Behind the scenes: Getting to episode No. 5,000 of ‘Music & the Spoken Word’
More than 11,000 gathered in the Conference Center in downtown Salt Lake City on Sunday, July 13, to witness a major milestone for the Tabernacle Choir: 5,000 episodes. That’s 5,000 continuous weeks of “Music & the Spoken Word.”
Beginning a few months before the Great Depression, “Music & the Spoken Word” has remained a stable broadcast even through wars and a pandemic.
The Deseret News video, titled Behind the scenes, crafting the 5,000 episode of “Music & the Spoken Word,” captures highlights of the historic broadcast.
Illustrating the remarkable longevity of “Music & the Spoken Word,” a significant number of people in the Conference Center were former members of the Tabernacle Choir, Orchestra and Bells at Temple Square — people who over the years have sacrificed their time to share their talents and keep the broadcast alive and well.
“We stand on the shoulders of so many who have come before us, and I think that we have to acknowledge that and express appreciation,” choir director Mack Wilberg recently told the Deseret News. “Because there’s been thousands of people who have made this happen, over 5,000 episodes.”
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More than 11,000 gathered in the Conference Center in Salt Lake City on July 13, 2025 to watch the 5,000 episode of "Music & the Spoken Word.”
