KUMC's 9th Annual Patriotic Americana Concert

Added: 2026-06-02

[00:00:15]You want to get up and do it for me?

[00:00:30]You know how you know how that We will be starting our program in a few minutes, but I would like to talk to you about If you have a cell, put it up in the air. Raise it. Be proud. Don't be ashamed. Let's see those cell phones.

[00:01:23]Okay. So, here's the deal.

[00:01:26]We need you to put your cell phones on silence mode.

[00:01:32]If you'd like to take photos or videos, we we welcome that. But please do not use the flash mode when the concert starts. No one will be allowed in through the double doors in the center aisle as we are live streaming and making an archive video and we don't need any distractions on that video. So you have a couple of minutes before we start. phones, not off, but I don't want to hear them ringing during a moment of silence over here. That's not your cue. And again, you may you may do video, but please do not use flashlights. Thank you.

[00:02:38]Julie Look at this.

[00:05:49]Lord, Good evening everyone. Please help me welcome Tom Proctor, Nicole Fesco, Jennifer Mayor, the Kendall Orchestra, the Kendall Choir, the Kendall Winds, the Kendall Strings, and the Kendall Jazz Band. We have a great lineup for you this evening. Please enjoy.

[00:10:36]It was a rain.

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[00:11:47]Hallelujah.

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[00:13:19]Hey. Hey. Hey.

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[00:14:28]Welcome everyone. My name is Suzanne Floyd. If you don't know who I am, shame on you.

[00:14:36]And to Tom and Nicole and Pastor Ruben, number three was the winner. They'll understand that joke.

[00:14:45]I'm happy to be back here and to be your announcer this evening. The piece the orchestra just played was Americana Overure composed by Camp Kirkland. The orchestra was performing this piece as camp is returning to the United States from Romania.

[00:15:03]His individual musician mission opportunities metro big band toured that country from May 21 to May 30. Mr. Kirkland became a friend of the Kendall Orchestra having recommended orchestra music for us as well as writing custom handbell arrangements for our orchestra which we played last December. Yes, I'm the handbell person.

[00:15:28]The medley just performed included This Land is Your Land by Woody Guthrie, This Is My Country by Don Ray and Al Jacobs, America the Beautiful, Words by Katherine Lee Bates, and music by Samuel A. Ward, you're a grand old flag by George M. Kohhan, as well as a snippet of Yankee Doodle. Tonight we present to you our ninth annual patriotic and American concert which features guest soprano Daisy Sue. Plus there will be some other surprises.

[00:16:14]Thank you.

[00:16:18]Let's change up the tempo. The next piece is a Shaker song written and composed in 1848.

[00:16:25]Generally attributed to Elder Joseph Brackett. It became widely known when Aaron Copelan used its melody for the score of Martha Graham's ballet Appalachian Spring which premiered in 1944.

[00:16:39]The tune and lyrics were written by Mr. bracket 1797 to 1882 of the Alfred Maine Shaker. Elder Joseph resided with the Sabbath day Lake Shaker village in New Closter, Maine community before he was called to serve in the Shaker ministry in 1848.

[00:16:59]Marsha Kushmere Shapiro taught orchestra classes at the elementary and secondary school level levels in Valuchia County, Florida. She earned degrees at Florida State University and St. University. She was the winner of the 1985 National School Orchestra Association composition contest. So the lyrics to this piece are, "It is a gift to be simple. It is a gift to be free. It is a gift to come down where you ought to be. And when we find ourselves in the place just right, will be in the valley of love and delight. When true simplicity is gained, to bow and to bend, we can't be ashamed to turn turn will be our delight till by turning turning we come out right. Let's see how Miss Shapiro describes these lyrics in her musical arrangement.

[00:18:08]Gloral.

[00:18:39]Praise God.

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[00:20:38]Hallelujah.

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[00:21:45]Thank you, Orchestra and Tom. That was beautiful.

[00:21:54]Richard Rogers and Oscar Hammerstein II are arguably the most successful musical theater team in the 20th century.

