By: Mandi West
The Logan LDS Institute will soon finish up work on a second
Christmas album in the next week. All songs in the album will be showcased in the
Counting Down to Christmas concert at the Logan Institute Cultural Center at
7:30 p.m. on Friday and 5 and 7:30 p.m. on Saturday.
The album will showcase a combined choir that includes the
Latter Day Voices, Logan Institute Choir and the Sky View High School Encore.
All choirs will be performing at the event. Tickets are free and can be collected
at the main office of the Logan Institute of Religion building located at 600 East
Darwin Avenue or from any choir member performing.
This will be the second Christmas album recorded by the
choirs and sold on iTunes. Many of the songs have been recorded already and
some will be recorded live at the concerts. Nyles Salmond, the director of the Latter-day
Voices choir, said that there were many reasons for recording live.
“Just from past shows I expect a full house and there will be
so much great energy there,” Salmond said. “It’s great to have the audience be
a part of such a great experience and to witness the hard work that these
students have put into it.”
Salmond said that everyone is excited to release another
album. Songs have been purchased from over 40 countries. All the money earned from sales go straight
back to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
The Christmas concert is an annual event put on by the Logan
LDS Institute choirs. Mike Rees has been a member of the Latter-day Voices back
when they recorded the first Christmas album and said that it is an amazing
experience.
“I look forward to the Christmas Concert every year and
think it’s cool that we get to record it,” Rees said. “It will definitely be
the climax of the semester and the payoff of a lot of hard work that we can
share with everyone.”
Salmond said that he encourages all ages to attend and that
it will be a perfect way to start off the holiday season.
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