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East Texas Symphony Orchestra

Holiday Brass

and Strings

Richard Lee, Music Director

Live from Liberty Hall

Saturday, December 12, 2020, 11:00 am

East Texas Symphony Orchestra Richard Lee, Music Director

in partnership with

Liberty Hall presents

Holiday Brass & Strings December 12, 2020 11:00 AM

Liberty Hall

featuring the

East Texas Symphony Orchestra String Quartet & Brass Quintet

It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year Pola/Wyle Arr. K. Abeling

There’s No Place Like Home for the Holidays Stillman/Allan Arr. K. Abeling

I'll Be Home for Christmas Gannon/Kent Arr. Peter Martin

The Christmas Song Torme/Wells Arr. Jay Jenkinson

Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree Brenda Lee Arr. K. Abeling

Mele Kalikimaka R. Alex AndersonArr. K. Abeling

Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Styne/Cahn Arr. K. Abeling

White Christmas Irving Berlin Arr. Jay Jenkinson

It Came Upon a Midnight Clear Arthur Sullivan Arr. K. Abeling

Oh Come, Oh Come Emmanuel Traditional Arr. K. Abeling

O Holy Night Adolphe Adam Arr. K. Abeling

Silent Night Franz X. Gruber Arr. K. Abeling

What Child is This? Traditional Arr. K. Abeling

Hallelujah Leonard Cohen Arr. Dave Prudon

Ukranian Bell Carol Mykola Leontovych Arr. Nicholas Steinbach

ETSO String Quartet

‘Twas the Night Before Christmas Clement Clark Moore

Richard Lee, narrator

Polar Express Alan Silvestri Arr. Adrian Wagner

Frozen Medley Kristen Anderson-Lopez Arr. John Wasson

Christmas Time is Here Vince Guaraldi Arr. John Wasson

Blue Christmas Elvis Presley Arr. Seb Skelly

Holly Jolly Christmas Burl Ives Arr. K. Abeling

Hanukkah-Christmas Fantasy Various/Traditional Arr. Bud Caputo

Feliz Navidad José Feliciano Arr. K. Abeling

Morton Lauridsen

Traditional Arr. K. Abeling



Felix Mendelssohn Arr. K. Abeling

Pentatonix Arr. Adrian Wagner

O Magnum Mysterium

Sing We Now of Christmas

The First Noel

Good Christian Men Rejoice

Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

That's Christmas to Me

Sleigh Ride! Leroy Anderson Arr. Tim Jameson

ETSO Brass Quintet

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ETSO String Quartet

Violin Nancy Norton and Zenobia Leyva-Martinez

Viola Cello Tonia Pilliod Dwight Anderson

ETSO Brass Quintet

Trumpet Trombone Bert Truax James T. McNair, Jr.

Horn Heather Suchodolski and Tim Stevens

Tuba Jarrod Robertson

Orchestra Operations Manager & Librarian: Chrystal Stevens

Special Thanks The East Texas Symphony Orchestra wishes to thank the following

for their help in making this performance possible

Rebecca Hale, Liberty Hall

The City of Tyler

The East Texas Symphony Orchestra Board of Directors Laura Hyde, board chair

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It Came Upon a Midnight Clear It came upon a midnight clear,

That glorious song of old,

From angels bending near the earth,

To touch their harps of gold;

“Peace on the earth, goodwill to men,

From Heaven’s all gracious King.”

The world in solemn stillness lay,

To hear the angels sing.

Still through the cloven skies they come

With peaceful wings unfurled,

And still their heavenly music floats

O’er all the weary world;

Above its sad and lowly plains,

They bend on hovering wing,

And ever over its Babel sounds

The blessèd angels sing.

Special ThanksThe East Texas Symphony Orchestra wishes to thank the following

for their help in making this performance possible:Liberty Hall

Rebecca Hale, Operations CoordinatorMark Trammel, Sound Engineer

The City of Tyler

The East Texas Symphony Orchestra Board of DirectorsLaura Hyde, Chair

https://libertytyler.com/

https://www.cityoftyler.org/

Yet with the woes of sin and strife

The world has suffered long;

Beneath the angel strain have rolled

Two thousand years of wrong;

And man, at war with man, hears not

The love-song which they bring;

O hush the noise, ye men of strife

And hear the angels sing.

