10 international singers to perform with the Tabernacle Choir
For the first time in its 175-year history, participants living outside the United States will join the 360-voice Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square during the upcoming 193rd Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on April 1-2. They will sing with the choir in the Saturday morning session and both Sunday sessions of general conference.
The 10 singers from six countries will be joining the Tabernacle choir as part of a new pilot program, reported ChurchofJesusChrist.org.
Georgina Montemayor Wong smiles during her vocal assessment at the Salt Lake Tabernacle on March 20, 2023. International participants from several countries will sing with the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square during the April 2023 general conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Montemayor Wong lives in Monterrey, Mexico.
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Georgia Montemayor Wong, of Monterrey, Mexico, described it as “a dream come true” to sing with the Tabernacle Choir.
“We know it’s impossible for those of us who do not live there. So it’s only a dream very, very far away, like you cannot even think about it,” Montemayor Wong said.
The performers are:
- Álvaro Jorge Martins of Natal, Brazil; baritone; attorney and graduate of BYU’s J. Reuben Clark Law School.
Álvaro Jorge Martins of Natal, Brazil. Álvaro sings baritone. He is a practicing attorney and graduate of Brigham Young University’s J. Reuben Clark Law School. The photograph was taken on March 20, 2023, in the Salt Lake Tabernacle. He is one of several international participants chosen to sing with the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square during the 193rd Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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- Rodrigo Domaredzky of Curitiba, Brazil; baritone; architect; stake music specialist.
Rodrigo Domaredzky of Curitiba, Brazil. Rodrigo sings baritone. He is an architect and has been singing since his youth. He currently volunteers as a stake music specialist for his local congregation. The photograph was taken during a vocal assessment on March 20, 2023. He is one of several international participants chosen to sing with the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square during the 193rd Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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- Thalita de Carvalho of São Paulo, Brazil; second soprano; undergraduate degree in choral conducting; stake choir conductor.
Thalita de Carvalho of São Paulo, Brazil, sings during a Choir rehearsal on Sunday, March 19, 2023, in the Salt Lake Tabernacle. She is one of several international participants chosen to sing with the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square during the 193rd Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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- Elisha Rubo-Oreriba Joseph of Accra, Ghana; second tenor; marketing manager; organist and organ instructor.
Elisha Tubo-Oreriba Joseph of Ghana and Nigeria participates in a Choir rehearsal at the Salt Lake Tabernacle on March 19, 2023. He is one of several International participants invited to sing with the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square during the 193rd Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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- Jonathan How of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; first tenor; has a bachelor’s degree in music; drum teacher.
Jonathan How of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, who sings first tenor and is a drum teacher, is shown during his vocal assessment at the Tabernacle on Temple Square on March 20, 2023. He is one of several international participants chosen to sing with the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square during the 193rd Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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- Denisse Elorza Avalos of Tijuana, Mexico; second soprano; three children; undergraduate degree in architecture; pursuing a bachelor’s degree in vocal performance with an emphasis in opera.
- Georgina Montemayor Wong of Monterrey, Mexico; second soprano; four daughters; English teacher; stake music director.
- Ronald Baa of Cagayan, Philippines; tenor; university music professor.
Ronald Baa of Cagayan, Philippines, who sings tenor and is a university music professor, participates in Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square rehearsal at the Salt Lake Tabernacle on March 19, 2023. He is one of several international participants chosen to sing with the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square during the 193rd Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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- Sundae Mae Indino of Cagayan, Philippines; first soprano; pursuing a master’s in education.
Sundae Mae Indino of Cagayan, Philippines, and a choir member read music during the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square rehearsal on Sunday, March 19, 2023, at the Salt Lake Tabernacle. Indino is one of several international participants chosen to sing with the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square during the 193rd Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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- PeiShang Chung (Kylie Zhong) of Taipei, Taiwan; first alto; degree in music performance and education; music teacher.
PeiShang Chung (Kylie Zhong) from Taipei, Taiwan, joins the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square for a Choir rehearsal on March 19, 2023. Chung is one of several International participants who will sing with the Choir during the April 2023 general conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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