Live Concert of Hope Lovers Lane UMC Shipp Chapel - Sunday, May 3, 2020 – 5:00 p.m.

Alyssa Barnes, soprano | Brooke Gibson, mezzo-soprano | Erin Roth Thomas, mezzo-soprano Ryan McDonald, tenor | Brandon Gibson, baritone | Jimmy Emery, piano, Director of Music

And Can It Be? text: Charles Wesley (1707-1788) | music: Dan Forrest (b. 1978) Brandon Gibson, baritone

Miracle of Miracles (Fiddler) text: Sheldon Harnick (b. 1924) | music: Jerry Bock (1928-2010) Ryan McDonald, tenor

Some Days text: James Baldwin (1924-1987) | music: Steve Marzullo Brooke Clark Gibson, mezzo-soprano

Count Your Blessings (White Christmas) text and music: Irving Berlin (1888-1989) Erin Roth Thomas, mezzo-soprano

Forever Young (Mr. Tambourine Man) text: Bob Dylan (b. 1941) | music: John Corigliano (b. 1938) Alyssa Barnes, soprano

It Is Well with My Soul text: Horatio Spafford (1828-1888) | music: Philip Bliss (1838-1876) arr. Craig Courtney (b. 1954) Brandon Gibson, baritone

No One Is Alone (Into the Woods) text and music: Stephen Sondheim (b. 1930) Brooke Clark Gibson, mezzo-soprano

Where the Music Comes From text and music: Lee Hoiby (1926-2011) Alyssa Barnes, soprano

Feed the Birds (Mary Poppins) Richard M. Sherman (b. 1928), Robert B. Sherman (1925-2012) The Place Where Lost Things Go text and music: Marc Shaiman (b. 1959), Scott Wittman (b. 1954) Erin Roth Thomas, mezzo-soprano

Danny Boy text: Frederic Weatherly (1848-1929) | music: Traditional (Irish) arr. Jake Heggie (b. 1961) Ryan McDonald, tenor

Ride On, King Jesus Traditional (Spiritual), arr. Hall Johnson (1888-1970) Alyssa Barnes, soprano

Bridge over Troubled Water text and music: Paul Simon (b. 1941), Art Garfunkel (b. 1941) Ryan McDonald, tenor

He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands Traditional (Spiritual), arr. Margaret Bonds (1913-1972) Brooke Clark Gibson, mezzo-soprano

You’ll Never Walk Alone text: Oscar Hammerstein II (1895-1960) | music: Richard Rodgers (1902-1979) Brandon Gibson, baritone

Climb Ev’ry Mountain (The Sound of Music) text: Oscar Hammerstein II | music: Richard Rodgers Erin Roth Thomas, mezzo-soprano

The Lord Bless You and Keep You text: Numbers 6:24-26 | music: Peter C. Lutkin (1858-1931)