And ye, beneath life’s crushing load,

Whose forms are bending low,

Who toil along the climbing way

With painful steps and slow,

Look now! for glad and golden hours

Come swiftly on the wing.

O rest beside the weary road,

And hear the angels sing!

For lo! the days are hastening on,

By prophet-bards foretold,

When with the ever circling years

Comes round the age of gold;

When peace shall over all the earth

Its ancient splendors fling,

And the whole world send back the song

Which now the angels sing.

O Come, O Come, Emmanuel

O come, O come, Emmanuel

And ransom captive Israel,

That mourns in lonely exile here,

Until the Son of God appear.

Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel

Shall come to thee, O Israel.

O come, Thou Rod of Jesse, free

Thine own from Satan's tyranny;

From depths of hell Thy people save,

And give them victory o'er the grave.



O come, Thou Dayspring, from on high,

And cheer us by Thy drawing nigh;

Disperse the gloomy clouds of night,

And death's dark shadows put to flight.



O come, Thou Key of David, come

And open wide our heav'nly home;

Make safe the way that leads on high,

And close the path to misery.



O come, Adonai, Lord of might,

Who to Thy tribes, on Sinai's height,

In ancient times didst give the law

In cloud and majesty and awe.



O Holy Night

O holy night, the stars are brightly shining;

It is the night of the dear Savior’s birth!

Long lay the world in sin and error pining,

Till He appeared and the soul felt its worth.

A thrill of hope, the weary soul rejoices,

For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn.

Fall on your knees, O hear the angel voices!

O night divine, O night when Christ was born!

O night, O holy night, O night divine!

Led by the light of faith serenely beaming,

With glowing hearts by His cradle we stand.

So led by light of a star sweetly gleaming,

Here came the wise men from Orient land.

The King of kings lay thus in lowly manger,

In all our trials born to be our Friend!

He knows our need—to our weakness is no stranger.

Behold your King; before Him lowly bend!

Behold your King; before Him lowly bend!

Truly He taught us to love one another;

His law is love and His Gospel is peace.

Chains shall He break for the slave is our brother

And in His Name all oppression shall cease.

Sweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus raise we,

Let all within us praise His holy Name!

Christ is the Lord! O praise His name forever!

His pow’r and glory evermore proclaim!

His pow’r and glory evermore proclaim!

Silent Night

Silent night, holy night,

All is calm, all is bright

Round yon virgin mother and Child.

Holy Infant, so tender and mild,

Sleep in heavenly peace,

Sleep in heavenly peace.


Shepherds quake at the sight;

Glories stream from heaven afar,

Heavenly hosts sing Alleluia!

Christ the Savior is born,

Christ the Savior is born!


Son of God, love’s pure light;

Radiant beams from Thy holy face

With the dawn of redeeming grace,

Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth,

Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth.

Silent night, holy night

Wondrous star, lend thy light;

With the angels let us sing,

Alleluia to our King;

Christ the Savior is born,

Christ the Savior is born!

What Child is This

What Child is this who, laid to rest

On Mary’s lap is sleeping?

Whom angels greet with anthems sweet,

While shepherds watch are keeping?

This, this is Christ the King,

Whom shepherds guard and angels sing;

Haste, haste, to bring Him laud,

The Babe, the Son of Mary.

Why lies He in such mean estate,

Where ox and ass are feeding?

Good Christians, fear, for sinners here

The silent Word is pleading.

Nails, spear shall pierce Him through,

The cross be borne for me, for you.

Hail, hail the Word made flesh,


So bring Him incense, gold and myrrh,

Come peasant, king to own Him;

The King of kings salvation brings,

Let loving hearts enthrone Him.

Raise, raise a song on high,

The virgin sings her lullaby.

Joy, joy for Christ is born,


Sing We Now of Christmas

Sing we now of Christmas

Noël, sing we here!

