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The
music director for this broadcast will be Mack Wilberg. Mack Wilberg was appointed
associate music director of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and music director of
the Temple Square Chorale in May 1999. He is the former director of choral activities
at Brigham Young University, where he conducted the BYU Concert Choir and the
Men's Chorus and taught both graduate and undergraduate courses in music. Dr.
Wilberg is active as a pianist, chamber musician, clinician, composer, arranger,
and guest conductor throughout the United States and abroad. Dr. Wilberg received
his bachelor's degree from Brigham Young University and his master's and doctoral
degrees from the University of Southern California. |
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The
choir will be accompanied by Andrew Unsworth. Andrew Unsworth was raised in Potsdam, New York, in a family of musicians. He received a bachelor of music degree from Brigham Young University and was awarded the MA and Ph.D. degrees by Duke University. Before his appointment on Temple Square, Unsworth worked as Assistant Director of Music and Organist at the Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake City and most recently as Assistant Professor of Music History and Organ at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas. |
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The Music and the Spoken Word broadcast will be narrated by Lloyd D. Newell. Lloyd D. Newell has worked as a television news anchor, professional speaker, and university professor. As a keynote speaker and corporate trainer he has spoken to large and small organizations in 45 states and more than a dozen countries. He has authored several books, including "The Divine Connection" and "May Peace Be With You". He received a master's degree in communications and a doctoral degree in Marriage, Family, and Human Development from Brigham Young University, where he is a professor. |
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| This program will feature the following musical selections: |
| Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven |
Mark Andrews; arr. Mark Hayes |
| Savior, Again to Thy Dear Name |
Edward J. Hopkins; arr. Robert Hebble |
| Praise to the Lord, the Almighty |
Stralsund Gesangbuch, 1665; arr. Robert Hebble |
| Rock of Ages |
Thomas Hastings; arr. Arthur Harris |
| Spoken Word |
Lloyd D. Newell |
| Beautiful Zion, Built Above |
Joseph G. Fones; arr. Mack Wilberg |
| Ten Thousand Times Ten Thousand |
John B. Dykes; arr. Arthur Harris |
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| The broadcast includes excerpts from the following: |
| Gently Raise the Sacred Strain |
Composed by Thomas C. Griggs |
| As the Dew from Heaven Distilling |
Composed by Joseph J. Daynes |
| God Be with You Till we Meet Again |
Composed by William G. Tomer |
Guests should be in their seats no later than 9:15 a.m.
Because the broadcast is taped live, children under eight are not permitted in
the Tabernacle. Children under 8 may be seated in the Assembly Hall accompanied by a parent.
The Tabernacle Choir rehearses each Thursday at 8:00
p.m. All concerts and rehearsals
are open to the public.