[00:22:03]Oklahoma in 1943 had 2,248 performances. Carousel in 1945 had 890 performances. South Pacific in 1949 had 1,925 performances. The King and I in 1951 had 1,246 performances. The Sound of Music in 1959 had 1,433 performances as well as a number of other musical collaborations.

[00:22:34]The selections we will present today is from a musical that was unique in that it did not start with an overture. It starts with a scene right away. The ANTRA, which is the start of the second act, is indeed the overture. Although it was not their most successful musical, Richard Rogers felt that it was his actual personal favorite one. We decided that this our feature piece will include soloist Cali Fong and Rava Mayor, the entire choir, and a mystery special soloist.

[00:23:09]Be ready.

[00:23:12]Also, we would like to show or introduce Melody Stein, who is our our harpist here tonight, and she has a prominent part in this selection.

[00:23:28]And now, the Kendall Orchestra's version of Selections from Carousel by Rogers and Hammerstein II, arranged by Walter Post.

[00:24:15]Hallelujah.

[00:24:45]Heat. Heat.

[00:25:03]My brother and my sister and my Oh my god.

[00:25:41]to see.

[00:26:16]the song.

[00:26:18]Keep your chin up high and don't be afraid of the dark.

[00:26:38]At the end of the storm is a golden sky and the sweet silver of the L.

[00:27:04]Oh, come through the wind.

[00:27:12]Oh, come through the wind.

[00:27:18]Your dreams be to blow.

[00:27:30]Walk with your heart.

[00:27:42]Hallelujah.

[00:28:04]Oh, heat, heat.

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[00:29:59]If I loved you time and again, I would try to say all I want you If I loved you, wouldn't come in an easy way.

[00:30:39]Round in cles and go. Oh, tell you.

[00:31:06]I let my golden chances me.

[00:31:18]So all we would go in the midst of day Heaven to God.

[00:31:54]I love you.

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[00:36:43]We will go away Go high and low for many and many a long day for many and many a long day.

[00:37:07]The people who live on land are hard to understand. When you're looking for fun, they clap YOU INTO JAIL. WOO! SO TRIPPING off to sea where life is gay and free and a fella can flip a hook in the hip of a whale. Har will go high and low for many long a long long.

[00:37:48]It's wonderful just to feel your hands upon the wheel in a listening to wind the whistling in the sail or climb a loft and be the very first one to see the chrysanthemum shall come out of the snout of the way. There she goes.

[00:38:06]Go away. We will go. We will go away.

[00:38:14]We'll go behind and many many of many a long long day.

[00:38:30]Rocking upon the sea. Your boat will seem to be like a dilated baby in her mess in net.

[00:38:37]For she hasn't learned to walk and she hasn't learned to talk. And her little behind is kind of and KIND TO BE WET.

[00:38:44]OOPS.

[00:38:55]Go high and low for many and many a long day.

[00:39:02]Oh, many along.

[00:39:24]Give the man a fancy shirt with some ruffles and a microphone and look at what happens.

[00:39:34]And now you're going to undress in front of us.

[00:39:38]You volunteer to help.

[00:39:41]Watch it. Your wife's here.

[00:39:44]>> First of all, we would like to thank soloists Callie Fong and Rava Mayor as well as our entire Kendall choir.

[00:40:00]And of course we have to thank our humble guest soloist.

[00:40:10]>> So 55 years ago this month, Tom debuted his acting career in a supporting role of Carousel. It was his junior year in college. They did have colleges back then. And he tried out on a dare. He was cast as a sworthy, dirty, filthy, nasty n do well sailor. Sounds like type casting to me.

[00:40:38]Tonight he reprised his feature song as Craig, Blow High, Blow Low with Paul Schwarz at the piano. Thank you, Paul.

[00:40:55]So, um, I've been kind of kind of I've been filling in as Tom Proctor for the verse. I said there's a mystery solo guest. So, only >> be honest, >> other than me, only three people knew it. So, it was a good surprise.

[00:41:17]I'm telling you, give him a fancy shirt and a microphone and look what happens.

