911 Coming Together, 20th Anniversary Music & the Spoken Word | Faith To Act

The Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square present this Music & the Spoken Word special broadcast commemorating the 20th anniversary of 9/11. With conductors Mack Wilberg and Ryan Murphy, award-winning journalist Jane Clayson Johnson as host, and Tony award winning guest artist, Kristin Chenoweth. Johnson is known for her work at CBS News, ABC News, and NPR. As the events of 9/11 unfolded, Johnson and her co-anchor Bryant Gumbel were in New York City, on the air anchoring the morning program at CBS News.

This special musical program of remembrance includes uplifting and inspiring music selections gathered from the Choir and Orchestra’s previous broadcasts and concerts. Interwoven with the music and narration will be commentary from individuals around the world as they remember the impact of 9/11 for everyone--everywhere. The backdrop for Johnson's narration is various locations across the Hudson River from where the Twin Towers were located.

Mack Wilberg, music director for the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square said, “Music is an integral part of this commemoration because it can touch the human heart in a unique and personal way. We hope listeners of this special feel peace, gratitude, love, and closer to the divine.”

1) Wayfarin' Stranger (0:00)
American folk song, arranged by Mack Wilberg
2) Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep, from White Christmas (3:24)
Irving Berling, arranged by Michael Davis
3) Angels among Us, with Kristin Chenoweth (6:51)
Becky Hobbs & Don Goodman, arranged by Sam Cardon
4) You Raise Me Up (9:23)
Rolf Løvland, arranged by Nathan Hofheins, lyrics by Brendan Graham
5) One Person, from Dear World (13:55)
Jerry Herman, arranged by Ryan Murphy
6) Peace like a River (17:33)
African-American Spiritual, arranged by Mack Wilberg
7) He's Got the Whole World in His Hands, (22:00)
African-American Spiritual, arranged by Mack Wilberg

It has been twenty years since the devastating tragedies of 9/11 but what continues to give us hope for the future are the compassionate stories of people who came together to help one another. When we remember, it deepens our gratitude for those who willingly chose to raise us up by the sacrifice of their own safety and causes us to forget the things that divide us. It helps us concentrate on the things that connect us and reveals to all of us what we’re actually capable of doing to help one another.

“Having had a front row seat as a journalist” said Johnson, “it is an honor for me to be part of this ‘Coming Together’ special commemorating human kindness during the tragedy of 9/11. In a way, this special parallels the challenges in today’s world and reminds us that embracing each other with love and respect can help heal the human heart."

Like many, the Choir is forever linked to the catastrophic events of 9/11. On that day, it was scheduled to present a private concert in the Salt Lake Tabernacle to a business convention. It hastily became a public memorial service, as then-Church President Gordon B. Hinckley responded to the occasion, speaking as part of a program filled with several patriotic selections by the Choir and Orchestra.

Three days later, the Choir performed at two memorial services conducted by the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Salt Lake Tabernacle in observance of a National Day of Prayer and Remembrance in the wake of the September 11, 2001 attacks.

Since then, the Choir and Orchestra have commemorated the events of 9/11 each year as a reminder of how the world united across cultural boundaries in aid, compassion, and understanding.

Episode aired September 11, 2021, Broadcast Number 4800A.

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