To join the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, you must be a practicing Mormon adult between the ages of 25 and 60 living within100 milesofthe Tabernacle in Salt Lake City. Other things that are taken into account are health, ability to attend required practices and performances, and body sizes (to fit the Choir's uniforms, exceptionally small and exceptionally large sizes are very limited).
Each summer, those who feel they meet these requirements are invited to fill out an application and send in an application tape singing a certain hymn and following certain guidelines. Those who pass the application tape are then invited to take the music skills test at the Tabernacle. The test will including idenfying major and minor keys, key tones, pitch, harmony, rhythm, andother itemsby ear. Those who recieve 80% or higher on the test will then audition in person in which they will sight read a challenging and unfamiliar piece of music. Those who do well in the audition then join the Temple Square Chorale, a training school for prospective choir members. Most who are invited to join the Chorale will be admitted into the choir when the choir director feels they are ready.
Moredetails of the audition tape, music test, and in person audition can be found at the "Related Links" below.
Probably you are referring to the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. See the links below for some information.
No, certainly not. The Mormon Tabernacle Choir is affiliated with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the "Mormon" church) and is based in the Salt Lake Tabernacle in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir is affiliated with the non-denominational church Brooklyn Tabernacle, which is based in Brooklyn, New York. Both are popular award-winning religious choirs, but have very distinctive styles. The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir sings mostly contemporary gospel music, while the Mormon Tabernacle Choir focuses on traditional hymns. Check out the 'Related Links' to see video examples of each choir.
Mormon Tabernacle Choir
I believe there are currently three African Americans in the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, one female and two males. The reason why the number is so few is because to be in the Choir you must live within a half hours commute of the Tabernacle in Salt Lake City - the black or African American population in that area ranges from 0.1% to 1%. The number of African Americans in the choir reflects that - with the 360 members of the Choir, if 3 of them are black, the percentage is about 0.75%. In short, the number of blacks or African Americans in the Mormon Tabernacle choir is simply a reflection of how few live in the area.
The Hallmark Channel stopped broadcasting The Mormon Tabernacle Choir's 'Music and the Spoken Word' at the end of 2009. The reason was presumably due to low viewer interest. The Mormon Tabernacle Choir's website suggests you write to the Hallmark Channel and 'express your appreciation for the show and desire for it to return' if you are interested in them airing it again. You can also watch the Choir online or see if a local station plays it. You can search for broadcasts or learn more about watching online from the "Related Link" below.
The cast of Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir - 1995 includes: Brassworks Clay Christiansen as Organist John Longhurst as Organist Jerold Ottley as Conductor Donald Ripplinger as Conductor Mormon Tabernacle Choir
No, the tabernacle has always had adult choirs. The present "Mormon Tabernacle Choir" was derived from many different areas and members, but it has always been an adult voiced group.
Probably you are referring to the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. See the links below for some information.
You must be between the ages of 25 and 55 to be a member of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir. Now known as The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square.
This is difficult to answer as the Mormon Tabernacle Choir generally does not participate in competitions which organizations use to rate choirs. It is easier to say that the Mormon Tabernacle Choir is world renowned and has won or been nominated for prestigious awards, including Grammy awards.
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir
No. The Brooklyn Tabernacle is a non-denominational Christian church known for it's choir. They are not affiliated in anyway with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (commonly called "Mormons") The Mormon Tabernacle Choir IS, however, Mormon.
No, certainly not. The Mormon Tabernacle Choir is affiliated with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the "Mormon" church) and is based in the Salt Lake Tabernacle in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir is affiliated with the non-denominational church Brooklyn Tabernacle, which is based in Brooklyn, New York. Both are popular award-winning religious choirs, but have very distinctive styles. The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir sings mostly contemporary gospel music, while the Mormon Tabernacle Choir focuses on traditional hymns. Check out the 'Related Links' to see video examples of each choir.
Mormon Tabernacle Choir
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir was founded in 1847, and was originally just a small group of singers meant to sing for a conference. There has always been a Choir associated with Church headquarters though, dating clear back to 1830.
The cast of Mormon Tabernacle Choir Presents the Joy of Christmas with Angela Lansbury - 2002 includes: Angela Lansbury as herself