[0:15] doors and windows. Doors and windows [0:17] fill the gap. Fill the gap. [0:24] >> Good evening. My name is Jen Rowan and [0:27] on behalf of the Cooper Choirs, we [0:29] welcome you to tonight's performance. We [0:31] have some very nervous singers, but some [0:33] very excited singers and they're going [0:35] to rock it. So, I introduce to you the [0:37] Varsity Soprano and Elto Choir. [0:55] >> [music] [0:57] >> There are doors I will say. [music] No [1:01] [singing] one knows what awaits. [1:05] [music] [1:06] But the problem [singing] [1:08] lies in the unknown. [1:11] They don't [singing and music] have to [1:14] me. [1:15] They only have for me. [1:20] Any [music and singing] [1:22] voice takes me closer where I need to [1:25] be. [music] [1:27] Step out [singing] [1:29] of your space. [1:31] There's a fear of falling. [music] [1:37] What if we fall? [music] [1:40] [singing] [1:41] What if we fall? [1:44] [music] [1:48] >> [singing] [1:48] >> Oh, [1:51] let's give it a try. [music] [1:56] When the [singing] world tries to tell [1:59] [music] us we need to fit into boxes, [2:05] let's just stare at [music] [2:08] our way out [singing] of the coloring [2:10] lights. [2:12] There's [music] a Vshaped [2:14] [singing] space [2:16] that's on my to save [2:20] [singing and music] a special place that [2:23] I deserve to embrace. [2:27] Step [singing and music] out of your [2:30] space. [2:31] There's a fear [singing] [2:33] of falling. [music] [2:38] What we [singing] are? [music] [2:44] [singing] [2:45] [music] [2:51] Let's [singing] give it a try. [2:55] [music] [2:58] [singing] [3:03] [music] [3:05] >> [singing] [3:09] [singing] [3:10] >> Let's give it a try. [music] [3:14] [singing] [3:17] [music] [3:20] [singing] [3:25] >> [applause] [3:28] [cheering] [3:30] [applause] [3:39] >> 3 4 1 2 [3:50] Cha [3:55] [singing] [4:03] o. [4:04] [singing] [4:11] Po [4:13] I [singing] [4:14] feel [4:18] mighty I [singing] feel [4:22] like [4:27] [singing] [4:32] o [singing] [4:38] And [singing] [4:40] he [4:41] oy [4:44] [singing] [4:56] [singing] [5:02] [singing] [5:05] chun shotguns on [5:08] Chocolate cha. [5:18] [sighs and gasps] [5:21] [applause] [5:38] That way, [5:58] [music] [6:00] Angels. [6:03] Angels [singing] [6:08] [music] [6:13] looking [singing] out over Jordan. [6:16] [music] [6:18] All [singing] I could see [6:21] [music] [6:22] a band [singing] of angels [6:27] coming after me. [music] [6:30] Gabriel [singing] was playing the [6:32] trumpet. [6:34] David [music] was playing the [6:40] day my soul [singing] [6:42] shall be free. [music] I shall be free. [6:48] All [6:50] [singing] night [music] [6:56] angels [music and singing] [6:58] keep watching [7:00] over me. [7:02] My Lord [7:05] [music and singing] [7:09] [music] [7:16] [singing] should be [music] [7:19] shall be free. [7:24] >> [singing] [7:24] >> Jordan, Jordan. Oh, [music] [7:28] I can see [7:32] [singing] a band of angels [7:35] [music] coming [7:37] after me. [7:40] Gel [singing] was playing. Gabriel was [7:43] on the trumpet. [music] [7:44] David was playing. [7:48] [singing] [7:49] Someday [7:50] my [music] soul shall [singing] be free. [7:57] Looking out [music and singing] [7:58] Jordan, all I could see was a band of [8:03] angels coming [music and singing] for [8:04] me. Looking out over Jordan, all I could [8:09] see was [music] a band of angels [8:11] [singing] [8:12] coming for me. [8:15] All [music] [8:15] night [singing] [8:19] angels keep watching [music] me. [8:23] [singing] [8:27] [music] Angels he watches me. [singing] [8:32] [music] [8:36] Angels [music] [8:38] [singing] in my life. [8:41] [music] [8:43] [singing] [8:45] Angels [8:47] in my [music] life. [8:50] Angels. [singing] [8:52] Angels. [8:55] I shall be free. [music] [9:02] >> [applause] [9:07] [applause] [9:12] [applause] [9:28] [music] [9:31] >> Well every [singing] voice [music] [9:34] and let us sing. [9:38] In every [music and singing] song, [9:41] let fre. [9:44] [music] [9:45] [singing] [9:49] [music] [9:52] Let [singing] justice roll [9:55] like a [music] mighty stream. [9:59] Like a mighty stream. [singing] [10:01] >> Like a mighty stream. Like a mighty [10:03] stream. [music] [10:06] [singing] Let