- from Japan to Puerto Rico, from the top of the charts to national television, from Brisbane, Australia
- to the IU Auditorium. Under the direction of Professor Lee Wilder with Associate Director Dwayne Davis,
- the IU Jacobs School of Music is proud to present the Singing Hoosiers.
- audiences around the world for 67 years with America's popular song, Ladies and Gentlemen, The Singing Hoosiers!
- Coo coo coo. Coo coo coo. Coo coo coo. Coo coo coo. Coo coo coo. Coo coo coo. Coo coo coo. Coo coo coo.
- Coo coo coo. Coo coo coo.
- We're thrilled that you could join us today. Do you know what? We did this last night in costumes and
- makeup and it wasn't the same. We've been waiting for you and your presence makes it everything. So
- get involved. We love to hear your hoots and hollers. We love it when you clap and we just want you
- to know how grateful we are that you came to spend some time with us today.
- You know, you look at this group, 67 years of tradition. It's the oldest ensemble at the Jacobs School
- of Music. But they look really good, don't they? They eat, right? They exercise, obviously. And they
- have really wonderful hearts and spirits. And you can see it in the work that they do up here and the
- way that they care for each other. They come from all over the country, literally, from Massachusetts
- to Washington State.
- from Inner Mongolia to Vancouver, Canada. And it's all of those diverse interests and talents from majors
- all across the university that allow us to be who we are and experience different things every day when
- we see each other. You heard on that solo right there, he reigns. That was Brian Kress from Bloomington,
- Indiana. You also got to hear
- Excuse me, you also got to hear on the opener, eye to eye, the work of our student arranger and co-manager,
- Brandon Porter from Fort Wayne, Indiana. I am grateful to Brandon and to Miss Alyssa Randazzo
- from Chesterton, Indiana, our other co-manager, for their efforts. We can do what we do without them
- and we sure do love them. You know, I know that you saw a lot of amazing choreography going on
- It's coming out of the bodies and brains of these young people. Kevin Rudzinski this year is our varsity
- choreographer. And Audie Dineline, Ruben Ross, and Becky Mann have been making things happen up here
- on the risers. You can tell that it's important to us to move through a lot of different styles of music.
- Our world is full of variety and we're trying to take it all in. We're going to share the work of
- a wonderful, great American composer. It's one of the benchmarks of the Singing Hoosiers to be involved
- in that kind of music and to celebrate the history of American popular music. So, from Indiana, we've
- got a couple of great Indiana composers, Hoagy Carmichael, but this time, we're gonna share some Cole
- Porter with you. And it comes to us from the direction of a wonderful man. We love him, his artistry,
- his wisdom, his humor. He's from Grand Rapids, Michigan, but we don't hold that against him.
- supposed to be retired, but we just won't let him do it. Would you please welcome to the stage, conducting
- Begin the Beguine, Professor Dwayne Davis.
- tender. It brings back a night of tropical splendor. It brings back a memory evergreen. I'm with you
- once more under the stars and down by the shore.
- ever, except when that tune clutches my heart. And there we are, swearing to love forever and promising
- never, never to die.
- And now when I hear people curse, the chance that was wasted.
- Double D. Others, D2. For our next piece, we have an arrangement by our very own Professor Dwayne Davis.
- Composed in the 1930s by Duke Ellington, Solitude has become a jazz standard, and we're excited to share
- this special arrangement with you with a solo by Sam Feldt.
- to welcome you to this auditorium and to just be able to have a lot of different music happening. These
- singers, you know, they work so hard, not just for you, but for themselves. We need this music. In times
- like this, we need it to heal us and to raise us and to take us to higher places. But right now, we
- have five beautiful people right here.
- In 1964, I was a senior in high school. And February of that year, some really weird group came from
- across the pond to share a new style. I think you know who I'm talking about. Who am I talking about?
- The Beatles, of course. They had these... funny haircuts.
- Oh my gosh. Yep, it was 1964, but wrong group. Okay. Remember that introduction is for a later song.
- Oh man, that man's losing it. My apologies. Couple of years ago we had a wonderful
- lady here named Jenna Siegel, and she's a member, original member, of a group called Manhattan Transfer.
- They have been singing together almost 40 years, more than 40 years, and we would like to pay tribute
- to that group with a song of theirs called Trickle, Trickle.
