
Tooele Transcript-Bulletin, UT - Aug 24, 2006
... Also, Mormon Tabernacle Choir rehearsals are open to the public in the Conference Center on Thursday evenings at 7:30 pm, as is "Music and the Spoken Word ...

Friday, August 25, 2006

Mormon Tabernacle Choir: - Real Madrid vs. Real Salt Lake (The Salt Lake Tribune)


Real Madrid vs. Real Salt Lake (The Salt Lake Tribune)
TONIGHT AT RICE-ECCLES STADIUM, 7:30 p.m. KEY MATCHUPS RSL's Jeff Cunningham vs. Real Madrid's Fabio Cannavaro Arguably the best central defender in the world, the bullish Cannavaro is one of the new arrivals to Real Madrid after leading Italy to the World Cup title, and no doubt will be charged with containing RSL's hottest player.

Tabernacle Choir to honor armed forces - Deseret News

Tabernacle Choir to honor armed forces
Deseret News, UT - Aug 18, 2006
Christian music star Sandi Patty will join the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and the US Air Force Band of the Reserves for the evening, dubbed, "A Salute to the ...


CEDAR FORT - Daily Herald

CEDAR FORT
Daily Herald, UT - Aug 21, 2006
... Chorale, under the direction of Kenna Mills and guest conductor Donald Ripplinger, former associate conductor of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, is holding ...


Temple Square Performances for September: - Tooele Transcript-Bulletin

Temple Square Performances for September:
Tooele Transcript-Bulletin, UT - Aug 24, 2006
... Also, Mormon Tabernacle Choir rehearsals are open to the public in the Conference Center on Thursday evenings at 7:30 pm, as is "Music and the Spoken Word ...


Perry: the power of hymns and primary songs
Brigham Young News - When Janice sang with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir several years ago, they went on a tour through Europe. The audiences enjoyed the classical music and fun songs the choir performed, she said. But what really moved them was the simple Primary song ...

Tuesday, August 22, 2006

Mormon Tabernacle Choir: - Team Hill members to attend concert Saturday


Team Hill members to attend concert Saturday
Hilltop Times - Ogden ALC Public Affairs The Mormon Tabernacle Choir will recognize Hill military and civilian employees Saturday evening with its Salute to the Armed Forces concert at the LDS Conference Center in Salt Lake City. As part of the evening, a

Culture Flash!
Austin Chronicle - the Margaret Hillis Award for Choral Excellence , presented to the Austin vocal ensemble at the national convention of Chorus America in Chicago last month. Previous Hillis award winners a prestigious crew include the Mormon Tabernacle Choir

F E A T U R E S
Atlantic City Weekly - Of course, being Jonny Lang, this is not the Mormon Tabernacle Choir version of gospel; it's the Aretha Franklin version. Throughout Turn Around , Lang never comes across as preachy introspective is a better

Concert to air in December
Hilltop Times - The concert will feature the 352-voice Mormon Tabernacle Choir and 110-member Orchestra at Temple Square. The USAF Band of the Reserve, based at Robins AFB, Ga., will be a featured performer during the two-hour concert. Five-time Grammy Award

Monday, August 21, 2006

Mormon Tabernacle Choir: - 'True Caribbean Pirates' lands on History Channel


'True Caribbean Pirates' lands on History Channel
Bradenton Herald - The Mormon Tabernacle Choir and U2 are among the diverse performers who have given voice to his art. Also detailed in the biography are the personal flaws and tragedy that beset Guthrie, who died in 1967 at 55 of an inherited disease (Huntington's

F E A T U R E S
Atlantic City Weekly - Of course, being Jonny Lang, this is not the Mormon Tabernacle Choir version of gospel; it's the Aretha Franklin version. Throughout Turn Around , Lang never comes across as preachy introspective is a better

Myriad activities planned for Pioneer Day weekend
Deseret News - Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square, Pioneer Celebration Concert, LDS Conference Center, 1-866-537-8457. Saturday: 7-8 a.m. First Encampment hike, Donner Park. Meet at Donner Park, corner of Crestview (2770 East) and Kennedy (990

Faux-Rock Speakers Blend Into Backyard Landscape
Stamford Advocate - At one point, my wife leaned out a second-floor window and said, "It sounds like the Mormon Tabernacle Choir out there," when, in fact, it was only me and a disc of medieval music by Trio Mediaeval ("Stella Maris," ECM New Series). The Rock Monitors

Wednesday, August 16, 2006

Mormon Tabernacle Choir: - Summit County finally gets to hear Tabernacle Choir firsthand - Salt Lake Tribune


Summit County finally gets to hear Tabernacle Choir firsthand - Salt Lake Tribune

Summit County finally gets to hear Tabernacle Choir firsthand
Salt Lake Tribune, United States - Jul 30, 2006
DEER VALLEY - Believe it or not: In its nearly 160-year history, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir never had sung in Summit County until Friday, when roughly two ...


