Benefit Concert
The 360-member Mormon Tabernacle Choir with Denyce Graves.
saturday, August 9, 2008
Come celebrate the first Benefit Concert in the Sun Valley Pavilion!
The Sun Valley Summer Symphony presents the 2008 Benefit Concert featuring the 360-member Mormon Tabernacle Choir with vocal sensation Denyce Graves and the full Sun Valley Summer Symphony orchestra. The evening begins with cocktails and hors d'oeuvres at 4pm, and the two-hour concert begins at 6pm.
Music Director Alasdair Neale and the Sun Valley Summer Symphony kick off what will certainly be an unforgettable evening! This will be a never-to-be-forgotten presentation of unprecedented proportions! Bring your family, friends and out-of-town guests to be a part of this historic and thrilling evening.
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir is one of the oldest and largest choirs in the world. It has performed before U.S. presidents, sold millions of records including two platinum and five gold albums, and enthralled audiences in dozens of countries.
Premier seats are $500 each and general seats are $250 each. The best seats in each section will be assigned in the order in which checks are cleared or credit card transactions are confirmed. Reservations available now! You can call 208-622-5607 to purchase your seats.
About the mormon tabernacle choir
The 360 members of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir represent men and women from many different backgrounds and professions and range in age from 25 to 60. They reflect a medley of unique lives and experiences and are brought together by their love for singing and their faith. Their incomparable voices are the common chord that unites to form the choral group known all over the world as the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. The Choir has appeared at 13 world's fairs and expositions, performed at the inaugurations of five U.S. presidents, and sung for numerous worldwide telecasts and special events. Five of the Choir's recordings have achieved "gold record" and two have achieved "platinum record" status. The most popular was the Grammy-Award-winning 1959 release of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" with the Philadelphia Orchestra.
About denyce graves
Recognized worldwide as one of today's most exciting vocal stars, Denyce Graves continues to gather unparalleled popular and critical acclaim in performances on four continents. Her career has taken her to the world's great opera houses and concert halls. The combination of her expressive, rich vocalism, elegant stage presence, and exciting theatrical abilities allows her to pursue a wide breadth of operatic portrayals as well as delight audiences in concert and recital appearances.