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♪♪ ♪ SKIES FOR AMBER WAVES OF GRAIN ♪ ♪ FOR PURPLE MOUNTAIN MAJESTYS, AMERICA, AMERICA, GOD SHED HIS GRACE ON THEE ♪ ♪ AND CROWN THY GOOD WITH BROTHERHOOD FROM SEA TO SHINING SEA ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ FREEDOM BEAT, ACROSS THE WILDERNESS ♪ ♪ AMERICA, AMERICA, GOD SHED HIS GRACE ON THEE ♪ ♪ ♪♪ ♪ O BEAUTIFUL FOR PATRIOT DREAM ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ O BEAUTIFUL FOR PATRIOT DREAM THAT SEES BEYOND THE YEARS ♪♪ ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ O BEAUTIFUL FOR PATRIOT DREAM THAT SEES BEYOND THE YEARS ♪ ♪ THINE A BASTER CITIES GLEAM UNDIMMED BY HUMAN TEARS ♪ ♪ AMERICA, AMERICA ♪ ♪ GOD SHED HIS GRACE ON THEE, AND CROWN THY GOOD WITH BROTHERHOOD FROM SEA TO SHINING SEA ♪ ♪♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ AMERICA, AMERICA, AMERICA >>> THEY HAVE REALLY DONE THEIR HOMEWORK ON THIS MUSIC, IT IS REALLY WELL DONE.

IF A PROFESSIONAL HAD TO LEARN IT IN TWO DAYS, THEY WOULD COMPLAIN.

THEY REALLY DID THEIR HOMEWORK AND I THINK IT WILL BE A GREAT CONCERT TONIGHT.

♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ >>> THERE IS NO PLACE ELSE I HAVE BEEN, I HAVE DONE A LOT OF ALL-STATE CHOIRS, BUT NO ONE ELSE HAS SOMETHING THIS BIG.

I THINK EVERY ENSEMBLE HAS A COMMISSION, THE OPENING NUMBER HAS BEEN COMMISSIONED, SAME WITH THE TRADITIONAL ENDING.

FIVE NEW CONDITIONS THAT IS JUST A LUMP, THAT JUST SO SELDOM HAPPENS.

♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ U ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ APPLAUSE ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ [ APPLAUSE ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Come bless the lord with all of your heart ♪ ♪ And forever sing his praise ♪ ♪ Enter into his gates with singing and rejoicing ♪ ♪ And into His courts with praise ♪ ♪ Oh magnify the Lord with me ♪ ♪ And let us exalt His name together ♪ ♪ We are His people and the sheep of His pasture ♪ ♪ Be thankful and bless His name ♪ ♪ Rejoice Sing praises to the Lord our God ♪ ♪ Rejoice There is power in the name of the Lord ♪ ♪ Give Him praise ♪ ♪ Lift your hands today ♪ ♪ Let's rejoice and sing of His praises ♪ ♪ Rejoice ♪ ♪ Again I say rejoice ♪ ♪ Rejoice Rejoice Again I say rejoice ♪ ♪ Rejoice Again I say rejoice ♪ ♪ Rejoice Again I say rejoice ♪ ♪♪ ♪ The voice of triumphant ♪ ♪ Sing to the lord ♪ ♪ Be thankful and bless His holy ♪ ♪ Rejoice ♪ ♪ Rejoice rejoice ♪ ♪ Rejoice Rejoice ♪ ♪ Rejoice rejoice ♪ ♪ Put your hands in the air Rejoice ♪♪ [ Applause ] [ Cheers & applause ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Applause ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Applause ] >> One of the special things about this is that ability of an event like this to bring people from completely different places in together, and we walk out having done something collectively and we actually had that.

We had that moment today in rehearsal.

We had our final kind of run through before the dress rehearsal and sometimes you get a moment where if you haven't participated in a music ensemble it is hard to understand but collectively in the room every person kind of feels the moment together and it's a pretty unique experience.

It is one of the reasons I love doing what I do.

♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Applause ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Applause ] >> My mom was in the Iowa state chorus 71 years ago and she'll be here tonight.

I said she's mentioned that a number of times as something she carries in her heart, has ever since, and they will, too.

They don't know it yet.

They know they're part of something really ridiculously special.

♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Mine eyes have seen the glory Of the coming of the Lord ♪ ♪ He is trampling out the vintage Where the grapes of wrath are stored ♪ ♪ He hath loosed the fateful lightning Of His terrible swift sword His truth is marching on ♪ ♪ Glory!

Glory!

Hallelujah!

Glory!

Glory!

Hallelujah!

♪ ♪ Glory!

Glory!

Hallelujah!

His truth is marching on ♪ ♪♪ ♪ I have seen Him in the watchfires Of a hundred circling camps ♪ ♪ They have builded Him an altar In the evening dews and damps ♪ ♪ I can read His righteous sentence In the dim and flaring lamps His day is marching on ♪ ♪ Glory!

Glory!

Hallelujah!

Glory!

Glory!

Hallelujah!

♪ ♪ Glory!

Glory!

Hallelujah!

His truth is marching on ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ In the beauty of the lilies Christ was born across the sea ♪ ♪ With a glory in His bosom That transfigures you and me ♪ ♪ As He died to make us holy Let us die to make men free While God is marching on ♪ ♪ Glory!

Glory!

Hallelujah!

Glory!

Glory!

Hallelujah!

♪ ♪ Glory!

Glory!

Hallelujah!

His truth is marching on ♪ ♪ Glory!

Glory!

Hallelujah!

Glory!

Glory!

Hallelujah!

♪ ♪ Glory!

Glory!

Hallelujah!

His truth is marching on ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Applause ] [ Cheers & Applause ] >> Funding for this program is provided by -- mUSKO lighting.

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