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April 29, 2021 Choral Classroom MUSIC 180 7:00 PM

I Will Survive Freddie Perren (1943-2004)

Love on the Brain Rihanna (b. 1988)

Driver’s License Olivia Rodrigo (b. 2003)

Million Reasons Lady Gag (b. 1986)

Si una vez Pete Austudillo (b. 1963)

Culpable o no Luis Miguel (b. 1981)

My Future Billie Eilish (b. 2001) Finneas O’Conell (b. 1997)

One Last Song Sam Smith (b. 1992)

What Mercy Did for Me Mycah Tyler (b. 1983)

Echo Steven Furtick (b. 1980)

Freedom/Break Every Chain Holly Furtick (b. 1980) Will Reagan (b. 1996) I Will Survive I Will Survive, performed by Gloria Gaynor, reminds the public how hard it is to get over someone that made you feel that you couldn’t live without it. It is an anthem when it comes to letting someone go, and it works even better when you find out the person didn’t contribute at all to the relationship. So, it is a song that invites you to be healthy, and it reminds you that it may hurt to let go, but it was worth it in the end.

At first I was afraid, I was petrified I've got all my life to live Kept thinking I could never live without And I've got all my love to give and I'll survive you by my side I will survive, hey, hey But then I spent so many nights thinking It took all the strength I had not to fall apart how you did me wrong Kept trying hard to mend And I grew strong the pieces of my broken heart And I learned how to get along And I spent oh-so many nights just feeling sorry for myself And so you're back I used to cry From outer space But now I hold my head up high and you see me I just walked in to find you here with Somebody new that sad look upon your face I should have changed that stupid lock, I'm not that chained-up little person I should have made you leave your key still in love with you If I'd known for just one second you'd be And so you felt like dropping in back to bother me and just expect me to be free Go on now, go, walk out the door Well, now I'm saving all my lovin' for someone who's loving me Just turn around now Go on now, go, walk out the door 'Cause you're not welcome anymore Just turn around now Weren't you the one who tried to hurt 'Cause you're not welcome anymore me with goodbye? Weren't you the one who tried You think I'd crumble? to break me with goodbye? You think I'd lay down and die? You think I'd crumble? Oh no, not I, I will survive You think I'd lay down and die? Oh, as long as I know how to love, I know I'll stay alive

Love on the Brain Love on the Brain was performed and wrote by Rihanna. Also, it is a song that talks about how can sometimes when you fall in love with someone, it goes beyond only loving with the heart, she calls it to love on the brain because it is a cage that she set up in her head, where she was convinced that she could never get over her lover. So, this song describes how we may feel when we find someone, and in some way, it helps you understand when love is not healthy anymore.

And you got me like, oh Must be love on the brain What you want from me? And I tried to buy your pretty heart, but That's got me feeling this way (feeling this way) the price too high It beats me black and blue but it hurts me so good Baby you got me like, oh, mm And I can't get enough You love when I fall apart Must be love on the brain yeah So you can put me together And it keeps cursing my name (cursing my name) And throw me against the wall No matter what I do, I'm no good without you And I can't get enough Baby you got me like ah, woo, ah Must be love on the brain Don't you stop loving me (loving me) Don't quit loving me (loving me) I'm tired of being played like a violin Just start loving me (loving me) What do I gotta do to get in your heart?

Oh, and baby I'm fist fighting with fire Just to get close to you Can we burn something, babe? And I run for miles just to get a taste

Drivers License The song “Drivers License” it means what “You Belong With Me” was to millennials, a rallying cry for everyone who’s ever had feelings for someone who didn’t love them back. And while the pandemic rages on (COVID) , the emotional firecracker that is “Drivers License” offers a soundtrack for all of us to just pause for a second and feel things. It came right when we needed it.