[00:41:22]Now, you're going to hear some patriotic songs a number of times, but like Christmas carols in our December concerts. Don't think of it as there's that song again, but more like how does the arranger make the arrangement a unique version of that melody? Well, you're going to hear that in the next piece. It is in a theme and variations form. In other words, you will hear the well-known melody, then the arranger has made a number of variations, varying tempos, styles, rhythms, dynamics, or any other number of techniques in his repertoire. David Babaritz was born in 1945 in Brooklyn, New York. At the age of 15, he met the great Broadway musical orchestrator Russell uh Robert Russell Bennett and studied with him for the next six years. Mr. Bobaritz graduated from the man's college of music and earned a master's degree from teachers college of Columbia University. He has over 275 compositions in his catalog.

[00:42:27]The theme or melody is America the Beautiful. And here is David Boberitz's American Varants performed by the Kendall Strings.

[00:42:46]Oh yes.

[00:42:58]Hallelujah.

[00:43:06]Heat.

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[00:44:43]Hallelujah.

[00:45:09]Amen.

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[00:50:06]Thank you strings. That was beautiful and very interesting. Our next selection is a popular song composed by Mitch Lee with lyrics written by Joe Darien. It was written for the 1965 Broadway musical Man of Lancha. Originally performed by the musical production star Richard Kylie and also featured in the 1972 film version. The complete song is first sung by Don Ciote as he stands vigil over his armor in response to Aldansza his doulsa's question about what he means by following the quest. It is reprised partially three more times.

[00:50:48]The last by prisoners in a dungeon as Miguel de Cervantes and his manservant mount the drawbridge like prison staircase to face trial by the Spanish Inquisition.

[00:51:00]Composer Lee received the contemporary classics award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame for this song. A version recorded by Jack Jones in 1966 peaked at number 35 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and reached number one on the easy listening chart. It also was covered by B Ames who is Toronto from the Long Ranger show, Frank Sinatra, Jim Neighbors, who played Goomemer Pile in the USMC television series, Robert Goule, John Cles, and the Muppets. I could keep going on, but I suggest that you'd Google this, but please don't do it now. Our vocalist this evening is soprano Daisy Sue. She earned a master of music degree in vocal performance from the University of Miami Frost School of Music. She also studied German and voice at Salsburg College orchestra where the movie The Sound of Music was filmed. Daisy is currently an elementary general music and middle school teacher at Epiphany Catholic School in South Miami. She frequently performs in Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and recent re recently returned to Carnegie Hall in February of 2026 for a performance. Daisy has performed frequently with the Miami Calleia Musicum, Miami Lyric Opera, the Greater Miami Symphonic Band, Church by the Sea, Saraphic Fire, South Florida Symphony Orchestra, Angelic and Coral, and many churches and synagogues throughout the area. She has sung with the Kendall Orchestra in every one of our December holiday celebrations and in the May June patriotic and American concerts. Please help me welcome Daisy Sue and the Impossible Dream.

[00:53:24]To dream the impossible Dream to fight the unbeatable fall.

[00:53:34]To bear with unbearable sorrow.

[00:53:40]To run where the brave did not go.

[00:53:46]To ride the unrightable wrong.

[00:53:51]To love peace and chase from afar.

[00:53:56]to try when your arms are too weary.

[00:54:02]to reach the unreachable star.

[00:54:07]Please to follow the stormless, no matter how far to fight for the right, with compression of to be willing to march into hell or the heart.

[00:54:29]And I know if I only be true to this glorious fast, then my heart will be peaceful and let them to my rest.

[00:54:47]Heaven knows above to try when your hearts are to hold that was me to live to the future of sing to follow the No matter how, no matter how far to fight for the right is the passion of to be willing to watch and to welcome my be true to this glorious rest my Will my peace go and calm when thy nature my rest and the world will be met.

[00:56:01]And one man stop and cover the stars.

[00:56:07]Still strong to reach the unreachable star.

[00:56:22]The original.

[00:56:26]The rich.