- Tickle, tickle, swash, splash Tell me how long will this rain last? The rain keeps dropping, the rain
- won't stop And tell me how long will this rain last? Tickle, tickle, slap, slap Just got to see my sweetheart
- She's there waiting and I'm hesitant Tell me just when this rain will stop Ronnie, dig my clothes here,
- boy One button row Well, you know I'm sharp as a tap
- Please lend me your Cadillac Gotta go, gotta go to the party, yeah Please lend me your show But if I
- can't take it, you know I can't make it I won't see my baby no more
- Tickle, tickle, slash, slash. Tell me how long will this rain last? The rain keeps dropping, the rain
- will stop. And tell me how long will this rain last? Tickle, tickle, slap, slap. Just got to see my
- sweetheart drop. She's there waiting up, hesitating. Tell me just when the rain will stop.
- Sweet, she's fine, yeah, boy And I love her so Well, if I can't make this party Maybe she should go
- Gotta go, gotta go to the party, yeah Can you lend me a show? Well, if I can't take it, you know I can't
- make it I won't see my baby no more
- Tell me how long will this rain last? Tell me how long will it last?
- We would like to welcome to the stage Brian McAllister to perform a special feature, Do You Remember,
- from Peter Pan.
- Cast a dozen amber moons to an island of lagoons and magic shores and empty caves. Do you remember a
- pirate's hand of steel? That a pinch of fairy dust
- Made you believe and trust. Wasn't make believe.
- Have tiny holes now Lines are on your cheek You take longer than you used to Before you choose to speak
- But you still bite your lip Whenever you feel nervous
- You twist your hair when you don't know what else to do.
- I forget them once they grow, but you're the only one I miss. Close your eyes and see.
- Thank you, Alex Berko. They say the pen is mightier than the sword. Alexander Hamilton believed this,
- and so does Becky Mann, a senior from Las Vegas, Nevada, penned these next words for you. It's a little
- spin on the 10 dual commandments. If you've ever sung in a choir, you're going to understand this. If
- you're a Singing Hoosier alum, this is dedicated to you, the 10 Hoosier commandments.
- Three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine. It's the ten who's your commandment. It's the ten who's
- your commandment. Soprano one. The challenge to sing really high. Hit the notes that others wouldn't
- even dare try. Soprano two. Now you see why they call us the seconds. We sing the lead and the harmonies
- when we're beckoned. Soprano one. When we sing we go with the flow and we make it up.
- because our part is just too high or low. But on the stage, we are always in place. Standing pretty
- feet, don't go to your face, alto two. Singing low, well you know that's a breeze. Hanging in the corner,
- belting out our low Gs. Sopranos are divas, and altos, we're just chilling. Because when it comes to
- choir, we know we're the real one. Now I know we only number five, but if you need a riff, look for
- Brian or Bri. Sing apart, and we never shout.
- without a doubt till Professor Davis calls us in. sitting in the middle we got really strange notes
- but we hit them all and we still in mode the lowest part is the most fun to be a bass you gotta sing
- one five one with our band and our horns we're complete swinging from the intro to the final downbeat
- two three four five six seven eight nine it's the ten who's your commandment it's the ten who's your
- commandment
- We have a beautiful song written by Jacob Collier entitled Hajenga. Hajenga is about spreading love
- around the world and coming together. This version of Hajenga was arranged by our very own Jun Lee and
- choreographed by Kevin Rudzinski and Brendan Wilder. Ladies and gentlemen, Hajenga.
- Tell them about him, tell them about him. Come together as you are. See ya Jenga, see ya Jenga.
- To the ocean, to the sky.
- you're
- has been a valuable asset to the Singing Hoosiers. He serves as the accompanist in class, he plays the
- synth in our band, and this next song is an original arrangement he wrote just for the Singing Hoosiers.
- The TV show medley will take you back through decades of your favorite TV shows. Ladies and gentlemen,
- Alex Burko and the TV show medley.
- Now this is a story all about how my life's got flipped and upside down. And I'd like to take a minute
- just to sit right there and tell you how I became the prince of a town called Bel-Air. I pulled up to
- the house about seven or eight, and I yelled to the cabbie, yo, homie, smell you later. Looked at my
- kingdom, I was finally there.