I got my driver's license last week And all my friends are tired Just like we always talked about Of hearing how much I miss you, but 'Cause you were so excited for me I kinda feel sorry for them To finally drive up to your house 'Cause they'll never know you But today I drove through the suburbs the way that I do, yeah Crying 'cause you weren't around Today I drove through the suburbs And pictured I was driving home to you And you're probably with that blonde girl Who always made me doubt Red lights, stop signs She's so much older than me I still see your face in the She's everything I'm insecure about white cars, front yards Yeah, today I drove through the suburbs Can't drive past the places we used to go to 'Cause how could I ever love someone else? 'Cause you know I still love you, babe (ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh) And I know we weren't perfect, but I've never felt this way for no one Sidewalks we crossed And I just can't imagine how you could be I still hear your voice in the traffic, so okay now that I'm gone we're laughing Guess you didn't mean what you wrote in Over all the noise that song about me God, I'm so blue, know we're through 'Cause you said forever, now I drive alone But you know I still love you, babe past your street (ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh).

Million Reasons Million Reasons was a song performed and wrote by Lady Gaga. She was found in a moment in her life where she felt alone even though she was “with the company,” this song was meant to be for her fans because, in the end, they were the ones who tried their best to help her in her dark moments. She feels that even if the lyrics were not very deep and meaningful, she found in simplicity something she could call beautiful.

You're giving me a million reasons to let you go Head stuck in a cycle, I look off and I stare You're giving me a million reasons to quit the It's like that I've stopped breathing, show but completely aware You're giving me a million reasons 'Cause you're giving me a million reasons

If I had a highway, I would run for the hills And if you say something that you might If you could find a dry way, I'd forever be still even mean But you're giving me a million reasons It's hard to even fathom which parts I Give me a million reasons should believe 'Cause you're giving me a million reasons I bow down to pray I try to make the worst seem better Every heartbreak makes it hard Lord, show me the way to keep the faith To cut through all his worn-out leather But, baby, I just need one good one I've got a hundred million reasons to walk away Good one, good one, good one, good one, But, baby, I just need one good one to stay good one

Si una Vez This song was performed by Selena, a great Latin artist that was popular for her music and the way she would talk about love. She tried to make us understand with this song that it is ok to leave the one who is causing you pain and to don’t be so hard on yourself. This song has a strong message of empowerment and invites you to know your own worth.

I gave you all of me and more If I once told you that I loved you, But you want and threw it out the door I will never again I did everything you asked to me Because my love is over and dead But you took my love for granted Now you're begging me not to leave And I, I wonder when you'll realize That you didn't even say your goodbye If I once told you that I loved you, I now regret it I did everything you asked of me If I once told you I loved you But you took my love for granted I know now that I must've been crazy Now you're begging me not to leave. If I once told you that I loved you And that I’d give you the world to hold you Culpable o No This song is a ballad that was written and performed by Luis Miguel, one of the most famous artists in Latin American culture. Furthermore, this song talks about how he doesn’t want to believe the things the other people say about his girlfriend because he is blinded by the love he feels for her. So, he tries to confront her, and even though he already knew that she would confirm everything the other people said about her, he still loves her, and he is ready to move on with his heart in pieces.

Precisely, now that you you left, Lie to me, like always, Please lie to me I have been told that you've been cheating I need to believe you, convince me on me, Lie to me with a kiss, make it seem like Why, all of a sudden do you have so many love enemies? I need to love you, Guilty or not Why, do i have to excuse you? I'm no longer entitled to reproach you If they are lying, please defend yourself anything I know you won't do it, they speak the truth Nothing is left of you, of me, of yesterday It's a pity you'll always continue to hurt me It's a pity, our story could have been a Guilty or not, What can i do now? fantasy And now tell me my love, who's going to defend you?

My Future Billie Eilish performed this song, and she and her brother Finneas wrote it. Also, it talks about self-confidence and how we should fall in love with the beautiful things that can happen to our lives. So, our future should be one of the most important things we should be focusing on, and at the same time, we should encourage ourselves every day to be successful and to don’t settle for less.

