Alex Boyé Sings With The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square at Pioneer Day Concert in Utah

“I don’t sing with my hands behind my back sitting on a chair. I give everything,” said singer Alex Boyé, who was feeling right at home during the annual Pioneer Day concert with The Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square. “Like a grand homecoming,” said the former choir member, who sang to a large crowd during “Music for a Summer Evening” in the Conference Center on Temple Square in downtown Salt Lake City Friday night, July 14, 2017.
The concert kicked off with a tribute to the Latter-day Saint pioneers who arrived in the Salt Lake Valley 170 years ago, July 24, 1847. Songs included “They, the Builders of the Nation” and “Faith in Every Footstep.”
Boyé recalled spending time near Brigham Young’s grave while living near the Salt Lake Temple in downtown Salt Lake City for about eight years. The native of London, England, expressed appreciation for pioneers. “You’re blazing trails that people have not done, and that’s what really encapsulates The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,” he explained.
The evening performance included several show tunes such as “Where You Are” from Disney’s “Moana” and a selection of African-American Spiritual songs, including Boyé’s signature rendition of “I Want Jesus to Walk With Me.”
“The music that I do now is pop music with an African twist,” described Boyé, a style perfect for the trio of songs from “The Lion King” that he performed at the end of the concert, including “He Lives in You,” “Endless Night” and “Circle of Life.”