- sit on my throne as the Prince of Bel-Air.
- The end.
- was written by John Lennon and shares a message of love for us to spread with the world. With a fantastic
- arrangement by our own Lee Wilder, and with Brian Kress as our featured soloist, this is Imagine.
- Imagine there's no heaven. It's easy if you try.
- singing Hoosiers. Let's hear it again. One more time. And Lee Wilder. I love that. I almost was giving
- the introduction for that particular song because it's John Lennon, Beatles, and so it was a little
- soon. You know, we've got some material from all throughout.
- you know, the 20th and 21st century. We do. It's the popular music. And I love to arrange. You did a
- beautiful arrangement of Solitude. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you for sharing that with us singing.
- You know, what's so amazing is that there are a lot of arrangers in this group. You know, we just heard
- Alex Burko and his arrangement of TV medleys. And we heard Brandon's arrangement of the opener. And
- it's just amazing how these students just come forth and show their talent in so many ways. We're happy
- that we can showcase them. And you know, we have
- generations of singing Hoosiers actually on this campus today. So we would like to say hello and welcome,
- if we could, to our alumni. Do we have any alumni in the house this afternoon? Are you out there, alumni?
- Hey, hey. All right. Well, you know what? Yes, please stand. Thank you for being here with us today.
- We're so happy that you're here. And one thing that's absolutely, yes.
- One thing that's so special about this concert is that we have an opportunity for our present singing
- Hoosiers to be joined by our alumni and directed by Michael Schwarzkopf. So at intermission, make sure,
- alums, that you make your way backstage and prepare for our traditional battle hymn. It's on their shoulders
- that we stand, and we're just so grateful to have them with us today. You know what? I think we have
- some other guests with us today. I heard that there's a little
- from Bachelor Middle School. Is this the truth? Bachelor. Yeah, all right. Welcome. Thank you for being
- with us. How about, do we have any folks from the Beat family here? Welcome. Hello, family. We're so
- happy that you could join us, Beat. And isn't it fun to see your TAs doing what they do? Uh-huh.
- So now when they ask you to work hard, you know that they work hard too, right? It's coming from a place
- from their heart. So it's so fun to see all those talents up there. You know, last night you said, oh,
- I know a secret. I know a secret. And you wouldn't tell me, nor would you tell the audience that we
- had. But I found out, right? We all found out. You're a clever dude. Yeah. You know, Alex Burkle that
- was directing the TV medleys, his grandmother happened to be here last night. And I think she's here
- this afternoon.
- And it's her 80th birthday, so we wish you a happy 80th birthday. Wave to us. Happy birthday to you.
- Happy birthday. It's my Cleveland connection there. What a special gift that you would spend this day
- with us. Thank you. To see Alex Worth It, yes. You know, do we have any IU students here? Any IU students
- here? All right, that's great. That's great. We have some IU students behind that curtain, and you know what?
- They are ready to share the next level of their talent. What you have seen so far, it's just the beginning.
- They have conceived of medleys that they arranged, choreographed, wrote skits for, costumed,
- you name it. If it's on this stage, they did it. We didn't even have to work for that. They did it,
- didn't they? We went to Starbucks. It was fabulous. It was great. Now we're here to do this and get
- to observe with you the excellent work of these young people.
- This is Dreams and Nightmares.
- Watch the shadows fall.
- Sweet dreams are made of this Who am I to disagree? We travel the world and the seven seas Everybody's
- looking for something Sweet dreams Who am I to disagree? I travel the world and the seven seas
- What you dreaming about? Yeah, what you dreaming about? You're supposed to be watching us. Yeah, you're
- supposed to be watching us. I pee the bed at night. I pee the bed at night. Hey, let's take it easy.
- Would you two shut up? Mom and dad couldn't pay me enough to babysit you two nincompoops. I'm not a
- nincompoop. But you are, though. You guys should love each other. You're family. Hardly. We're fraternal
- twins. But you're still family. Yeah, family. Can't you two distract yourselves?
- But we wanna play with you. Yeah, we wanna play with you. And I want Taco Bell. And I want Taco Bell.
- Okay, Noah, seriously, we're done with that game. Okay, Noah, seriously, we're done with that game.
