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" It's a great privilege and a highlight for choir and orchestra members to perform for audiences in live concerts. "
Mack Wilberg
Orchestra
Great
Privilege
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" Latin is beautiful and has become something of an international language, but there is also something about singing in your native language that has meaning. "
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" There are probably limits on what the choir can sing well. "
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" The choir tries to perform for everyone. It enables us to be very diversified with our audiences. "
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" I suppose I write music for people, not for the filing cabinet or the museum. "
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" Usually, all I want is peace and quiet when I'm driving home. "
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" Most of our American musical heritage is based on European models, but the folk hymns and spirituals are one of the most fertile and unique of our American musical traditions. "
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" The thing that's great about singing together is it's a great way of bringing people together. "
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" I loved teaching and directing choral activities at BYU, but nothing surpasses working with the MTC musicians. "
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" People love to hear the choir sing the hymns. "
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Sing
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" Our mandate is to sing for everyone. We don't just sing for one group or sing one genre... This is everybody's choir. "
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Choir
Everyone
" Even missionaries get discouraged at times. "
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Discouraged
Get
Missionaries
" The MTC is known for singing music by great master composers, hymns, American music, Broadway numbers, popular songs, and inspirational music. If the audience doesn't like one genre, they need only wait for the next number. "
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" True excellence is a product of synergy. "
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True
Product
Excellence
" In the '70s and '80s, if you said you wrote for 'the people,' that meant you weren't any good. But I think that's changing. "
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You
Changing
Good
" Collaboration is an important part of the process, and ego is never a part of it. "
Mack Wilberg
Process
Ego
Collaboration
" Of the music that we've done over the years, the things that are the most requested are the hymns. And folk music is also high on the list. "
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Years
Done
High
" I do think one of my strengths is the ability to adapt to whatever the situation is. "
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Adapt
Situation
Think
" There's something kind of wonderful about men singing lullabies. "
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Something
Kind
Men
" Men can be tender, too. "
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Men
Too
Tender
" A requiem is meant to bring comfort. "
Mack Wilberg
Meant
Comfort
Bring
" We are always fortunate to have our own sound folks with us that do a great job in ensuring that everybody can hear and the sound is good. "
Mack Wilberg
Great
Good
Sound
" Touring takes a lot of work, a lot of preparation. "
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Touring
Work
Preparation
" As much sorrow and grief as came from 9/11, there have also come positives. "
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Came
Much
Grief