Music & the Spoken Word
Season 89
TV-G
For more than eight decades, nearly the lifetime of radio, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir has presented a weekly program - Music and the Spoken Word - without interruption, giving voice to peace, hope, inspiration and the goodness of God. No other broadcast can claim such a heritage.
Where to Watch Music & the Spoken Word • Season 89
28 Episodes
- July 23, 2017 - Bring Them InE4584
July 23, 2017 - Bring Them InConductors: Mack Wilberg and Ryan Murphy Organist: Andrew Unsworth Announcer: Lloyd Newell “Look to the Day” by John Rutter “Gloria” from Mass in D, op. 86 Music: Antonín Dvořák “There Is Sunshine in My Soul Today” Music: John R. Sweney Lyrics: Eliza E. Hewitt Arrangement: Mack Wilberg “All Things Bright and Beautiful” (Organ solo) Music: Dale Wood “They, the Builders of the Nation” Music: Alfred M. Durham Lyrics: Ida R. Alldredge Arrangement: Mack Wilberg “Faith in Every Footstep” by K. Newell Dayley “Redeemer of Israel” Music: Freeman Lewis Lyrics: Joseph Swain; adapted by William W. Phelps - July 30, 2017 - Choosing StrengthE4585
July 30, 2017 - Choosing StrengthMusic Conductor: Mack Wilberg Organist: Bonnie Goodliffe Announcer: Lloyd Newell “Sing Praise to Him” Music: from Bohemian Brethren’s Songbook, 1566 Lyrics: Johann J. Schütz; translated by Frances Elizabeth Cox Arrangement: Mack Wilberg “How Lovely Is Thy Dwelling Place” from A German Requiem by Johannes Brahms “How Wondrous and Great” (Organ solo) Music: Attributed to Johann Michael Haydn Arrangement: James C. Kasen “I Feel My Savior’s Love”1 Music: K. Newell Dayley Lyrics: Ralph Rodgers, K. Newell Dayley, and Laurie Huffman Arrangement: Sam Cardon “Brazzle Dazzle Day” from Pete’s Dragon by Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn Arrangement: Ryan Murphy “Benediction”2 Music: Mack Wilberg Lyrics: David Warner - August 6, 2017 - Small Gestures of KindnessE4586
August 6, 2017 - Small Gestures of KindnessMusic Conductors: Mack Wilberg and Ryan Murphy Organist: Andrew Unsworth Announcer: Lloyd Newell “My God Is So High” African-American Spiritual Arrangement: Ryan Murphy “The Lord My Pasture Will Prepare”1 Music: Dmitri Bortniansky Lyrics: Joseph Addison Arrangement: Mack Wilberg “Menuet gothique” from Suite Gothique (Organ solo) Music: Léon Boëllmann “Consider the Lilies of the Field”2 by Roger Hoffman Arrangement: A. Laurence Lyon “Love Is a Song” Music: Frank Churchill Lyrics: Larry Morey Arrangement: Arthur Harris “On Great Lone Hills” Music: Based on Finlandia by Jean Sibelius Lyrics: Amy Sherman Bridgman Arrangement: H. Alexander Matthews - August 13, 2017 - Don’t Believe Everything You ThinkE4587
August 13, 2017 - Don’t Believe Everything You ThinkConductor: Mack Wilberg Organist: Richard Elliott Announcer: Lloyd Newell “Down to the River to Pray” American folk hymn Arrangement: Mack Wilberg “He Shall Feed His Flock” Music: John Ness Beck Lyrics: Scripture “Improvisation on ‘Hymn to Joy’” (Organ solo) Music: Richard Elliott; based on “Ode to Joy” from Symphony no. 9 by Ludwig van Beethoven “Abide with Me” Music: William H. Monk Arrangement: Ron Mallory Featuring Bells on Temple Square, LeAnna Willmore conducting “Tree of Life” Music: Mack Wilberg Lyrics: David Warner “High on the Mountain Top” Music: Ebenezer Beesley Lyrics: Joel H. Johnson Arrangement: Mack Wilberg - August 20, 2017 - Maturity Is More than YearsE4588