- Noah, seriously. Noah, seriously. Fine. I'll go get some Taco Bell. You guys go behave. Play hide and
- seek or something. I don't know. Okay.
- Mr. Sandman, bring me a dream Make him the cutest that I've ever seen Give him two lips like roses and
- clover And tell him that his lonesome nights are over Sandman, I'm so alone Don't have nobody to call my own
- Please turn on your magic beam, Mr. Sandman, bring me a dream.
- I'm starving. Where's Noah? I don't know, but I want that Taco Bell. But very funny, where's your brother?
- I don't know. Well, you better know, or you're not going to have a mouth to eat Taco Bell. Mom says
- I don't have to put up with your threats anymore. Well, mom's not here, is she? Yeah, but... Go find
- your brother. But I want Taco Bell. Later, go.
- I could only dream when I fall asleep but now I'm working to achieve and sleep's the only thing that
- I never see and a vibe that my breathing will never cease to the retrieve and I can let him be and I
- won't let him leave and I have the same feelings as 17 but I wasn't ready then like when 11 screamed
- now I'm in the magazines almost every week cause I'm getting heat like in Tenerife when the darkness
- creeps in I feel my nightmares watching me and when my dreams are sleeping I feel my nightmares watching me
- ś In the middle of the night ś I go walking in my sleep ś Through the mountains of faith ś To the
- river so deep ś We all land in the ocean ś We all start in the stream
- A dream.
- the Taco Bell.
- And now my whole body is in pain. Oh, God, how could I have done this to you? It's gonna burn when I
- number two. My heartburn feels more like a fire.
- Oh, honey, well, it's okay. You're awake now. Oh, and I brought you some antacids. Oh, Sissy,
- you're the best. Oh, Sissy, you're the best. Noah, stop mocking your brother. It's just you love Brian
- more than you love me, and he hates me altogether. I don't hate you. You're my fraternal twin. I love
- you more than anyone. Yeah, and I love you two boogers equally. Yeah? Yeah. Hey, stop mocking me.
- Well, now that it's 4 a.m., I have a great idea. Let's go get some Taco Bell. Deal, deal. I'll set this
- one out. A dream is a wish. A dream is a wish your heart makes when you're fast asleep in dreams you
- will lose.
- Whatever you wish for you, King Have faith in your dreams and someday Your rainbow will come shining
- through No matter how your heart is grieving If you keep on believing The dream that you wish will come true
- It's always such a treat for us to have Dr. Schwarzkopf conduct that and to have our alums come back.
- And you know what, if you're here tonight, you will see a whole bunch of alums. Sometimes they wait
- till the evening and then the whole stage is filled. But it's always a pleasure to sing a song of that
- tradition. And you know what, if those alums were still here, I bet you they would know this next song.
- I enjoy stepping out with my baby. Snaps! Sending out with my baby
- Sure, not for me, that I'm all dressed up tonight. I'm stepping out on the ride and feeling bad.
- And I felt, that's what I mean, that I keep on knocking wood.
- Step, step, step, step, step, step, step, step, step.
- by I see friends shaking hands saying how do you
- Some don't know how to handle it. Always reaching out in vain. Just taking the things not worth having.
- Don't you worry about a thing. Don't you worry about a thing, mama. Because I'll be standing on the
- side when you check it out.
- I don't worry about a thing when I'm with these young folks because they keep you on the straight and
- narrow. They help your memory. We're friends now, right? Yeah, okay. So remember that introduction I
- was gonna give before? You give it. So the year was 1964. And I was a senior in high school and I remember how
- everyone was about the Beatles coming to this country and they skipped school. It was like a national
- skip school day and they went to New York to greet the Beatles with all of their newness and freshness
- and quirkiness and look at the legacy that they have left over these many years. So this group right
- here called Chakapella is going to sing a Beatles song and that song is called Come Together.
- He come groovin' up slowly. He got juju eyeball. He want holy roller. He got head down to his knees.
- Got to be a joker. He just do what he please. He wear no shoeshine.
- Cold jam football, he got monkey finger, he shoots Coca-Cola, he say, I know you, you know me. One thing
- I can tell you is you've got to be free to come together.
- He's got production. He's got walrus gumboot. He's got, oh, no sideboard. He wants spine or cracker.
