Osmond family joins Tabernacle for Pioneer Day Concert

The entire Osmond family — including the Osmond Brothers, Donny, Marie and Jimmy — will be featured as guest artists for this year's Pioneer Day Concert by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square.The concerts will be presented on Friday, July 25, and Saturday, July 26, at 7:30 p.m. in the Conference Center. Mack Wilberg, music director, will conduct."We are honored and pleased to have the Osmond Family join us as guest artists for our Pioneer Day concert this year," said Brother Wilberg. "The members of this wonderful musical family are true pioneers, not only as Latter-day Saints in the entertainment business but also as landmark recording and performing artists and so they are a great fit for this concert. We have planned a program that showcases the choir and at the same time features a wonderful variety of the songs the Osmonds are famous for.""This has truly been an amazing year for our family," said Jimmy Osmond, youngest of the Osmond brothers. "After performing to sold-out concerts all over the world, there is no better grand finale for us to celebrate our 50 years of entertainment than to return home to Utah where it all started. Being invited to perform with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square is a great personal honor for us."Free tickets for the concerts are required.Those interested may register on the Internet at www.lds.org/events for the opportunity to receive tickets starting Saturday, May 24, at 12:01 a.m. through Monday, June 2, 2008, at 11:59 p.m. Those without Internet access, may register over the phone at (801) 570-0080 (local) or at 1-866-LDS-TIKS.All registrations received during those 10 days will have equal chances at receiving tickets in the random selection process.(This story is provided by the LDS Church News, an

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