The choir, the premier performing troupe of the Utah-based faith, flew to Mexico on June 13 and performed concerts June 15 at the Cathedral of Toluca and June 17 and 18 at the National Auditorium in Mexico City. Right now, travelers face no COVID-related restrictions when flying to Mexico. When cases of any transmissible illness occur - including COVID-19 - members are not seated in the choir loft until they are no longer symptomatic. Members’ health is monitored even when they are not traveling, and cases of COVID-19 occur “with some regularity,” Smoot said. The troupe, she said, always travels with medical staff. Smoot said the recent spread of the virus didn’t hinder the ability of the choir and orchestra, featuring about 400 singers and musicians, to attend all of their concerts and obligations in Mexico.
The church said in a June 14 news release that special “Spoken Word” segments were to be recorded at various landmarks throughout Mexico City. This week’s show was recorded in Mexico on June 18.
The performance is also broadcast on KSL-TV. During the height of the pandemic, the show featured previously recorded performances. “Music and the Spoken Word” is the longest continuously running network broadcast in radio history, having been on the airwaves for more than 90 years. “This week’s television and radio broadcast was recorded in Mexico and will be aired as planned.”
“To allow the choir the opportunity to rest and recover, and to prevent the further spread of any illness, the choir has canceled this week’s rehearsal and Sunday’s live taping of ‘Music and the Spoken Word,’” Smoot wrote.
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