C H A R L O T T E C H I L D R E N ' S C H O I R & ONE VOICE CHORUS SONGS ON THE SQUARE

SATURDAY 03.27.21 TWO SHOWS 1:00 PM + 3:00 PM

SPIRIT SQUARE PLAZA artsplus.org P R O G R A M

COMBINED CHARLOTTE CHILDREN'S CHOIR

S A N ' B O N A N I TRADITIONAL ISIZULU, ARR. MICHAEL BARRETT

San'bonani nonke nisaphila nje? Hello, all of you, are you well?

LYRIC CHOIR

S I S I K U S H A N G I L I A VICTOR C. JOHNSON

Sisi n'goma. Sisi kuimba. We will dance. We will sing. Sisi kushangilia. We will be glad.

G L O R I A ANTONIO VIVALDI, ARR. RUSSELL ROBINSON

Gloria in excelsis Deo. Glory to God in the highest.

O Y E JIM PAPOULIS SOLO: SOPHIA MCGIRT

Está solo, llorando, They are alone, crying, en silencia, en la oscuridad. in silence, in the darkness. Está soñando, deseando, They are dreaming, desiring, con esperanza, por la oportunidad. with hope, for the opportunity. Escúchalos, escúchalos, ellos te llaman. Listen to them, they call to you.

Oye, are you listening? Oye, can you hear them calling? They are calling to you. Can you hear us?

Escúchalos, míralos. They listen to you, they watch you. Escucha lo que tratan de decir. They listen to what you try to say. Están en busquedad, del camino, They are searching for the way, pequeñas voces llamándote. small voices calling to you. Escúchalos, escúchalos, ellos te llaman. Listen to them, they call to you. P R O G R A M

H A R M O N Y C H O I R

M A Z U R K A KEN BERG Text is all "Solfege", our system of teaching to read music.

T H E A R R O W A N D T H E S O N G MARY LYNN LIGHTFOOT, POEM BY HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW

I shot an arrow into the air, It fell to earth, I knew not where; For, so swiftly it flew, swiftly it flew, The sight could not follow in its flights.

I breathed a song into the air, It fell to earth, I knew not where; For who has sight so keen and strong, That it can follow the flight of song? Who can follow the flight of song?

Long, long afterward, long afterward, in an oak, In an oak I found the arrow still unbroke; And the song, from beginning, beginning to end, I found again. I found again in the heart of a friend.

I A M A S M A L L P A R T O F T H E W O R L D SALLY K. ALBRECHT AND JAY ALTHOUSE

I am a small part of the world. I have a small hand which to hold. But if I stand by your side and you put your hand in mine, Together we can be so strong and bold.

I am a small part of the world. I have a small dream in my eyes. But if I tell you my dreams, and if you add yours to mine, Together we can reach up to the skies.

Hand in hand, dreams combine, voice with voice, together for all time. Hand in hand, dreams combine, voice with voice, for all time.

I am a small part of the world. I have a small voice ringing clear. But if I sing out for freedom, and you add your voice to mine, Together we have nothing left to fear.

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CONCERT CHOIR

S A N C T U S AUDREY SNYDER

Sanctus Domine Deus sabaoth, Holy Lord God of hosts, Pleni sunt coeli et terra gloria tua, Heaven and earth are full of thy glory, Hosanna in excelsis. Hosanna in the highest.

A T L A S T HARRY WARREN, ARR. JAY ALTHOUSE SOLOS: EMMA HEDINGER AND IMANI DAVIS

At last my love has come along. My lonely days are over, and life is like a song. At last the skies above are blue. My heart was wrapped in clover, the night I looked at you.

I found a dream that I can speak to, A dream that I can call my own. I found a thrill to press my cheek to, a thrill I've never known.

