What is the significance of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir in church history?
Dancing, singing and celebrating have always been a part of sacred life. After the Book of Mormon, the next official publication of the Church was the Church hymnbook. From the early pioneers of the mid-1800s to the present day, music has been an important part of religious life for members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In every wagon company that crossed the United States to Utah, there was a cooper to fix wagon wheels and a musician to lift the spirits of each pioneer. The Choir has profoundly affected music throughout the Church. Its consistently high artistic standard, frequent use of hymns and hymn arrangements and exemplary service through music continue to inspire, instruct and encourage Church musicians and the members they serve.