[00:56:51]What a beautiful piece of music and so beautifully performed. Let's show our appreciation once again for Daisy and the Kendall Orchestra as an encore. Let's hear Daisy's versatility. We neglected to say that Daisy also has sung many times with Ronnie Berman's Big Band, which plays at the Elks Club in South Miami on the third Friday of every month. Got to get that plug in there. Ronnie, raise your hand. There he is.

[00:57:26]A number of people from the Kendall Orchestra wins play in that big band.

[00:57:30]And and I just pointed out Ronnie's sitting behind me. So, guess what? The music collaborator with Oscar Hammerstein on Carousel, Richard Rogers, also wrote the music to Blue Moon. Talk about versatility. The lyricist was a former longtime collaborator, Loren's Heart, in 1934.

[00:57:51]The song Blue Moon charted in the variety top 10 for 18 weeks, reaching number one in January 26, 1935.

[00:58:00]It subsequently was featured in at least seven MGM films including the Marx Brothers at the circus 1939 and and as sung by Elvis Presley Viva Las Vegas in 1964.

[00:58:15]So the teacher and me needs to give you a little bit of a history science lesson. So here's a little scientific knowledge. A blue moon is a second full moon occurring in a single calendar month because a lunar cycle takes 29.5 days. Remember the 0.5 to complete its cycle. This phenomena only happens once every two and a half years. So May 1st we had a a full moon and tonight in between all of the raindrops we will have another full moon.

[00:58:56]So we invite our assistant director to the podium to lead the Kendall Jazz Band accompanying our featured soloist Daisy Sue swinging with Blue Moon.

[00:59:22]Blue moon, you saw me standing alone without a dream in my heart.

[00:59:34]Without a love of my own.

[00:59:39]Blue Moon, you knew just I wasn't there for.

[00:59:46]You heard me saying a prayer for someone I really could care for.

[00:59:55]And then they suddenly appear before me.

[00:59:59]The only one my heart will ever hold.

[01:00:03]I heard somebody whisper, "Please adore me." And by the look, the moon has turned to gold.

[01:00:12]Blue moon.

[01:00:15]Now I'm no longer alone.

[01:00:19]Without a dream in my heart, without a love of my own.

[01:01:00]And I decided He appear before me. The only one my arms will ever hold. I heard somebody whisper, "Please adore me." And when I look, the moon has turned to gold.

[01:01:17]Blue moon.

[01:01:20]Now I'm no longer alone.

[01:01:24]Without a dream in my heart.

[01:01:28]Without a love of my own.

[01:01:33]Without a love of my own.

[01:01:56]Kendall Jazz Band, Nicole Fasco, director and Daisy Sue, soloist.

[01:02:09]Born in the Bronx, William Schumann 1910 to 1992 dropped out of business school to pursue composition after hearing the New York Philarmonic for the first time.

[01:02:21]He became a central figure in New York's cultural institutions, leaving his presidency of the Giuliard School to become the first director of the Lincoln Center in 1961.

[01:02:33]All the while he was active as a composer. He received the inaugural Pulitzer Prize for music in 1943.

[01:02:42]He shared a fondness for wind music with his Giuliard contemporaries Vincent Perseti and Peter Menon from which came many classic works for wind band. Our next piece is a third movement from the New England Tptic, a collection of three pieces based on tunes by the colonial era New England composer William Billings. Schumann wrote the collection in 1956 on a commission from Andre Costalanitz and the orchestra at the University of Miami right down the street. Schumann entered his own versions for band later one movement at a time. The first movement became the unofficial anthem of the American Revolution sung around the campfires of the Continental Army and played by fifers on the march. The music and words both composed by Billings expressed perfectly the burning desire for freedom which sustained the colonists through the difficult years of the revolution.

[01:03:39]Let tyrants shake their iron rod and savory clank hering chains. We fear them not. We trust in God. New England's God forever reigns. Nicole and the Kendall winds present William Schumann's Chester.

[01:04:22]Lord, Glory.

[01:05:22]Glory.

[01:05:28]Glory.

[01:05:51]We are to Whatever.

[01:08:01]Heat.

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[01:09:30]Hey.

