we arrived just in time to be seated in the 10th row. the performance of the "world famous" tabernacle choir was the reason for the concert. in conjunction with the chorale arts conference being hosted in salt lake city this year. other performers included the bells of temple square -a bell band, wasatch bag pipe team, and the temple orchestra, including the giant organ player (his wacky 2001-ish solos were oddly out of place and tune with the larger performance) and two conductors. the night started off with X-MAS music. talk about lack of material, X-MAS music in march, yes i was embarrassed for these people. next was a failed attempt at playing a couple Bach arrangements. shotty attempt at best. meanwhile between each number the conductor kept informing us that these were the best musicians in the land. the bagpipes arrived for the next couple of numbers and stole the show. the amount of errors between musicians and the conductor reminded me that acting is also part of hiding the mediocracy of the performers. then out of nowhere a patriotic twist. as you can see in the photo the place was lit up red, blue, and i think white. mean while they played 'batttle hymn of the republic'. this was so corny i had to laugh out loud. after 2 hrs it was over. on a five star scale this makes a modest half star. yes i expected to be musically moved by the performance but in the end my butt was sore. as a side note- we passed a small, handmade sign, anti-war protest 2 blocks from the temple. those people were keeping it real !!
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