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Journal of Undergraduate Research

Keywords

organs, tabernacles, LDS tabernacles, tabernacle organs

College

Fine Arts and Communications

Department

Music

Abstract

In colonizing the intermountain west, many early Latter-day Saints would construct houses of worship at the center of their communities called “tabernacles.” The last of these structures was built in the 1950s. Many tabernacles still exist and stand as a beautiful architectural legacy of LDS pioneers. As tabernacles would often seat a large number of people, reed or pipe organs were typically purchased to accompany congregational singing. The most famous LDS tabernacle is located on Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah. The world-famous Tabernacle Organ it houses has received ample attention in sound recordings, photography and other documentation and the instrument has undergone several renovations and expansions. Unfortunately, the organs of the other LDS tabernacles have been, for the most part, neglected historically. The goal of my research project was to compile any and all available information on these forgotten instruments.

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