music & the spoken word brochure
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W ith its first broadcast on July
15, 1929, the Mormon
Tabernacle Choir began a
tradition unequalled in broadcasting.
Over 88 years and 4,550 weekly
broadcasts later, Music & the Spoken Word is the longest-running
uninterrupted network broadcast in the
world. Its audience continues to grow
as more people tune to its half hour of
uplifting music and inspiring prose.
What people say“Inspiration”“I just wanted to tell you what an
inspiration your weekly broadcasts
are for me. The Mormon Tabernacle
Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square
together are a world-class virtuoso
ensemble on par with the world’s great
symphony orchestras.”
—Listener
By the Numbers
3,500,000,000 3.5 billion viewers worldwide watched the Choir sing in the opening ceremonies of the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games
11,623 Pipes in the world-famous Tabernacle Organ
4,550 Episodes of Music & the Spoken Word broadcast
2,000 At least 2,000 media outlets worldwide broadcast Music & the Spoken Word each week
360 Members in the Choir: 91 sopranos, 95 altos, 81 tenors and 93 basses
150 Musicians in the Orchestra at Temple Square, which accompanies the Choir
88 Years of continuous network broadcasting
28 Nations in which the Choir has toured and performed
20 Years a member can sing in the Choir (between the ages of 25 and 60)
0 : The number of paid singers and musicians in the Choir and Orchestra (Everyone’s a volunteer)
“Number One”“Music & the Spoken Word is a very
important part of Sunday morning life in
Central Virginia. Its 11.6 Arbitron share
ranks it number one among 25 stations
in the market. Keep up the good work.” —Broadcaster
“Dedicated Viewership” “This program has added dedicated view-
ership to our Sunday morning schedule,
and with the quality of the broadcast and
the talent of the Choir and orchestra, it’s
a win-win for weekly programming.”
—Broadcaster
“Great and Diverse” “Thank you for offering such great and
diverse programming for the upcoming
Holiday Season!”
—Broadcaster
Audience support We list your station on
www.musicandthespokenword.org.
The website provides listeners and
viewers with FAQs, previews, program
music lists, a script archive and links to
Choir resources.
decorated and beloved
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63 Specials and the Weekly Show
order
Terry Hritz 5 Triad CenterSalt Lake City, Utah [email protected]: 801-237-2620 www.bonneville.info
Account Executive
Gregg Garber 5 Triad CenterSalt Lake City, Utah [email protected]: 801-237-2621 www.bonneville.info
Vice President
Mack Wilberg, Music Director
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Sharing Our Blessings:#4497
“Sharing Our Blessings;” “For the Beauty of the Earth;” “Because I Have Been Given Much;” “Prayer of Thanksgiving;” and more.
More Thanksgiving Shows!
• A Time to Give Thanks #4445• Tradition of Thanks with Stanford Olsen #4393
Thanksgiving
“When In Our Music God Is Glorified;” “New Year;” “Prelude on ‘Auld Lang Syne;’” “Home-ward Bound,” “When the Saints Go Marching In;” and more.
More New Year Shows!
• Coming of a New Year #4502• Reflections of a New Year #4450• Beginning Again #4398
New Year
A Brighter New Year#4555–New!
“For the Beauty of the Earth;” “A Mother’s Eyes Reflect the Love of Heaven;” “All Things Bright and Beautiful;” “A Mother’s Lullaby;”
“Be Thou My Vision;” “Mother, I Followed Your Footsteps;” and more.
More Mother’s Day Shows!
• A Mother’s Love #4469• Love of a Mother #4417• A Mother’s Gift with Bryn Terfel #4365
Mother’s Day
The Heart of a Mother:#4521–New!
