From hymns to classical music to familiar tunes, The Bells at Temple Square’s spring concert, “Bells in Motion,” featured a variety of music in the Salt Lake Tabernacle on Temple Square in downtown Salt Lake City on Friday, June 9. The concert was streamed and is available on demand on The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square’s YouTube channel.
The program included: “Prelude on Herzliebster Jesu,” “How Great Thou Art,” “Arise, O God, and Shine,” “Be Still, My Soul,” an organ solo of “Toccata” from Organ Symphony No. 1, “Retrospective,” “Crown Imperial,” “Fantasy on Kingsfold,” “Rhapsody” in B flat minor, “What a Wonderful World,” “Dizzy Fingers,” “Flashdance ... What a Feeling,” “It’s Only a Paper Moon,” the string quartet playing “Orange Blossom Special,” “Puttin’ on the Ritz” and “Them Basses.”
Members of The Bells at Temple Square perform during “Bells in Motion” spring concert on Friday, June 9, 2023, in the Salt Lake Tabernacle in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah. | The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square The 33-member handbell choir, led by conductor LeAnna Willmore and associate conductor Geoff Anderson, plays on two sets of English handbells and handchimes — one with seven octaves and one with 6½ octaves.
Organ solos were by Temple Square organists Joseph Peeples and Linda Margetts.
Willmore announced that the group will be performing at the Handbell Musicians of America national seminar in Irving, Texas, on July 14.
Watch it here and see photos from the concert below.
Members of The Bells at Temple Square perform during “Bells in Motion” spring concert on Friday, June 9, 2023, at the Salt Lake Tabernacle in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah. | The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square A member of The Bells at Temple Square performs during “Bells in Motion” spring concert on Friday, June 9, 2023, in the Salt Lake Tabernacle in downtown Salt Lake City. | The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square Members of The Bells at Temple Square perform during “Bells in Motion” spring concert on Friday, June 9, 2023, in the Salt Lake Tabernacle in downtown Salt Lake City. | The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square Bells are set up for The Bells at Temple Square “Bells in Motion” spring concert on Friday, June 9, 2023, in the Salt Lake Tabernacle in downtown Salt Lake City. | The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square Conductor LeAnna Willmore leads The Bells at Temple Square during the “Bells in Motion” spring concert on Friday, June 9, 2023, in the Salt Lake Tabernacle in downtown Salt Lake City. | The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square A member of The Bells at Temple Square performs during “Bells in Motion” spring concert on Friday, June 9, 2023, in the Salt Lake Tabernacle in downtown Salt Lake City. | The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square Associate conductor Geoff Anderson leads The Bells at Temple Square during the “Bells in Motion” spring concert on Friday, June 9, 2023, in the Salt Lake Tabernacle in downtown Salt Lake City. | The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square Bells are set up for The Bells at Temple Square “Bells in Motion” spring concert on Friday, June 9, 2023, in the Salt Lake Tabernacle in downtown Salt Lake City. | The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square Members of The Bells at Temple Square perform during “Bells in Motion” spring concert on Friday, June 9, 2023, in the Salt Lake Tabernacle in downtown Salt Lake City. | The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square Temple Square organist Linda Margetts performs at the “Bells in Motion” spring concert on Friday, June 9, 2023, in the Salt Lake Tabernacle in downtown Salt Lake City. | The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square Members of The Bells at Temple Square perform during “Bells in Motion” spring concert on Friday, June 9, 2023, in the Salt Lake Tabernacle in downtown Salt Lake City. | The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square Conductor LeAnna Willmore leads The Bells at Temple Square during the “Bells in Motion” spring concert on Friday, June 9, 2023, in the Salt Lake Tabernacle in downtown Salt Lake City. | The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square Members of The Bells at Temple Square perform during “Bells in Motion” spring concert on Friday, June 9, 2023, in the Salt Lake Tabernacle in downtown Salt Lake City. | The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square Associate conductor Geoff Anderson leads The Bells at Temple Square during the “Bells in Motion” spring concert on Friday, June 9, 2023, in the Salt Lake Tabernacle in downtown Salt Lake City. | The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square A member of The Bells at Temple Square performs during “Bells in Motion” spring concert on Friday, June 9, 2023, in the Salt Lake Tabernacle in downtown Salt Lake City. | The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square A member of The Bells at Temple Square performs during “Bells in Motion” spring concert on Friday, June 9, 2023, in the Salt Lake Tabernacle in downtown Salt Lake City. | The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square A violinist is part of a string quartet performing during The Bells at Temple Square’s “Bells in Motion” spring concert on Friday, June 9, 2023, in the Salt Lake Tabernacle in downtown Salt Lake City. | The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square Conductor LeAnna Willmore leads The Bells at Temple Square during the “Bells in Motion” spring concert on Friday, June 9, 2023, in the Salt Lake Tabernacle in downtown Salt Lake City. | The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square