![]() ![]() ![]() “The ‘Hallelujah’ chorus is iconic, and we are elated that so many people wanted to join us for this amazing experience to celebrate the life, death, and Resurrection of Jesus Christ.” “Our goal for this virtual choir was to bring together voices from all over the world and demonstrate the power music has to cross cultural and generational boundaries,” said Scott Barrick, the choir’s general manager. One singer even dressed up as the composer himself, George Frederic Handel, for his video submission. People of various ages submitted videos, ranging from about 12 to about 80. Representative Mia Love were among government leaders who took part in the virtual performance. Herbert, Lieutenant Governor Spencer Cox, and U.S. Vocal Point from Brigham Young University, Noteworthy, and Resonance Vocal Ensemble from San Luis Obispo, California, were among vocal ensembles that participated. In a screenshot from the “Virtual Hallelujah Chorus” video, musical director Mack Wilberg of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir leads the virtual chorus as images of video submitters appear behind him.Īmong the submitters were celebrities such as Donny Osmond, Alex Boye, Tiffany Alvord, Madilyn Paige, Maddie Wilson, and Firefly. The videos were then submitted via YouTube and digitally combined into the final product with the thousands of voices and individual video images blending with the music. The lower part of the screen showed a moving score that the singer could follow for his or her part-be it soprano, alto, tenor, or bass-as the individual performance was recorded on computer. Scott Lloyd.Īccessing an Internet site, a singer would see a recording of Brother Wilberg leading the choir in the “Hallelujah” chorus, with a split screen showing YouTube a capella star Peter Hollens and his wife, Evynne, singing along. The submissions were in response to an invitation from the choir and coordinated with the Missionary Department of the Church and Bonneville Communications.Īt the March 11 rehearsal, members of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, foreground, preview the new “Virtual Hallelujah Chorus” video prior to its posting on YouTube. Some singers actually appear among the choir members in the choir seats. By means of digital wizardry, a mosaic composed of hundreds of video boxes of varying sizes appears near the ceiling above the choir seats and, as the camera pans to the right, along the balcony of the Tabernacle, each box featuring one of the singers who submitted his or her video file. The “Virtual Hallelujah Chorus,” as it has been dubbed, features the choir and Orchestra at Temple Square being led by music director Mack Wilberg. It is one of three videos that can be accessed at that site, all part of the Church’s third annual Easter initiative (see related article). The completed video may now be accessed at. ![]() Learn how you can sing Handel's Messiah along with the choir on March 25, 2016.įrom around the world they came-some 2,500 individually submitted videos of singers to be combined with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir in history’s largest virtual performance of “Hallelujah” from Handel’s Messiah.View the virtual choir and other videos on. ![]()
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