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[01:11:32]Nicole Fasco breathe.

[01:11:38]Clifton Williams 1923 to 1976 was born in Arkansas and attended high school in Little Rock where he became an accomplished French horn player. He studied composition at Louisiana State University and the Eastman School of Music. He taught composition for 17 years at the University of Texas at Austin before coming becoming chair of the composition and theory department at the University of Miami in 1966.

[01:12:08]The symphonic suite by Clipton Williams was written in 1957 and won the Oswall award for composition that year by the American Band Masters Association. The sweep consists of five movements using one primary theme which is treated in a different style in each movement.

[01:12:28]Tonight we will play the movement entitled March, but it isn't your normal type of march. Allah John Philip Souza Williams ramps up the intensity of the tempo, rhythm and harmony in the sweet third movement a contrast to the second movement corral which is considerably more relaxed and sublime than the intrada and the march. So let's listen to former University of Miami professor Clipton's compos composition exciting march from symphonic suite. Nicole will stay on the podium and lead the Kendall Orchestra.

[01:14:41]Heat. Heat.

[01:15:17]Oh my god.

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[01:16:31]Thank you, Nicole, and thank you, Orchestra.

[01:16:36]It is my pleasure to introduce Pastor Ruben Velasco, who is the pastor here at Kendall United Methodist, to say, listen to me, Ruben, a few words.

[01:16:50]He never listens, but we'll try.

[01:16:52]>> Amen. Amen. Thank you. Uh what an honor it is again. What an honor it is to have you all here today. Um, these are I I just need you all to understand the majority of these folks here today are local talent are folks that were raised in this part of the country, South Florida, who uh work really hard and many of them volunteer. So, please, please, please give them a round of applause and just you all are amazing. Amazing. Thank you.

[01:17:20]Thank you. Thank you.

[01:17:22]you know, um our uh our country is about to celebrate how many years? How many years? 250 years. And to me, this exemplifies what makes America great.

[01:17:36]Hard work. And people who spend time using their skills, their God-given skills to share it with the community.

[01:17:44]That's what our church is all about. We are about loving God and loving our neighbor. And that's that's what we do.

[01:17:50]And so we just want to celebrate a day like today as we we gather together. We bring the community together to uh love on each other and welcome you all. We're so happy you're here. If you don't have a church, please know that we want to be your church. We want to invite you to our church. We have a 9:00 a.m. service where many of these musicians play for uh our our more uh traditional service and then a contemporary one at 11. But just know that you all are loved, that this is our community, and we come together. That's what we want to celebrate. So, thank you for coming and being a part of this today. Uh afterwards, we have a group of folks that are gathering some cookies that please have at it as we leave. We're going to have a little cook cookie social. I understand that whatever you leave becomes mine. So, uh so please, no, no, please have at it. And uh we also have a couple baskets in the back.

[01:18:40]Uh all of this is run by uh volunteers, a lot of it. Um and so, uh we thank you for for being here. God bless you. and uh God bless America.

[01:18:53]>> Thank you, Pastor Rubin.

[01:18:58]>> That was short.

[01:19:00]I've heard some of his sermons. That was short. Dr. Claire T. Malfresh was born in 1931 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. At the age of eight, he played piano with the Pittsburgh Symphony. As a teenager, he played organ for two neighboring churches in the area every Sunday morning. He conducted the Ohio Bell Choir in Cleveland for 18 years. He played first chair violin with the Cleveland Orchestra for many years. He sang under Robert Shaw and traveled with the Shaw Corral and Pablo Sal to Puerto Rico for several summers. He taught high school and Cleveland Heights High School for 18 years. He conducted all state regional He conducted all states regional festivals and jazz festivals both coral and instrumental all over the United States. He opened Florida International University in 1972 and was the first coral director there, the first director of lower division when the freshman and sophomore classes were added and the founding dean of undergraduate studies. He even wrote the FIU alma mater and fight song.