justice roll. [10:10] Let justice roll. [10:13] Let [music] justice [singing] roll. [10:17] Like a mighty stream. [10:20] [music] [10:24] [singing] Every child [10:27] will [music] overcome. [10:31] When [singing] every child [10:34] in [music] the sun [10:38] and every soul [10:41] shall [singing and music] live as one. [10:45] The old dream [music and singing] [10:48] has just begun. [10:52] Like a mighty stream. Like a mighty [10:55] [singing] stream. Like a [music] mighty [10:57] stream. [10:59] Let justice fall. [music] [11:03] Let justice fall. [11:06] Let [music and singing] justice fall. [11:10] Like a mighty stream. [11:13] Like a [music] mighty [singing] stream. [11:15] Like a mighty stream. Like a mighty [11:18] stream. [music] [11:20] Let justice [singing] [11:22] roll. [11:24] Let [music] justice roll. [11:27] Let justice [singing] [11:31] like a mighty [music] stream. [11:36] [applause] [11:42] [applause] [12:12] With you I shall [singing] [12:15] Ever be [music] [12:19] with [singing] you. I shall ever [music] [12:23] be [12:27] over land [music and singing] and sea. [12:30] In the dust and the [music] doom. My [12:34] thoughts will command [singing] [12:36] you [12:42] with all [music] [12:44] your joy joy. [singing] I shall [12:48] rejoice [12:50] and all [music and singing] [12:52] my lips. Your sorrow shall find [12:56] a voice [music and singing] [12:57] with you in my time and wake [13:02] [music] and dream I shall be [singing] [13:06] in the place of shadow and memory. [13:12] [music] [13:15] With you I shall [singing] ever be. [13:19] [music] [13:23] With [singing] you [music] [13:25] I shall ever be. [13:31] [music] [13:33] And when the stars are withdrawn [13:35] [singing] [13:36] the stars are gone from [music] the [13:38] pathway of dark. [13:42] And when your [music and singing] tears [13:44] in this fall, [music] [13:48] my tears [singing] shall be [13:51] with [music] them all. [13:55] With them [singing] all [13:59] [music] [14:00] your joy, joy [singing] I shall [14:05] rejoice. [music] [14:07] And [singing] all [14:09] my lips your [music] sorrow shall find [14:13] a voice with [music and singing] you in [14:15] night time and waiting [14:19] and dream [singing] I shall be [14:23] [music] [14:23] in the place of shadow and memory. [14:29] [music] [14:32] with you. [music] [14:34] I [singing] shall ever be a place of [14:38] shadow. [music] [14:42] [singing] [14:45] [music] [14:50] [music and singing] [14:56] [singing] [14:57] >> [music] [15:01] [music] [15:07] [applause] [15:13] >> Just going to give treble ensemble a [15:15] chance to transition backstage. This is [15:17] varsity tenor and bass choir. And the [15:20] piece that they just sang for you as [15:22] well as the next piece were pieces that [15:24] they learned and performed in the Trime [15:27] Metro Conference Tenorbase Festival that [15:29] Cooper hosted here in October and worked [15:32] with clinician Tony Rangel. We will [15:34] close our set with a piece called a [15:36] night ride. [15:50] >> [music] [15:52] >> We ride in [singing] the night when the [15:54] full moon is bright. We ride in the [15:57] darkness when clouds like [15:58] [music and singing] the light. Alone on [16:00] the beach where the waves are now gone. [16:03] Together as one, we ride into the dawn. [16:07] [singing and music] [16:10] Faster and faster. [16:13] We step in the sand. [singing] [16:16] [music] We're moving as one [16:20] in my hand. [16:23] Faster [music] and faster. [16:26] No bridal. It see [16:30] [music and singing] [16:33] as if all [music] [16:36] [singing] is the truth. [16:40] beneath us. [singing and music] The wind [16:42] in my face. My galloping force in a [16:46] race. The sand is [music and singing] [16:47] still wet from the recent high time. A [16:50] perfect son for a perfect [16:53] [music and singing] [16:57] faster and faster [16:59] [music] [17:00] in the sand. [17:03] Who has won [singing] [17:06] the rings in my hands [music] [17:10] faster and faster [17:14] it see [17:16] [music and singing] [17:20] as if all [music] [17:22] [singing] is a dream. [17:31] >> [music] [17:36] >> Soon will be a [music and singing] star. [17:39] His