Walter Cronkite's voice + 360 voices = the most unexpectedly gripping church choir doc you'll ever watch.
Lee Groberg, the producer/director of PBS documentaries such as, "An American Prophet: The Story of Joseph Smith", and "Trail of Hope: The Story of the Mormon Trail", has turned his focus to the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. Walter Cronkite narrates, telling the fascinating story of the Choir's origins and history to the present day. Includes concert performances by the Choir.
Production
Cronkite's narration makes everything feel like history homework you actually want.
Sound
That Tabernacle acoustics demo will give you full-body chills, no belief required.
Director
Lee Groberg
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Choir's 'Music and the Spoken Word' is the longest-running continuous network broadcast in history—since 1929, even beating Meet the Press.
This 2004 doc dropped right as Mormonism was entering mainstream pop culture through reality TV and Mitt Romney's rising political star.
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