Wow ... article on the perpetual education

[Indy Coug]

Originally Posted by Detroitdad

Thanks for the link. The Perpetual Education Fund is one of my favorite charity.

Thanks for the reminder. I need to contribute more than I have.

[MikeWaters]

Originally Posted by Jeff Lebowski

A review on amazon.com? That's your second opinion?

This recording typifies recordings of masterworks by the mormon tabernacle choir and friends. It is, as usual, technically ok, and rather on the bland side. The diction, while sometimes clear, frequently features overprominent stress of consonants; a typical feature of amateur choirs.

http://www.amazon.com/Brahms-German-.../dp/B000028TW5

[tooblue]

Originally Posted by Mormon Red Death

Too Blue - Apologist Extrordinaire

The numbers don't lie my good man ... I'm not going to be a part of the sold out crowds who paid a lot of money to hear them perform in Toronto this spring. The price of the tickets is pretty steep!

[Archaea]

Originally Posted by tooblue

The numbers don't lie my good man ... I'm not going to be a part of the sold out crowds who paid a lot of money to hear them perform in Toronto this spring. The price of the tickets is pretty steep!

What do you have to say about the overstressing of consonants as opposed to vowels? I hadn't heard that technical criticism before.

[tooblue]

Originally Posted by Mormon Red Death

As one who gives "religiously" to the PEF I am very glad they have it. IMO they need a BYU Brazil and BYU Mexico within the next 10 years. I will be honest that I was a little disappointed that the church is spending a billion on downtown salt lake when they could have expanded and had a byu Brazil.

My personal opinion is that they should have made downtown slc into the MTC and used the MTC in provo to expand byu. Then the money they saved they should open up BYU brazil and not charge tuition

BYU Brazil and Mexico are very good ideas IMO ... I also believe they should build a BYU Africa, actually I imagine it happening first.

[MikeWaters]

I think the best argument is this: why was the BYU men's chorus superior to Motab?

And please don't tell me it is because they don't have women (as they are saying on cougarboard).

[tooblue]

Originally Posted by Archaea

What do you have to say about the overstressing of consonants as opposed to vowels? I hadn't heard that technical criticism before.

gripping review, I know. Kind of like the film reviewer that bags on your favorite blockbuster summer 2007 film.

[tooblue]

Originally Posted by MikeWaters

I think the best argument is this: why was the BYU men's chorus superior to Motab?

And please don't tell me it is because they don't have women (as they are saying on cougarboard).

lol

[Goatnapper'96]

Originally Posted by tooblue

I didn't attend BYU. I paid my own way through College. I do not see any inequity what so ever.

Neither did I and my college was paid by the American taxpayers, however I firmly believe that the Book of Mormon makes it clear that those of us blessed with the material success so prevalent on the North American Continent have a moral obligation to share that wealth.

I think the PEF is a wise method of sharing that wealth in a way that lifts others out of the abject poverty so prevalent in their native lands.

[Brian]

i don't get into the motab either. once you've heard a song or two, you've basically heard it all. And our hymn selection is a lot to do with it. very boring stuff.
i'd be much more inspired with some pipe-breaking bach on the organ instead of the choir.
they ought to use that organ how it was mean to be played.