Salt Lake Men\u2019s Choir brings Disney to the stage with When You Wish...

The Salt Lake Men’s Choir, now in its 36th or 37th year (no one can agree), is headed to Disneyland during Gay Days Anaheim in October. The group is slated to sing onstage as a guest of Disneyland.

You can see a peek of what songs they will perform at the choir’s annual spring concert, April 26–27 at 7:30 p.m. at Highland High School. From the ubiquitous “When You Wish Upon a Star” from Disney’s 1940 adaptation of Pinocchio to “Remember Me” from Disney-Pixar’s 2017 Coco, the choir will sing favorites through the years.

Screenwriter and songwriter Robert Sherman said that Walt Disney’s favorite song was “Feed the Birds” from the 1964 version of Mary Poppins.

“On Fridays, after work, [​Walt Disney would] often invite us into his office and we’d talk about things that were going on at the Studio. After a while, he’d wander to the north window, look out into the distance and just say, “Play it,” and Dick would wander over to the piano and play ‘Feed the Birds’ for him. One time just as Dick was almost finished, under his breath, I heard Walt say, ‘Yep. That’s what it’s all about.’” It is a choir favorite as well. The tear-jerker “God Help the Outcasts” will take on a new meaning this year, as the song was written for Disney’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Several boisterous and happy songs are, of course, included to round out the evening, including “Sieze the Day” from Newsies.

Tickets are $20 at saltlakemenschoir.org.