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Lloyd Newell narrates historic interfaith concert at LA meetinghouse

LA interfaith concert with Lloyd Newell
A representative of the City of Los Angeles presents Elder John L. Merrill, Area Seventy, an award of honor for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints during the Los Angeles interfaith concert in Los Angeles, California, on October 18, 2026.
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Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, and Sikh communities came together for the first Los Angeles interfaith concert on Sunday, October 18, 2026. The concert was held at a meetinghouse of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Los Angeles, California, and was free for all to attend. ...

The evening featured African American gospel music, Muslim traditional drums, and Catholic, Hindu, Jewish, Latter-day Saint, and Sikh musicians. Choirs, soloists, children, and instrumentalists shared music meaningful to their faith traditions and joined together in song.

President Lloyd D. Newell of the Church’s California Los Angeles Mission narrated the event. He served for 34 years as announcer and writer for The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square’s international broadcast, “Music & the Spoken Word.”

Visit Church Newsroom to learn more about the event’s theme and see photos from the gathering.

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Music that lifts and renews

Blending newly composed choral works with some of the most recognizable melodies in classical music, this new album from The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square creates a deeply peaceful and moving listening experience. Iconic themes, including Pachelbel’s Canon in D and Saint-Saëns’ “Aquarium,” are brought to life by 360 voices and a full orchestra.

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