♪ Ding dong, merrily on high ♪ Narrator - Noël!

was made possible by... The MSU College of Arts & Architecture.

D.A.

Davidson & Company.

A&E and SMA Design.

Carol Lalani.

Kendall and Leigh Simmons.

Suzanne MacKay.

And by these generous donors.

- Welcome to the Noël Concert.

In this performance, you'll hear Montana State University's Symphony Orchestra and three incredible choral ensembles, the University Chorale, Montanans, and Voces Luminis, led by our talented School of Music faculty doctors, Kirk Aamot, Lukas Graf, and Tobin Stewart.

My name is Brock Tessman.

I have the distinct pleasure of serving as the President of Montana State University, and I am thrilled to share this special presentation with you.

MSU is Montana's first land-grant university, and part of our mission is to connect with communities across the state.

The Noël Concert is one of the ways we do that, bringing music and joy to Montanans everywhere.

Nearly 200 students are performing in this event.

They come from all corners of Montana, across the country, and even around the world.

They come from different backgrounds, they have different majors, but they're united by their love of music.

And what better setting than the beautiful Holy Rosary Church in Downtown Bozeman.

Over the last 10 years, the Noël Concert has become a cherished holiday tradition in the Gallatin Valley, and now we're delighted to share it with audiences across the state.

So sit back, relax, and enjoy this special celebration of music and community on Montana PBS.

