Call of the Champions
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title:
Call of the Champions
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Call of the Champions is a fanfare for orchestra and choir composed by John Williams for the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah. Premiering at the Opening Ceremony on February 8, 2002, it began with the call by the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square of "Citius! Altius! Fortius!", which is the Olympic Motto chosen by the founder of the modern Games, Baron Pierre de Coubertin. Williams added another Latin word as well: "Clarius," meaning "clearer." The recording of this theme heard during
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2002 single by John Williams ft. The Utah Symphony and the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call_of_the_Champions
date created:
2005-06-05T00:30:04Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T00:18:52Z
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