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I'm guessing not too many people here watch "Touched by an Angel" on TV, but last night's show was wonderful. Someone gave me a tip that the Mormon Tabernacle Choir would be on the Christmas episode so I taped it. The storyline had an 18 year old enlisting in the army after the Sept 11th attack. The tradition at his community church was for the newly enlisted person to be able to pick a hymn at their last church service before leaving home. He picked "Battle Hymn of the Republic" (which happens to be one of my favorites, too.) The man who normally would have put the town Christmas program together was killed in the WTC attack while he was in NYC making arrangements for his Christmas gift to the town- a visit by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. The finale of the show was the choir filling the church while singing the hymn. Beautiful. This was also one of the few shows I have seen where the emphasis was on a normal, every day person who was killed in the WTC, and how that death affected his friends and neighbors. It was very well done.
Anyway, I looked up info online this morning and found the news release below. The choir will be featured again on 60 Minutes II on Wednesday night, if anyone is interested. And no, I'm not a Mormon. But we've all joked enough on this bb about their annoying visits to our homes so I thought it was time to say something positive about them, too. You have to admit, they have a hell of a choir!
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Tabernacle Choir Receives National Media Attention
14 December 2001
CBS’ Touched by an Angel, 60 Minutes II and PBS Showcase Choir
SALT LAKE CITY — The Tabernacle Choir will appear on several national television programs this Christmas season including CBS’ Touched by an Angel, CBS’ 60 Minutes II and a PBS Christmas Eve special.
Performing one of its most popular songs, "Battle Hymn of the Republic," the Choir makes an appearance on CBS’ Touched by an Angel during a special Sunday evening episode. The Christmas special, "A Winter Carol," depicts a family dealing with the aftermath of the September 11th terrorist attack. The episode airs 16 December at 7 p.m. MST and features music from the Choir’s new album, The Sound of Glory.
A few days later, 60 Minutes II will air a segment featuring interviews with members of the Choir at home and in their workplaces. The segment focuses on the volunteer nature of service in the Choir and includes a brief history of the Choir and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Produced by Alan Weisman, a 60 Minutes veteran, the piece also includes an interview with Angela Lansbury, guest artist for the Choir's recent annual Christmas concert. CBS’ 60 Minutes II will air Wednesday, 19 December, at 7 p.m. MST.
On Christmas Eve, the Utah Symphony and Mormon Tabernacle Choir join together for a new PBS holiday special, The Gift of Music, a 90-minute concert taped during a live performance under the direction of Keith Lockhart, conductor of the Utah Symphony. The concert features three soloists: Henriette Schellenberg (soprano), Robert Breault (tenor) and Robert Honeysucker (baritone). Salt Lake City's International Children's Choir also participates. In Utah, The Gift of Music will air at 8 p.m. MST on KUED, Channel 7. Check local listings in other areas.
For those who missed the Choir’s Christmas concert with the Orchestra at Temple Square and famed film, stage and TV star Angela Lansbury, KBYU, Channel 11, will rebroadcast the concert twice. The Joy of Christmas will air 22 December at 9 p.m. MST and again on 24 December at 8:30 p.m. MST.
The Choir received national attention early this year performing at the inauguration of President George W. Bush. The Choir has sung at the inaugurations of U.S. Presidents George Bush (1989), Ronald Reagan (1981), Richard Nixon (1969) and Lyndon Johnson (1965).
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir has received various recognitions, including a Grammy Award for "The Battle Hymn of the Republic," an Emmy Award for the television program "Christmas Sampler," the Peabody Award for its CBS production "Let Freedom Ring," and the Freedom Foundation Award for its Fourth of July broadcast in 1980.
In February 2002, the Choir will be featured in the Opening Ceremonies of the Olympic Winter Games, at four Cultural Olympiad concerts, and in the Church’s own cultural offering, Light of the World.
Anyway, I looked up info online this morning and found the news release below. The choir will be featured again on 60 Minutes II on Wednesday night, if anyone is interested. And no, I'm not a Mormon. But we've all joked enough on this bb about their annoying visits to our homes so I thought it was time to say something positive about them, too. You have to admit, they have a hell of a choir!
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Tabernacle Choir Receives National Media Attention
14 December 2001
CBS’ Touched by an Angel, 60 Minutes II and PBS Showcase Choir
SALT LAKE CITY — The Tabernacle Choir will appear on several national television programs this Christmas season including CBS’ Touched by an Angel, CBS’ 60 Minutes II and a PBS Christmas Eve special.
Performing one of its most popular songs, "Battle Hymn of the Republic," the Choir makes an appearance on CBS’ Touched by an Angel during a special Sunday evening episode. The Christmas special, "A Winter Carol," depicts a family dealing with the aftermath of the September 11th terrorist attack. The episode airs 16 December at 7 p.m. MST and features music from the Choir’s new album, The Sound of Glory.
A few days later, 60 Minutes II will air a segment featuring interviews with members of the Choir at home and in their workplaces. The segment focuses on the volunteer nature of service in the Choir and includes a brief history of the Choir and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Produced by Alan Weisman, a 60 Minutes veteran, the piece also includes an interview with Angela Lansbury, guest artist for the Choir's recent annual Christmas concert. CBS’ 60 Minutes II will air Wednesday, 19 December, at 7 p.m. MST.
On Christmas Eve, the Utah Symphony and Mormon Tabernacle Choir join together for a new PBS holiday special, The Gift of Music, a 90-minute concert taped during a live performance under the direction of Keith Lockhart, conductor of the Utah Symphony. The concert features three soloists: Henriette Schellenberg (soprano), Robert Breault (tenor) and Robert Honeysucker (baritone). Salt Lake City's International Children's Choir also participates. In Utah, The Gift of Music will air at 8 p.m. MST on KUED, Channel 7. Check local listings in other areas.
For those who missed the Choir’s Christmas concert with the Orchestra at Temple Square and famed film, stage and TV star Angela Lansbury, KBYU, Channel 11, will rebroadcast the concert twice. The Joy of Christmas will air 22 December at 9 p.m. MST and again on 24 December at 8:30 p.m. MST.
The Choir received national attention early this year performing at the inauguration of President George W. Bush. The Choir has sung at the inaugurations of U.S. Presidents George Bush (1989), Ronald Reagan (1981), Richard Nixon (1969) and Lyndon Johnson (1965).
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir has received various recognitions, including a Grammy Award for "The Battle Hymn of the Republic," an Emmy Award for the television program "Christmas Sampler," the Peabody Award for its CBS production "Let Freedom Ring," and the Freedom Foundation Award for its Fourth of July broadcast in 1980.
In February 2002, the Choir will be featured in the Opening Ceremonies of the Olympic Winter Games, at four Cultural Olympiad concerts, and in the Church’s own cultural offering, Light of the World.
