SALT LAKE CITY — Music from the recent Nauvoo Illinois Temple dedication services will be performed by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square in the Conference Center on Sunday, 21 July as part of the Church’s Pioneer Day Commemoration. The event will feature musical numbers arranged specifically for the temple dedication, plus narration by Lloyd Newell featuring selected writings by Joseph Smith about the Nauvoo Temple.
The highlight of the event will be a message by a member of the First Presidency.
The choir’s numbers will include new arrangements by associate conductors Mack Wilberg and Barlow Bradford: "A Poor Wayfaring Man of Grief," "Praise to the Man" and "Come, Come Ye Saints." The Orchestra at Temple Square will perform an arrangement of "Beautiful Zion" by Barlow Bradford for violin and orchestra with violin solo by Igor Gruppman, concertmaster of the orchestra. Two anthems dating from early pioneer times, "Saints Bound for Heaven" and "Death Shall Not Destory My Comfort," both arranged by Mack Wilberg, will also be featured on the program.
Free tickets are still available to the general public at the Conference Center ticket office, door 4. Internet users may order tickets online at www.lds.org/events. The number of tickets will be limited to four per order.
Admittance to the Conference Center is available to those 8 years of age and older. On the day of the program, Conference Center doors will open at 4:30 p.m. Those attending the Pioneer Day Commemoration should be in their seats by 5:30 p.m., and the program will begin at 6:00 p.m. No cameras, recording devices, backpacks, food or beverages are allowed in the Conference Center.
The program will be carried live via satellite on the Church satellite system. Members of the Church wishing to view the program via satellite should contact their local leaders for exact broadcast or playback times in their areas.