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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 Clay Christiansen. Clay Christiansen was organist
and choirmaster of Salt Lake City's St. Mark Cathedral for 10 years and organist
of Congregation Kol Ami, Salt Lake City's Jewish synagogue for 5 years, before
he was appointed as a Tabernacle organist in 1982. He earned his doctorate at
the University of Utah and has since performed throughout the United States
and Canada. |
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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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| Guests: Bells on Temple Square |
| This program will feature the following musical selections: |
| Arise, Thy Light Has Come (based on Advent Hymn) |
David Danner |
| Of the Father's Love Begotten (Advent Hymn) |
Divinum Mysterium (13th century Plain Song); arr. Mark A. Emile |
| What Is That Lovely Frangrance |
Paul Manz |
| For Unto Us a Child Is Born, from Messiah |
George Frideric Handel |
| Spoken Word |
Lloyd D. Newell |
| How Far Is It to Bethlehem? |
English Carol; arr. Mack Wilberg |
| Joy to the World |
Traditional Carol; arr. Mack Wilberg |
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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.
