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PROGRAM

PRESENTATION OF COLORS

St. Louis Fire Department Color Guard

 

The Star-Spangled Banner

Jeremy Denis, vocalist

 

WELCOME

Laura Arnold, Chair, Arts & Faith St. Louis

 

CONCERT PERFORMANCES

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Three Prayers – Part 1

Music by Stephanie Berg, text from Psalm 30

 

Christine Brewer, soprano; Stephanie Berg, clarinet; Alla Voskoboynikova, piano

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You’ll Never Walk Alone from Carousel

Music by Richard Rodgers; lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II

Christine Brewer, soprano; Alla Voskoboynikova, piano

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Ensembles of many faiths:

It Is Well with My Soul

Music by John P. Bliss, arr. John Ness Beck; text by Horatio G. Spafford

The Second Presbyterian Adult Church Choir, Andrew Peters, Director

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Bani Adam (Sons of Adam)

Poem by Saadi Shirazi

Iranian Cultural Ensemble, Dr. Bahar Bastani, Director

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There Is Goodness

Music and text by Daniel DuMaine

North City Deanery Choir, Catholic Archdiocese of St. Louis; Daniel DuMaine, Director

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The Universal Vessel: A Story of Hope

Story by Nartana Premachandra, author and president of Dances of India

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Gesher

Music by Yosef Goldman

Rob Aronson, guitar and vocal; Julie Aronson, vocal; Chris Rowton, piano; Jordan Mandel, cello; Brian Tripi, percussion

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Hundred Syllable Mantra of Vajrasattva

Fo Guang Shan Monastery, Venerable Jue Huang, Director

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I Dream a World

Music by David L. Brunner; text by Langston Hughes

Rising Generation Youth Chorus, Michael Hurst, Director

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

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Interfaith Youth Chorus

I Love You/What a Wonderful World

Words and music by Larry Norman, Randy Stonehill, George David Weiss and Bob Thiele; arranged by Craig Hella Johnson

Interfaith Youth Chorus, Maria Ellis, Director

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Give Us Hope

Music by Jim Papoulis; arranged by Francisco J. Nunez

Interfaith Youth Chorus, Maria Ellis, Director

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Ain’t No Mountain High Enough

Music by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terell; arranged by Robert T. Gibson

Interfaith Youth Chorus, Maria Ellis, Director

Nartana Premachandra, storyteller

 

CLOSING

God Bless America

 

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