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come sailing in ♪ ♪ On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day ♪ ♪ I saw three ships come sailing in ♪ ♪ On Christmas Day in the morning ♪ ("I Saw Three Ships" continues) ♪ And what was in those ships, all three ♪ ♪ On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day ♪ ♪ And what was in those ships, all three ♪ ♪ On Christmas Day in the morning ♪ ♪ Our Savior, Christ, and His Lady ♪ ♪ On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day ♪ ♪ Our Savior, Christ, and His Lady ♪ ♪ On Christmas Day in the morning ♪ ("I Saw Three Ships" continues) ♪ Pray wither sailed those ships all three ♪ ♪ On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day ♪ ♪ Pray wither sailed those ships all three ♪ ♪ On Christmas Day in the morning ♪ ♪ O they sailed into Bethlehem ♪ ♪ On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day ♪ ♪ O they sailed into Bethlehem ♪ ♪ On Christmas Day in the morning ♪ ("I Saw Three Ships" continues) ("I Saw Three Ships" continues) ("I Saw Three Ships" continues) ("I Saw Three Ships" continues) ♪ And all the bells on earth shall ring ♪ ♪ On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day ♪ ♪ And all the bells on earth shall ring ♪ ♪ On Christmas Day in the morning ♪ ♪ And all the angels in Heaven shall sing ♪ ♪ On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day ♪ ♪ And all the angels in Heaven shall sing ♪ ♪ On Christmas Day in the morning ♪ ♪ And all the souls on Earth shall sing ♪ ♪ On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day ♪ ♪ And all the souls on Earth shall sing ♪ ♪ On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day ♪ ♪ On Christmas Day in the morning ♪ ♪ On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day ♪ ♪ And let us all rejoice and sing ♪ ♪ On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day ♪ ♪ And let us all rejoice and sing ♪ ♪ On Christmas Day in the morning ♪ ♪ Christmas Day, Christmas Day ♪ ♪ Christmas Day, Christmas Day ♪ ♪ Christmas Day ♪ ("I Saw Three Ships" continues) ("I Saw Three Ships" continues) ("I Saw Three Ships" continues) ("I Saw Three Ships" continues) ♪ There is no rose ♪ ♪ Of such virtue ♪ ♪ As is the rose ♪ ♪ That bare Jesu ♪ ♪ Alleluia ♪ ♪ Alleluia ♪ ♪ Alleluia ♪ ♪ Alleluia ♪ ♪ For in this rose ♪ ♪ Contained it was ♪ ♪ Heaven and earth ♪ ♪ In little space ♪ ♪ Res miranda ♪ ♪ Res miranda ♪ ♪ Res miranda ♪ ♪ Res miranda ♪ ♪ By that rose ♪ ♪ We may well see ♪ ♪ That he was God ♪ ♪ In persons three ♪ ♪ Pares forma ♪ ♪ Pares forma ♪ ♪ Pares forma ♪ ♪ Pares forma ♪ ♪ The angels sungen ♪ ♪ The shepherds to ♪ ♪ Gloria in excelsis deo ♪ ♪ Gaudeamus ♪ ♪ Gaudeamus ♪ ♪ Gaudeamus ♪ ♪ Gaudeamus ♪ (no audio) ♪ Leave we all ♪ ♪ This worldly mirth ♪ ♪ And follow we ♪ ♪ This joyful birth ♪ ♪ Transeamus ♪ ♪ Transeamus ♪ ♪ Transeamus ♪ ♪ Transeamus ♪ (choir vocalizing) ("The First Noël") ♪ The first Noël ♪ ♪ The angel did say ♪ ♪ Was to certain poor shepherds ♪ ♪ In fields as they lay ♪ ♪ In fields where they lay ♪ ♪ Tending their sheep ♪ ♪ On a cold winter's night ♪ ♪ That was so deep ♪ ♪ Noël, Noël ♪ ♪ Noël, Noël ♪ ♪ Born is the King of Israel ♪ ♪ They looked up ♪ ♪ And saw a star ♪ ♪ Shining in the east ♪ ♪ Beyond them far ♪ ♪ And to the earth ♪ ♪ It gave great light ♪ ♪ And so it continued ♪ ♪ Both day and night ♪ ♪ Noël, Noël ♪ ♪ Noël, Noël ♪ ♪ Born is the King of Israel ♪ ♪ And by the light ♪ ♪ Of that same star ♪ ♪ Three wise men came ♪ ♪ From country far ♪ ♪ To seek for a king ♪ ♪ Was their intent ♪ ♪ And to follow the star ♪ ♪ Wherever it went ♪ ♪ Noël, Noël ♪ ♪ Noël, Noël ♪ ♪ Born is the King of Israel ♪ ♪ Then let us all ♪ ♪ With one accord ♪ ♪ Sing praises to ♪ ♪ our heavenly Lord ♪ ♪ That hath made heaven ♪ ♪ And earth of naught ♪ ♪ And with His blood ♪ ♪ Mankind hath bought ♪ ♪ Noël, Noël ♪ ♪ Noël, Noël ♪ ♪ Born is the King ♪ ♪ Of Israel ♪ ("Ding Dong Merrily on High") ♪ Ding dong, merrily on high ♪ ♪ In heav'n the bells are ringing ♪ ♪ Ding dong, verily the sky ♪ ♪ is riv'n with angel singing ♪ ♪ Gloria ♪ ♪ Hosannah in excelsis ♪ ♪ Ding dong, merrily on high ♪ ♪ In heav'n the bells are ringing ♪ ♪ Ding dong, verily the sky ♪ ♪ is riv'n with angel singing ♪ ♪ Gloria, Gloria, sing hosannah, Gloria ♪ ♪ Gloria, Gloria, hosannah in excelsis ♪ ♪ Gloria, Gloria, sing hosannah, Gloria ♪ ♪ Gloria, Gloria, hosannah in excelsis ♪ ♪ E'en so here below ♪ ♪ Let steeple bells be swungen ♪ ♪ And io, io, io ♪ ♪ By priest and people sungen ♪ ♪ Gloria, Gloria ♪ ♪ Gloria, hosannah in excelsis ♪ ♪ Gloria, Gloria ♪ ♪ Gloria, hosannah in excelsis ♪ ♪ Pray ye dutifully prime ♪ ♪ Your matin chime, ye ringers ♪ ♪ May ye beautifully rhyme ♪ ♪ Your evetime song, ye singers ♪ ♪ Gloria, Gloria, sing hosannah, Gloria ♪ ♪ Gloria, Gloria ♪ ♪ Hosannah in excelsis ♪ ♪ Gloria, Gloria, sing hosannah, Gloria ♪ ♪ Gloria, Gloria ♪ ♪ Hosannah in excelsis ♪ ("Stopping By Woods") ("Stopping By Woods" continues) ("Stopping By Woods" continues) ("Stopping By Woods" continues) ("Stopping By Woods" continues) ♪ Whose woods these are I think I know ♪ ♪ His house is in the village though ♪ ♪ He will not see me stopping here ♪ ♪ To watch his woods fill up with snow ♪ ("Stopping By Woods" continues) ("Stopping By Woods" continues) ♪ My little horse must think it queer ♪ ♪ To stop without a farmhouse near ♪ ♪ Between the woods and frozen lake ♪ ♪ The darkest evening of the year ♪ ("Stopping By Woods" continues) ("Stopping By Woods" continues) ♪ He gives his harness bells a shake ♪ ♪ To ask if there is some mistake ♪ ♪ The only other sound's the sweep ♪ ♪ Of easy wind and downy flake ♪ ("Stopping By Woods" continues) ("Stopping By Woods" continues) ("Stopping By Woods" continues) ♪ The woods are lovely, dark and