Sacred Music: From the Sermons of Jesus Christ - Spring 2018
On Now
1:23:45
On Now
1:01:29
On Now
44:24
On Now
1:18:38
On Now
On Now
On Now
1:07:02
On Now
In 1993, the University began a program of biennial commissions to LDS composers to create new religious oratorios with texts drawn from scripture. These new Sacred Music Series works have been performed in several major national venues. Building on a tradition begun in 1989 when the school commissioned Darwin Wolford's "Behold, He Cometh!" for its centennial celebration, the Sacred Music Series continues to contribute signifcantly to the growing body of new music works inspired by President Spencer W. Kimball when he said:
If we strive for perfection—the best and greatest—and are never satisfed with mediocrity, we can excel. In the field of both composition and performance, why cannot someone write a greater oratorio than Handel’s Messiah? The best has not yet been composed nor produced.
Spencer W. Kimball, The Gospel Vision of the Arts, 1978
Follow the link below to learn more about Sacred Music Series at BYU-Idaho.