Act 2
Were You There on That Christmas Night?
Arr. Lloyd Larson
Directed by Cara Stewart
Performed by Chorale
Featuring Emeline Henry
Linus and Lucy
Arr. Roger Emerson
Directed by Cara Stewart
Performed by Chorale
Here Comes Santa Claus
Arr. Adam Anders, Peer Astrom
Directed by Annie Roberts
Emma Hessing, Alyssa Walker, Kinsley Wardle
There Is Faint Music
Dan Forrest
Directed by Krista Carroll
Performed by Concert Choir
[Segue]
I’ve Been Good!
Phyllis Wolfe White
Directed by Krista Carroll
Performed by Concert Choir
Featuring Samantha Steen, Eli Hansen, Adri Allen
Introducing Patrick Franks
Sleigh Ride
Arr. Thomas Trotter
Performed by Patrick Franks
Praise, Praise, Praise the Lord (Traditional Cameroon Processional)
Arr. Ralph Johnson
Directed by Erika McCauley
Performed by Virtuoso
Child of God
Arr. Emily Crocker
Directed by Cara Stewart
Performed by Virtuoso
Featuring Bethany Jimenez
Silent Night
APB Gentri, Arr. Stephen Nelson
Directed by Brandi Cook and Keith McCauley
Davis Cook, John Orton, Luke Butikofer
In the Bleak Midwinter
Arr. Dan Forrest
Directed by Brandi Cook
Performed by Concordia
[Segue]
Do A Little Good
From SPIRITED
Arr. Keith McCauley
Directed by Keith McCauley
Performed by Concordia
Featuring Liv Nielsen, Jack Stone
Introducing Michelle Pedersen
Un bel dì, vedremo
From MADAMA BUTTERFLY
Giacomo Puccini, Arr. Keith McCauley
Directed by Keith McCauley
Michelle Pedersen, soprano
Italian:
Un bel dì, vedremo
levarsi un fil di fumo
sull’estremo confin del mare.
E poi la nave appare.
Poi la nave bianca
entra nel porto,
romba il suo saluto.
Vedi? È venuto!
Io non gli scendo incontro. Io no.
Mi metto là sul ciglio
del colle e aspetto,
e aspetto gran tempo
e non mi pesa,
la lunga attesa.
E uscito dalla folla cittadina,
un uomo, un picciol punto
s’avvia per la collina.
Chi sarà? chi sarà?
E come sarà giunto
che dirà? che dirà?
Chiamerà Butterfly
dalla lontana.
Io senza dar risposta
me ne starò nascosta
un po’ per celia
e un po’ per non morire
al primo incontro;
ed egli alquanto in pena
chiamerà, chiamerà:
“Piccina mogliettina,
olezzo di verbena”
i nomi che mi dava
al suo venire.
(a Suzuki)
Tutto questo avverrà,
te lo prometto.
Tienti la tua paura,
io con sicura fede l’aspetto.
English:
One good day, we will see
Arising a strand of smoke
Over the far horizon on the sea
And then the ship appears
And then the ship is white
It enters into the port,
it rumbles its salute.
Do you see it? He is coming!
I don’t go down to meet him, not I.
I stay upon the
edge of the hill
And I wait a long time
but I do not grow weary
of the long wait.
And leaving from the crowded city,
A man, a little speck
Climbing the hill.
Who is it? Who is it?
And as he arrives
What will he say? What will he say?
He will call Butterfly
from the distance.
I without answering
Stay hidden
A little to tease him,
A little as to not die.
At the first meeting,
And then a little troubled
He will call, he will call
“Little one, dear wife
Blossom of orange”
The names he called me
at his last coming.
(To Suzuki, her servant)
All this will happen,
I promise you this.
Hold back your fears –
I with secure faith wait for him.
All Is Well
OPB Michael W. Smith, Arr. Lloyd Larson
Directed by Keith McCauley
Michelle Pedersen and VoiceOver
At this time we invite all Cantus Alumni to join us on the stage for O Holy Night.
A Sneak Peek and a Backward Glance
O Holy Night
Arr. Mack Wilberg
Directed by Erika McCauley
Performed by Cantus Youth Choirs
Featuring Michelle Pedersen, soprano; Patrick Franks, organ