[01:20:12]He was a prolific composer being published by numerous publishing companies. His music and his conducting was always filled with his passion for life, for music, and for God. And many of us on the stage here this evening know Clare personally and were blessed to be able to work with him for quite a few years. Claire was the father of our office manager and French horn player, Kirsten Herman. Raise your hand for Kirsten. There she is.

[01:20:48]And his wife Emily is singing in the choir tonight for this piece.

[01:20:57]The Kendall Choir under the direction of Jennifer Mayor and accompanied on piano by Paul Schwarz will perform his powerful coral piece, We Believe. Let's welcome Jennifer Mayor and the Kendall Choir.

[01:21:33]We believe in God.

[01:21:47]We believe in God who made all heaven and all earth.

[01:21:56]We believe in this free land and it ga We believe in America.

[01:22:15]We believe America.

[01:22:24]We believe that good is to man.

[01:22:33]We believe that brotherhood transcends all nations.

[01:22:42]We believe America.

[01:22:47]We believe in America.

[01:22:51]We believe America.

[01:23:01]We believe in the sea.

[01:23:10]We beauty of We believe.

[01:23:28]We believe.

[01:23:31]Americ We believe.

[01:24:01]We believe. We believe. We believe.

[01:24:19]Mary won my free strong man.

[01:24:24]We believe that government must be true to every law.

[01:24:34]We believe.

[01:24:38]We believe.

[01:24:43]We believe.

[01:24:46]America.

[01:24:52]We believe in unity for all men everywhere.

[01:25:02]We believe in America and this is our prayer.

[01:25:11]We believe how we all believe.

[01:25:19]We can't help but believe.

[01:25:30]We believe in God who made all heaven and earth.

[01:25:39]We believe in this free land that is great.

[01:25:48]We believe in America.

[01:25:53]We believe in America.

[01:25:58]We believe all God.

[01:26:19]Thank you choir. And a special thank you to Emily and Kirsten for sharing your father and your husband with us this evening. It was a blessing.

[01:26:35]The next piece the Kendall Choir will sing is a celebrated traditional African-American spiritual arranged by composer and coral director Jester Haristen in 1955.

[01:26:46]Mr. Haristston 1901 to 2000 was a pioneering American coral conductor, composer and actor who dedicated his life to preserving and popularizing spirituals. Known for its driving rhythmic energy and dramatic shouts, this piece remained a staple in the coral repertoire and a crowd favorite for festival for vocal festivals. The lyrics recount the biblical story of the prophet Elijah using bold, repetitive, vocal calls to represent standing strong against adversity.

[01:27:22]Okay, Jennifer, let's hear the choir stand strong against adversity with Jester Harrison's Elijah Rock.

[01:27:37]>> El El Rock coming up Elord Rockout El Rock coming up. El Rockout Elord Elijah rockout.

[01:28:26]Elord Elord Rockout El Rock Elout Eles Eli El Rock coming up Elord Elordout Rock coming up Shoutout Elord Elord Rockout Elord El Rock Elord El Rockout Elord.

[01:30:08]Thank you, Jennifer, Paul, and the Kendall Choir.

[01:30:16]And now it's time for a commercial break. Tonight's concert took a lot to put together. Time, talent, and money.

[01:30:25]If you are so moved to donate to offset the cost, there are baskets in the Northx, which is also known as the lobby, conveniently placed for you.

[01:30:34]Checks. Checks. What are they? Do you still use checks? Do you still use checks?

[01:30:41]>> Okay.

[01:30:43]Those checks can be made out to Kendall United Methodist Church. Please mark orchestra in the memo section or you can donate on the church's website at www.kendallchurch.org please. The easiest way is the QR code in your program to conveniently donate.

[01:31:03]Just indicate orchestra fund. These are community ensembles.

[01:31:09]So if you play an instrument, there may be a place for you. Some of us started out playing clarinet, French horn, obo, flute, violin, and or viola depending on how she's feeling.

[01:31:32]And here we are. This is a community outreach orchestra, and you are invited to come and join. You are also invited to join Jennifer and the choir and sing anything you want. Jennifer will guide you through all of that.

