Tabernacle Choir wows audience at final Georgia concert with surprise guest

Sep 12, 2024, 6:30 AM

Kristin Chenoweth greets the crowd during a performance as part of The Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square’s “Songs of Hope” tour held at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024. (Isaac Hale, Deseret News)

(Isaac Hale, Deseret News)

BY DANIEL WOODRUFF, KSL TV

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ATLANTA — The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square brought down the house at the final stop on their tour of the southeastern United States.

The performance at State Farm Arena in downtown Atlanta Wednesday evening included a special surprise guest. Broadway star and actress Kristin Chenoweth took the stage to a boisterous standing ovation from the thousands who attended.

“Hello, Atlanta!” Chenoweth said, beaming.

The singer – who has previously appeared with the Tabernacle Choir, including at its Christmas concert in 2018 – went on to perform “Angels Among Us” as a tribute on the 23rd anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks.

Members of the Spelman College Glee Club perform during a concert as part of The Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square’s “Songs of Hope” tour held at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024. (Isaac Hale, Deseret News)

Chenoweth also sang a powerful rendition of “How Great Thou Art,” which brought the audience to their feet.

The concert was the final performance of the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square’s “Hope” tour through Florida and Georgia. In the Peach State, the choir continued their collaboration with glee club singers from Morehouse College and Spelman College, two historically Black colleges in Atlanta.

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