MORE HOLIDAY CONTENT
c a t a l o g
• Rejoice and Be Glad:
The King’s Singers #4084
• A Magical Season:
Nathan Gunn #4292B
• The Spirit of Christmas:
Brian Stokes Mitchell #4135
• A Christmas Celebration:
Bryn Terfel #3878
• Celebrate Christmas:
Audra McDonald #3931
• O Holy Night:
Sandi Patty #4033A
• The Spirit of Giving:
Jane Seymour #4292A
• The Spirit of the Season:
Sissel #4033
Additional Christmas shows available for download only:
TO ORDER
WEEKLY
• World’s longest, continuously- running weekly network broadcast• Total run time 27:56• English, Spanish & Portuguese • New episodes every week• 6 songs
• 2-minute organ solo• 2-minute inspirational message• Produced in 1080i• Superb production value• Simple, 1-page contract
F eaturing the world-renowned 360-voice Mormon Tabernacle Choir singing spiritual,
patriotic, popular, classical and contemporary music; Music & the Spoken Word is a
musical masterpiece that loyal viewers and listeners eagerly return to every week. Reward and expand your audience with this truly unique listening and viewing experience. It’s free!
Easter
Light of Hope:#4515–New!
“Hallelujah” from Messiah; “Surely He Hath Born Our Griefs;” “Lift Up Your Heads, O Ye Gates;” “Since By Man Came Death;” “Behold, I Tell You a Mystery;” “The Trumpets Shall Sound;” and more.
More Easter Shows!
• Abundant Gifts #4414• Easter Reflections #4359• Hope and Light #4308
Also in Spanish and Portuguese
“He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands;” “Peace Like a River;”
“I’m Runnin’ On;” “I Want Jesus to Walk With Me;” “Great Day;” “My Country, ’Tis of Thee;” and more.
More Heritage Shows!
• Right Man for the Time: A Tribute to Jackie Robinson #4453• Messenger of Peace: A Tribute to Nelson Mandela #4401• Heart and Soul with Alyson Cambridge #4349
African Heritage
The Power of Dreams:#4505–New!
A Perfect Union:#4509–New!
“This is My Country;” “This is a Great Country;” “El Capitan;”
“The House I Live In;” “Cohan's Big Three;” “Battle Hymn of the Republic;” and more. .”
More President's Day Shows!
• Rivals to Friends #4405B
President’s Day
A Symbol of Freedom:#4495
“This Land is Your Land;” “Because of the Brave;” “Hymn
for America;” “America the Beautiful;” “The Pledge of Allegiance;” “Flag of the Free;” and more.
More Veterans Day Shows!
• Heroes We Remember with U.S. Marine Band #4436• Birth of Freedom #4391 • This Country Does Not Forget #4339
Veterans Day
9/11: Rising Above:Tom Brokaw #4278
“Shenendoah;” “For the Beauty of the Earth;” “Lullabye;”
“Amazing Grace;” “God Bless America;” “The Star-Spangled Banner;” and more.
9/11
Best of Independence Day:#4477
“America, the Dream Goes On;” “This is My Country;” “Yankee Doodle Dandy” from Little Johnny Jones; “Rally ’Round the Flag;” “Pledge of Allegiance;”
“Battle Hymn of the Republic;” and more.
More Fourth of July Shows!
• Celebrating Liberty #4424• Love of Country, Love of People #4372• My Country #4320
Independence Day
63 Holiday Programs and a Weekly Broadcast
for Radio, TV and On-Demand
Final Salute: #4524–New!
“God of Our Fathers, Whose Almighty Hand;” “The Mansions of the Lord” from We Were Soldiers; “God Bless the U.S.A;”
“Amazing Grace;” “A Tribute to the Armed Services;” and more.
More Memorial Day Shows!
• Quiet Heroes #4419• Pause and Remember #4367• A Day of Remembering with Donny Osmond #3902
Memorial Day
New
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We Need a Little Christmas:Angela Lansbury #3773
“We Need a Little Christmas” from Mame; “Not While I’m Around;”
“Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring;” and the story of Luke II given by Angela Lansbury.
Carols Then and Now: Natalie Cole #4187
“Dance and Sing;” American Christmas Memories: The Story of a Christmas Carol and a Beloved Song given by David McCullough; and more.
