Music of the October 2026 General Conference
Two choirs provided near two dozen musical selections during the four sessions of the October 2026 General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Deseret News reported. The performances featured pieces from current hymnals, children’s songbooks, and the newly introduced collection titled Hymns for Home and Church.
Musical Performances Across the October 2026 Sessions
La Conferencia General Semestral N.º 196 se llevó a cabo el 3 y 4 de octubre de 2026, transmitiéndose desde el Centro de Conferencias en Salt Lake City, Utah, según masfe.org. The global broadcast featured two hours per session across its four distinct meetings.
For the Saturday morning session on October 3, the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square performed under the direction of Mack Wilberg and Ryan Murphy, with organists Brian Mathias and Richard Elliott, Deseret News reported. Thirteen singers representing 13 countries and territories joined the 360-voice choir for the conference.
A mixed choir from northern Utah provided the music for the Saturday afternoon session, directed by Jane Fjeldsted and accompanied by organists Linda Joseph Peeples and Linda Margetts. Their program included the choral and congregational hymn “Guide Us, O Thou Great Jehovah” (Hymns, No. 83) and “My Song in the Night” from Hymns for Home and Church (No. 1058), arranged by Jane Fjeldsted and Joseph Peeples, Deseret News stated.
Tabernacle Choir Performs Hymns During Sunday Broadcasts
The Sunday morning schedule began with “Music and the Spoken Word” on October 4, featuring the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square, with organists Brian Mathias and Andrew Unsworth. Deseret News noted that the regular Sunday morning session followed immediately after, with music provided by the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square, directed by Mack Wilberg and accompanied by organists Andrew Unsworth and Brian Mathias. The congregation and choir joined in singing “Redeemer of Israel” (Hymns, No. 6), alongside the choir’s performance of “Come, Follow Me” (Hymns, No. 116), arranged by Mack Wilberg.
The Sunday afternoon session on October 4 featured the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square, directed by Mack Wilberg and Ryan Murphy, with organists Richard Elliott and Joseph Peeples, Deseret News reported.
Selections drawn from Hymns for Home and Church throughout the weekend included arrangements of “His Eye Is on the Sparrow,” “To God Be the Glory,” “This Is the Christ,” “Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing,” and “Love Will Bless Our Home.”
Digital Platforms Provide Access to Conference Music Archives
Audio and video files for the conference performances are accessible through digital platforms. Listeners can find playlists on the General Conference YouTube channel. Additional archival recordings remain available through the official Online Music Library on ChurchofJesusChrist.org by selecting General Music and General Conference Music from the libraries menu, or by accessing the Music section inside the Gospel Library mobile application.
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