Hallelujah!
Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square Featuring Laura Osnes and Martin Jarvis
Overview
In this recording, from the Christmas concerts held on historic Temple Square in Salt Lake City, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square present the story of George Frideric Handel’s life through song. On the verge of being broke, Handel struggled to write his celebrated oratorio, Messiah. The story behind Messiah celebrates freed debtors, charitable giving, rescued children, and the Messiah's mission to save God’s children from spiritual death. With its Christ-centered focus, Hallelujah! invites listeners to feel the true meaning of Christmas. The music includes favorites such as “Do You Hear What I Hear?” performed by Osnes, “Oh, Come, All Ye Faithful,” “Angels from the Realms of Glory,” and many more, including a breathtaking rendition of “For unto Us a Child Is Born” from Handel’s Messiah, performed by the Metropolitan Opera soloists. The Christmas story, as told in the book of Luke in the New Testament, is poetically narrated by Jarvis.
Key Crew
Director: Lee Wessman
Producer: Scott Eckern
Writer: David T. Warner
Top Cast
Laura Osnes
Self
Martin Jarvis
Self
Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square
Choir
Orchestra at Temple Square
Orchestra
Mack Wilberg
Conductor
Ryan Murphy
Associate Conductor
Clay Christiansen
Organist
Richard Elliott
Organist