- He's got feet down below his knees. Hold you in his armchair. You can feel his disease come together.
- He got early warning. He got muddy water. He won mojo filter. He say one and one and one is three. Got
- to be good looking, because he's so hard to see. Come together.
- She was clearly talking to the singing Hoosier Band in horns. Under the direction of Jess Henry, this
- dynamic group is the heartbeat to our ensemble. From hip hop to jazz to the great American songbook,
- the versatility and musicianship of our band brings our music to the next level. This next piece was
- inspired by a Mexican-Korean fusion food truck on the streets of Los Angeles and highlights the many
- flavors of our band. Written by the second most talented man sibling, my brother, Jacob Mann, and arranged
- by our very own Jun Lee,
- The singing Hoosier band in horns give you Kogi.
- on the guitar, Alex Brick on the synth, Pascal Paul on the drums, and June Leavis singing Hoosiers.
- as the oldest ensemble in the Jacob School of Music is in its 67th year of existence. We uphold a storied
- tradition and legacy of excellence in America's popular song. Part of this legacy is Dr. Steve's degree. Dr.'s
- degree is a former director of the Singing Hoosiers, and his beautiful arrangements and witty zagreisms
- live on in the ensemble and in our hearts. One of his favorite songs to conduct was Bridge Over Troubled
- Water, arranged by Kirby Shaw. Led by this year's seniors,
- We sing this song in his memory.
- When you're down and out When you're on the street, my lord When evening falls so hard I will comfort
- you I'll take your part
- girl.
- The Singing Hoosiers are proud to share the best of America's popular song. Whether it be hits on the
- radio, tunes from the Great American Songbook, or, like our next piece, showstoppers straight off Broadway.
- Our next song comes from the award-winning musical, The Color Purple, and it was arranged especially
- by Lee Wilder for the Singing Hoosiers. We hope you enjoy I'm Here, featuring our very own Janie Johnson.
- To love me I don't need you to love I've got I've got I've got my sister I can feel her
- be here but she's still
- Did you see that musical? I didn't, but you did. Did you like it? It was so powerful. Do you know what
- somebody sent me? As a matter of fact, Brandon Porter sent me a YouTube video of Cynthia Erivo singing
- that song, and I was in tears. Yeah, just a little lady, powerful. Yeah. Yeah. Great arrangement.
- Thank you, sir. Great arrangement. You know, we wouldn't be in this place if we didn't have supportive folks.
- a lot of thank yous to do right now because it takes a village to put on a show like this and the village
- house that we're in happens to be the IU Auditorium and we couldn't be just more thankful for the incredible
- technical staff, the front of house staff, everyone that makes us feel so welcome. So would you please
- from the bottom of our hearts help us to thank EJ on the lights, Gene on the sound, John stage managing
- and Don at the rail. Please help us to thank the IU Auditorium.
- They make us feel at home, don't they? They make us feel at home. They help us to elevate our game,
- I think. Yeah. We come in here twice a year, and it's like old home week with them. And you know, we
- wouldn't be able to be in this house without the support of wonderful donors and alumni. In the house
- today, one of our Singing Hoosier alumni, Cullen McCarty, along with Smithville Fiber, has made this
- opportunity possible for these young people.
- Go out, Smithville Fiber is the best. Thank you so much, Cullen, and please give it up for Smithville
- Fiber. Thank you. I believe in the program. We have many donors, and we invite you. You know, this group
- is 67 years in existence, and it would not be without the support, emotional and financial support,
- of people like you that continue to come to our concerts. We've done several run-out tours.
- around the state and every auditorium that we've gone to, there are alums that come up and say,
- you know, I remember being in that group and I have carried it with me ever since. Some of the people
- that I'm still friends with started in a group like this, in this group.
- We couldn't be more thankful for the wonderful faculty that helped to grow these young people. We have
- our dean in the house today. So thank you, Dean Gwyn Richards and our other faculty members that are
- here. We appreciate all that you do to help these students grow and to support the singing losers. There's
- a big old list on the back.
- More thank yous, more than we can possibly say. And we also want you to take a look at the list of donors
- and just help us to appreciate who they are and how they continue to contribute to what we're doing.
