Joseph Peeples is scheduled to perform at the Tabernacle on Temple Square in Salt Lake City on Friday, Oct. 16, 2026, at 7:30 p.m. This performance is part of the Tabernacle Organ Virtuoso Performance Series, which showcases renowned organists from around the globe playing on one of the world's most famous pipe organs.
The scheduled program features several classical works, including Claude Debussy's Danse (Tarentelle styrienne), Johann Sebastian Bach's Prelude and Fugue in D Major, BWV 532, and Dan Locklair's Rubrics: A Liturgical Suite for Organ. Additional pieces include Miroir by Ad Wammes, Choral no. 2 in B Minor by César Franck, Lay my burden down by Iain Farrington, and the Final from Louis Vierne's Symphony no. 5 in A Minor, op. 47.
Peeples, who was appointed as a Temple Square organist in 2019, participates in the daily recital series on the 206-rank Æolian-Skinner Tabernacle organ. His responsibilities include performing with The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square on the weekly Music & the Spoken Word radio and television broadcasts. He also serves on the faculty of the Choir's training school and accompanies the Temple Square Chorale, the Bells at Temple Square, and guest choirs during the semiannual general conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Peeples holds a Master of Music in organ performance from Brigham Young University, where he studied under Don Cook and Doug Bush. He is currently a doctoral candidate in organ performance at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, having studied with Janette Fishell, Chris Young, and Bruce Neswick. His previous professional roles include serving as Organist at First United Methodist Church in Santa Barbara and as University Organist at California Lutheran University. Outside of music, he works as a scientific programmer in optical thin-film research.
The performance at the Tabernacle on Temple Square is free and open to the public, and no tickets are required for attendance.
