TCATS #275 - Contest Winners, New Organist, Upcoming Concert!

One of the winners being welcomed.

I knew something unusual was up when I walked into the Tabernacle Thursday night for rehearsal. Three or four individuals were sporting cameras and videoing the winners of the Let Us All Press On "Sing with the Choir" contest. As contest winners (being randomly selected from 6,243 entries), their prize was to sing with the choir both at rehearsal Thursday night, and at the Sunday morning rehearsal and broadcast run-through (unfortunately, they didn't get

A winner being shown to the choir seats.

to actually sing on the broadcast itself). At any rate, it was fun to have them there, to hear them get introduced, and to see their excitement of being able to sing with the choir! You can read a more complete write-up about the winners and their experience, HERE.

In other choir news, after a number of auditions that took place over the past several months, it was finally revealed who would be a new organist for the choir organization: Joseph Peeples. You can read all about him and his appointment, HERE. Our organists do such an incredible job. I can't imagine living with the

Joseph Peeples

pressure of having to perform all the pieces they perform, with 99.9% accuracy. If I mess up by singing a wrong note or by getting the rhythm wrong (never happens...yeah right! Haha), I have other people around me that do a good job of covering that up. But not so with the organists. They are on their own and do an incredible job. Welcome Joseph!


This coming Friday and Saturday we'll be performing in our annual Easter Concert that we've been busily preparing for. The concert will consist of 10 songs, all memorized. The good news, is that tickets are still available! If you happen to live out of town, you can still watch (stream) the concert from the comfort of your own home by going to the ChurchOfJesusChrist.org website, Choir’s website thetabernaclechoir.org; the Choir's YouTube channel; or on the Choir’s Facebook page.  The concert will also be posted on YouTube for later viewing. 

Until next time, God be with you.

Photo credit: Salt Lake Tribune, Scott Sheetz