[01:31:48]So if you're interested in joining the choir or the orchestra, please talk to Jen or Tom and they will be very happy to sign you up. Now back to our regularly scheduled programs.

[01:32:04]a tribute to the armed services which is for various people who have composed these different uh service songs and is arranged by Lloyd Larson.

[01:32:16]For all of you attending tonight or at home watching the concert, those who have served or are currently serving to honor the living and fallen, we present a tribute to the armed services. Please sing along and when you hear your service tune, please stand to be recognized. Nicole Nicole, will you please lead us in this tribute to the armed services?

[01:32:52]Heat.

[01:33:07]Heat.

[01:33:14]Over hill we will see trail as the songs are rolling along as the songs are rolling along My hiding of you.

[01:33:52]You know it's got the gates of the halls of to the shores of you will fight our country battle in the air land and sea.

[01:34:20]There's life for there.

[01:34:29]We are proud to claim the title of United States.

[01:34:43]We're always for the call.

[01:34:47]We place our trousers of God.

[01:35:05]Our favor to fight our fight and go on my voice away.

[01:35:37]We will to Lord here with you.

[01:36:08]We all into the fire to your We'll be to meet our Wonder how we sort of beautiful throat.

[01:37:14]Oh himself love to all success Heat. Heat.

[01:38:13]Thank you, Nicole. Thank you, Orchestra.

[01:38:15]And thank you to those people who served in the army. the Air Force, the Marines, the Coast Guard, and the Navy.

[01:38:32]So, as we head towards the end of our program, Nicole, would you please lead the full orchestra in our official national march, The Stars and Stripes Forever, composed by John Phillips Soua.

[01:39:12]Heat. Heat.

[01:39:30]Heat. Heat.

[01:40:09]Heat. Heat.

[01:40:15]Heat.

[01:40:38]Hey. Hey. Hey.

[01:40:41]Heat.

[01:40:58]Heat.

[01:41:04]Heat. Heat.

[01:41:36]Heat.

[01:41:54]Heat.

[01:42:11]Heat. Heat.

[01:42:36]Heat.

[01:42:39]Heat.

[01:42:44]Heat.

[01:43:04]Heat.

[01:43:17]A special thank you to Tom, Nicole, Jennifer, and Daisy.

[01:43:26]And to the members of the Kendall Choir, to the members of the Kendall Orchestra.

[01:43:32]Thank you.

[01:43:43]For our encore, please sing along the first verse of America the Beautiful, beautifully and powerfully arranged by Carmen Dragon.

[01:44:24]Heat. Heat.

[01:44:39]Lord earthsty.

[01:44:57]is thor.

[01:45:21]From sea to shining sea.

[01:45:41]Heat. Heat.

[01:46:03]Heat.

[01:46:15]Heat.

[01:46:24]Heat.

[01:46:40]Heat.

[01:47:00]Heat. Heat.

[01:47:31]Nicole, I think they need you up front.

[01:47:33]And Jenn, uh, Jenny Mayor, they need you up front.

[01:47:39]Amen. Amen. Amen. Thank you all for coming again. Thank you so much. Please and you know a special a special applause to Miss Sue Floyd. Amazing job.

[01:47:47]Thank you so much, Miss Floyd. Miss Sue, God bless you. Oh my gosh, Miss Jennifer and Miss Nicole. This is they got this is something that they got for you guys.

[01:47:57]Just thank you for all of your hard work and all. Thank you so much, Miss Jen and Miss Nicole. And of course, Mr. Tom Proctor. We would not be here if not for Tom Proctor. Please give him a round of applause.

[01:48:10]Tom, this is for you.

[01:48:13]Let it live. Let it live, my friend. God bless you. Some final words.

[01:48:18]>> I will take these to the grave. Thank you.

[01:48:23]>> God bless you. Please have some cookies in the back. Hug somebody before you leave. God bless everybody. Thank you.

[01:48:28]and we look forward to seeing you at our 10th annual holiday celebration concert on Sunday, December the 6th at 6 o'clock. The cookie social is outside under the awning. Please mingle and enjoy and behave yourselves. Thank you.