Good Friday – Tabernacle Choir Easter Concert

Our family had the opportunity to attend the Mormon Tabernacle Choir’s Easter concert – the production “The Redeemer” by Robert Cundick. All tickets were general admission seating, so we made sure we were at Temple Square a while before they opened the doors. We saw several people we knew in the line, and enjoyed visiting with them until we were able to go into the Tabernacle. Ryan took his new cub scout Wolf book to read while we waited.
The program was amazing. Many of you recognize Robert Cundick’s name. He was the Tabernacle organist for 27 years. He composed “The Redeemer” in a 10 WEEK period in 1977. It was fun to watch Ryan as his appreciation of music is growing. He recognized the patterns throughout the production; for example, every time the man portraying Jesus Christ sang, it started with the same melody and first few words. It was also fun to watch Ryan feel the different emotions portrayed within the program. It was obvious that he was experiencing all of the emotions that the program was designed to instill in the audience.
It was a beautiful program, and we were very lucky to be able to attend. It started our Easter weekend off perfectly.