August 20, 2017 - Maturity Is More than YearsConductor: Mack Wilberg Organist: Clay Christiansen Announcer: Lloyd Newell “O Clap Your Hands” Music: John Rutter Lyrics: Psalm 47 “If the Savior Stood beside Me” by Sally DeFord Arrangement: Sam Cardon “Jesus Loves Me” (Organ solo) Music: William B. Bradbury Arrangement: Charles Callahan “He, Watching Over Israel” from Elijah Music: Felix Mendelssohn “Who Will Buy?” from Oliver! by Lionel Bart Arrangement: Michael Davis “He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands” African-American Spiritual Arrangement: Mack Wilberg - August 27, 2017 - A Better DirectionE4589
August 27, 2017 - A Better DirectionConductors: Mack Wilberg and Ryan Murphy Organist: Richard Elliott Announcer: Lloyd Newell “‘Give,’ Said the Little Stream” Music: William B. Bradbury Lyrics: Fanny J. Crosby Arrangement: Ryan Murphy “Called to Serve” Music: Adam Geibel Lyrics: Grace Gordon Arrangement: Mack Wilberg “Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing” (Organ solo) Music: John Wyeth’s Repository of Sacred Music, 1813 Arrangement: Dale Wood “I’ll Walk with God” from The Student Prince Music: Nicholas Bradzsky Lyrics: Paul Francis Webster Arrangement: Ryan Murphy “Down by the Riverside” African-American Spiritual Arrangement: John Rutter “Sing!” by David Willcocks based on Toccata from Organ Symphony no. 5 by Charles-Marie Widor - September 3, 2017 - Work: The Best MedicineE4590
September 3, 2017 - Work: The Best MedicineConductor: Mack Wilberg Organist: Clay Christiansen Announcer: Lloyd Newell “Hallelujah Chorus” from Christ on the Mount of Olives Music: Ludwig van Beethoven "Awake and Arise, All Ye Childreen of L Welsh tune Lyrics: David Warner Arrangement: Mack Wilberg “In Joyful Praise” (Organ solo) Music: A. Laurence Lyon “My Song in the Night” American folk hymn Arrangement: Mack Wilberg “One Person” from Dear World by Jerry Herman Arrangement: Ryan Murphy “Arise, O God, and Shine” Music: John Darwell Lyrics: William Hurn Arrangement: Mack Wilberg - September 24, 2017 - 150th Anniversary of the TabernacleE4592
September 24, 2017 - 150th Anniversary of the TabernacleConductors: Mack Wilberg and Ryan Murphy Organist: Clay Christiansen Announcer: Lloyd Newell “Saints Bound for Heaven”1 American folk hymn Arrangement: Mack Wilberg “The Morning Breaks” Music: George Careless Lyrics: Parley P. Pratt Arrangement: Mack Wilberg “Lyric Interlude” (Organ solo) Music: Alexander Schreiner “They, the Builders of the Nation” Music: Alfred M. Durham Lyrics: Ida R. Alldredge Arrangement: Mack Wilberg “We Love Thy House, O God” Music: Leroy J. Robertson Lyrics: William Bullock “Bless This House” Music: Mary H. Brahe Lyrics: Helen Taylor - September 17, 2017 - Look Up and Look AroundE4593
September 17, 2017 - Look Up and Look AroundConductor: Mack Wilberg Organist: Richard Elliott Announcer: Lloyd Newell “Let There Be Light!” Music: Gilbert M. Martin Lyrics: John Marriott “Peace Like a River” African-American Spiritual Arrangment: Mack Wilberg “Praise the Lord with the Drums and Cymbals” (Organ solo) Music: Sigfrid Karg-Elert “The Sound of Music” from The Sound of Music Music: Richard Rodgers Lyrics: Oscar Hammerstein Arrangement: Arthur Harris “Look at the World” by John Rutter “All Creatures of Our God and King” German hymn tune Lyrics: St. Francis of Assisi; transcribed by William H. Draper Arrangement: Mack Wilberg - October 1, 2017 - Scene in the Form of a PrayerE4594
