SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, June 12, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square has announced the next leg of its “Hope” tour, with September stops in Florida and Georgia.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced the tour will have two public concerts and one private between Sept. 7 and 11. The concerts also will be livestreamed “to watch parties in homes, Church meetinghouses, and community centers in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Southern Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Tennessee, North Carolina, and South Carolina,” the news release says.
“The 400-voice choir will kick things off in Sunrise, Florida on Sept. 7, at the Amerant Bank Arena. The Choir will be joined by Golden Globe, Oscar, and Grammy winner, Adassa, of ‘We Don’t Talk about Bruno’ fame as well as Alex Melecio, a popular Mexican vocalist whose versatile voice brings to life both original and Latin American traditional music. The bilingual concert will feature music and dialogue in Spanish and English that reflects the rich Latin traditions in Florida and the southeastern United States.
“The Choir will then move on to Georgia, where it will perform with the Morehouse College Glee Club and Spelman College Glee Club on Sept. 9 at the Martin Luther King, Jr. International Chapel on the Morehouse campus. The Morehouse College Glee Club and the Spelman College Glee Club also perform as the Choir’s special guests at the State Farm Arena concert in Atlanta on Sept. 11.”
In October 2023, the Choir hosted the glee clubs from Morehouse and Spelman Colleges in Salt Lake City, where the two groups performed on the Choir’s weekly television, radio, and internet broadcast of Music & the Spoken Word. The combined choir showcased more than 400 voices, including some 60 singers from the historically Black colleges, accompanied by the Orchestra at Temple Square in the Tabernacle in downtown Salt Lake City, the statement says.
“The Choir will join their voices once again with those from Morehouse College and Spelman College glee clubs,” said Choir president Michael O. Leavitt. “When these famed groups perform together, the music is magnificent, and the message is of peace, harmony and shared values.”
Dr. Kevin Johnson, director of the Spelman College Glee Club, said, “I am thrilled to be a part of this collaboration. The world needs music, and we will deliver it in a powerful way together. I have good friends in Utah now because of this ongoing collaboration. It’s all about love.”
The arena concerts are free to the public, but tickets are required. Ticketing information can be found at www.choirworldtour.com. The Martin Luther King, Jr. International Chapel performance is not open to the public.