powerful wings gave me all that [17:42] [music] he's got. Together [singing] [17:44] as one we rode into [music] the dawn. [17:48] Another night ride has just come and [17:52] [singing] gone. [music] [17:57] A perfect night bride [singing] has just [18:00] come [18:02] and gone. [singing] [18:06] [music] [18:11] [applause] [18:16] [applause] [18:23] >> [applause] [18:30] >> Yeah, WE ARE [18:34] [applause] [18:39] SMALL. [18:53] >> [music] [19:02] [music] [19:06] >> I will [singing and music] carry the [19:08] light [19:12] like a [singing] candle that shines in [19:16] the night. [19:19] I'll [singing] be a big girl that's [19:22] burning in bright. [music] [19:26] I will [singing] [19:27] carry the light. [19:31] [music] [19:42] I will [singing] carry [music] [19:44] the light. [19:49] Like a [singing and music] candle that [19:51] shines in the night, [19:55] I'll be [singing] a [19:57] [music] that's burning bright. [20:01] I will carry [singing] the light. [20:04] [music] [20:11] [music] [20:11] [singing] [20:16] The [music] light inside [singing] of me [20:24] [music and singing] [20:28] will shine [music] [20:29] eternal. [20:34] [music] [20:36] And there's a light inside [20:39] [singing and music] that I'm not going [20:41] to hide. Cuz that light [music] will [20:44] make the [singing] embers ignite. [20:48] [music] And the light that's in me will [20:52] forever [music] [20:54] be. [singing] [20:57] I will carry the light. [21:02] [music] [21:06] >> [singing] [21:08] [music] [21:12] >> inside of me. [21:19] [singing and music] [21:22] will Heat. Heat. [21:25] [music] [21:31] [singing] [21:32] [music] [21:33] Heat. Heat. Heat. [21:37] [singing] [21:41] [music] [21:44] >> [singing] [21:44] >> real. [21:49] [music] [21:50] I will [singing] carry the light. [21:57] [music] [21:59] I'll [singing] be a beacon that's [22:02] burning [music] [22:03] bright. [22:05] [singing] [22:06] I will carry [music] [22:11] the [singing] light. [22:16] [music] [22:19] [singing] [22:23] [snorts] [22:29] THAT'S [applause] [22:45] [cheering] [23:03] >> [music] [23:17] [music] [23:23] [music] [23:25] >> OH, say shalom. [singing] [23:31] Oh [music] [23:32] say shalom. [23:36] [music] [23:37] Oh say shalom. [singing] [23:43] Oh [music] [23:48] say shalom. [music and singing] [23:55] [singing] [23:58] of [music] my [24:02] goal [24:04] [music and singing] [24:11] [music] [24:14] [singing] [24:20] [singing] [24:21] [music] is [24:24] amen. [24:25] >> [singing] [24:25] >> Y [music] [24:34] [singing] is [24:36] [music] [24:46] [music] [24:55] >> [music] [24:59] [singing] [24:59] >> Sh. [25:03] [singing] [25:04] [music] [25:11] [singing and music] [25:16] [music] [25:19] Oh, [singing] [25:23] your [25:25] [music] [25:26] shire. [singing] [25:32] [music] [25:36] [singing] [25:37] [music] [25:42] [singing] [25:44] [music] [25:45] I am. [25:49] Oh, [music] [25:50] say shalom. [25:53] [singing] [25:55] Oh, say [music] [25:58] shalom. [26:01] Oh, [music] [26:03] say shalom. [26:09] [music] [26:11] Oh, [26:21] shalom. [singing] [26:25] Amen. [26:28] [music] [26:36] >> [applause] [26:43] [applause] [26:59] >> All right, we're going to start setting [27:00] up for our final two pieces. Can I have [27:03] the varsity teners and bases take the [27:05] stage, please? [27:08] Teners in rows four and three, bases in [27:10] rows two and one. [27:22] And then sopranos and altos, you know [27:24] what to do. [27:29] So, this is the part where I want to [27:31] just highlight a couple things in the [27:32] program. Um, we have all of our concert [27:36] dates for the year that are on the back [27:38] of the program. So, be sure to note that [27:41] we are hosting in about a month our [27:44] conference, all conference band, choir, [27:46] and orchestra festival on Friday, the [27:50] non-school day, January 23rd. We also [27:53] just cast our musical, so make sure to [27:56] take note of our You're a good man, [27:58] Charlie Brown performance dates. And [28:02] also, and now I'm moving back a page in [28:04] the program, just lots of [28:05] acknowledgement. Um, this is my first [28:08] year in 27 years where I have not taught [28:11] with a colleague. So, it's just