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Mack Wilberg

(1955) Composer

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Mack Wilberg is a composer.

Quick Facts About Mack Wilberg

Born: January 1, 1955
Profession: Composer

About Mack Wilberg

[Wikidata] American conductor... | [Wikipedia] Mack J. Wilberg is an American composer, arranger, pianist, conductor, and choral clinician who has been the music director of the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square since 2008. He was a professor of music at Brigham Young University (BYU) from 1984 to 1999.

Quotes by Mack Wilberg

The MTC is known for singing music by great master composers, hymns, American music, Broadway numbers, popular songs, and inspirational music. If…

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The great folk hymns are a perfect marriage of text and tune. There are those that have nice messages and some with…

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As much sorrow and grief as came from 9/11, there have also come positives.

Came

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True excellence is a product of synergy.

Excellence

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There's something kind of wonderful about men singing lullabies.

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A requiem is meant to bring comfort.

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Touring takes a lot of work, a lot of preparation.

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Usually, all I want is peace and quiet when I'm driving home.

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I do think one of my strengths is the ability to adapt to whatever the situation is.

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Sometimes I prefer when I can hear other people conduct my music so I can sit out and actually hear it. When…

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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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We are always fortunate to have our own sound folks with us that do a great job in ensuring that everybody can…

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I suppose I write music for people, not for the filing cabinet or the museum.

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Collaboration is an important part of the process, and ego is never a part of it.

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Of the music that we've done over the years, the things that are the most requested are the hymns. And folk music…

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The choir tries to perform for everyone. It enables us to be very diversified with our audiences.

Choir

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People love to hear the choir sing the hymns.

Choir

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From the beginning, music has been the chosen way to express feelings that words alone can't.

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It's a great privilege and a highlight for choir and orchestra members to perform for audiences in live concerts.

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In the '70s and '80s, if you said you wrote for 'the people,' that meant you weren't any good. But I think…

Changing

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Men can be tender, too.

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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…

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I think music - it sounds cliche, but music can be very healing.

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Music has unique ways of speaking to the soul.

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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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