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August 22, 1847 |
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir has its first performance at a General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (29 days after the pioneers entered the Salt Lake Valley).
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1851 |
The first, or “old,” Tabernacle is completed in Salt Lake City.
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October, 1867 |
The present dome-roofed Tabernacle is completed, including a new, larger organ.
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July 4, 1873 |
The first Mormon Tabernacle Concert is presented in the Tabernacle.
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September, 1893 |
The Choir completes its first major tour to the Chicago World’s Fair and Expositions contest. It won second place in the contest with a cash award of $1,000.
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September 1, 1910 |
The first recordings of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir are made for the Columbia Phonograph Company.
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1911 |
The Choir performs at Madison Square Garden in New York City and at the White House for President William Howard Taft.
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July 15, 1929 |
First nationwide radio broadcast of Music and the Spoken Word with Ted Kimball, announcer, originating from KDYL, predecessor of today’s KSL radio in Salt Lake City.
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June, 1930 |
Richard L. Evans becomes the voice of the weekly Music and the Spoken Word broadcast. He remains the voice until October of 1971.
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1949 |
The first commercial recording by the Choir. “The Mormon Tabernacle Choir of Salt Lake City, Volume I,” is released for sale.
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August, 1955 |
The first Choir concert tour to Europe, with stops in Scotland, Wales, Denmark, Germany, Switzerland and France, is completed.
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November, 1959 |
“The Battle Hymn of the Republic” earns the Choir a Grammy award in the “Best Performance by a Vocal Group or Chorus” category.
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July 23, 1962 |
First around-the-earth broadcast of a Choir performance via the new Telstar satellite originating from Mount Rushmore.
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October 14, 1962 |
First televised broadcast of the Choir.
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January, 1965 |
The Choir performs at the inauguration of President Lyndon B. Johnson.
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July, 1976 |
The Choir participates in U.S. Bicentennial tours in Utah, Philadelphia, Boston, New York and Washington D.C.
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1980 |
Music and the Spoken Word receives a Freedom Foundation Award for its Fourth of July Broadcast.
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January 20, 1981 |
The Choir performs at the inauguration of President Ronald Reagan, who names it “America’s Choir.”
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August, 1984 |
The Choir performs at the Olympic Gala for the Los Angeles Summer Olympics Games.
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1987 |
The Choir wins an Emmy award for “Christmas Sampler,” with Shirley Verrett.
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1988 |
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir is honored with a Freedom Foundation award for its contributions to promoting patriotic pride in America.
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January, 1989 |
The Choir performs at the inauguration of President George H. W. Bush, who calls it “a national treasure.”
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June-July, 1991 |
The Choir performs on a tour through Eastern Europe, including performances in Germany, France, Switzerland, Austria, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Poland and Russia.
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December, 1992 - January, 1993 |
The Choir tours Israel and performs with the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra.
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August, 1995 |
The Choir travels to Washington D.C. and New York, and premieres “An American Requiem” by James DeMars.
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June, 1998 |
The Choir tours and performs in England, Belgium, Switzerland, Italy, France, Spain and Portugal.
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December, 1999 |
Craig Jessop becomes 14th Music Director of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.
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January 20, 2001 |
The Choir performs at the inauguration of President George W. Bush.
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September 11, 2001 |
A regular scheduled Choir concert becomes a September 11 memorial service.
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September 15, 2001
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The Mormon Tabernacle Choir performs in a nationally broadcast church service on the National Day of Prayer and Remembrance for September 11 victims.
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February, 2002 |
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir performs 20 times during the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City including during the Opening Ceremony.
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March, 2003 |
The Choir launches its solely-owned record label, Mormon Tabernacle Choir® and releases its first album on that label, “Consider the Lilies.”
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June, 2003 |
Choir receives Margaret Hillis Award for Choral Excellence from Chorus America.
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June 24- July 11, 2003 |
The Choir tours the Northeast United States on its most prestigious American tour ever. Almost 600,000 people are on the Charles River Esplanade on July 4th with the Boston Pops and millions more watch the concert on local and national television.
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July 2, 2003 |
Choir receives Special Recognition Award by the International Radio and Television Society Foundation.
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November, 2003 |
Choir receives National Medal of Arts from President George W. Bush.
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April 20, 2004 |
Choir and its Music and the Spoken Word broadcast is inducted into the National Association of Broadcasters’ Hall of Fame.
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July 18, 2004 |
3,909th broadcast of Music and the Spoken Word, marking the conclusion of the 75th year of continuous network broadcasting features noted radio and TV personality, Charles Osgood.
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November, 2004 |
The first Christmas CD on the Mormon Tabernacle Choir® label, Sing, Choirs of Angels!, becomes the first Choir recording to make Billboard Magazines’ Top 25 Christian chart.
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June 18 - July 2, 2005
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The Choir and Orchestra conduct a 15-day tour to the Pacific Northwest visiting 8 cities including Boise, ID, Spokane and Seattle, WA, Portland, OR, San Jose, Oakland and Sacramento, CA and Reno, NV.
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December, 2005 |
PBS broadcast of Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square featuring Audra MacDonald and Peter Graves receives 97.25 % coverage.
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December, 2005 |
Christmas Concerts with Renée Fleming and Claire Bloom.
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August, 2006 |
Salute to the Armed Forces/Christmas in August Concert with Sandi Patty, Crook & Chase, The Band of the Air Force Reserve, (Feed the Children) for Hill Air Force Base and Utah Servicemen and Servicewomen. |
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September 26, 2006 |
Release of Wonder of Christmas. |
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November 19, 2006 |
Mother Teresa Award presented to Choir by Father Mayo of the Catholic Diocese of Utah.
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December, 2006 |
Christmas Concerts with Sissel.
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February, 2007 |
Release of Showtime. |
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April-May, 2007 |
Gala Reopening of Historic Tabernacle. |
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June-July 2007 |
Canada/Midwest Tour to Toronto, Canada; Chautauqua, New York; Cleveland, Ohio; Chicago, Illinios; Cincinnati, Ohio; Nashville, Tennessee; and Memphis, Tennessee.
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September 2007 |
Release of Spirit of the Season featuring guest artist Sissel. |
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December 2007 |
Christmas Concerts with The King’s Singers.
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March 2008 |
Release of Called to Serve. |
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August 2008 |
The Choir and Orchestra perform in Sun Valley with guest artist Denyse Graves.
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September 2008 |
Denyce Graves and Brian Stokes Mitchell to join Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Utah Symphony for Tanner Gift of Music Concert. Erich Kunzel of the Cincinnati Pops conducts.
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September 2008 |
Release of Rejoice and Be Merry featuring guest artists The King’s Singers
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December 2008 |
Christmas concerts featuring Brian Stokes Mitchell and Edward Herrmann.
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December 2008 |
Release of Praise to the Man. |
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March 2009 |
Release of Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing. |
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June 2009 |
Central States Tour to Cincinnati, Ohio; St. Louis, Missouri; Des Moines, Iowa; Omaha, Nebraska; Kansas City, Missouri; Norman, Oklahoma; and Denver, Colorado. |
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