Mack Wilberg correspondence, approximately 1984-2000

Sub-Series — Multiple Containers

Identifier: MSS 7784 Series 2 Sub-Series 3

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence for and from Mack Wilberg. Letters include notes from students and former students. There are many thank you notes from fans and performance audience members. Correspondence is professional as well as personal. Included are birthday and other greeting cards. Some letters include photographs. Dates range approximately 1984-1999.

Dates

Creation: approximately 1984-2000

Creator

Wilberg, Mack (composer, Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Open for public research.

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from the Mack Wilberg collection must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.

Biographical History

From the Collection:

Dr. Mack Wilberg (born 1955) is a world renowned composer and director of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.

Wilberg was raised in Castle Dale, Utah. He learned the piano and became a gifted clarinetist. He served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in South Korea and was part of a missionary vocal group called New Horizons. Wilberg attend Brigham Young University and received his bachelor's degree. He received his master's and doctoral degrees from the University of Southern California. He became a professor at Brigham Young University and conducted the Concert Choir and Men's Chorus. In May 1999 Wilberg was appointed to associate director of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Temple Square Chorale conductor. On March 28, 2008, he was appointed director of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.