You smiled and then the spell was cast. And here we are in heaven, for you are mine at last. P R O G R A M

ONE VOICE CHORUS

F O R N O W ROBERT LOPEZ AND JEFF MARX, ARR. MAC HUFF

Everyone’s a little bit unsatisfied. Everyone goes ‘round a little empty inside. Take a breath, look around, swallow your pride, for now. Nothing lasts, life goes on, full of surprises. You’ll be faced with problems of all shapes and sizes. You’re going to have to make a few compromises, for now. But only for now. For now, only for now.

For now we’re healthy, for now we’re employed. For now we’re happy, if not overjoyed. And we’ll accept the things we cannot avoid, for now. But only for now. For now, only for now.

For now there’s life! For now there’s love! For now there’s work! For now there’s happiness! For now discomfort! For now there’s friendship! For now, only for now.

Masks! Are only for now. Distance! Is only for now. Zoom choir! Is only for now.

Don’t stress, relax, let life roll off your backs. Except for death and paying taxes, everything in life is only for now.

Each time you smile, it’ll only last a while. Life may be scary, but it’s only temporary. Everything in life is only for now!

L I S T E N HENRY KRIEGER, ANNE PREVEN, SCOTT CUTLER, AND BEYONCÉ KNOWLES ARR. MARK BRYMER

Listen to the song here in my heart, You should have listened. a melody I start but can’t complete. There is someone here inside, Listen to the sound from deep within someone I’d thought had died so long ago It’s only beginning to find release. Oh, I’m screamin’ out and Oh, the time has come for my dreams will be heard. my dreams to be heard. They will not be pushed aside or worse They will not be pushed aside and turned Into your own all ‘cause you won’t listen Into your own all cause you won’t listen.

Listen, I am alone at a crossroads. Listen to the song here in my heart, I’m not at home in my own home a melody I start but I, I will complete. And I tried and tried to say what’s on my mind. Now I’m done believin’ you. You should have known. You don’t know what I’m feelin’ Oh, now I’m done believin’ you. I’m more than what you made of me. You don’t know what I’m feelin I followed the voice you gave to me. I’m more than what you made of me. But now I gotta find my own. I followed the voice you gave to me. But now I gotta find my own.

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ONE VOICE CHORUS + CONCERT CHOIR

R E Q U I E M ELIZA GILKYSON, ARR. CRAIG HELLA JOHNSON

mother mary, full of grace, awaken all our homes are gone, our loved ones taken, taken by the sea. mother mary, calm our fears, have mercy drowning in a sea of tears, have mercy, hear our mournful plea.

our world has been shaken, we wander our homelands forsaken. in the dark night of the soul, bring some comfort to us all. oh mother mary, come and carry us in your embrace that our sorrows may be faced.

mary, fill the glass to overflowing, illuminate the path where we are going. have mercy on us all.

in funeral fires burning each flame to your mystery returning. in the dark night of the soul, your shattered dreamers, make them whole. oh mother mary, find us where we've fallen out of grace, lead us to a higher place.

in the dark night of the soul, our broken hearts you can make whole. oh mother mary, come and carry us in your embrace. let us see your gentle face, mary.

ONE VOICE CHORUS + CONCERT CHOIR + LYRIC CHOIR

L I G H T O F A C L E A R B L U E M O R N I N G DOLLY PARTON

It’s been a long, dark night, and I’ve been waitin’ for the mornin’. It’s been a long, hard fight, but I see a brand new day a’dawnin’. I’ve been looking for the sunshine, cause I ain’t seen it in so long. Ev’rything’s gonna work out fine. Ev’rything’s gonna be alright, it’s gonna be okay

I can see the light of a clear blue mornin’. I can see the light of a brand new day. I can see the light of a clear blue mornin’. Ev’rything’s gonna be alright, it’s gonna be okay.

It's been a long, long time since I've known the taste of freedom Those clinging vines that had me bound, well I don't need 'em Oh, I've been like a captured eagle. You know an eagle's born to fly. Now that I have won my freedom, like an eagle, I am eager for the sky One Voice is the LGBTQIA and allies chorus of Charlotte.

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