From the beginning, music has been the chosen way to express feelings that words alone can't.

Mack Wilberg

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True excellence is a product of synergy.

product true synergy excellence

People love to hear the choir sing the hymns.

sing choir love people

Collaboration is an important part of the process, and ego is never a part of it.

never collaboration ego important

Our mandate is to sing for everyone. We don't just sing for one group or sing one genre... This is everybody's choir.

everyone just group choir

Usually, all I want is peace and quiet when I'm driving home.

driving home quiet peace

The thing that's great about singing together is it's a great way of bringing people together.

great singing together people

The MTC is known for singing music by great master composers, hymns, American music, Broadway numbers, popular songs, and inspirational music. If the audience doesn't like one genre, they need only wait for the next number.

great singing music inspirational

As much sorrow and grief as came from 9/11, there have also come positives.

much come sorrow grief

I think music - it sounds cliche, but music can be very healing.

i-think think music healing

It's a great privilege and a highlight for choir and orchestra members to perform for audiences in live concerts.

live great choir privilege

Sometimes I prefer when I can hear other people conduct my music so I can sit out and actually hear it. When you are in the middle of it, sometimes it's a little bit hard to hear and get the whole effect.

you music sometimes people

I suppose I write music for people, not for the filing cabinet or the museum.

museum write music people

In the '70s and '80s, if you said you wrote for 'the people,' that meant you weren't any good. But I think that's changing.

good think you people

There are probably limits on what the choir can sing well.

sing well choir limits

The choir tries to perform for everyone. It enables us to be very diversified with our audiences.

us everyone our choir

I loved teaching and directing choral activities at BYU, but nothing surpasses working with the MTC musicians.

activities musicians loved nothing

A requiem is meant to bring comfort.

meant bring requiem comfort

I do think one of my strengths is the ability to adapt to whatever the situation is.

whatever think ability situation

Latin is beautiful and has become something of an international language, but there is also something about singing in your native language that has meaning.

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Even missionaries get discouraged at times.

times even get discouraged