- I'll tell you what, these young people, I'm astounded by their talent, Mr. Davis. I am too, it keeps
- unfolding, right? And it's a beautiful thing that they, first of all, have an opportunity to let it
- unfold and we get to witness that.
- We do. It takes some students to step up and coordinate and lead the effort to see all that you see.
- Brandon Porter is our medley producer this year. Madeline Tippi Tipton is our visual coordinator. And
- of course, you can see on the list of medley credits how these young people have contributed to this
- effort. You said medley. Medley. Medley. I said medley. Medley. There's going to be a medley, a lot
- of songs about the same thing. Are you ready for that? I am so ready. Are they ready for that? Are you ready?
- Okay, here it comes, ladies and gentlemen. Outer space.
- Until it's farewell And maybe we'll come back To earth who can tell I guess there is no one to blame
- We're leaving ground Will things ever be the same again? It's the final countdown
- Welcome back to the official Stargazing Society on Jordan Avenue. Everyone, please welcome our newest
- member, Sean. Hi, Sean. Hi, Sean. Hi. Sean will be joining us as the official new kid on the block,
- so we've got to get him in the know of everything astronomical. Let's get started.
- and let me play among the stars. Let me see what spring is like on the Jupiter and Mars. In other words,
- hold my hand. In other words, baby, kiss me. Fill my heart
- and let me sing forevermore. You are all I long for, all I worship and adore. In other words,
- please be true. In other words,
- that is the source of all our power. Now the sun and you and me and all the stars that we can see are
- moving at 900 miles a day in an outer spiral orbit, 40,000 miles an hour in a galaxy we call the Milky
- Way. Everybody get up.
- Now we got a real jam going down. Welcome to the space jam. Use your chance, do your dance at the space
- jam. All right. Check it out. Jam. Come on and slam. And welcome to the jam. Wave your hands in the
- air if you feel fine. We're going to take it into overtime. Welcome to the space jam.
- face jam.
- The club, yes, Janey. I asked for a new telescope for my birthday, so I hope that everyone can make
- it out to my observatory party this Saturday. My house is the one, two, three, four, five, six, seventh
- one on the right. Be there at six. Awesome. Thanks, Janey. Well, I'm in the midst of finishing
- up calculations for our first space adventure, and I think I may be on the brink of a eureka moment.
- If my algorithms are correct. Wait. You're building a spaceship? Well, it is a work in progress.
- Sweet, let's check it out.
- I can't believe you actually did it. We're in outer space. Yeah, Kevin, your algorithms must have been
- spot on. I'm actually a little shocked. Well, my science was correct, but now I have no idea where we
- are. Anyone else have any ideas? I know exactly where we are.
- The stars and the moon have a line to show me the secrets of the galaxy. When the moon is in the seventh
- house and Jupiter
- And the minds through liberation Aquarius Aquarius Wow Janie, I had no idea you knew so much
- about astronomical movement And I didn't know you could sing Do you want to come check out the game
- room I installed last week?
- I never actually got to say goodbye to my mom. She's probably worried sick. She packed my bags last
- night, pre-flight. Zero hour, nine a.m. And I'm gonna be high as a kite by then.
- I'm not the man they think I am at home, no, no, no.
- I want to be a Debbie Downer, and I hate to make you guys mad, but I think I might want to go home.
- Well, why didn't you just say so? Sounds like a plan. I still have all the systems running. I think
- I can get us back there. And you know, Earth is a pretty awesome planet, capable of life. It is one
- of the only planets discovered that can sustain multiple... Kevin, let's save the factoids for later.
- How about we just work on the algorithms to get us back to Earth? You got it. One trip back to Earth
- coming up.
- Oh my gosh. I can't tell you how proud I am of those young people from the very concept of it to the
- arrangements to the realization of what you just saw. It is so much growth and so much work and we can't
- thank you enough for spending this time with us, for investing in them, for helping them to have a
- purpose to work through and a goal to strive for, to put it in front of other humans and to be able
- to feel connection. That's really what we are all about here at the Singing Hoosiers, creating a standard
- of excellence that gives us a reason to continue to find ways to grow these young people through art
- in community. And today you have made that possible. Hey, if you had a good time, you know what? We've
- got another show. You can come back. We'd love that. You could also call a friend.
