- My name is Leigh Wilder, and we're so excited that you could spend this afternoon with us instead of
- hanging out with Netflix at your house. Isn't it fun to be with other humans? Well, we're thrilled that
- you're with us, and we're excited to share the talents of over 90 performers. These students come from
- around the world, across the country. They study music, they study journalism, they study nursing, and
- in their spare time, somehow, they go to school
- and they do this activity. And we love getting to spend this time together with you and share our efforts.
- We featured on that first song called Sing, Brian Kress, Adele Poudriere, and Madison Miller on the
- solo. Then you got to see the great work of our guest choreographer, Brennan Wilder. So much love to
- you. Thanks for bringing that song to life.
- You also had the opportunity to hear Samantha Thielen on Jean Perling's beautiful arrangement, America
- the Beautiful. And then finally, you just saw Fred Waring's classic, Hit the Road to Dreamland,
- as choreographed by our varsity choreographers, Graham Hawley and Jenny McPherson. So proud of the efforts
- of these students.
- So much of what you see on stage is a result of their leadership and their artistry. And so we're going
- to feature a lot of that this afternoon. Right now I'm going to introduce you to a freshman. He hails
- from Lebanon, Indiana. He is the winner of the Michael Feinstein Songbook Academy. He's performed at
- Kennedy Center and Carnegie Hall this year. So we thought it would be OK to have him perform at the
- IU Auditorium. I'm glad you think the same. You're going to see him actually sitting
- at that seat most of the time. But I'm here to tell you, I wouldn't ask all of my drummers to sing,
- but this one has the voice of an angel. So, accompanied by four-year senior, June Lee at the piano,
- and singing for you right now, welcome to the stage, Lucas DeBard. The mailman passes by
- And I just wonder why he never stops and rings my front doorbell. There's not a single line from that
- dear old love of mine. No, not a word since I last heard.
- I'm gonna sit right down and write myself a letter And make believe it came from you I'm gonna write
- words oh so sweet They're gonna knock me off my feet A lot of kisses on the bottom I'll be glad I got
- them I'm gonna smile and say
- Hope you're feeling better And close with love the way you do I'm gonna sit right down and ride my
- Is that what it is? Honestly, I can't remember the last time I wrote a letter. So maybe this song can
- be a little bit more relevant. I'm gonna sit right down and tweet myself a Twitter.
- so small. You'll hardly know their words at all. A lot of hashtags on the bottom. I'll be glad I got
- them. I'm gonna tag your mom, your dad, your friends and your
- for that talented young man, don't you agree? I wanna introduce you to another talented young man right
- now. He hails from Grand Rapids, Michigan. He's a master choral educator. He is full of wit and wisdom,
- and we absolutely adore him. Won't you welcome to the stage our associate conductor, Mr. Dwayne Davis.
- by Kirby Shaw featuring soloists Rusty Brost and Sam Feldt. In the singing Hoosiers, honoring our history
- and our alumni is a tradition. In line with that tradition, our next piece will be Shenandoah arranged
- by Mack Wilberg and conducted by Dwayne Davis.
- Welcome to our concert. We're so happy that you're here. And I know many of you were singing along with
- that, if not audibly, certainly in your heart, because it's just one of those songs that has part of
- the American folk tradition. And this afternoon, you're hearing just a plethora of music, from the pop
- to the jazz standards,
- to beautiful solo singing, beautiful dancing. But right now, we want to feature a small ensemble that
- is known as Singing Hoosiers Acapella, or the acronym is SHAC. You know what acapella means? That could
- be a yes or no. You know what it means. And if you don't, it's all right. That's why you're here at
- the university.
- Just literally, it just means to be sung without accompaniment. So please help me welcome Singing Hoosier's
- acapella, better known as Shaq, to the stage.
- And forget this it's no secret
- please is anybody else out there what's wrong oh my gosh I didn't think anybody else survived survived
- survived what finals what happened let me tell you
- featuring lyrics by her very own Lee Wilder. Lee is not only a very talented director, conductor, and
- educator, but she is also one of the most sought-after arrangers in the country. Now, here to conduct
- her arrangement of Coming Out of the Dark and Alabanza, and featuring soloist Isabel Carton, give it
- up for Lee Wilder.
- up to now for me it's been hands against stone spent each and
- I should watch my arm, but coming out of the dark, because I was coming out of the dark, but now I'm
- in the light. You are in the light. And I'm a survivor. You are a survivor. That lyric feels so good
- to us. It does. Yeah, it's the place that we need to be living right now. Exactly, exactly. Isn't it
- wonderful to welcome our dear friends to this concert? Hello, everybody. Hey, EJ, could we get the house
- lights up just a little bit? Let's see who's in this house today. Hello. Hello, how are you?