October 1, 2017 - Scene in the Form of a PrayerConductor: Mack Wilberg Organist: Andrew Unsworth Announcer: Lloyd Newell “I Think the World Is Glorious” Music: Alexander Schreiner Lyrics: Anna Johnson Arrangement: Mack Wilberg “The Lord My Pasture Will Prepare” Music: Dmitri Bortniansky Lyrics: Joseph Addison Arrangement: Mack Wilberg “Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring” (Organ solo) Music: Johann Sebastian Bach Arrangement: Andrew Unsworth “A New Commandment I Give unto You” Music: Crawford Gates Lyrics: Scripture “Oh, May My Soul Commune with Thee” By Lorin F. Wheelwright “O Divine Redeemer” Music: Charles Gounod Lyrics: Alfred Phillips “How Firm a Foundation” Music: Attributed to J. Ellis Lyrics: Attributed to Robert Keen Arrangement: Mack Wilberg - October 8, 2017 - To Become Less LonelyE4595
October 8, 2017 - To Become Less LonelyConductor: Mack Wilberg Organists: Clay Christiansen and Andrew Unsworth Announcer: Lloyd Newell “Canticle of Faithfulness” Music: Daniel Bird; based on “Great Is Thy Faithfulness” by William M. Runyan Lyrics: Thomas O. Chisholm “Simple Gifts” Shaker song Lyrics: Traditional; additional lyrics by David Warner Arrangement: Mack Wilberg “Prelude on All Things Bright and Beautiful” (Organ solo) Music: Clay Christiansen “The Lord Is My Strength and My Shield” Music: Paul Leddington Wright Lyrics: John Wesley “Where Love Is” Music: Joanne Bushman Doxey and Marjorie Castleton Kjar Lyrics: Joanne Bushman Doxey and Norma B. Smith Arrangement: Sam Cardon “The Whole Armor of God” Music: K. Lee Scott Lyrics: Henry Child Carter - October 15, 2017 - Face The SunE4596
October 15, 2017 - Face The Sun October 15, 2017 - #4596 Music and the Spoken Word Facebook Twitter Google+ E-mail Print The Music and the Spoken Word broadcast airs live via TV, radio, and Internet stream on Sunday at 9:30 a.m. Mountain Daylight Time. For information on other airtimes, visit “Airing Schedules” at musicandthespokenword.org. Music Conductors: Mack Wilberg Organist: Linda Margetts Announcer: Lloyd Newell “Rejoice, the Lord Is King” Music: Malcolm Archer Lyrics: Charles Wesley “O Come Ye Nations of the Earth” German hymn tune Lyrics: David Warner Arrangement: Mack Wilberg “Come, Ye Children of the Lord” (Organ solo) Spanish melody Arrangement: James C. Kasen “Brother James's Air” Music: James Leith Macbeth Bain Arrangement: Mack Wilberg “Come to My Garden,” from The Secret Garden Music: Lucy Simon Lyrics: Marsha Norman Arrangement: Kurt Bestor “And Then Shall Your Light Break Forth,” from Elijah Music: Felix Mendelssohn - October 22, 2017 - The Still, Small Voice of ConscienceE4597
October 22, 2017 - The Still, Small Voice of ConscienceConductor: Ryan Murphy Organist: Clay Christiansen Announcer: Lloyd Newell “Let All the World in Every Corner Sing” Music: Ryan Murphy Lyrics: George Herbert “Morning Has Broken” Gaelic melody Lyrics: Eleanor Farjeon Arrangement: Mack Wilberg “How Wondrous and Great” (Organ solo) Music: Johann Michael Haydn Arrangement: Neil Harmon “A Lullaby” Music: Ryan Murphy Lyrics: Eugene Field “Lead, Kindly Light” Music: John B. Dykes Lyrics: John Henry Newman Arrangement: Mack Wilberg “Praise to the Lord, the Almighty” from Stralsund Gesangbuch, 1665 Lyrics: Joachim Neander; translated by Catherine Winkworth Arrangement: Mack Wilberg - December 24, 2017 - Night of NightsE4606
