[percussion music]
[ E Oru O arranged by Rosephanye Powell]
[singing in Yoruba]
[ E Oru O arranged by Rosephanye Powell]
[rhythmic clapping]
[audience cheering and applauding]
[ O Praise the Lord by Adolphus Hailstork]
* O praise the Lord
* Hallelujah * Hallelujah
* O praise the Lord all ye nations *
* Praise Him all ye people * Hallelujah
* O praise the Lord all ye nations *
* Praise Him all ye nations
* O praise the Lord all ye nations *
* Praise Him all ye people
* Praise Him all ye nations
* Praise Him all ye people
* O praise the Lord, the Lord, praise Him *
* Praise Him all ye people
* Praise Him * O praise the Lord, the Lord
* Praise Him all ye people * Hallelujah
* O praise the Lord all ye nations *
* Praise Him all ye people
* Hallelujah * O praise the Lord all ye nations *
* Praise Him all ye nations
* O praise the Lord all ye nations *
* Praise Him all ye people
* Praise Him all ye nations * Praise Him all ye people
* O praise the Lord, the Lord, praise Him *
* Praise Him all ye people
* O praise the Lord, the Lord
* Praise Him all ye people * Hallelujah
* For His loving kindness * Hallelujah
* For His loving kindness
* Is great to us * Is great to us
* And the truth of the Lord endureth *
* Endureth, endureth
[humming]
* Forever * Praise Him [humming]
* O praise the Lord * Praise Him
* O praise the Lord * O praise the Lord
* Praise Him * O praise the Lord
* Praise the Lord * O praise the Lord
* Praise Him all ye people
* Praise Him all ye nations
* Praise Him all ye people * O praise the Lord
* Praise Him all ye nations
* O praise the Lord * O praise the Lord
* Praise Him all ye nations
* O praise the Lord * O praise the Lord
* Praise Him all ye nations
* O praise the Lord
* Praise Him all ye people
* Praise Him all ye nations
* Praise Him all ye people
* O praise the Lord all you nations * * Praise Him
* Praise Him all ye people
* Praise Him, praise the Lord
* Praise the Lord all ye nations *
* Praise Him all ye people * Praise Him, praise the Lord
* O praise the Lord all ye nations * * Praise Him
* Praise Him all ye people * Praise the Lord
* O praise the Lord * Praise the Lord
* Hallelujah
* O praise the Lord
* Hallelujah
[audience applauding and cheering]
[note of piano music]
[ O Magnum Mysterium by Andrea Ramsey]
[singing in Latin]
[ O Magnum Mysterium by Andrea Ramsey]
[audience applauding and cheering]
[ I Dream a World by Uzee Brown Jr.]
[gentle piano music]
* I dream a world where man no other will scorn *
* Where love will bless the earth *
* And peace its paths adorn
* I dream a world where all will know sweet freedom's way *
* Where greed no longer saps the soul *
* Nor avarice blights our day
* A world I dream where Black or white *
* Whatever race you be
* Will share the bounties of the earth *
* And every man is free
* Free, free
* Where wretchedness will hang its head *
* And joy like a pearl
* Attends the needs of all mankind *
* Of such I dream
* Our world
[audience applauding and cheering]
[ Lass Dich Nur Nichts Nicht Dauren by Johannes Brahms]
[gentle piano music]
[singing in German]
[ Lass Dich Nur Nichts Nicht Dauren by Johannes Brahms]
[audience applauding]
[ To See the Sky by Jocelyn Hagen]
[gentle piano music]
* One by one * One by one
* Like leaves from a tree
* All my faiths * All my faiths
have forsaken me *
* Have forsaken me
* But the stars * But the stars
* But the stars above my head
* Burn in white and delicate red *
* And beneath my feet the earth *
* Brings the sturdy grass to birth *
* I who was content to be
* But a silken-singing tree
* But a rustle of delight
* In the wistful heart of night *
* I have lost the leaves that knew *
* Touch of rain and weight of dew *
* Blinded by a leafy crown
* I looked neither up nor down
* But the little leaves that die *
* Have left me room to see the sky *
[piano music tempo increases]
[piano music tempo decreases]
* Now for the first time I know *
* Stars above
* And earth below
[gentle piano ending notes]
[audience applauding]
- Frank Watkins: Testing one, two, three.
There we are.
Before our last song, I just wanna say again, thank you.
Dr. Jensen stole my thunder, so everything I wanted to say,
she already said.
So just on behalf of the conductors and the staff,
thank you for the teachers and the patrons,
parents and grandparents who support these events.
It's so important that we keep music education
as a part of our students' lives.
And it's your support and encouragement
that makes that happen.
Special thank you to the WSMA committee
and all the staff leadership,
all of our section coaches and pianists
who put this together.
These students have worked incredibly hard.
It's been so much fun to be with them and to push them
and to make them tired, which is great.
I'm like, "You're too young to be tired.
I'm old so I can be tired."
So it's been so much fun to push them to their limits,
but to also just make great music together.
We're so fortunate to be back in person since COVID
and we just, we want to know that music
will continue to live on and we continue to sing on.
So on behalf of everyone, we want to say, thank you.
We will end today with Hold On! by Marques Garrett.
[audience applauding]
[note of piano music]
[ Hold On! arranged by Marques L. Garrett]
* Keep yo' han' ona da plow * Hold on, hold on
* Hold on, hold on, hold on
* Nora, Nora, let me come in * Hold on, hold on
* De do's all fastened an' the winda's pinned *
* Keep yo' han' ona da plow * Hold on, hold on
* Nora said, yo' los' yo' track *
* You can't plow straight an' keep-a lookin' back *
* Keep yo' han' ona da plow * Hold on, hold on
* You jus' gotta hold on, keep your han' on da plow *
* Hold on, hold on
* Hold on, hold on, hold on
* If you wanna get to heaven let me tell you how *
* Jus' keep yo han' on the Gospel plow *
* Keep yo' han' ona da plow * Hold on, hold on
* Hold on, hold on, hold on
* If dat plow stay in yo' han'
* It will land you straight in the Promis'd land *
* Keep yo' han' ona da plow * Hold on, hold on
* You jus' gotta hold on
* Keep yo' han' ona da plow * Hold on, hold on
* Hold on, hold on
* Jus' hold on
[audience applauding and cheering]