- It's great to see you, great to have you with us. How many alumni are in the house this afternoon? Nothing
- but love, thank you. How about moms, dads, families? Okay, you have seats for tonight as well, right?
- Yeah, you need to come again. And you need to have all your friends come as well, okay? We want the
- alums to come up and join us, right? We would love that. Okay, so at intermission,
- I hope the alums will just make their way back here and join us on that traditional battle hymn, song
- that I've been singing since ninth grade. Oh, yeah. It's about five years ago. Right? Yeah, we'll meet
- you backstage for sure. Let's see, I'm hoping that we have some friends in the house with us from, there
- are a couple of communities that we have the great privilege of going to visit. Bell Trace, anybody
- here from Bell Trace today?
- Yeah. Welcome. And Meadowood. Hello. Welcome. We're so happy that you're here. I wonder if we have anybody
- here from Bloomington Expressive Arts Training Beat? Oh, my gosh. Those are some of my favorite people,
- and they keep growing. You know what? They're some of my favorite people, too. Hey, wave at me. They
- expand exponentially. Love you. Do love you.
- Is Dee Dee Bowman in the house? Hey, special birthday girl, thanks for spending your birthday with us.
- Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday to you. You know, this program is 66 years, and it's because of
- the support of so many people that the program has continued. And we thank those people that
- give emotionally, financially. We thank you, donors.
- And if you're not a donor, you could feel free to donate because it helps these students. I agree with
- him. I totally agree with him. Just dig in your pocket and give it. No, it really, the experience that
- these students get is it's not inexpensive. And it's important that we have financial support because
- we need costumes. We need money for transportation and so many other things. It's what makes us go.
- So we're so grateful for that.
- We right now are going to share with you the incredible talent of our students. They have produced these
- medleys under the direction of Brandon Porter and Aaron Messer with help from Noah Katz. They have costumed,
- they have choreographed, arranged, rehearsed, conceived of everything you are about to see on stage.
- Do you have it? Yes, they did that.
- And I went out for Starbucks. I went out for Starbucks. All right. That's great teaching. Yeah. Because
- that's how I do. Yeah. I'm so excited. So am I. Are you excited? Then here it comes. This medley is Magic.
- Join us, come and waste an hour or two. Doodly-doo, journey, journey to a spot exciting, mystic and exotic.
- Yeah, the only time anyone ever looks at me is when they're cringing at my wart. I wish there was a
- way we could control people, like magic. Oh, you're both bumbling idiots. We're witches. Of course we
- can control people with magic. Oh, yeah, you're right. Of course, of course. Follow my lead. Double
- double boil in trouble. Fire burn and cauldron bubble. Alex Trebek in the Daily Double. If you two witches
- don't quit fooling around
- I'm
- I'm just here for the Chimes of Christmas concert. No, no, no, that's next December 3rd. But you can
- put it on your calendar right now. See, you've distracted them. Now it's time to really put a spell on them.
- about baseball. About as much as you know about girls. Come on, let's just go back the way we came.
- Could it really be that simple? Aren't you worried we might disrupt the space-time continuum? Ron, don't
- be superstitious. It's magic, not science.
- on the wall. Very superstitious. A lot of spots to fall. A 13-month-old baby broke the looking glass.
- Seven years of bad luck. But good things in your past.
- Yeah.
- Wendy, I don't think we need to make another spell. I think they like us just the way we are. Well,
- do you? What a magical moment. This magic moment So different
- Sweeter than wine. Softer than a summer night. Everything I wanna have. Whenever I hold you tight. This
- magic moment.
- A pretty man came to me, never seen eyes so blue, you know. I could not run away, it seemed. We'd seen
- each other in a dream, it seemed like a dream.
- They look like they're stepping out. Welcome back to the second half. 1944, one of Indiana's
- great ambassadors of music, Cole Porter, was writing for the stage, had been writing for the stage.
- And 1944, there was a review. And in this review, Cole Porter had written some songs.
- Igor Stravinsky wrote a ballet, and Salvador Dali designed the set. It must have been an interesting
- review. That's a few years before the founding of the Singing Hoosiers. In 2009, Dr. Steve Zagree asked
- me if I would do an arrangement for the group that he was conducting at the time, Gold Company. Never
- asked me or told me what piece he wanted. He just said, would you write something?
- And I chose Every Time We Say Goodbye. You can hear a beautiful recording by so many singers, but our
- own Tim Noble and Steve's Agree recorded that. So if you have an opportunity, listen to it. I decided
- in this arrangement to get inside of the psychology of loving and losing and all the angst and all of
- the joy that one experiences. So we hope that you enjoy Every Time We Say Goodbye.
