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& plaza for all celebration featuring BIG SING 2019 August 31, 2019 WELCOME Since our first Big Sing in Grand Park, in the summer of 2017, we’ve raised our voices in song with thousands here in L.A. and throughout California. Our annual sing-along has become a summer highlight for many in the Los Angeles Master Chorale community, a chance to share in the joy of the art form that we all love so much. Thank you to Terri and Jerry Kohl for generously providing the resources for us to grow this program over the past two years, and to Lillian Lovelace for adding her support to Big Sing 2019. Today, we are pleased to share Big Sing with you as we participate in the opening celebration of The Music Center’s renovated Plaza. As a resident ensemble of Walt Disney Concert Hall, and a founding organization of The Music Center, the Master Chorale knows how important the new Plaza will be as a meeting place for Angelenos from all walks of life. It promises to enrich all of our lives and make events like Big Sing a part of the culture of our city as a whole. Thank you so much for coming to Big Sing 2019, enjoy this fabulous day, and keep singing! Jean Davidson President & CEO, Los Angeles Master Chorale WELCOME Welcome to the new Music Center Plaza and the Plaza for All Celebration! We are thrilled you are a part of this incredible weekend of festivities as Angelenos claim their new Plaza as the principal public square for Los Angeles County. Today’s event is truly one of community, where people from all over the county are joining together to sing, dance, make art and more. This new Plaza is a beautiful new place to connect with one another and experience the cultural vibrancy of Los Angeles. My thanks to our partners at the Los Angeles Master Chorale and LA Commons for their support in making this a wonderful day. I hope you will come back and experience all The Music Center Plaza has to offer. Enjoy! Rachel S. Moore President & CEO, The Music Center 1 Plaza for all celebration featuring BIG SING 2019 AUGUST 31, 2019 SCHEDULE 4 PM Plaza for All Celebration begins at Grand Park 5 PM Procession from Grand Park to Plaza 6 PM Big Sing 2019 on the Plaza The Music Center thanks The Grand for its generous support of the Plaza for All Celebration. 2 BIG SING 2019 PROGRAM Siyahamba ........................South African Traditional Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da ................. Lennon-McCartney Wimoweh: The Lion Sleeps Tonight ....... Solomon Linda Dancing Queen ........ Bonnie Anderson, Björn Ulvaeus, Stig Anderson (ABBA) Performed by the Los Angeles Master Chorale: Let the River Run ...............................Carly Simon, arr. Craig Hella Johnson True Colors ..... Tom Kelly, Billy Steinberg (Cyndi Lauper) De Colores ............................. Mexican Traditional Africa ..................... David Paich, Jeff Porcaro (Toto) I Love L.A. ................................... Randy Newman SING ..............................Pentatonix, arr. Ben Bram Big Sing 2019 is made possible by generous support from The Lovelace Family Trust, Terri and Jerry Kohl, and Philip A. Swan. 3 Siyahamba ADRIEN REDFORD, CONDUCTOR See-yah-hahm-beh, koo-kah-nyeh-nee kwehn-kohs (4X) See-yah-hahm-bah, ham-bah, hahm-bah, hahm-bah, oh! See-yah-hahm-beh, koo-kah-nyeh-nee kwehn-kohs See-yah-hahm-bah, ham-bah, hahm-bah, hahm-bah, oh! See-yah-hahm-beh, koo-kah-nyeh-nee kwehn-kohs VERSE 2: We are marching in the light of God (4X) VERSE 3: We are dancing in the light of God (4X) VERSE 4: We are singing in the light of God (4X) (turn) 4 Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da ERIC WHITACRE, CONDUCTOR Desmond has a barrow in the marketplace Molly is the singer in a band Desmond says to Molly, girl, I like your face And Molly says this as she takes him by the hand CHORUS: Ob la di, ob-la-da, life goes on, bra La-la, how the life goes on Ob-la di, ob-la-da, life goes on, bra La-la, how the life goes on Desmond takes a trolley to the jeweler’s store Buys a 20-carat golden ring Takes it back to Molly waiting at the door And as he gives it to her she begins to sing CHORUS In a couple of years, they have built A home sweet home With a couple of kids running in the yard Of Desmond and Molly Jones (turn) 5 OB-LA-DI OB-LA-DA (CONTINUED) Happy ever after in the marketplace Desmond lets the children lend a hand Molly stays at home and does her pretty face And in the evening she still sings it with the band CHORUS In a couple of years, they have built A home sweet home With a couple of kids running in the yard Of Desmond and Molly Jones Happy ever after in the marketplace Molly lets the children lend a hand Desmond stays at home and does his pretty face And in the evening she’s a singer with the band CHORUS And if you want some fun, sing ob-la-di, bla-da 6 Wimoweh: The Lion Sleeps Tonight GRANT GERSHON, CONDUCTOR Ah wimoweh, ah wimoweh / Ooo-eee! In the jungle, the mighty jungle, The lion sleeps tonight. In the jungle, the quiet jungle, The lion sleeps tonight. Near the village, the peaceful village, The lion sleeps tonight. Near the village, the quiet village, The lion sleeps tonight. Hush my darling, don’t fear my darling, The lion sleeps tonight. Hush my darling, don’t fear my darling, The lion sleeps tonight. 