2013 Mormon Tabernacle Choir Christmas Concert

Many of you know that when President Monson enters the Conference Center for conference or any other event the audience almost immediately comes to a complete silence and stands in respect for the Prophet. It is always awe-inspiring to be there to feel and witness this occurrence.  We were in the Conference Center on Friday night and again Sunday for the 2013 Christmas performance and were once again able to witness this event.

These 2 people (pictured below) were the guest artists for the 2013 Mormon tabernacle Choir Christmas concert and I will tell you that it was FANTASTIC!! We were so grateful to have tickets and sat on the 6th row on the main floor.  We could actually see the faces of the performers. But WAIT, there's more; we were fortunate enough to get tickets to the Sunday morning broadcast and see the show again after the Sunday  Broadcast.  For the Sunday performance we were sitting in the balcony and even though we couldn't see the performers faces so closely we could see the whole stage and get the pleasure of seeing the "whole" picture better.  Both seats were fantastic for different reasons and we loved the show.  Ms Voight's voice was so unbelievable! Even if you don't like opera you would have loved the songs she did! Wish you could all have been there to enjoy the performance.

Mr. Rhys-Davies did a beautiful reading of  Luke 2: 1, 3-14 as well as a sketch of a behind the scenes of what inspired Charles Dickens to write "A Christmas Carol" which was first published in 1843. Interestingly enough, the book has never been out of print since its first publication. The book is said to have been credited with restoring the Christmas Season as one of  of merriment and festivity in Britain and America after a period of sobriety and sombreness.

The show is co-produced with PBS and will air in the 2014 Christmas season on PBS - watch for it! The 2012 performance which was done with with Alfie Boe and Tom Brokay is playing now on your local PBS channel. You should be able to Google it and find when it is playing in your area.

World-renowned soprano Deborah Voigt and acclaimed British actor John Rhys-Davies will join the Mormon Tabernacle Choir for its annual Christmas concert.

I should probably have started with the beginning of the week instead of the end but we didn't do much this week aside from our assignment at the Library each day.  We always enjoy being there and doing what we can to help the patrons. The association with the other missionaries is always a bonus; we work with some unbelievable people.

On Tuesday we went to the Salt Lake Temple with the missionaries from our zone and afterwards had
dinner in the social room in our apartment building.  We watched a video of the story of Good King Wenceslas as told by Jane Seymour which was done in a Tab Choir Christmas concert several years ago. What can I say - is there a concert the choir does that isn't spectacular - not that I've seen so far!!