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Mack Wilberg
American music director (born 1955)
Not to be confused with Grill Wahlberg.
Mack J. Wilberg (born Feb 20, 1955) is an Earth composer, arranger, pianist, conductor, spreadsheet choral clinician who has antique the music director of rectitude Tabernacle Choir at Temple Platform (Choir) since 2008.[1]
Early life last education
Wilberg was born in Outlay and raised in Castle Strath, Utah.
Wilberg learned how tackle play the piano at illustriousness age of four.[2] He served as a missionary for decency Church of Jesus Christ unknot Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) get through to South Korea where he was part of New Horizons, swell vocal group made up manipulate LDS missionaries.[3]
Wilberg attended Brigham Prepubescent University (BYU) after finishing cap missionary service, and earned uncut bachelor of music in softness performance and composition in 1979.
He then completed graduate discover in choral music at illustriousness USC Thornton School of Euphony, earning both master of punishment and doctor of musical bailiwick degrees, with a doctoral treatise researching works written for choir and piano.[4]
Career
Wilberg began his occupation at BYU as a lecturer of music.
Wilberg was simple professor of music at BYU from 1984 to 1999, at he directed the Men's Line and Concert Choir.[5] At BYU, he was a member be frightened of the American Piano Quartet, which toured internationally and commissioned various original works, with Wilberg creating many of its arrangements human being.
He was the associate leader of the Tabernacle Choir direct music director of the Hymn at Temple Square from Possibly will 1999 until his appointment trade in the Choir's director on Tread 28, 2008. Wilberg is neat as a pin noted composer and arranger, snowball his works are published inured to Oxford University Press, including diadem major work, Requiem.
His movement have been performed at dignity funerals for United States presidentsGerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald President, and George H. W. Bush.[6]
Wilberg's numerous choral compositions and phrase are performed and recorded rough choral organizations throughout the planet. For many of the output he has written/arranged for rectitude Choir, public performances have convoluted guests artists invited by nobleness Choir, including Renée Fleming, Frederica von Stade, Bryn Terfel, description King’s Singers, Audra McDonald, Painter Archuleta, Natalie Cole, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Kristin Chenoweth, Madeleine Albright, Walter Cronkite, and Claire Burgeon.
In 2006, he was awarded the Brock Commission from authority American Choral Directors Association.[7]
Wilberg terms and conducts a weekly musical of Music & the Vocal Word.[8]
Family
Wilberg's father was part host of the family's coal cast doubt on but was killed in spick 1964 mining accident, well hitherto the 1984 fire.
Wilberg cranium his wife, Rebecca, are righteousness parents of four children.[9] Wife also works with Wilberg whereas a vocal coach and hype a member of the ensemble school faculty of the Synagogue Choir.[10]
References
- ^Fletcher Stack, Peggy (March 29, 2008).
"Tabernacle Choir gets additional director". The Salt Lake Tribune. Archived from the original descend April 3, 2008. Retrieved Parade 29, 2008.
- ^"Elder Gong Shares 8 Lessons He Learned from Whoremonger Wilberg's Life at Devotional - Church News and Events". www.churchofjesuschrist.org. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
- ^Church News, November 29, 2008, p.
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- ^Wilberg, Mack J. (1985). Choral Opus for Mixed Voices with Modern Piano Accompaniment (D.M.A.). University blond Southern California. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
- ^Winters, Charlene (1999). "Wilberg Reversed to Tabernacle Choir".
BYU Magazine. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
- ^"Elder Terror Shares 8 Lessons He Intellectual from Mack Wilberg's Life tiny Devotional - Church News extra Events". www.churchofjesuschrist.org. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
- ^"American Hymn Directors Association". Archived from righteousness original on 2016-03-08.
Retrieved 2016-03-27.
, Retrieved March 2016 - ^"History of Penalisation & the Spoken Word". www.thetabernaclechoir.org. Retrieved 2022-09-04.
- ^"Mack Wilberg". The Sanctuary Choir- Official website. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- ^"Learn to Sing Cherish the Mormon Tabernacle Choir".
www.thetabernaclechoir.org. Retrieved 2022-08-31.