me. It's [28:14] been a big change. Uh, we are not [28:16] offering fewer opportunities for the [28:18] students. It's just that it's now just [28:20] me. And I'm so proud of the student [28:23] leadership that has emerged as well as [28:26] the support of my colleagues Marcus Han, [28:28] Casey Thompson, um and then of course uh [28:32] the support of of parents that have [28:34] jumped in to pitch to help too. A couple [28:36] thank yous. I want to thank Mimi [28:38] Schoberg, auditorium manager, for being [28:40] here tonight and keeping our stage [28:42] logistics running smoothly. And I would [28:45] also like you to give Dan Wannaker, our [28:47] collaborative piano player, a big round [28:50] of applause as he comes out tonight. [28:52] [screaming] He's already out. [28:56] [applause] [28:58] All right. We also have another concert [29:01] tonight at 8:00. So maybe you maybe [29:03] you're here or you got a comfy seat and [29:05] you'll stay for the second concert. On [29:08] your way out the door tonight, there are [29:11] donation boxes. If you feel so inspired [29:13] to donate to the program, we will put it [29:15] to good use. I promise. And then there's [29:17] also a a cart to collect any toy drive [29:21] donations that you may have brought [29:22] tonight. The toy drive is sponsored by [29:25] the Cooper Spirit Committee and ends [29:27] tomorrow. And then on Friday, Cooper [29:29] students um get to get to put those [29:32] donations to good use in a very special [29:34] way. Wink. All right. So, our last piece [29:37] is called Jonah, featuring two soloists, [29:40] Jason and Gift. And we'll get them set [29:42] up at the mics. [29:53] This is the story about Jonah, [singing] [29:57] whose circumstances made for quite a [30:00] tale. [30:02] He was a man who had a great adventure. [30:05] [singing] [30:07] Woke caught up in the belly of a [30:13] [music and singing] [30:20] [singing and music] [30:21] Joy [30:23] the belly of the [singing and music] [30:27] belly [30:29] in the belly of a shelly [30:33] of a [music] whale [singing] [30:36] in the belly of a whale [30:39] in [music] the belly of a whale [30:43] was running from the call of the Lord. [30:46] So he finds a shoot and he makes his way [30:48] on board. But soon and very soon is the [30:52] call of the Lord [singing] he was hiding [30:54] from and a mighty well. [30:58] [singing] [31:08] [music] [31:14] [music] I know it's me. The crew ship [31:17] through the [singing] sea and a mighty [31:20] well [music] [31:27] [music] [31:31] [singing] [31:32] [music] [31:38] [singing] up by the way. [31:41] and give it some time [music] to pray. [31:45] He said three [singing] days, three [31:48] nights in the way. [31:50] [music] [31:51] in the way. [31:55] [music] [31:55] John [31:58] [singing] [32:03] [music and singing] [32:08] [music] [32:09] in the valley of the way. [32:18] >> [cheering] [32:24] [cheering] [32:30] >> Let's go. [32:32] >> Now you there. [32:34] >> Yes, sir. [32:49] >> [music] [32:53] >> See the snowflakes [32:56] [music] [32:57] here. [singing] [33:01] Look how the treelist. [music] [33:06] [singing] [33:08] [music] [33:11] Here [33:13] we go. [music] [33:19] >> [music] [33:20] >> through the trees on your knees. [33:23] Everybody [bell] [33:26] [music] [33:28] [singing] [33:34] [singing] [33:37] [music] [33:40] singing lower and lower and slower and [33:45] slower [singing and music] [33:46] we go. Oh, [33:50] [music] [33:54] stop [singing] for a [music] moment [33:56] while the horse is press [34:01] the [singing] [34:03] ground in air. [34:07] Now [singing and music] that the sun is [34:09] raining in the west, [34:13] back to [singing] [34:14] all we go [34:18] [music] [34:21] into [34:23] [music] [34:30] [music] [34:31] [singing] [34:33] the ground. Don't forget to [music] keep [34:37] your hands on here [singing] [34:41] [bell] [34:45] [music and singing] [34:47] on your knees. [34:49] Never mind. [34:54] If you [singing] froze and you're to [34:56] [music] blame, but aren't you glad [35:01] [singing] you aren't you glad you came. [35:07] [cheering] [35:21] Thank you so much for your support [35:22] tonight. Have a good evening. [35:34] Thank you.