- the singing Hoosiers this past semester as Dr. Chris Albanese has been on parental leave. We're looking
- forward to a great show today and spending time together on a cold day in Bloomington. Our first set
- features music from around the world. Cala del Dia was written by Argentinian composer Carlos Guastavino
- and features my friend and colleague Ryan Block on the piano. The translation is this, I love the light
- of dawn because it kisses you.
- and makes you alive, alive and fanciful. Straight tassel to the wind of noon, I love the sun that gilds
- you, ripe and mine. Alas, heart of the night, finery of the day, my life, I am longing for your happiness.
- When the afternoon cries for its lost light, I love the song you put in my life. I love so much the
- night that is infinite.
- as your sweet hour dark and warm. Alas, heart of the night, finery of the day. My life, I am longing
- for your happiness." Following that, we'll sing Joseph Jennings' arrangement of the spiritual, Oh Jerusalem
- in the Morning, featuring Ren Stark. Once again, welcome to Holiday Chimes. Thank you and enjoy.
- Traviesa, viva y traviesa. El destinamento del medio día, del medio día.
- is infinite.
- What's the matter, oh, Jerusalem in the morning? I said, my poor Mary, what's the matter, oh, Jerusalem
- in the morning? Oh, Joseph, Joseph, what is the matter, oh, Jerusalem in the morning? Well, now, Joseph,
- Joseph, what's the matter, oh, Jerusalem in the morning?
- The night is chilling. What's the matter? Oh, Jerusalem in the morning. The night is chilling. What
- is the matter? Oh, Jerusalem in the morning. I hear the oxen bawling. I hear the lambs are squalling.
- Oh, Jerusalem in the morning. I hear the cattle lowing. I hear the rooster crowing.
- Oh Jerusalem in the morning. Mary, Mary, what's the matter? Oh Jerusalem in the morning. I'm singing.
- Oh Jerusalem. Oh Jerusalem. Oh Jerusalem in the morning. Well now, little baby Jesus born in a stable.
- Oh Jerusalem in the morning. I'm singing. Oh Jerusalem.
- Jerusalem in the morning. Little baby Jesus lying in a manger, oh Jerusalem in the morning.
- in the morning.
- in the morning. See the stars are glowing, their lusts are showing. Oh, Jerusalem in the morning. I
- see the moon in crescent, phosphorescent. Oh, Jerusalem in the morning.
- O'er the land of the free
- Fulgerman, features a prayer of blessing over the Hanukkah candles. The translation is this,
- blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who has sanctified us with his commandments and
- commanded us kindle the Hanukkah light. Happy Hanukkah. Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe,
- who performed miracles for our forefathers in those days at this time.
- Everlasting Flame features harpist Greta Hodes. Thank you.
- She's really tall. Hello, my name is Lauren Zanti. I'm a junior choral music education major. And my
- name's Ethan Brown. I'm also a junior choral music education major. And we are the co-directors of Singing
- Hoosiers Acapella, which is the student-led acapella group in the Singing Hoosiers. Today we will be
- singing a piece called Snow Angel by Renee Rapp. Lauren will go a little bit into what it's about, but
- when I hear Snow Angel, I think of this story from my childhood.
- My grandfather, every time we would go out in the snow, he would say, watch out where the huskies go.
- Don't you eat that yellow snow. And I know it's catchy, right? And I haven't told Shaq this yet, so
- it's a surprise for them, too. But every time I see snow, I think about that now, and I have to be really
- careful, because you never know. You never know where the huskies went. And after that,
- This song is basically just about making it through the winter, no matter what's happening in your life.
- This song also features soloists Kate Doughty, Sydney Nip, and Alex Felicione. And we are very, very
- excited to present this for you. Snow angel.
- eyes closed.
- Jolly old Saint Nicholas, lean your ear this way. Don't you tell a single soul what I'm gonna say. Christmas
- Eve is coming soon now, my dear old man.
- What you'll bring to me Tell me if you can When the clock is striking twelve When I'm fast asleep Down
- the chimney dark and damp With your pack you'll creep All the stockings you will find Hanging in a row
- Susie wants a sled. Nellie wants a picture book, yellow, blue, and red. Now I think I'll leave to you
- what to give the rest. Choose for me, dear Santa Claus, you decide what's best. Do, do, da, do, do,
- ba, do, ba, do, ba, do, ba, do. Do, da, do, do, ba, do, ba, do, ba, do.
- so much for spending a part of your holiday season with us. My name is Emma Hall, and I'm a senior fourth
- year member of the Singing Hoosiers. This time of year always makes me think back on my favorite holiday
- traditions. The holiday season was always one of my favorite times as a kid. From baking cookies, to
- decorating the tree, to sledding down the big hill at the local park with my family and almost getting
- stuck in the woods, Christmas has always brought me so much love and laughter. Music has always been
- a connection to the holidays as well.
- For the past few years, performing with the Singing Hoosiers at this show has become my favorite tradition.
- Now December is synonymous with singing and dancing on stage and sparkly red sequins with people I love.