deep ♪ ♪ But I have promises to keep ♪ ♪ And miles to go before I sleep ♪ ♪ And miles to go before I sleep ♪ ♪ But I have promises to keep ♪ ♪ And miles to go before I sleep ♪ ♪ And miles to go ♪ ♪ Before I sleep ♪ ♪ Before ♪ ♪ I sleep ♪ ("Stopping By Woods" continues) ♪ And miles to go ♪ ♪ Before I sleep ♪ ("Stopping By Woods" continues) ("Stopping By Woods" continues) ♪ And more before I sleep ♪ ("Stopping By Woods" continues) (Interlude) (Interlude continues) (Interlude continues) (Interlude continues) (Interlude continues) (Interlude continues) (Interlude continues) ("Shepherd's Dance") ("Shepherd's Dance" continues) ("Shepherd's Dance" continues) ("Shepherd's Dance" continues) ("Shepherd's Dance" continues) ("Shepherd's Dance" continues) ("Shepherd's Dance" continues) ("Shepherd's Dance" continues) ("Shepherd's Dance" continues) ("Shepherd's Dance" continues) ("Shepherd's Dance" continues) ("Shepherd's Dance" continues) ("Shepherd's Dance" continues) ("Shepherd's Dance" continues) ("Shepherd's Dance" continues) ("Shepherd's Dance" continues) ("Shepherd's Dance" continues) ("Shepherd's Dance" continues) ("Shepherd's Dance" continues) ("Shepherd's Dance" continues) ("Shepherd's Dance" continues) ("Shepherd's Dance" continues) ("Shepherd's Dance" continues) ("Shepherd's Dance" continues) ("What Child") ("What Child" continues) ("What Child" continues) ("What Child" continues) ("What Child" continues) ("What Child" continues) ("What Child" continues) ("What Child" continues) ♪ What Child is this, who, laid to rest ♪ ♪ On Mary's lap is sleeping ♪ ♪ Whom angels greet with anthems sweet ♪ ♪ While shepherds watch are keeping ♪ ♪ This, this is Christ, the King ♪ ♪ Whom shepherds guard and angels sing ♪ ♪ Haste, haste to bring Him laud ♪ ♪ The babe ♪ ♪ The son of Mary ♪ ("What Child" continues) ♪ Why lies He in such mean estate ♪ ♪ Where ox and ass are feeding ♪ ♪ Good Christian, fear, for sinners here ♪ ♪ The silent Word is pleading ♪ ♪ This, this is Christ, the King ♪ ♪ Whom shepherds guard and angels sing ♪ ♪ Hail, hail the Word made flesh ♪ ♪ The babe ♪ ♪ The son of Mary ♪ ("What Child" continues) ♪ So bring Him incense, gold, and myrrh ♪ ♪ Come, peasant, king to own Him ♪ ♪ The King of kings salvation brings ♪ ♪ Let loving hearts enthrone Him ♪ ♪ This, this is Christ, the King ♪ ♪ Whom shepherds guard and angels sing ♪ ♪ Joy, joy, for Christ is born ♪ ♪ The babe ♪ ♪ The son of Mary ♪ ("What Child" continues) ("Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day") ♪ Tomorrow shall be my dancing day ♪ ♪ I would my true love did so chance ♪ ♪ To see the legend of my play ♪ ♪ To call my true love to my dance ♪ ♪ Sing, oh, my love, oh, my love ♪ ♪ My love, my love ♪ ♪ This have I done for my true love ♪ ♪ Tomorrow shall be my dancing day ♪ ♪ I would my true love did so chance ♪ ♪ To see the legend of my play ♪ ♪ To call my true love to my dance ♪ ♪ Sing, oh, my love, oh, my love ♪ ♪ My love, my love ♪ ♪ This have I done for my true love ♪ ♪ Then was I born of a virgin pure ♪ ♪ Of her I took fleshly substance ♪ ♪ Thus was I knit to man's nature ♪ ♪ To call my true love to my dance ♪ ♪ Sing, oh, my love, oh, my love ♪ ♪ My love, my love ♪ ♪ This have I done for my true love ♪ ♪ In a manger laid, and wrapped I was ♪ ♪ So very poor, this was my chance ♪ ♪ Betwixt an ox and a silly poor ass ♪ ♪ To call my true love to my dance ♪ ♪ Sing, oh, my love, oh, my love ♪ ♪ My love, my love ♪ ♪ This have I done for my true love ♪ ("Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day" continues) ♪ Tomorrow shall be my dancing day ♪ ♪ I would my true love did so chance ♪ ♪ To see the legend of my play ♪ ♪ To call my true love to my dance ♪ ♪ Sing, oh, my love, oh, my love ♪ ♪ My love, my love ♪ ♪ This have I done for my true love ♪ ♪ This have I done ♪ ♪ For my true love ♪ ("Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day" continues) ("Noël") ("Noël" continues) ("Noël" continues) ("Noël" continues) ("Noël" continues) ("Noël" continues) ("Noël" continues) ("Noël" continues) ("Noël" continues) ("Noël" continues) ("Noël" continues) ("Noël" continues) ("Noël" continues) ("Noël" continues) ("Noël" continues) ("Noël" continues) ("Noël" continues) ("Noël" continues) ("Noël" continues) ("Noël" continues) ("Noël" continues) ("Noël" continues) ("Noël" continues) ("Corde Natus") ("Corde Natus" continues) ("Corde Natus" continues) ("Corde Natus" continues) ("Corde Natus" continues) ("Corde Natus" continues) ("Corde Natus" continues) ("Corde Natus" continues) ("Corde Natus" continues) ("Corde Natus" continues) ("Corde Natus" continues) ("Corde Natus" 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♪ ♪ Tuo da gloriam ♪ ("Non Nobis, Domine" continues) ♪ Sed nomini ♪ ♪ Tuo da gloriam ♪ ♪ Non nobis Domine ♪ ♪ Non nobis Domine ♪ ("Non Nobis, Domine" continues) ♪ Non nobis Domine ♪ ♪ Non nobis Domine ♪ ("Non Nobis, Domine" continues) ♪ Domine ♪ ("Non Nobis, Domine" continues) ♪ Sed ♪ ♪ Nomini ♪ ♪ Tuo da gloriam ♪ ("Non Nobis, Domine" continues) ♪ Non nobis Domine ♪ ("Non Nobis, Domine" continues) ♪ Non nobis Domine ♪ ("Non Nobis, Domine" continues) ♪ Non nobis Domine ♪ ("Non Nobis, Domine" continues) ♪ Hallelujah ♪ ♪ Hallelujah ♪ ♪ Hallelujah ♪ ("Non Nobis, Domine" continues) ♪ Non nobis Domine ♪ ("Non Nobis, Domine" continues) ♪ Amen ♪ ("Non Nobis, Domine" continues) (Interlude) (Interlude continues) (Interlude continues) ("Nimrod") ("Nimrod" continues) ("Nimrod" continues) ("Nimrod" continues) ("Nimrod" continues) ("Nimrod" continues) ("Nimrod" continues) ("Nimrod" continues) ("Nimrod" continues) ("Nimrod" continues) ("Nimrod" continues) ("Nimrod" continues) ("Nimrod" continues) 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Noël, Noël ♪ ♪ Sing Noël!