7 Dancing Queen SUE FINK, CONDUCTOR Ooh, you can dance, you can jive Having the time of your life Ooh, see that girl, watch that scene Diggin’ the dancing queen Friday night and the lights are low, looking out for a place to go Where they play the right music, getting in the swing You come to look for a king Anybody could be that guy, night is young and the music’s high With a bit of rock music, everything is fine You’re in the mood for a dance And when you get the chance … CHORUS: You are the dancing queen Young and sweet, only seventeen Dancing queen, feel the beat from the tambourine, oh yeah You can dance, you can jive Having the time of your life Ooh, see that girl, watch that scene 8 Diggin’ the dancing queen You’re a teaser, you turn ‘em on, leave ‘em burning and then you’re gone Looking out for another, anyone will do You’re in the mood for a dance And when you get the chance … CHORUS (Repeat: Diggin’ the dancing queen) 9 true colors JENNY WONG, CONDUCTOR You with the sad eyes, don’t be discouraged Oh I realize, it’s hard to take courage In a world full of people, you can lose sight of it all And the darkness inside you, can make you feel so small But I see your true colors shining through I see your true colors and that’s why I love you So don’t be afraid to let them show Your true colors, true colors Are beautiful like a rainbow Show me a smile then, don’t be unhappy, can’t remember When I last saw you laughing, if this world makes you crazy And you’ve taken all you can bear, you call me up Because you know I’ll be there And I’ll see your true colors shining through I see your true colors and that’s why I love you So don’t be afraid to let them show Your true colors, true colors Are beautiful like a rainbow 10 If this world makes you crazy, and you’ve taken all you can bear You call me up, because you know I’ll be there And I’ll see your true colors shining through I see your true colors and that’s why I love you So don’t be afraid to let them show Your true colors, true colors, true colors, are shining through I see your true colors, and that’s why I love you So don’t be afraid to let them show, your true colors True colors are beautiful, like a rainbow 11 De Colores KRISTEN TOEDTMAN, CONDUCTOR De colores, de colores se visten los campos en la primavera. De colores, de colores son los pajaritos que vienen de afuera. De colores, de colores es el arco iris que vemos lucir. Y por eso los grandes amores de muchos colores me gustan a mí. (repeat) Canta el gallo, canta el gallo con el quiri, quiri, quiri, quiri, quiri, la gallina, la gallina con el cara, cara, cara, cara, cara, los polluelos, los polluelos con el pío, pío, pío, pío, pi. Y por eso los grandes amores de muchos colores me gustan a mí. (repeat) 12 Africa SUE FINK, CONDUCTOR Doodoot doot doot doot doodoot doot bah! (repeat) I hear the drums echoing tonight But she hears only whispers of some quiet conversation She’s coming in, 12:30 flight The moonlit wings reflect the stars that guide me towards salvation I stopped an old man along the way Hoping to find some old forgotten words or ancient melodies He turned to me as if to say, “Hurry boy, it’s waiting there for you” CHORUS: It’s gonna take a lot to drag me away from you There’s nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do I bless the rains down in Africa Gonna take some time to do the things we never had (ooh, ooh) Doodoot doot doot doot doodoot doot bah! (repeat) (turn) 13 AFRICA (CONTINUED) Wild dogs cry out in the night As they grow restless, longing for some solitary company I know that I must do what’s right As sure as Kilimanjaro rises like Olympus above the Serengeti I seek to cure what’s deep inside, frightened of this thing that I’ve become CHORUS Doodoot doot doot doot doodoot doot bah! (repeat) Hurry boy, she’s waiting there for you CHORUS: It’s gonna take a lot to drag me away from you There’s nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do I bless the rains down in Africa I bless the rains down in Africa (I bless the rain) I bless the rains down in Africa (I bless the rain) I bless the rains down in Africa I bless the rains down in Africa (ah, gonna take the time) Gonna take some time to do the things we never had Doodoot doot doot doot doodoot doot bah! 14 I Love L.A.