Hill Cumorah Pageant July 2011 Palmyra, NY and The Mormon Tabernacle Choir

Come and hear The Mormon Tabernacle Choir at the Chautauqua Music Festival. The choir is one of the oldest and largest choirs in the world, who has performed before U.S. presidents, sold millions of records, won scores of awards and enthralled audiences in dozens of countries. The choir is based in Salt Lake City, Utah, at the headquarters of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

The choir is composed of 360 volunteer singers ages 25-60 who are members of the Church. They will perform at the Chautauqua Music Festival June 25th with 2 performances, one at 2pm and one at 7:30pm. this is the 3rd season that the choir has had the opportunity to be the season opening e

vent for the festival. Tickets go on sale February 14th and they tend to sell out quickly. For more information please visit http://mormontabernaclechoir.org/.

Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square 2011 Tour - Chautauqua, New York (2 concerts)

Tickets:	Tickets will be on sale starting February 14, 2011:
	1.	At the Chautauqua Institution Box Office: Mon-Fri, 9am-4pm located at the Main Gate Welcome Center on Route 394. No surcharge on tickets purchased in person at the box office.
	2.	By Mail: P.O. Box 28, Chautauqua NY 14722. A $5 charge per order applies.
	3.	By Phone/Fax: Call (716) 357-6250 (same hours as box office). Fax (716) 357-5823 (24 hours). A $5 charge per order applies.
	4.	By Internet: Go to www.ciweb.org and click on Tickets. A $5 charge per order applies.

And then on July 8-9 and July 12-16th it's the annual Hill Cumorah Pageant

Palmyra, NY – For more than 70 years, the annual Hill Cumorah Pageant near Palmyra has been a summer tradition for generations of Western New Yorkers. “Summer in western New York is filled with carnivals, festivals, and fairs” said pageant president, Dwight Schwendiman. “One of the great family activities held here in our region is the Hill Cumorah Pageant. Maybe you came to the pageant years ago when you were young. Now is the time to bring your family. We invite all to spend a pleasant summer evening with us at the Hill Cumorah Pageant.”

Palmyra’s annual pageant kicks off its week of performances Fri., July 8. It will run July 8^th,9^th and July 12^th through Saturday July 16^th. The pageant, which is free and family-friendly, is something of a theatrical miracle. More than 700 volunteers are cast into 1,200 roles within hours of arriving. After just one week of rigorous rehearsals, the show opens. The volunteers come here at their own expense from as close to home as Rochester and Syracuse to as far away as Dubai and Australia. They do not come to Palmyra just to practice their sword fighting skills and learn dances, or to wear costumes and wigs in the humid New Yorksummer. For these people, this is a time of spiritual renewal in the cradle of their faith. In addition to their rehearsing, the cast also squeezes in more than 1,800 hours of volunteer service. From landscaping cemeteries and schools to creating new Erie Canal trails, the cast makes a significant difference. “We are delighted that these volunteers can bring a message of Christ-like service from the stages into the communities, “ Schwendiman said.

Presented annually by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 1937, the pageant is a theatrical representation of scenes from the Bible and the Book of Mormon, Another Testament of Jesus Christ. Performances by the all-volunteer cast are July 8, 9 and 12-16 and begin nightly at 9 p.m. There is seating for over 8,000 guests. The Hill Cumorah is located on Highway 21, two miles north of Interstate 90, Exit 43. Parking and admission are free. Headsets are provided for Spanish translation and American Sign Language interpretation is provided.

For more information about the Hill Cumorah Pageant call 315-597-5851 or go to www.hillcumorah.org.