Tickets are on sale this week for the highly-anticipated 2016 Mormon Tabernacle Choir European tour. The Choir and its companion ensemble, Orchestra at Temple Square, will visit seven cities in Europe this summer — their first visit to Europe in 18 years. The tour will include stops in Berlin, Nuremberg, Vienna, Zurich, Frankfurt, Brussels, and Rotterdam from June 27 through July 16, 2016, and will include over 320 voices from the world-renowned choir and a complement of members of the Orchestra at Temple Square.
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Choir president Ron Jarrett said one of his primary goals when he took the helm of the Choir in 2012 was to have the Choir perform internationally again. “Through social media we have been able to reach audiences far and wide. Now with this tour, we are thrilled that for the first time in nearly two decades international audiences will be able to enjoy the music of the Choir in person. With the challenges of today’s world, we are excited to share the joy and peace the music of the Choir brings, which knows no boundaries of age or nationality.”
Thomas S. Monson, leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints said, “I am pleased that as President of the Church I have the privilege of being the adviser to the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. Our goal is for the Choir and its companion Orchestra at Temple Square to be a shining example of the musical arts to all the world. With the announcement of this European tour, I am delighted that these noted ensembles will have the opportunity to touch the hearts of people in multiple nations through their magnificent music. This tour will be an important step forward as the Choir and Orchestra continue to build bridges of friendship and understanding across the globe as ambassadors of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.”
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir first travelled to Europe on a seven-week concert tour in 1955. Since that first grand European tour, the Choir has toured there four other times: to western and central Europe in 1973, northern Europe in 1982, Eastern Europe in 1991, and to western and southern Europe in 1998.
The Choir and Orchestra usually tour every two years and, in fact, returned last July from a very successful tour to the U.S. Atlantic Coast, so it was a departure from usual practice when an international tour was announced for 2016.
When performing at home with its full complement of members, the 360-voice choir, accompanied frequently by the 200-member orchestra, can be heard weekly as part of the Music and the Spoken Word broadcast. This 30-minute programme is the world’s longest continuing network broadcast and currently airs on over 2,000 radio, TV, cable and satellite stations worldwide. The Choir and Orchestra are active recording artists with their own recording label, Mormon Tabernacle Choir®. They will release a new full-length recording of Handel’s Messiah on March 4, 2016 prior to the European tour.
For more information, please visit www.mormontabernaclechoir.org/tour. Additional media resources can be found on the site at About Us>Newsroom.
Mormon Tabernacle Choir . Orchestra at Temple Square . 2016 Central European Tour
Ticket Information
City: Berlin, Germany
Concert Date: Wednesday, June 29
Venue: Berliner Philharmonie
Concert Time: 20:00
Tickets Available Online/by Phone at: online: www.eventim.de
Tickets Available in Person at: Eventim outlets
6 weeks before concert: Berlin Philharmonie Box Office, Herbert-von-Karajan-Straße 1, 10785 Berlin, Germany
City: Nuremberg, Germany
Concert Date: Friday, July 1
Venue: Meistersingerhalle
Concert Time: 20:00
Tickets Available Online/by Phone at: online: www.eventim.de
Tickets Available in Person at: Eventim outlets
1 hour before concert: Meistersingerhalle Box Office, Münchener Straβe 21, 90478 Nuremberg, Germany
City: Vienna, Austria
Concert Date: Sunday, July 3
Venue: Musikverein
Concert Time: 20:00
Tickets Available Online/by Phone at: online: www.musikverein.at - Phone: (+43) 1 505 8190
Tickets Available in Person at: Musikverein Box Office, Musikvereinsplatz 1, A – 1010 Wien, Österreich
Hours: Monday - Friday 9:00-20:00, Saturday: 9:00-13:00. Day of concert: 19:00 – 20:00
City: Zurich, Switzerland
Concert Date: Wednesday, July 6
Venue: Hallenstadion
Concert Time: 19:30
Tickets Available Online/by Phone at: Online: www.ticketcorner.ch - Phone: (+41) 0 900 800 800 (CHF 1.19 per minute fee)
Tickets Available in Person at: Ticketcorner outlets
City: Frankfurt, Germany
Concert Date: Saturday, July 9
Venue: Jahrhunderthalle
Concert Time: 20:00
Tickets Available Online/by Phone at: online: www.jahrhunderthalle.de - Phone: (+49) 01805 3601 240
Tickets Available in Person at: Jahrhunderthalle Box Office, Pfaffenwiese 301, 65929 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Hours: Monday – Thursday 10:00-18:00, Friday: 10:00-16:00.
City: Brussels, Belgium
Concert Date: Monday, July 11
Venue: Bozar Centre for Fine Arts
Concert Time: 20:00
Tickets Available Online/by Phone at: Online: www.bozar.be - Phone: (+32) (0) 2 507 8200
Tickets Available in Person at: Bozar Box Office, Rue Ravenstein 18, 1000 Brussels, Belgium
Hours: Tuesday - Saturday 11:00-19:00. By phone: Tuesday - Friday: 11:00-19:00, Saturday: 13:00 -19:00
City: Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Concert Date: Wednesday, July 13
Venue: De Doelen
Concert Time: 20:00
Tickets Available Online/by Phone at: Online: www.dedoelen.nl - Phone: (+31) 10 217 17 17
Tickets Available in Person at: De Doelen Box Office, Schouwburgplein 50, 3012 Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Hours: Monday – Saturday 14:00 -18:00. Day of concert: 14:00 – 20:00