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Summarized by Kent Larsen
Tab Likely Asked to Perform for 2002 Olympics
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH -- The producer hired by the Salt Lake Organizing
Committee for the opening ceremonies of the 2002 Winter Olympic Games says
that the Mormon Tabernacle Choir will likely be asked to perform. "We want
to use them for sure. There's no question," said DOn Mischer, whose company
will produce the Salt Lake opening ceremony. But other details of the show,
including what role the LDS Church will play in the opening ceremony, either
have not yet been decided or are secret to preserve surprises for the audience.
Mischer did say it is not likely that the show will include a segment on the
LDS Church. Nor, he says, will it be a historical pageant. The Sydney show
was noted for its portrayal of Australian history from aboriginal times to
modern suburbia.
Both Mischer and SLOC President Mitt Romney say they aren't trying to top
Sydney's opening ceremony. Instead, they want to present a "winter
wonderland," warmed by local hospitality.
Source:
LDS choir likely to get call in '02
Deseret News 17Sep00 A1
By Lisa Riley Roche: Deseret News staff writer
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