A pilot program is now allowing 10 people from 6 different countries to temporarily join the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square.
SALT LAKE CITY — It used to be that one of the requirements of being a member of one of the best-known choirs in the world was you had to live in the general vicinity of its home base in Salt Lake City.
She and nine other international singers will join the choir this weekend for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' general conference.Five sessions of the conference will be held at 10 a.m., 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. MST on Saturday and at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Sunday. Neither knew the other had applied, since they were supposed to keep their auditions confidential. Now they have become closer, and they talk more often about preparation for joining the choir and their feelings.
Part of being in the choir is a calling to be "an ambassador for the Church of Jesus Christ, to share their goodwill and faith through music." "More than half the membership of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints lives outside the United States. This is a means by which we not only reflect that membership, but it's also a way in which we can bring a sense of belonging to people who live all over the world," Leavitt said.
For the first time in its 175-year history, participants living outside the United States will join the Tabernacle Choir, during the 193rd Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. These individuals have been visiting church sites while in Utah, and they had an opportunity to sing hymns for President Dallin H. Oaks of the First Presidency and his wife, Kristen M. Oaks, on Friday in the Church Office Building.
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