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The Mormon Tabernacle Choir: A Biography Hardback - 2015

by Michael Hicks

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A first-of-its-kind history, The Mormon Tabernacle Choir tells the epic story of how an all-volunteer group founded by persecuted religious outcasts grew into a multimedia powerhouse synonymous with the mainstream and with Mormonism itself.

Drawing on decades of work observing and researching the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Michael Hicks examines the personalities, decisions, and controversies that shaped "America's choir." Here is the miraculous story behind the Tabernacle's world-famous acoustics, the anti-Mormonism that greeted early tours, the clashes with Church leaders over repertoire and presentation, the radio-driven boom in popularity, the competing visions of rival conductors, and the Choir's aspiration to be accepted within classical music even as Mormons sought acceptance within American culture at large. Everything from Billboard hits to TV appearances to White House performances paved the way for Mormonism's crossover triumph. Yet, as Hicks shows, such success raised fundamental concerns regarding the Choir's mission, functions, and image.

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  • Title The Mormon Tabernacle Choir: A Biography
  • Author Michael Hicks
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 248
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University of Illinois Press, Urbana, Illinois
  • Publication date 2015
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
  • ISBN 9780252039089 / 0252039084
  • Weight 1.28 lbs (0.58 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.11 x 6.76 x 0.78 in (23.14 x 17.17 x 1.98 cm)
  • Themes
    • Aspects (Academic): Religious
    • Religious Orientation: Christian
    • Religious Orientation: Lds (Mormon) Interest
  • Category Music/Songbooks
  • Library of Congress subjects Mormon Tabernacle Choir - History
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2014033692
  • Dewey Decimal Code 782.506

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  • Kirkus Reviews, 01/15/2015, Page 0
  • Library Journal, 03/01/2015, Page 91

About the author

Michael Hicks is a professor of music at Brigham Young University and the author of Mormonism and Music: A History and Sixties Rock: Garage, Psychedelic, and Other Satisfactions.

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