Tamara Oswald and Jeannine Goeckeritz are principal harp and principal flute with the Orchestra at Temple Square. They perform, record and tour with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. These performances include the weekly international broadcast of Music and the Spoken Word as principal players and guest soloists, the annual PBS Christmas Specials of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square with featured headline artists Natalie Cole, Sissel, The King’s Singers, Renée Fleming, Bryn Terfel, Frederica Von Stada, and Brian Stokes Mitchell; the 2002 Winter Olympics Cultural Olympiad with John Williams, Richard Stoltzman and Evelyn Glennie and concerts with the Oak Ridge Boys, Gladys Knight, the Osmonds, and Liriel Domiciano. As guest soloists, they performed Mozart’s Concerto for Flute and Harp with the Orchestra at Temple Square.
With the elegance, beauty, and spiritual depth of their musical gifts, they are
among a few instrumentalists who have performed in live worldwide broadcasts of General Conference for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. They have also played for other sacred LDS gatherings, including the funeral of President Gordon B. Hinckley.
Under the baton of Mack Wilberg, Craig Jessop, Ryan T. Murphy, and Igor Gruppman, their musical talents can be heard on the numerous award winning and Grammy nominated Mormon Tabernacle Choir CDs, LDS films, and other Church broadcasts. While touring with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, they have performed at venues throughout the United States, including Lincoln Center, Ravinia, Disney Hall, Wolftrap Festival, Chautauqua, Saratoga Music Festival, Interlochen National Music Camp, and Red Rocks Amphitheatre. Both Tamara and Jeannine feel blessed to share the gift, light and uplifting spirit of music with the world.
The Oswald - Goeckeritz Duo
has performed at private VIP functions throughout the United States. They have given concerts for BYU Education Week Evening Performances, the International Double Reed Society in Austin, Texas with the Soulage Trio, the Utah Flute Association, and the Temple Square Concert Series. Most recently they performed at BYU Women’s Conference and the LDS Museum of Church History and Art as part of the Evening at the Museum series, with Ariel Bybee and Lloyd Newell. Passionate about inspiring and encouraging both children and adults to be involved in the arts, Oswald and Goeckeritz provide musical programs for Utah schools as part of Arts in Education.