BYU Concert Choir

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The BYU Concert Choir is a mixed chorus of approximately 85 men and women. This select group is capable of performing a wide variety of choral repitoire ranging from baroque to modern, and all from memory. The choir is also well known for their unique and innovative sound. The choir was first organized by Mack Wilberg in 1984 who has also written a number of arrangements specifically for the ensemble. When Mack Wilberg left BYU in 1999 to became an assistant conductor for the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Rosalind Hall stepped in to lead the Concert Choir.

The Choir has sung at the ACDA convention and with the Utah Symphony. While most of the touring in BYU's choral department is done by the BYU Singers, Concert Choir mostly performs "at home" in the de Jong Concert Hall on BYU Campus, with an occational trip to other local venues. The Choir has released two albums on Tantara Records entitled "All Creatures of our God and King" (Wilberg era) and "Beautiful River" (Hall era). The later recording, featuring "Five Hebrew Love Songs" by Eric Whitacre, has been praised by singers.com saying that it "proves to us that the [BYU Concert Choir] is ready to take its place as one of the best mixed choirs in the world." ^[1] Recently, BYU Concert Choir had the opportunity to perform the premire of "Till All Eternity Shall Ring" by Mack Wilberg.

Admission into the Choir is by audition, carried out in the weeks leading up to the fall semester and requires a two-semester commitment.