Sunday, November 15, 2009 9:30 AM Music and the Spoken Word Broadcast Location:  Tabernacle The Music and the Spoken Word broadcast will feature the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. Visitors are welcome to come and hear the inspiring music in the historic Tabernacle located on Temple Square. The choir's weekly radio program, Music and the Spoken Word, first aired on 15 July 1929 and has since become the world's longest-running network broadcast.   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.   The choir will be accompanied by Richard Elliott. Richard Elliott is a native of Baltimore, Maryland, received his early musical training at Peabody Conservatory and the Catholic University of America. He received his bachelor of music degree from the Curtis Institute in Philadelphia and his master's and doctoral degrees from the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York. While a student in Philadelphia, he served as assistant organist for the famed Wanamaker organ.   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.   This program will feature the following musical selections: I Sing the Greatness of Our God Fred Bock Now We Sing Thy Praise Pavel Chesnokov; arr. Noble Cain Improvisation on Hymn to Joy Richard Elliott My Heavenly Father Loves Me Clara McMaster; arr. Nathan Hofheins; accompaniment by Clay Christiansen Spoken Word Lloyd D. Newell All Things Bright and Beautiful English Melody; arr. Mack Wilberg All My Trials Spiritual; arr. Albert McNeil God Is Gone Up Gerald Finzi   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.