One Silent Night: Walter Cronkite #3826
“Joy to the World;” “I Saw Three Ships;” “Silent Night, Holy Night;” and the story of a WWI Christmas Day miracle narrated by Walter Cronkite.
A Dickens Christmas:John Rhys-Davies #4396B
“On This Merriest Christmas Day;” “A Dickens Christmas;” Luke 2: The Christmas Story narrated by John Rhys-Davies; and more.
Christmas in the Air: Tom Brokaw #4344B
“Christmas From Heaven,” the touching true story of the Berlin Candy Bomber, told by Tom Brokaw; “Jingle Bells;” and more.
Christmas Favorites: Deborah Voigt #4396A
“Christmas is Coming;” “The Holly and the Ivy;” “Ring Those Christmas Bells;” “The Twelve Days of Christmas;” and more.
New!
A Christmas to Remember: Laura Osnes #4501A–New!
“Come All Ye Children, Singing;” “Oh, Come All Ye Faithful;” “Do You Hear What I Hear?;” “Let Earth Receive Her King;” Luke 2: The Christmas Story narration by Martin Jarvis; and more.
New!
The Wonder of Christmas: Santino Fontana #4448A
“A Christmas Carol” from Scrooge; “Candyman;” “Some Children See Him;” “Wonder of Winter;”
“Angels, From the Realms of Glory;” Luke 2: The Christmas Story narration; and more.
Christmas Organ Pipes:Richard Elliott #4554A
Organist Rick Elliott’s fun, crazy original arrangements of seven favorite Christmas carols!
A Wondrous Christmas:David Archuleta #4240
“Processional: A Christmas Roundelay;” “Joy to the World;”
“Ring Out Ye Crystal Spheres” from Hodie; “The Cat and the Mouse Carol;” and more.
Also in Spanish and Portuguese
Also in Spanish and Portuguese
A Decade of Christmas: #4293BPerformances by David Archuleta, Natalie Cole, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Sissel, Angela Lansbury, Renée Fleming and The King’s Singers.
CHRISTMAS
“Joy to the World;” “O, Come, All Ye Faithful;” “Angels, From the Realms of Glory;” “I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day;” and more.
A Tradition of Christmas:#4085PDE
Also in Spanish and Portuguese
Home for the Holidays:Alfie Boe #4344A
“Sing Noe! A Christmas Processional;” “Hark! The Hearld Angels Sing;” “Angels, From the Realms of Glory;” and more.
Also in Spanish and Portuguese
Father’s Day
Fathers Always Matter:#4527–New!
“Let There Be Light;” “There is Sunshine in My Soul Today;”
“Meditation on an Old Covenanter’s Tune;” “My Father’s Faith;” “It’s a Grand Night for Singing” from State Fair; and more.
More Father’s Day Shows!
• A Successful Dad #4475• Influence of a Father #4422• Memories of Fathers #4370
Work–The Engine of Life: #4538–New!
“Praise the Lord, the Almighty;” “He Shall Feed His Flock;” “Over
the Rainbow” from The Wizard of Oz; “Put Your Shoulder to the Wheel;” “On Great Lone Hills” from Finlandia; and more.
More Labor Day Shows!
• Forged in Iron #4486
Labor Day
New
!
The Messiah Story: With Soloists from The Metropolitan Opera 4501B#–New!
Includes the famous “Hallelujah Chorus,” plus other selections from Handel’s Messiah.
Also in Spanish and Portuguese
New
!
• Rejoice and Be Glad:
The King’s Singers #4084
• A Magical Season:
Nathan Gunn #4292B
• The Spirit of Christmas:
Brian Stokes Mitchell #4135
• A Christmas Celebration:
Bryn Terfel #3878
• Celebrate Christmas:
Audra McDonald #3931
• O Holy Night:
Sandi Patty #4033A
• The Spirit of Giving:
Jane Seymour #4292A
• The Spirit of the Season:
Sissel #4033