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Media Type: CD
Artist: MORMON TABERNACLE CHOIR
Title: GREATEST HITS
Street Release Date: 07/14/1992
Domestic
Genre: CLASSICAL ARTISTS

2010 three disc (two CDs + DVD) collection. In 1910, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, joined by Columbia Records at the time, made its first commercial recording in the historic Salt Lake Tabernacle. Now, a century later, the Choir has become one of the most famous organizations in the world, having toured all around the globe and released more than 150 albums. 100: Celebrating a Century of Recording Excellence memorializes this milestone of 100 years of world-class recordings. Featuring 30 tracks, this set contains the Choir's most requested songs, bonus material, as well as four previously unreleased recordings: 'Glorious Everlasting' (Choir and Organ); 'All People That on Earth Do Dwell' (Choir and Organ); Mack Wilberg's stunning arrangement of 'Danny Boy'; and a live version of the audience favorite 'Betelehemu'. .

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From the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra on Temple Square comes Glory! Music of Rejoicing, a sensational new album overflowing with the majestic and grandiose sound the Choir is famous for. This album features rousing renditions of your favorite songs like the Hallelujah chorus from Handel s Messiah and Battle Hymn of the Republic. Infused with the powerful sound the Choir has wowed audiences with for years, this album will bring a sense of glory and rejoicing to any setting.

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Perhaps America's best-known and longest-established large choral group, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir is known for full sound and fervent expression in its stirring renditions of classical standards and evergreen Americana. Under the leadership of Brigham Young, 148 members of the Mormon Church (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, or LDS Church), seeking a place to pursue their unique religious beliefs without interference, found the Salt Lake basin and chose it as their site. One of the expressions of faith that had sustained them on their trip was their singing, and almost immediately after settling, they formed a choral group. The choir gave its debut performance on August 22, 1847, only 29 days after the Mormons' arrival in Utah. Within two years John Parry had been named the choir's first conductor, and the group has had an uninterrupted existence since then. It currently numbers around 330 members, all unpaid. The choir sings in and takes its name from the Mormon Tabernacle in Temple Square, Salt Lake City. The Tabernacle is the second building of that name, which designates a public meeting hall for the church. Thus it is distinct from the Temple, which is a place sacred to Mormons and open only to those who live by the precepts of the LDS church. The Tabernacle is a large, oval-shaped building with a unique domed roof. This unique roof is made of plaster and steamed, curved wooden planks lashed together with rawhide and wooden pegs. It was designed with clear acoustics in mind, so that a 6,500-member audience could hear speaking and music without difficulty in the days before electronic amplification. The building's tour staff proudly shows off its acoustics by means of such demonstrations as dropping pins and tearing newspapers. When the present building opened on October 6, 1867, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, by then at 150 voices the largest in the United States, gave a performance. It was accompanied by a fine 700-pipe organ, since rebuilt and enlarged and now boasting 11,623 pipes. The choir made its first official recording on September 1, 1910, for the Columbia label; of the at least 130 it has made since then, among the most celebrated is a 1959 recording of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" with the Philadelphia Orchestra, which earned a Grammy Award. Today the choir performs weekly at 9:30 a.m. on Sundays, and these performances are broadcast on a radio program entitled "Music and the Spoken Word." Broadcast continually since July 15, 1929, the program is the longest uninterrupted network run in American radio history. Both the choir's Sunday morning concerts and its Thursday evening rehearsals are open to the public, as are regular organ recitals. The Tabernacle has historically been the site of LDS church conferences, but has yielded that function to a facility north of Temple Square. The Tabernacle remains as a concert hall and place for special church meetings. ~ Joseph Stevenson, Rovi

2010 release. Heavensong features beloved classical selections that will lift and transport you through a journey of light and hope. From new Mack Wilberg compositions to familiar melodies to 'The Prayer', this music is perfect for quiet contemplation. Heavensong is a poignant and beautiful offering unlike anything the Choir has recorded. Longtime fans and new listeners alike will be captivated by this sublime musical feast.

Few things are as powerful as men's voices united in song. Now that stirring sound has been captured by the men of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir in a triumphant collection of music. This is the first album ever to feature exclusively the men of the Choir. Listeners of all ages will enjoy hearing the Choir's soaring tenors, rich baritones, and strong basses lend their voices to moving arrangements of popular songs like "You Raise Me Up" and "Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)," alongside favorite hymns such as "Beautiful Savior" and "Brightly Beams Our Father's Mercy." This one-of-a-kind CD will fill your home with beautiful harmonies while enriching your soul.

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12 tracks. Still sealed in original generic cardboard 'long box'.