I can't seem to focus Just wanna get to know myself And you don't seem to notice I'm not here I know supposedly I'm lonely now I'm just a mirror (lonely now) Know I'm supposed to be unhappy You check your complexion Without someone (someone) To find your reflection's all alone But aren't I someone? I had to go (Aren't I someone? Yeah) Can't you hear me? I'd (I'd) like to be your answer I'm not comin' home (be your answer) Do you understand? 'Cause you're so handsome I've changed my plans (you're so handsome)

'Cause I, I'm in love But I know better With my future Than to drive you home Can't wait to meet her 'Cause you'd invite me in And I, I'm in love And I'd be yours again But not with anybody else

One Last Song This song was performed and wrote by Sam Smith. He said in an interview, "I wasn't writing about this guy for the majority of the time and then towards the end of the album, weirdly, it's like I'd said everything I had to say about everything else, and he started to creep back into my mind. I was looking back on the ghosts of my past and the love that I'd experienced, and I kept looking back to that situation and how much it's changed me."

Maybe one day So this is what I will do I won't sing about you Maybe you're listening I'll sing a song about someone new So here's one last song for you But right here, right now You are on my mind And I hope it makes you feel And I think about you all the time And I hope it makes you burn I'm sending a message to you And I hope it reminds you of how much it And I'm hoping that it will get through hurt

When it was good it was bittersweet honey In case you hear this You made me sad 'til I loved the shade of blue Then know you're the love of my life I know you don't want to talk to me. Want to tell you I'm sorry I miss having you by my side When you were mine.

What Mercy Did for Me The song What mercy did for me talks about as the title says God’s mercy, and most of the time we tend to think that God can pick the areas in our lives where He has mercy. So, at the end of the day it is you that don’t let Him work and change you because we believe we can have control in some of the things we do. But we are here today because of Him and because He has a purpose, understanding this it helps you as a Christian find your purpose in life.

I was hopeless, I knew I was lost And every morning mercy will restore me And death and darkness were my only songs I will proclaim I needed someone to come rescue me And even if the world may fall before me And mercy heard my plea I will proclaim

And Lord, You found me And that's what Your mercy did for me You healed me That's what Your mercy did for me You called me from the grave (oh, I'm so grateful for Your mercy) You gave me Your real love That's what Your mercy did for me I thank You Jesus (You saved me and raised me, Lord) You washed my sins away And that's what Your mercy did for me And now I'm living, and I got forgiven (You’re so faithful, Lord) You came to set me free And that's what Your mercy did for me And that's what Your mercy did for me And that's what Your mercy did for me

You gave me beauty for my guilty stains And now I'm living day to day by His grace So excuse me if I can't contain my praise 'Cause I know that I've been saved

Echo Echo was performed by Elevation Worship; it was released in 2018, and its whole purpose was to encourage us to know that God’s love is more than our anxiety. God can fill us, and it is our light in the darkness. That is why it is very important to find yourself and your worth in Christ because He is the only one that gives us value and meaning in life.

When night has fallen Your love is holding on When fear is common And it won't let go Still You're calling me I feel it breaking out like an echo When faith is lost Your love is holding on And my hope exhausted And it won't let go You will be my strength I feel it breaking out like an echo Echo in my soul When my mind says I'm not good enough God, You're enough for me In every season I've decided I'm not giving up You keep repeating promises to me You won't give up on me Now there's no stopping You won't give up on me What you have started Till it is complete.

I wouldn’t be able to get where I am without God , my profesors, and the people that support me because they are my strength to keep growing and learning to be someone excellent to fulfill God’s purpose. Also, I am very thankful for everything Liberty University because they provided me the tools to learn every semester and accept a new challenge. Finally, this is what I have been preparing this year, and it is the result of what I learned, and I couldn’t be more grateful for that.

Isabella Botero Sanchez is a student of Dr. Mindy Damon.

This recital is presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Bachelor of Music in Commercial Music: Artist Development Concentration degree.

We would like to thank the Liberty University Administration for their faithful support of the School of Music.

Dr. Jerry Prevo, President Dr. Scott Hicks, Provost and Chief Academic Officer Dr. Stephen Müller, Dean, School of Music The School of Music Administration, Faculty, and Staff