Alyssa Barnes is a graduate Erin Roth Thomas Praised of the SMU Performance by TheaterJones for Diploma program, where she possessing “a voice of studied with Camille King. surprising power and She earned her Bachelor of emotion”, mezzo-soprano Music at the University of Erin Roth Thomas regularly Texas and a Master of Music performs as a concert soloist at SMU. She currently leads in the DFW area, singing a the soprano section of the vast repertoire ranging from Lovers Lane UMC Sanctuary Bach’s Magnificat to Choir and teaches voice at Danielpour’s An American Robinson Middle School, where it is her mission to Requiem. Equally comfortable on the stage, she has produce healthy and confident young singers. Alyssa performed numerous roles, including Hansel in Hansel has performed leading soprano roles in The Magic and Gretel, Pitti-Sing in The Mikado, Orlofsky Flute, L'Elisir d'Amor, and Alcina with the SMU in Die Fledermaus, and most recently, The Mother in Meadows Opera Ensemble. Professionally, Alyssa Amahl and the Night Visitors. In addition to serving as made her Lyric Stage debut in 2018 as Agatha in their the alto section leader with the Lovers Lane Sanctuary summer production of Guys and Dolls. Choir, Erin is a member of Vigil Scholar Cantorum, a professional quartet that sings weekly at St. Thomas Brooke Clark Gibson, a Aquinas Catholic Church. She also frequently performs frequent recitalist and as a chorister and soloist with some of the finest concert artist, Ms. Clark ensembles in the area, including Orpheus Chamber Gibson has performed as a Singers, Verdigris Ensemble, Dallas Bach Society, guest artist with such the Incarnatus, and Highland Park Chorale. From Lufkin, Dallas Texas, and a proud graduate of Stephen F. Austin State , Fort Worth University, Erin lives with her husband, Chad, and the Symphony Orchestra, the best dog in the world, Reggie. Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra, Plano Ryan McDonald has been Symphony Orchestra, an active performer since Indianapolis Opera, he moved to Dallas nine Amarillo Opera, Opera North, Opera in the Heights years ago as a singer and (Houston),The Dallas Bach Society, Plano Civic arranger. His operatic roles Chorus, Camerata Dallas Young Soloists Orchestra, include Eisenstein in Die Carmel Symphony Orchestra, Meadows Symphony Fledermaus, Papageno in Orchestra, Voces Intimae, Dallas Puccini Society, The Magic Flute, Prince Lyric Stage (Irving), The Living Opera, Intimate Hilarion in Princess Ida, Opera, Brevard Music Festival, among others. A KoKo in The Mikado, and frequent guest soloist at churches across the DFW Bardolfo in Falstaff. He is Metroplex and the Midwest, Ms. Clark Gibson the tenor section leader for currently serves as Vocal Coach at Lovers Lane United Lovers Lane UMC and The Texas Voices, and has Methodist Church, having just completed two years on performed with the Regal Opera Company, Highland the Independent Voice Faculty of Booker T. Park Chorale, and the Dallas Chorale Festival. He has Washington High School for the Performing and appeared multiple times as a tenor soloist for the Visual Arts (where she also served as Voice Texarkana Symphony, most recently in their Coordinator during her second year). She maintains an performance of Bach’s Gloria from the B minor Mass. active performance career, a full private voice and He also performed King Kaspar for Diversita Opera staging studio, and continues to professionally stage Company’s production of Amahl and the Night Visitors. direct. A proud member of NATS, Ms. Clark Gibson He is grateful to be a part of this Concert of Hope, and is received her Bachelor of Music in Voice with Honors hopeful it will bring comfort and joy during this time of from Butler University (Indpls., IN), and Master of uncertainty. Music in Voice from the Meadows School of the Arts at Southern Methodist University. Brandon Gibson is Jimmy Emery, has served steadily building a on staff as the Director of reputation as a Music and Worship of professional classical Lovers Lane United soloist in the DFW Methodist Church, Dallas, Metroplex and Texas, since 2006. His surrounding regions. In abiding commitment to the recent seasons, he has principles of strong artistic been a soloist with excellence, truly passionate American Baroque worship, and authentic Opera Company, The relationships guides his Dallas Bach Society, The approach to ministry and Irving Symphony, Voces helps to shape a nurturing atmosphere in which the Intimae, Lovers Lane UMC, and the Plano diverse musical ensembles of the church thrive. As a Symphony/Plano Civic Chorus, among others. This devoted collaborative performer, Jimmy has served past season, Brandon performed the twin roles of fifteen seasons on the artistic staff of the Children’s Apollon and Pluton in Charpentier’s La descente Chorus of Greater Dallas and performs regularly with d’Orphée aux enfers, and also reprised the role of The Texas Voices and Resounding Harmony. He also Melchior in the Lovers Lane UMC production of serves as a music specialist and principal Collaborative Amahl and the Night Visitors. Brandon attended Rice Pianist for Brookhaven College in Dallas, Texas. University and Southern Methodist University, where Jimmy participates broadly as a collaborative pianist he earned his Bachelor and Master degrees, for secondary choral and instrumental programs respectively, in vocal performance. In addition to his throughout the DFW Metroplex, including Dallas, current focus on concert work, Brandon previously Plano, Allen, Lancaster, Lewisville, Mansfield, and traveled & performed regionally with various opera Wylie. As a conductor, Jimmy has led numberous companies, including Amarillo Opera, South Texas orchestrated performances of sacred masterworks. Lyric Opera, Opera in the Heights. Brandon also holds Jimmy, a summa cum laude graduate of the Meadows the position of baritone section leader for the Lovers School of the Arts at Southern Methodist University, Lane UMC Sanctuary Choir. earned a Master of Music degree in Music Education with a Concentration in Choral Conducting and a Bachelor of Music degree in Piano Performance, Piano Pedagogy, and Music Education.

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