December 24, 2017 - Night of NightsConductor: Mack Wilberg Organist: Andrew Unsworth Announcer: Lloyd Newell “A Christmas Carol” from Scrooge by Leslie Bricusse Arrangement: Michael Davis “Ding Dong! Merrily on High” French carol Lyrics: G. R. Woodward Arrangement: Mack Wilberg “We Wish You a Merry Christmas” (Organ solo) English carol Arrangement: Andrew Unsworth “Wexford Carol” Irish carol Arrangement: Mack Wilberg “O Come, All Ye Faithful” Music: Attributed to John F. Wade Lyrics: Attributed to John F. Wade; translated by Frederick Oakeley Arrangement: Mack Wilberg “Hallelujah” from Messiah Music: George Frideric Handel - December 31, 2017 - Three Things for a Happy New YearE4607
December 31, 2017 - Three Things for a Happy New YearConductor: Mack Wilberg Organist: Richard Elliott Announcer: Lloyd Newell With Bells on Temple Square, LeAnna Willmore conducting “I Think the World Is Glorious” Music: Alexander Schreiner Lyrics: Anna Johnson Arrangement: Mack Wilberg “Look to the Day” by John Rutter “The Impossible Dream” from Man of La Mancha Music: Mitch Leigh Lyrics: Joe Darion Arrangement: Arthur Harris “Morning Has Broken” (Organ solo) Music: Dale Wood “Toccata Ritmica” Music: Michael Joy Featuring Bells on Temple Square, LeAnna Willmore conducting “Song for a New Year” by R. Ross Boothe “Fill the World with Love” from Goodbye, Mr. Chips by Leslie Bricusse Arrangement: Mack Wilberg - January 7, 2018 - President Thomas S. Monson—Beloved Adviser and FriendE4608
January 7, 2018 - President Thomas S. Monson—Beloved Adviser and FriendMusic Conductor: Mack Wilberg Organist: Clay Christiansen Announcer: Lloyd Newell “Let There Be Light!” Music: Gilbert M. Martin Lyrics: John Marriott “There Is Sunshine in My Soul Today” Music: John R. Sweney Lyrics: Eliza E. Hewitt Arrangement: Mack Wilberg “How Excellent Thy Name” from Saul Music: George Frideric Handel “Prelude on ‘All Things Bright and Beautiful’” (Organ solo) English hymn tune Arrangement: Neil Harmon “Over the Rainbow”3 from The Wizard of Oz Music: Harold Arlen Lyrics: E.Y. Harburg Arrangement: Arthur Harris “You’ll Never Walk Alone”3 from Carousel Music: Richard Rodgers Lyrics: Oscar Hammerstein II Arrangement: Arthur Harris “Redeemer of Israel” Music: Freeman Lewis Lyrics: Joseph Swain; adapted by William W. Phelps| Arrangement: Mack Wilberg - February 11, 2018 - To Love CourageouslyE4613
February 11, 2018 - To Love CourageouslyConductor: Mack Wilberg Organist: Richard Elliott Announcer: Lloyd Newell “Praise Ye the Lord” Music: John Rutter Lyrics: Psalm 150 “If the Savior Stood Beside Me” by Sally DeFord Arrangement: Sam Cardon “The Rejoicing” from Music for the Royal Fireworks (Organ solo) Music: George Frideric Handel Arrangement: Richard Elliott “Let All the Angels of God Worship Him” from Messiah Music: George Frideric Handel “In Heavenly Love Abiding” Finnish melody Lyrics: Psalm 23; with additional lyrics by Anna L. Waring Arrangement: Mack Wilberg “Love Is a Song”by Frank Churchill Arrangement: Arthur Harris “Call of the Champions” (The Official Theme of the 2002 Olympic Winter Games) Music: John Williams - February 18, 2018 President's Day SpecialE4614
