the star spangled banner song by mormon tabernacle choir

It was at this point that the choir began to match the size of the spacious Tabernacle. This larger choir, just over 300, sang at the church's October 6-8, 1873 general conference.

Under Careless, the first large choir was assembled by adding smaller choral groups to the main Salt Lake Choir. On April 6, 1869, George Careless was appointed as the choir's conductor and the Tabernacle Choir began to improve musically. The choir started out fairly small and rather undisciplined. The Tabernacle was completed in October 1867 and the choir held its first concert there on July 4, 1873. The choir's weekly devotional program, Music & the Spoken Word, is one of the longest-running radio programs in the world, and has aired every week since July 15, 1929. President in 1911, and has performed at the inaugurations of presidents Lyndon B. The choir is one of the most famous in the world. Prospective singers must be LDS Church members who are eligible for a temple recommend, between 25 and 55 years of age at the start of choir service, and live within 100 miles (160 km) of Temple Square. The choir was founded on August 22, 1847, twenty-nine days after the Mormon pioneers entered the Salt Lake Valley. The Tabernacle houses an organ, consisting of 11,623 pipes, which usually accompanies the choir. It has performed in the Salt Lake Tabernacle for over 100 years. The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square, formerly known as the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, is an American choir, acting as part of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Problems playing this file? See media help.

The star spangled banner song by mormon tabernacle choir