- Thank you, Professor Davis. As one of the most time-honored car ensemble at the Indiana University Jacobs
- School of Music, we also have a tradition of rearranging and performing the most popular songs of the
- year. Next up is a song originally performed by Pentatonix, Daft Punk Medley, featuring Brian McAllister
- and Richard Baxson.
- It fix it, trash it, change it, mail upgrade it, charge it, point it, zoom it, press it, snap it,
- work it, quick, erase it, write it, cut it, paste it, save it, load it, check it, quick, rewrite it,
- plug it, play it, burn it, rip it, drag and drop it, zip, unzip it, lock it, fill it, call it,
- bind it, view it, code it, jam, unlock it, surf it, scroll it, pause it, click it, cross it, crack it,
- switch, update it, name it, rate it, tune it, print it, scan it, send it, fax, rename it, touch it,
- bring it, pay it, watch it, technolog it, one more time.
- Legend of the Phoenix. All ends with the end. What keeps the planet spinning? A force of love beginning.
- We don't stop to give up.
- We're up all night to get lucky. We're up all night to get lucky. We're up all night, all night to get
- up, all night to get sick.
- It makes us stronger more than ever, hour after hour. Working harder, making better, doing faster. Makes
- us stronger more than ever, hour after hour. Working harder, making better, doing faster. Makes us stronger
- more than ever, hour after hour. Working harder, making better, doing faster.
- University, we are home to the world-renowned Jacobs School of Music. Eight of their music students
- are with us tonight in our band led by the wonderful Jess Henry. Next, they will be performing in the
- September arranged by our trombone player Justin Chang. Ladies and gentlemen, the SH Band and Horns.
- amazing music school. The Jacobs School of Music is home to such a diverse variety of musicians that
- pursue every style at the highest level. We happen to be part of the choral department, and it's a great
- honor to hear the beautiful classical music that they bring to life. Right now, we want to challenge
- ourselves with something from that repertoire, but arranged in a popular manner. It's by Ward Swingle,
- the wonderful arranger, and it is Rimsky-Korsakov.
- It is a piece that is usually played by an orchestra, but we are the Singing Hoosiers, and we are up
- for a challenge. So we have taken a gander at this next piece. It's called Flight of the Bumblebee.
- This next piece holds a very special place in the hearts of the Singing Hoosiers. Commissioned by our
- former director, Dr. Stephen Zagree, this piece was co-written by our very own Lee Wilder. When Dr.
- Zagree came to IU to direct the Singing Hoosiers, this was the first piece he invited Lee to conduct.
- Four years later, it was thrilling to return to the piece in a wonderful exchange with the Chicago Children's
- Choir this March. We will now sing this piece in honor of Dr. Zagree as he
- exemplified everything that it stands for. And we hope that you will take its message that with faith,
- hope, and love, one person can change the world. And now please enjoy Stand Up and Make a Change. There's
- only one way to reach across the border
- can loosen heavy chains. If we have love, we can free the brokenhearted. It's time to
- I'm ready to stand up and make a change. You look like you're already doing that. All right. Okay. That
- was good. That was fantastic. Thank you. I really, really enjoy those young people. Yeah, I mean, I
- can tell because you smile all the time, and you're intense, and they're happy, and who could ask for
- anything more? You know what? And I certainly don't do it alone. I've got you with me.
- the most amazing support staff that allows this to happen. So the first folks that we want to thank
- are Smithville Fiber. We couldn't even be in this auditorium without them. So would you give some love
- to Smithville Fiber? Thank you. Thank you. And our friends at the Jacobs School of Music Business Office
- under Jill Piedmont and Teresa Price, we're just so thankful for them. We're part of a great department.
- We are. We are. And many of these students are involved in so many organizations. And we share them.
- We share them here. Tuesday, we have a major concert coming up with Kurt Elling over at the Buskirk.
- Be there. Kurt Elling is one of the top. But to watch these students stand on stage and perform with
- singing Hoosiers and then turn around and sing with vocal jazz or sing in one of the other organizations
- or play in one, that's exciting. It is. It's great. That's a real education.
- It means that they're stretched in a lot of different ways and they're learning how to navigate the
- world. And we appreciate all of our colleagues and our friends in the choral department and the jazz
- studies department. And of course, all of our friends here at the IU Auditorium, the front of house
- folks do an amazing job. And this show is a direct result of the love and care poured into by the technical
- staff here, EJ on the lights and Gene on the sound, Don on the rails and John calling the show. So give
- it up for the technical staff of the IU Auditorium.