- While I'm sad knowing this is my final time performing this show with this group, the magic of Singing
- Hoosiers will continue to be a part of my holidays for years to come. I know in the future my new tradition
- will be listening to songs we perform together, immediately being transported back to times like these.
- For the rest of my life, I will be able to remember all of the beautiful memories we made on stage.
- and we can't wait to share even more magical moments with all of you right now. So without further ado,
- sit back, relax, and enjoy the rest of Holiday Chives.
- And heaven, and heaven, and nature sings. Deck the halls with boughs of holly, Fa la la la la,
- la la la la. Tis the season to be jolly, Fa la la la la, la la la la.
- Let nothing you dismay. Remember Christ our Savior was born on Christmas day.
- open space.
- in great fear. Prepare and go, the angels said, to Bethlehem, be not afraid, for there you'll find this
- happy morn of priestly
- Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way. Jingle all the way. Jingle all the way. Jingle all the
- way. Jingle all the way. Jingle all the way. Jingle all the way. Jingle all the way. Jingle all the
- way. Jingle all the way.
- Jingle bells jingle all the way. Oh, what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh. Dashing through
- the snow in a one-horse open sleigh.
- Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells.
- Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way. Oh what fun it is to ride a one horse. Jingle bells,
- jingle bells, jingle all the way. Oh what fun it is to ride a one horse.
- Oh, what fun it is to ride and sing this song tonight.
- Good afternoon, everyone. I am Lyda Borhill, a master's student and the assistant conductor for the
- Singing Hoosiers.
- You just heard Resolution, the vocal jazz group of the Singing Hoosiers, which includes Kyla Sherry,
- Emma Hornbecker, Gabby Van Hoosier, yes, that's really her last name, Gracie Kitchell, Mary Timmer,
- Emma Grimm, Aiden Courtney, Christian Paz Aguilar, Sam Foltz, Katherine Brown, Ethan Brown, Lane Harden,
- and Joey Schmidt. Please give them another round of applause.
- We all enjoy holiday traditions and time with loved ones, and I think many of us hope specifically for
- the magic of a white Christmas. In Virginia, where I grew up, it's a rare occasion, but every once in
- a while, it snows on Christmas. Well, one Christmas, we got a big snow, and my siblings and I went outside
- to go sledding. I think I was probably about 10 years old. My older brother says, we should build a jump.
- And my sister and I were too young to know any better. So we were like, yay, a jump. And we all got
- to work. All the parents know where this is going, I think. With the jump built, it came time to test
- it out. And y'all know, it wasn't the big brother who did the test run. Oh, no. It was the little sister.
- And that was me. Again, too young to know any better, down I went. And I hit the jump and launched what
- felt like a million feet in the air.
- And somehow I ended up completely horizontal like Superman, and I landed as if I had meant to do a belly
- flop. The good news is there's no danger of hitting the trees at the bottom of the hill because that
- kind of landing pretty much stops your momentum completely. And that was the first time I'd ever had
- the wind knocked out of me, but it was not the first time or the last that my older brother's antics
- ended with me getting injured and him doubled over laughing about it.
- I did wise up, though, and I'm proud to say I fall for fewer and fewer older brother tricks every year.
- We'll kick off our next set with a medley of songs from a beloved holiday movie, The Polar Express.
- After that, you'll hear fun, upbeat tunes titled There Is a Santa Clause and Christmas Dance. The second
- act is accompanied by IU's illustrious wind ensemble led by Dean Ryan Kelly. This concert simply would
- not have the same holiday spirit without them.
- Please help me welcome the IU Wind Ensemble. All right, everyone, it's time to board the Polar Express.
- Get in the spirit of the season, grab your hot chocolate, and remember, you have everything you need
- if you just believe.
- The magic carpet on a rail never takes a rest. Flying through the mountains and the snow. You can ride
- for free and join the fun if you just say yes. Because that's the way things happen on the Polar Express.
- Ooh, the whistle blows. That's the sound of her singing. Ding, ding, ding, ding. Golly, look at her
- go. Wonder if they'll get there soon.
- anybody's guess, because that's the way things happen on the Polar Express. When we get there,
- we'll scream, yeah! We'll arrive with the wave we make, laughing away. If you want to join us,
- come along. You can be our guest, because that's the way things happen on the Polar Coaster.
- Hot chocolate, here we only got one rule. Never, ever let it cool. Keep it cooking in a pot. Soon you
- got hot chocolate. Hot, hot, oh, we got it. Hot, hot, hey, we got it. Hot, hot, oh, we got it. Hot chocolate,
- here we only got one rule.
- You need to share it with the spirit of the season. And feel it in the air. People smile as it passes
- you by. The day will be here soon. Dreams are dancing in the children's eyes. Hearts are singing, bells
- are ringing too.
- to think there wasn't time to blink before it zoomed right by. And everything I knew, I knew. And everything
- that you knew, too. Is absolutely now a true because. Without a doubt, there is a Santa Claus.