Hear our grateful praises

To the babe so dear

Sing we Noël, the King is born, Noël!

Sing we now of Christmas, sing we now Noël!

Angels called to shepherds

"Leave your flocks at rest

Journey forth to Bethlehem

Find the lambkin blest."



In Bethlehem they found him

Joseph and Mary mild

Seated by the manger

Watching the holy child



From the eastern country

Came the kings afar

Bearing gifts to Bethlehem

Guided by a star



Gold and myrrh they took there

Gifts of greatest price

There was ne'er a place on earth

So like paradise



The First Noel

The first Noel the angel did say

Was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay;

In fields where they lay tending their sheep,

On a cold winter’s night that was so deep.

Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel,

Born is the King of Israel.

They lookèd up and saw a star

Shining in the east, beyond them far;

And to the earth it gave great light,

And so it continued both day and night.

Noel, Noel…

And by the light of that same star

Three Wise Men came from country far;

To seek for a King was their intent,

And to follow the star wherever it went.

Noel, Noel…

This star drew nigh to the northwest,

Over Bethlehem it took its rest;

And there it did both stop and stay,

Right over the place where Jesus lay.

Noel, Noel…

Then did they know assuredly

Within that house the King did lie;

One entered it them for to see,

And found the Babe in poverty.

Noel, Noel…

Then entered in those Wise Men three,

Full reverently upon the knee,

And offered there, in His presence,

Their gold and myrrh and frankincense.

Noel, Noel…

Between an ox stall and an ass,

This Child truly there He was;

For want of clothing they did Him lay

All in a manger, among the hay.

Noel, Noel…

Then let us all with one accord

Sing praises to our heavenly Lord;

That hath made Heaven and earth of naught,

And with His blood mankind hath bought.

Noel, Noel…

If we in our time shall do well,

We shall be free from death and hell;

For God hath prepared for us all

A resting place in general.

Noel, Noel…

Good Christian Men, Rejoice

Good Christian men, rejoice With heart and soul, and voice;

Give ye heed to what we say

News! News! Jesus Christ is born today;

Ox and ass before Him bow;

And He is in the manger now. Christ is born today! Christ is born today!

Good Christian men, rejoice,

With heart and soul and voice;

Now ye hear of endless bliss

Joy! Joy! Jesus Christ was born for this!

He has oped the heavenly door,

And man is blest for evermore. Christ was born for this! Christ was born for this!

Good Christian men, rejoice,

With heart and soul and voice;

Now ye need not fear the grave

Peace! Peace! Jesus Christ was born to save! Calls you one and calls you all,

To gain His everlasting hall.

Christ was born to save! Christ was born to save!

Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

Hark! The herald angels sing,

“Glory to the new-born King;

Peace on earth, and mercy mild,

God and sinners reconciled!”

Joyful, all ye nations, rise,

Join the triumph of the skies,

With the angelic host proclaim,

“Christ is born in Bethlehem!”

Refrain

Hark! The herald angels sing,

“Glory to the new-born King!”

Christ, by highest heaven adored,

Christ the everlasting Lord;

Late in time behold Him come,

Offspring of a virgin’s womb.

Veiled in flesh the Godhead see,

Hail the incarnate deity;

Pleased with us in flesh to dwell,

Jesus. our Emmanuel.

Hail the heavenly Prince of Peace,

Hail the Sun of righteousness!

Light and life to all He brings,

Risen with healing in His wings.

Mild He lays His glory by,

Born that man no more may die,

Born to raise the sons of earth,

Born to give them second birth.

Come, desire of nations, come,

Fix in us Thy humble home;

Rise, the woman’s conquering Seed,

Bruise in us the serpent’s head.

Now display Thy saving power,

Ruined nature now restore,

Now in mystic union join

Thine to ours, and ours to Thine.

Adam’s likeness, Lord, efface,

Stamp Thine image in its place;

Second Adam from above,

Reinstate us in Thy love.

Let us Thee, though lost, regain

Thee, the life, the inner man:

O, to all Thyself impart

Formed in each believing heart. ________________________________________

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