- Lee. Dwayne. I just like to say Lee. It sounds so good. Well, thank you. My mom is going to appreciate
- that. I know. I know. I can't say it quite the way she would. Yeah. But you know, we have, we hope these
- folks put on their calendar concerts coming up. Yes. Like chimes. Like the chimes of Christmas. Yeah.
- December 3rd. That's right. And then look out for our fall concert date.
- And, of course, we'll see you next Tuesday. There's... There's time to get on with this show, because,
- you know what, there's one or two more things left. Yeah, those students, they've been hard at work
- on a second medley. Oh, my gosh. You probably didn't know about that. But it's got a really cool theme.
- What do you mean I didn't know? Did you know? Yes, I did, of course. Okay, well... Then I think these
- folks would like us to tell them that the next medley
- and fortune. Hey, baby, how you doing? What's up? Are you forgetting something? Nah. Today is my birthday.
- Where are my presents? Where is my party? Oh, you know, we ain't got no money for all of that.
- Well, I guess you can't afford this then. Oh, baby, you know I got bills.
- But we need to come home with 50,000 50,000
- to pay.
- It's a hard-knock life for us. Static treated, we get tricked. Static kisses, we get kicked. It's a
- hard-knock life. Santa Claus we never see. Santa Claus, what's that? Who's he? No one cares for you.
- A smidge when you're in an orphanage. It's a hard-knock life. Mama, I don't have time for dancing. That's
- just going to have
- Ain't got time for messing around. And it's not my style. This whole town can slow you down. People
- taking the easy way. But I know exactly where I'm going.
- I just wish I knew what it felt like to be noticed, even for just one day. When I grow up, I wanna be famous.
- green.
- after college debt? I would need two billion for that. Can you imagine what life would be like if we
- had a billion dollars?
- or fame will bring you happiness, but that's not always the case. But should that stop you from following
- your dreams? No. If you follow your dreams, you'll be truly happy instead of the wealth of the fame.
- You're right. Some people think that fame and fortune solves all your problems, but sometimes it just
- makes it worse.
- I sit around and wait for my life to start. I could make a difference, put a little happiness in someone's
- heart. The fancy cars, the glitter and the fame, it's all nice but it won't be worth a thing.
- Love is bigger, don't almost stand up for love, yeah. People seem to think that you'll be happier once
- you reach the top and you'll have it all.
- I'm not waiting, I'm not waiting for the confetti to fall
- You can be anything you want to be. You can go anywhere you want to see. A little hard work and you
- can do it. Faith will get you through it. There's so many possibilities. You've got to believe it,
- see it, then you can be it. The answers are all inside yourself. The universe has plenty of space and
- the gift that it gave to the whole
- by how much money you have or how many people know your name, only you can define how successful you
- are. She's right, and we're all the stars of our own lives.
- So the Singing Hoosiers, and I couldn't be more proud of the investment of time and energy and talent
- they've put into sharing that effort with you. I hope you've enjoyed this afternoon. We certainly have
- been honored by the time that you've spent with us. You know, great art is a reflection of experience.
- You can see the experience that we've gone through in the past year has informed the songs, the journeys
- that we've needed to move through. And so we are so grateful to be able to share this next piece with
- you. I arranged this many moons ago. It was a lyric that just came to life. If you believe in the impossible
- and reach deep within your heart, you can overcome any obstacle. Just let your dreams show you the way.
- And this has really allowed us to find a place of healing and a place of hope. You maybe have heard
- that theme over and over again because we believe that a song has to have a message and a story to move
- us forward and make the world better. These young people do so in such
- wonderful powerful way I know we have so many people in the audience that are moving through that pursuit
- and we want to encourage you to keep doing it keep allowing art to grow you and expand your heart we
- have been supported by so many wonderful people throughout this year our alumni bring a legacy of
- excellence and a tradition that we work hard every day to uphold. We hope that every note that we sing
- honors you and the effort that you put forth on this stage in years past. We have a wonderful dean at
- the School of Music, and we are grateful to Dean Gwyn Richards for the support that he's shown us over
- the past year, helping us to continue to move forward in the face of challenge and transition. I am
- so proud not only of the singers, but of this amazing band that, yes!
- This amazing band that goes above and beyond to put their hearts into the process that we move through
- as the Singing Hoosiers, which is a little bit unique. So we share this last piece with you in hopes
- that it will continue to inspire you as it has inspired us. Featuring Abby Smith on the solo, This Is
- I Believe.
- Find your pot of gold. Never catch a shooting star.