- Santa Claus. I just saw him too. I just saw him too. Yet my whole life. Yet my whole life. He seemed
- fake to me.
- What a fantasy, what a fantasy appears to be.
- Keep your head straight when fairy tales come true. Though I can't complain, because if I'm insane,
- that means you are too. So why don't we make a pact of solemn pledge to be exact that Santa's real?
- In fact, he always was.
- Oh, yes, yes, absolutely. Okay, so Susie originally wanted the blue bike, but now she wants the red
- one. But I think the elf can whip that up in no time. Oh, it just takes me back to those days when we
- were young. We'd go dance and get all cozy by the fire. Don't you remember? And then Comet broke his
- front leg, so now I'll have to hold tryouts. I think I have time on the 12th, but then there's still
- a few more stops to make.
- I need to schedule my dentist appointment. Hey, honey, the Grinch is thinking about stealing Christmas
- again. You cool with that? Of course, anything for you, honey. Wait, what? You're not listening. I mean,
- we finally get to do something together and you're too focused on Christmas Eve. Well, it's just a lot
- of kids are counting on me right now. I mean, don't you just love their faces when they wake up on Christmas morning?
- They run down the stairs and see their wildest dreams come true. I just want their Christmas to be perfect.
- But what about my Christmas? What's with the long face? It's just, it's been forever since we've actually
- spent time together. But we're together now! No, I mean actually together. Right now you're too focused
- on who's naughty and who's nice. I mean together like it used to be.
- I understand you're busy and people are counting on you, but sometimes it seems like Christmas is more
- important to you than me. That is simply not true! Okay, you're right. I guess I've just been spending
- so much time in the workshop and checking my lists twice, but that doesn't mean you aren't important
- to me. I mean, they don't call it the busiest time of year for nothing, there's still
- to fix some cookies to frost. And stockings to be hung on the chimney with care in hopes that Saint
- Nick will soon be there. Unfortunately, yes. It's what I have to do to give everyone the perfect Christmas.
- But Nick, that's just stuff. That's not what makes a perfect Christmas. Christmas is about kindness
- and spending time with the ones you love. Toys rust and cookies go stale. But the feelings you feel
- when you are with the ones you love, will those? Those last forever.
- You are absolutely right. I guess I've just been so occupied making everyone else's Christmas special
- that I forgot who makes my Christmas special. Do you remember what we first met? Yes, it was the winter
- solstice. And I saw you across the room and you were a vision in blue. You came up to me and you were
- a nervous wreck, stumbling over every word that came out of your mouth. But then you asked me to dance.
- And I knew you were the one I wanted to spend the rest of my Christmas as well. I felt the same way.
- I only wish we could have a night like that again. Well, I know it's not Christmas yet, but would you
- be opposed to an early Christmas gift? As long as it is not another fruitcake. I thought you liked my
- fruitcake! Honey, nobody likes fruitcake. Okay.
- Adding making gift receipts to my to-do list. Santa! But of course. Come along, darling.
- this afternoon at Holiday Chimes. My name is Ryan Kelly. I have the great honor of being one of the
- associate deans for the Jacobs School of Music, home to all these amazing musicians behind me, both
- in the pit, on the stage, and also the fantastic IU Trombone Choir under the direction of Dr. Brittany
- Lash that greeted you out in the lobby.
- This is the time of year where we have so much to celebrate. I mean, the first thing is the fact that
- it's the time of year, the most wonderful time of the year, time with family and friends, with great
- food, with great music. We all look forward to the holiday season, of course. The second thing is, and
- this one's for the students, it's almost the end of the semester.
- And we are very close to getting a nice bit, who am I kidding? This is faculty and staff too. We are
- all excited to reach the end of the semester and get a nice little break to rest and recharge before
- we dive into the new year. And of course, I already mentioned great music. We've got more great music
- than just what you're enjoying this afternoon. We've got the Nutcracker going up the street this weekend
- at the Musical Arts Center and also next weekend and lots of other wonderful performances at the Jacobs
- School this week, including a sing-along performance of Handel's Messiah on Tuesday evening.
- I hope you can join us. I hope we get to see you again in one of our audiences this week. There's so
- much great music happening as we all celebrate this wonderful time of year together. So again, thank
- you so much for being here this afternoon. And behalf of all of us at the Jacobs School, we wish you
- the very happiest of holidays and a spectacular new year. Thanks so much.
- listing things to celebrate. I'm sure there are some of you who thought I forgot about one big thing.
- Of course, I don't have to tell anybody in this room, it's been a pretty exciting fall semester here
- on the Bloomington campus. And that excitement is going to only grow tonight
- when for the first time since 1967, the Indiana Hoosiers beat the Ohio State Buckeyes to be crowned
- Big Ten champs. So, since we are here performing for you this afternoon, we're not going to be able
- to be at the game, but we wanted to bring a little bit of the game to us.
- So pardon me while I go off script and outside the program for just a moment to add one tune to this
- afternoon's concert. And I invite you to please clap and sing along if you know the words.