Chandler High chorale going big time, again - East Valley Tribune

Chandler High chorale going big time, again
East Valley Tribune, AZ - Aug 13, 2006
... Organizers, including Mormon Tabernacle Choir director Craig Jessop, listened to more than 60 recordings of choirs from all over the nation without knowing ...


Now Hear This (Denver Westword)
Aggressive, obnoxious and frequently unlistenable, the music of Salt Lake City's Agape is also often dangerously danceable, hypnotically seductive and pleasantly disorienting.

Real Madrid vs. Real Salt Lake
Salt Lake Tribune - Sure, we have Abravanel Hall and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. But the Madrilenos are sitting on a gold mine. Home to the stunning architecture of seemingly every building in town and the painted frescoes of the Plaza Mayor, the city also gave the ...

Compiled by Maria Murguia
Salt Lake Tribune - On Friday, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir performs with the Utah Symphony and conductor Craig Jessop at Deer Valley Amphitheater, 2250 Deer Valley Drive South in Park City. On Saturday at the amphitheater, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy performs its brand of ...

Mormon Tabernacle Choir: - Sheriff's deputies arrest Gibson for alleged DUI


Sheriff's deputies arrest Gibson for alleged DUI
Duluth News Tribune - In a related development, Morgan Creek has announced that its next movie will star Pat Boone, Anita Bryant and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. There was no comment Friday from Lohan's camp. SO, THE CULT HAS BRAINWASHED ANOTHER POOR SAP: TomKat's daughter

Juicy bits from the book and the controversy
Salt Lake Tribune - Nuggets - ranging from the notable to the nonsensical and the nefarious - from Free Speech 101: The Utah Valley Uproar Over Michael Moore : * Backstage, before Sean Hannity's speech, state lawmakers, UVSC administrators and Mormon Tabernacle Choir

One of Utah's Most Eligible Bachelors Goes National
PRWeb - His grandmother, who lived just one house over, had been in the Mormon Tabernacle Choir as a young woman. It is from these roots where Kevin inherited his love of music. Starting piano lessons at age 6, Kevin would eventually begin his love of rock

'Sabbath' influence leads student to music
Brigham Young News - He rubbed his eyes and threw off his covers - there was no way he could fall back asleep on this Sunday morning with this music blasting throughout the house. No, it wasn't the Mormon Tabernacle Choir ringing in the ears of Jared Freestone. It was

Tuesday, August 15, 2006

Mormon Tabernacle Choir: - Statewide events planned for July 24


Statewide events planned for July 24
Salt Lake Tribune - Salt Lake City Days of '47 events Friday 7 p.m.: annual Pioneer Day Concert at the Conference Center in downtown Salt Lake City featuring the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square. Saturday 10 a.m.: Youth Parade beginning at 600

Who needs a symphony, anyway?
Spectrum - As Jerold Ottley wrote of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir s success, so it is with own Southwest Symphony: It is not primarily a story of musical expertise, critical acclaim, or grand accomplishments, but of individual lives joined in a common

Heave of an effort
Sports Illustrated - Maybe we shouldn't be starting a basketball team, but a New England chapter of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. Well, O.K. There was one exception. One camper, moping because unretracted side baskets at the Rice Memorial High gym prevented him from

Around Town: Construction boom not unique to Collier
Naples Daily News - My vacation took me to visit my son, T.J. Fiala, in Idaho, but first he met me in Salt Lake City, Utah, so we could hear the Mormon Tabernacle Choir rehearse. What an experience that was! It sounded like a band of angels practicing 360 voices

In The Know
Hilltop Times - A few tickets are still available for the free concert A Salute to the Armed Forces, planned Aug. 19. The concert, in honor of Hill military and civilian employees, will feature the 352-voice Mormon Tabernacle Choir and 110-member Orchestra at

Sunday, August 13, 2006

Mormon Tabernacle Choir: - Utah's big draw? Mormon "Vatican"


Utah's big draw? Mormon "Vatican"
Denver Post - Visitors will stop outside the grand Salt Lake Temple (non-Mormons are not allowed inside because it is considered sacred ground) and the Tabernacle (traditional home to the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, it is closed until 2007 for renovations). But they

Temple is tops
Orange County Register - Visitors will stop outside the grand Salt Lake Temple (non-Mormons are not allowed inside because it is considered sacred ground) and the Tabernacle (traditional home to the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, it is closed until 2007 for renovations). But they

Cedar City mayor shares outlook on city
Spectrum - The Mormon Tabernacle Choir will perform, and Dutch oven competitions will be the festival's highlight, bringing in world champions to share their recipes. Originally published August 11, 2006 Print this article Email this to a friend

Daily Herald
Daily Herald - In the category of Group Recording Artist, it's David versus Goliath times two, with the all-male, a cappella sixsome Eclipse going up against no less than the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Gladys Knight & the Saints Unified Voices. (No pressure, fellas

