History was made last week when we sang seven songs on one broadcast--and it looks like history was made again this week. Anyone who's watched the Tabernacle Choir perform knows that when it comes to the suits the men wear, they all look the same. The only one that stands out amongst the four we rotate through is the blazer and grey slacks combo. All the others just look "dark". It's true we used to have a white jacket we wore (and if you want to go back even farther, we used to wear a maroon colored suit, too). Thankfully they retired both the maroon and the white some time ago.
I don't know how old our suits are, but they've got to be at least 20 years and counting. Many are showing their age. They are worn, they don't fit well, and despite being dry cleaned from time to time (which actually isn't that often), they have this slight emanating aroma. To say I feel like the suits match the special and important mission we're tasked with would be a serious stretch.
Yes, it's true that getting four new suits for everyone would cost a lot of money. But could the Church handle that cost? Most certainly. No problem.
At any rate, we were fitted for a new suit/tax back in the Fall of 2019. Most of the brethren were excited to have a new suit, tailored to them, that had a more modern cut, and was clean and fresh. Once we actually got the suits though, we couldn't wear them because we weren't even singing together for those two years of the pandemic. At long last though, today was the day! I'm not exactly sure why they chose today, but I guess that doesn't matter too much. The fact is we got to wear them, we thought they looked good, and it felt really nice to wear a suit that was made in this decade. :)
Below are some pics. You can watch the broadcast HERE.
A special shout out to our wardrobe committee members who honestly do the very best they can taking care of what we have. It's certainly not their fault we have old, worn suits. Hopefully the new gray suit will pave the way for other new ones.
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