Symphony Season: The Sacred Music of Mack Wilberg
Symphony Season: The Sacred Music of Mack Wilberg
February 18, 2012 - 7:30pm
Where:
Main Street Baptist Church
Price:
$18 General Admission; $10 Student Contact:
Southern Miss School of Music (601)266-5543
Sponsoring Organization:
http://usm.edu/music Main Street Baptist Church in Hattiesburg will be filled with the glorious sounds of music by composer/conductor Mack Wilberg. Wilberg was appointed music director of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir in 2008 where he oversees all musical and creative aspects of the music program. Active as a composer, arranger, guest conductor and clinician throughout the United States and abroad, Wilberg’s compositions and arrangements are performed and recorded by choral organizations throughout the world.
In addition to the many compositions he has written for the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Wilberg’s works have most recently been performed by such artists as Renee Fleming, Frederica von Stade, Bryn Terfel, the King’s Singers, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Audra McDonald, and narrators Walter Cronkite, Edward Herrmann, Peter Graves, and Claire Bloom.
“This is a momentous occasion for Mississippi,” said Greg Fuller, director of choral activities at Southern Miss. “The scope of performers who are coming from across the South to perform is a testament on how music truly brings us all together.”
The opportunity to perform with the legendary conductor Wilberg has yielded an expectedly high turnout. Alongside the Southern Miss choirs are the Meistersingers, local church choirs of all denominations, church and university groups from across the region, individuals from across the south and members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.