Tickets for the Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square’s Songs of Hope Benefit Concert at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, California will go on sale starting Friday, April 17, the choir and OC Tanner Gift of Music announced on ChurchofJesusChrist.org on April 13.
Tickets for the Wednesday, June 24th and Thursday, June 25th concerts can be purchased from the Hollywood Bowl website at hollywoodbowl.com.
All proceeds from ticket sales for the concert will be donated to trusted charities such as CARE, Helen Keller International Airport, and The Hunger Project, the announcement said. These charities work to improve maternal and child health, expand access to nutrition and education, and provide safe and supportive environments for women and children. The Church has previously worked with these nonprofit organizations around the world.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will match proceeds from concert ticket sales and double charitable donations from the event.
“This concert represents a meaningful intersection of music and purpose,” said Tabernacle Choir President Michael O. Leavitt. “We are returning to the Hollywood Bowl not only to celebrate a historic moment, but also to invite others to join us in our efforts to uplift and strengthen families and communities.”
The Tabernacle Choir first performed a century ago, on July 28, 1926, at the Hollywood Bowl to an estimated crowd of 15,000 people. The choir returned to the Hollywood Bowl stage on August 20, 1941, and again on May 23, 1963.
The June 2026 concert was announced on December 11, 2025. Guest artists for the concert will be announced at a later date, Monday’s announcement said.
This concert is the first to be held in conjunction with OC Tanner Gift of Music outside of Utah. The OC Tanner Gift of Music Concert, featuring the Tabernacle Choir and the Utah Symphony Orchestra, began in 1983 to encourage unity among the community. Free concerts were held every few years, usually at the Salt Lake Tabernacle or Conference Center. Most recently, the 40th anniversary celebration was held in 2023.
The Hollywood Bowl concert follows the choir and orchestra’s recent “Songs of Hope” world tour, which includes performances in Mexico in 2023. In 2024, the Philippines and Florida and Georgia in the southeastern United States. Peru and Argentina in 2025. Guest artists are participating in each. Concerts in Argentina and Brazil can be viewed on Tabernacle Choir’s YouTube channel.
Upcoming performances and special events
The 360-voice Tabernacle Choir and 200-member orchestra also appear on “Music & the Spoken Word” weekly, which airs Sunday mornings at 9:30 a.m. Mountain Daylight Time. For more information on how to watch in person or where to watch online, visit TheTabernacleChoir.org/music-and-the-spoken-word-weekly-broadcast.
On Sunday, April 19, the choir and orchestra will perform a special episode of “Music and Spoken Word,” which will be broadcast in more than a dozen African countries and will feature music and footage from several of them. Click here to learn more about and watch “The Joy We Share” episodes.
Additionally, Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid will join the Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square as a guest narrator on a special broadcast of “Music & the Spoken Word” on Sunday, July 5, celebrating the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Tickets are required for the broadcast, but will be on sale at a later date. Click here for details.
The Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra’s performance of “Battle Hymn of the Republic” is part of America’s Soundtrack, a collection of national music created to commemorate the nation’s 250th anniversary.
About the Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square
The members of the choir and orchestra are “music missionaries” and members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Choir members go through a month-long audition process.
The origins of the choir date back to 1847, when church pioneers formed a choir to sing at church conventions a few weeks after arriving in Utah’s Salt Lake Valley. The orchestra was organized in 1999, and up to 85 musicians from a roster of 200 volunteers perform with the choir on weekly “Music & the Spoken Word” broadcasts and other special events.
