The Mormon Tabernacle Choir performing with Erich Kunzel and his Cincinnati Pops Orchestra: It doesn't get much better than that, and it will take place June 18.

When 314 of the choir's singers arrive at the Riverbend Music Center -- located by the Ohio River on the outskirts of Cincinnati -- renowned Pops director Kunzel will "be there with open arms to welcome them."

There is a challenge, however, and the 74-year-old maestro is meeting it head on: He was diagnosed on April 29 with cancer in his pancreas, liver and colon.



In a telephone interview with the Church News on May 27, he said that he will direct the choir and his orchestra as planned.

"I feel fine," he declared in a voice that resonated with positive energy and attitude. "I'm taking chemo treatments. I'm going forward. I'm fighting this thing and I'm going to win. I'll be there to direct the choir during its first concert on its tour."

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