"Ha'a mai na kama me ka makua," conductor Merrilee Webb chanted.
The English translation: "Dance forward you children of your Heavenly Father ... "
Webb and We Also Sing!, a choir made up of 364 women, were rehearsing for their concerts Saturday at 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. at the Salt Lake Tabernacle as part of the Temple Square Concert Series.
The melodic Hawaiian chant was written by Cy Bridges to celebrate the 150th anniversary of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Hawaiian Islands.
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