♪ ("Joy to the World") ("Joy to the World" continues) ("Joy to the World" continues) ♪ Joy to the world, the Lord is come ♪ ♪ Let Earth receive her King ♪ ♪ Let ev'ry heart prepare him room ♪ ♪ And heav'n and nature sing ♪ ♪ And heav'n and nature sing ♪ ♪ And heav'n and nature sing ♪ ♪ Joy to the Earth, the Savior reigns ♪ ♪ Our mortal songs employ ♪ ♪ While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains ♪ ♪ Repeat the sounding joy ♪ ♪ Repeat the sounding joy ♪ ♪ Repeat the sounding joy ♪ ♪ No more let sins and sorrows grow ♪ ♪ Nor thorns infest the ground ♪ ♪ He comes to make his blessings flow ♪ ♪ Far as the curse is found ♪ ♪ Far as the curse is found ♪ ♪ Far as the curse is found ♪ ("Joy to the World" continues) ♪ He rules the world with truth and grace ♪ ♪ And makes the nations prove ♪ ♪ The glories of his righteousness ♪ ♪ And wonders of his love ♪ ♪ And wonders of his love ♪ ♪ And wonders of his love ♪ ("Joy to the World" continues) (audience applauding and cheering) (audience applauding and cheering continues) (audience applauding and cheering continues) (audience applauding and cheering continues) (audience applauding and cheering continues) (audience applauding and cheering continues) ("Joy to the World") ("Joy to the World" continues) ("Joy to the World" continues) ("Joy to the World" continues) (audience applauding and cheering) ♪ Ding dong, merrily on high ♪ Narrator - Noël!

was made possible by... The MSU College of Arts & Architecture.

D.A.

Davidson & Company.

A&E and SMA Design.

Carol Lalani.

Kendall and Leigh Simmons.

Suzanne MacKay.

And by these generous donors.

(uplifting music)