Salt Lake Tabernacle organ - Wikipedia
WEBThe Salt Lake Tabernacle organ is a pipe organ located in the Salt Lake Tabernacle in Salt Lake City, Utah. [1] Along with the nearby Conference Center organ , it is typically used to accompany the Tabernacle Choir at Temple …
9 Fun Facts About the Salt Lake Tabernacle Organ You Should …
WEBMay 20, 2017 · In honor of the 150th anniversary of the Mormon Tabernacle Organ and the new exhibit at the Church History Museum honoring the organ's history, we've put together nine fun facts you may not know about this historical treasure. 1. The Tabernacle organ has more than 11,000 pipes.
Daily Organ Recitals - The Tabernacle Choir
WEBThe daily organ recitals, a century-long tradition, are open to the public. Thirty-minute organ recitals are given each day by Tabernacle and Temple Square organists and guest organists.
Mormon Tabernacle Organ - YouTube
WEBJul 13, 2010 · Accompanying the Tabernacle Choir each week on its Music and the Spoken Word broadcast and in daily recitals and numerous performances at Church conferences and other public concerts, this...
The Salt Lake Tabernacle Organ: Celebrating 150 Years
WEBMay 12, 2017 · First broadcast of “Music and the Spoken Word” aired from the Tabernacle in Salt Lake City. Renovation of the Tabernacle organ enlarged it to include over 9,000 pipes. The Aeolian-Skinner Organ Company completed the construction of a new organ with 10,814 pipes, 5 manuals, 137 stops, and 189 ranks.
The Tabernacle Choir FAQs
WEBAccompanying the Choir in the great auditorium is the 11,623-pipe Tabernacle organ, featuring prominent golden pipes made of round wood staves, hand-carved from Utah timber. How important is the organ for the choir performances?
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir - Frequently Asked Questions
WEBAccompanying the Choir in the great auditorium is the 11,623-pipe Tabernacle organ featuring prominent golden pipes made of round wood staves, hand-carved from Utah timber. Ten pipes from the original organ, built in 1867, are still functioning today.
The Organ - Religious Studies Center
WEBThe present-day organ has 11,623 pipes made of wood, zinc, and alloys of tin and lead. The pipes are arranged into 147 voices and 206 ranks. The longest pipe has a speaking length of 32 feet, and the shortest pipe has a speaking length of 3/4 inch.
What it's like to play the organ for the Mormon Tabernacle Choir
WEBJul 8, 2015 · SALT LAKE CITY — Playing the 11,623-pipe organ that accompanies the Mormon Tabernacle Choir — often before a live audience of thousands of people — is an experience that organists describe as "exultant," "incredible," "celestial," "sublime" and …
Behind the Pipes: Salt Lake Tabernacle Organist Reflects on Memorable ...
WEBFeb 21, 2019 · Carried on between 2000 and 2003, the organ construction and installation were chronicled in a book Longhurst wrote called Magnum Opus. “That was an unprecedented space in which to put a pipe organ of that size and sort,” he said.
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