February 18, 2018 President's Day SpecialConductor: Mack Wilberg Organist: Clay Christiansen| Announcer: Lloyd Newell With Bells on Temple Square, LeAnna Willmore conducting “God of Our Fathers, Whose Almighty Hand” Music: George W. Warren Lyrics: Daniel C. Roberts Arrangement: Mack Wilberg With Bells on Temple Square “This Is a Great Country” by Irving Berlin Arrangement: Michael Davis “The Pledge of Allegiance”1 Music: Charles Osgood Lyrics: Francis Bellamy Arrangement: Michael Davis “O Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean” (Organ solo) Music: Thomas a’Becket and David T. Shaw Arrangement: Alexander Schreiner; transcribed by Clay Christiansen “Semper Fidelis” Music: John Philip Sousa Arrangement: Carol Lynn Mizell Featuring Bells on Temple Square “My Country, ’Tis of Thee” Tune from Thesaurus Musicus, 1744 Lyrics: Samuel F. Smith Arrangement: Mack Wilberg With Bells on Temple Square “Flag of the Free” Medley by Michael Davis - February 25, 2018 - A Calm and Modest LifeE4615
February 25, 2018 - A Calm and Modest LifeConductors: Mack Wilberg and Ryan Murphy Organist: Andrew Unsworth Announcer: Lloyd Newell “‘Give,’ Said the Little Stream”1 Music: William B. Bradbury Lyrics: Fanny J. Crosby Arrangement: Ryan Murphy “The King of Love My Shepherd Is” Music: Ryan Murphy Lyrics: Henry W. Baker “How Great Thou Art” (Organ solo) Swedish folk tune Arrangement: Dale Wood “But Thanks Be to God”2 from Messiah Music: George Frideric Handel “Sunrise, Sunset”3 from Fiddler on the Roof Music: Jerry Bock Lyrics: Sheldon Harnick Arrangement: Arthur Harris “Thou Lovely Source of True Delight” Music: Mack Wilberg Lyrics: Anne Steele; additional text by David Warner - March 4, 2018 - The School of LifeE4616
March 4, 2018 - The School of LifeConductor: Mack Wilberg Organist: Richard Elliott Announcer: Lloyd Newell “O Clap Your Hands” Music: John Rutter Lyrics: Psalm 47 “The Lord My Pasture Will Prepare” Music: Dimitri Bortniansky Lyrics: Joseph Addison Arrangement: Mack Wilberg “Norwegian Rustic March” from Lyric Pieces (Organ solo) Music: Edvard Grieg Arrangement: Richard Elliott “Their Sound Is Gone Out” from Messiah Music: George Frideric Handel “Consider the Lilies of the Field” Music and Lyrics: Roger Hoffman Arrangement: A. Laurence Lyon “The Sound of Music” from The Sound of Music Music: Richard Rodgers Lyrics: Oscar Hammerstein II Arrangement: Arthur Harris “The Morning Breaks” Music: George Careless Lyrics: Parley P. Pratt Arrangement: Mack Wilberg - March 11, 2018 - ConnectednessE4617
March 11, 2018 - ConnectednessConductors: Mack Wilberg and Ryan Murphy Organist: Brian Mathias Announcer: Lloyd Newell “Simple Gifts” Shaker song Arrangement: Ryan Murphy “For I Am Called by Thy Name” Music: Crawford Gates Lyrics: Scripture “Tell Me the Stories of Jesus” Music: Frederic A. Challinor Lyrics: W. H. Parker Arrangement: Ryan Murphy “Finale, from Symphony no. 6” (Organ solo) Music: Charles-Marie Widor “His Yoke Is Easy, and His Burthen Is Light” from Messiah Music: George Frideric Handel “Somewhere” from West Side Story Music: Leonard Bernstein Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim Arrangement: Arthur Harris “O Come Ye Nations of the Earth” German hymn tune Lyrics: David Warner Arrangement: Mack Wilberg