Pioneer Day concert features renowned Welsh mezzo-soprano

July 20, 2012

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MR says: If you don't have tickets to tonight or tomorrow's concerts, there's always the standby line. It will also be broadcast on several channels throughout the next week. I hear this is one not to miss.

She will perform with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir for the annual Pioneer Day concert 20-21 July 2012 at 8:00 p.m. in the Conference Center.

Jenkins became more familiar to American audiences recently as she competed on ABC’s 14th season of Dancing with the Stars. She said the invitation to sing with the choir came when she was participating on the popular television program. She said she was “absolutely thrilled” with the opportunity to perform with the choir. “I was well aware of the choir and its Welsh roots and thought it would be a lovely thing to do.”

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