In The Know
Hilltop Times - A few tickets are still available for the free concert A Salute to the Armed Forces, planned Aug. 19. The concert, in honor of Hill military and civilian employees, will feature the 352-voice Mormon Tabernacle Choir and 110-member Orchestra at

Saturday, August 12, 2006

Mormon Tabernacle Choir: - Business in Brief - St. George Daily Spectrum


Business in Brief - St. George Daily Spectrum

Business in Brief
St. George Daily Spectrum, UT - Aug 9, 2006
... The Mormon Tabernacle Choir, sponsored by Zions Bank, will perform on Friday night and the Sons of the San Joaquin will perform at a free concert Saturday night ...


In The Know - Hilltop Times

In The Know
Hilltop Times, UT - Aug 9, 2006
The concert, in honor of Hill military and civilian employees, will feature the 352-voice Mormon Tabernacle Choir and 110-member Orchestra at Temple Square. ...


Real Madrid vs. Real Salt Lake (The Salt Lake Tribune)
TONIGHT AT RICE-ECCLES STADIUM, 7:30 p.m. KEY MATCHUPS RSL's Jeff Cunningham vs. Real Madrid's Fabio Cannavaro Arguably the best central defender in the world, the bullish Cannavaro is one of the new arrivals to Real Madrid after leading Italy to the World Cup title, and no doubt will be charged with containing RSL's hottest player.

Top 10 music
Arlington Heights Daily Herald - Mormon Tabernacle Choir. 4. "The 5 Browns," The 5 Browns. Red Seal. 5. "Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier Book 1," Daniel Barenboim. Warner Classics. 6. "Tuscany," Andre Rieu. Denon. 7. "Hemispheres," Lily Afshar. Archer. 8. "The Flying Dutchman," Andre Rieu

Friday, August 11, 2006

Mormon Tabernacle Choir: - Myriad activities planned for Pioneer Day weekend


Myriad activities planned for Pioneer Day weekend
Deseret News - Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square, Pioneer Celebration Concert, LDS Conference Center, 1-866-537-8457. Saturday: 7-8 a.m. First Encampment hike, Donner Park. Meet at Donner Park, corner of Crestview (2770 East) and Kennedy (990

Faux-Rock Speakers Blend Into Backyard Landscape
Stamford Advocate - At one point, my wife leaned out a second-floor window and said, "It sounds like the Mormon Tabernacle Choir out there," when, in fact, it was only me and a disc of medieval music by Trio Mediaeval ("Stella Maris," ECM New Series). The Rock Monitors

Giving fashion a spin: LP covers make unique handbags
Marin Independent Journal - Her gay/Mormon album cover purse features the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus on one side and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir on the other. Irreverent products such as hers have become trendy because "people are always looking for something that's just

Six Organs of Admittance
Dallas Observer - Six Organs of Admittance dedicates the second half of The Sun Awakens to a single 23-minute track called "River of Transfiguration" that sounds like a one-armed hobbit practicing snare-drum rolls inside a wind tunnel while the Mormon Tabernacle Choir

In the key of G
Salt Lake Tribune - Mary's Church Mormon Tabernacle Choir July 28, 7:30 p.m., Deer Valley Big Bad Voodoo Daddy July 29, 8 p.m., Deer Valley Haydn in Plain Sight Aug. 2, 8 p.m., St. Mary's Church Muir Quartet Aug. 3, 8 p.m., St. Mary's Church

Tuesday, August 01, 2006

Mormon Tabernacle Choir: - Around Town: Busy opening and it was out of season!


Around Town: Busy opening and it was out of season!
Naples Daily News - I've been in Utah this week and heard the Mormon Tabernacle Choir rehearse. They were just outstanding! Once you've heard them you'll never forget the sound. Three hundred and sixty voices sounding like a band of angels like you've never heard before

'Napoleon Dynamite' fever fizzles out
Idaho Statesman - Though the club, which started in 1995, traveled to other states before the movie, their post - "Dynamite" shows have been much bigger, said director Dan Robertson, including a performance with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. "It changed things quite a

Hill Cumorah thrills more than audience
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle - The music is sung by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and a youth choir, noted Toi Clawson, a spokeswoman for the pageant. The actors are trained to lip-sync and have been rehearsing daily since Sunday. Next to the Clawson tent at Zion's Camp is the

Sheriff's deputies arrest Gibson for alleged DUI
Contra Costa Times - In a related development, Morgan Creek has announced that its next movie will star Pat Boone, Anita Bryant and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. There was no comment Friday from Lohan's camp. SO, THE CULT HAS BRAINWASHED ANOTHER POOR SAP: TomKat's daughter

Mass, not massive
Indianapolis Star - Don't expect the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. We don't have a cast of thousands," said Peter Hedrick, who plays the oboe for New York State Baroque and doubles