Mormon Tabernacle Choir Tops Two Billboard Music Charts
The latest album by the celebrated Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square hit #1 in two categories on the Billboard Top 100 Charts this week. He Is Risen topped the Classical Traditional and Current Classical Total charts.
The album, which released April 1, is the most recent from the Choir and Orchestra and features heartwarming and uplifting hymns like “Christ the Lord Is Risen Today,” “In The Garden” and “When I Survey the Wondrous Cross.”
He Is Risen is available in both digital and CD formats in Deseret Book stores, on iTunes and desertbook.com and in other retailers.
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The Mormon Tabernacle Choir is comprised of 360 volunteer voices and serves as a musical ambassador for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The Orchestra at Temple Square is a 150-member, all-volunteer symphony orchestra organized in 1999 as a companion ensemble. The Choir’s work has garnered a Grammy award, 2 Emmy awards plus 5 gold and 2 platinum albums. Its music transcends cultural and generational boundaries to unite people through music around the world. Follow the Choir on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest.
The Billboard charts are the American music industry standard popularity charts issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play, streaming online, and sales; new charts are compiled and officially released to the public by Billboard on Thursday.
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My Thoughts:
When I was growing up, I knew that the Mormon Tabernacle Choir was outstanding, but I wasn’t that interested in their music. We visited the Tabernacle in Salt Lake City, and we didn’t get to hear them (but we heard and organ concert–my mom loved that). The only thing I liked by this choir was their definitive version of Battle Hymn of the Republic.
This is the first time I have heard this group since I was a teenager, and I loved it from beginning to end! Each song is inspiring, beautifully-sung, and brought me close to the very doors of heaven. I loved their selection from Messiah since I had not listened to that since I was in college. I actually remembered learning it, and it brought back amazing memories. Amazingly, my daughter loved this CD, too! She is almost 11, and she loves pop music, but she recognizes the beauty and glory of more traditional music when it is well-performed. No matter what one’s religious beliefs concerning Christ, I believe that it can be an inspiration to him/her. I highly recommend this CD. It actually makes me consider going out and buying more of their albums. Even though Easter is over, the truth of Christ’s resurrection is unchanging.
I was sent a copy of this CD in exchange for my honest review. I was not financially compensated, and all opinions are 100 percent mine.