- I've got to go to dinner tonight, but you might want to go see the Singing Couges. They're fabulous.
- Okay? So think about that as well. If you are enjoying what you're seeing and you're looking for something
- to do around the holidays, on December 2nd, as a matter of fact, 2017, we will be sharing the stage
- with a bevy of wonderful ensembles
- from the Jacob School of Music, as well as throughout the community, and we invite you to be a part
- of that event. It's called The Chimes of Christmas, and it's December 2nd at 2 p.m. and 7.30.
- I hope that you will take a moment to get to know these young people afterwards. I know there are so
- many families that have come from all over the country to see what your singing Hoosiers are up to and
- to support us, and we are grateful for that. We want to thank, once again, our alumni and the audience.
- But if you are a new friend and this is your first time, please come back and find out what we're up
- to through the World Wide Web.
- We're on the social medias more than you could believe. It's the Instagram. It's the Facebook. I think
- we may even have a Snapchat, but I'm afraid of Snapchat. So you can find out what we're up to at all
- times and see how these kids are moving through their process. We just want to say, if you'll allow
- me to just say for a moment, thank you to Dwayne Davis. He's a special, special man, and he brings so
- much to our hearts and to our experience musically.
- I also have to thank my wife Brennan because she is just my other set of eyes and ears from both a musical
- standpoint and a choreographic standpoint and I couldn't do what I do without her. So thank you Brennan.
- Before we leave you this afternoon, we have one more song to share with you. It has served as our
- Final farewell to our audiences this year because it talks about living in the moment and not letting
- anything get away from you. From the hit musical, Hamilton, this is my shot.
- The problem is I got a lot of braids with no polish. I got a holler just to be heard with every word.
- I drop knowledge. I'm a diamond in the rough. A shiny piece of coal trying to reach my goal. My power
- of speech unimpeachable. Only 19, but my mind is older. The Seahawks city streets getting colder. I
- shoulder every burden, every disadvantage. I have learned to manage. I don't have a gun to brandish.
- I walk these streets vanished. The plan is to bend this spark into a flame. But dang, it's getting dark,
- so let me spell out the name. I'm the A.L.
- A colony that runs independently Meanwhile Britain keeps spitting on ascendants Essentially they tax
- us relentlessly Then King George turns around and runs a spending spree He ain't ever gonna set his
- descendants free So there will be a revolution in this century Enter me, he says in parentheses Don't
- be shocked when your history book mentions me I will lay down my life if it sets us free Eventually
- you'll see my ascendancy
- I am not going away, my shot. I am not going away, my shot. Me, oh, I'm just like my country. I'm just
- got me in a dream. I'm not going away, my shot.
- When you're living on your knees, you rise up. Tell your brother that he's gotta rise up. Tell your
- sister that she's gotta rise up. When are these colonies gonna rise up? When are these colonies gonna
- rise up? When are these colonies gonna rise up? When are these colonies gonna rise up? Rise up. I imagine
- death so much it feels more like a memory. When's it gonna get me?
- In my sleep, seven feet ahead of me. If I see it coming, do I run or do I let it be? Is it like a beat
- without a melody? See, I never thought I'd live past 20.
- Where I come from, some get half as many. Ask anybody why we living fast and we laugh, reach for a glass.
- We have to make this moment last. That's plenty. Scratch that. This is not a moment. It's the movement
- where all the hungriest brothers with something to prove. When foes oppose us, we take an honest stand.
- We roll like Moses, claiming our promised land. And if we win our independence, is that a guarantee
- of freedom for our descendants? Or will the blood be shed begin an endless cycle of vengeance and death
- with no defendant?
- I know the action in the street is exciting, but Jesus, between all the pleading and fighting, I've
- been reading and writing. We need to handle our financial situation. Are we a nation of states? What's
- the state of our nation? Our past patiently waiting and passionately smashing every expectation, every
- action's an act of creation. I'm laughing in the face of casualties and sorrows. For the first time,
- I'm thinking past tomorrow. I am not going away. My shot's going away. I am not going away. My shot's
- going away. Oh, I'm just like my country. I'm not struggling enough. We are not going away. My shot's
- going away.
- It's time to take a shot. It's time to take a shot. It's time to take a shot. It's time to take a shot.