The Power of the Air
This chapter discusses the activities of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir under conductor Anthony Lund, with particular emphasis on its foray into broadcasting. In October 1915, the Salt Lake Telegram reported that Evan Stephens was being fired. A high Church committee, it said, had notified the First Presidency that it was time for Stephens to go in favor of a younger and presumably more flexible, less autocratic man. Lund was chosen as the new conductor, with Brigham Cecil Gates as his assistant. This chapter first considers Stephens's resignation as Choir conductor before describing Lund's initiatives for the Choir. It also looks at the Choir's repertoire and recordings as well as its television and radio broadcasts. Finally, it cites the appointment of Spencer Cornwall as Lund's successor.