Joy Program

Mesquite High School Choirs Friday, December 10, 2021 @ 7:00 PM Under the direction of Patricia Ubrig Michael Snyder, Accompanist

MHS Combined Choirs and MHS Alumni O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (Melody from 15th Century) Arranged by John Rutter Lucy Pratt* and Zoe Pratt*, Piano Catherine Surat, Bass Chorale How Like a Winter by Ruth Morris Gray; Words from William Shakespeare (1564-1616) Believe from “The Polar Express” Arranged by Mac Huff Amaya Araiza, Lea Baigue, Gabriel Beltran, Omar Berry*, LaNay Brown, Daniel Coleman*, Mikelle Dunn, Bri Fink, Kaelem Huang*, Heaven Madsen, Emma Manning, Hanna Martinete, Madisyn Miller, Timothy Muglia*, Kimberly Palmer, Paige Pruitt, Tyson Reed, Savvy Reynoso, Shiloh Rosado, Dez Seals*, Abigail Strickland, Danica Villanez, Matthew Wallen*, Aaron Welch, Jordan Wilson, and Juanita Yslava Advanced Women’s Choir Bashana Haba’ah Arranged by John Leavitt Next year, when peace will come, we shall return to the simple pleasures of life so long denied us. You will see, O how good it will be, next year! Assisted by Ashlynn Lessard, Violin; Yessenia Green, Clarinet; Sydney Johnson, Cello and Catherine Surat, Bass Mara Allard, Rose Booker, Valerie Codling, Ava Conde*, Stella Dibble*, Jessica DiThomas, Marguerite Durma, Mallory Early, Rebekah Heywood, Zion Holloway, Makayla Johnson, Danielle Malan, Teresa Meyers, Lily Moore, Madeleine Pocock*, Kaylee Porter, Lucy Pratt*, Zoe Pratt*, Haylie Scott, Fallon Shuman and Skylar Woolford

Men’s Choir Silent Snowfall by Laurel Farnell Gabriel Beltran, Omar Berry*, Daniel Coleman*, Kaelem Huang*, Timothy Muglia*, Tyson Reed, Matthew Wallen*, Aaron Welch and Jordan Wilson Advanced Women’s Choir Merry Christmas, Darling Arranged by Teena Chinn Solo by Kaylee Porter Cool Yule Arranged by Kirby Shaw MHS Combined Choirs Holiday Road from “National Lampoon’s Vacation” Arranged by Roger Emerson Advanced Vocal Ensemble All Will Be Well by Will Todd We Wish You the Merriest Arranged by Mac Huff Solos by Aaron Welch and Matthew Wallen Go Tell It On The Mountain Arranged by Michael Engelhardt Stella Dibble*, Marguerite Durma, Mallory Early, Kaelem Huang*, Timothy Muglia*, Kaylee Porter, Lucy Pratt*, Zoe Pratt*, Matthew Wallen*, Aaron Welch

MHS Combined Choirs Variations on “Jingle Bells” Words and Music by John Pierpont Arranged by Mark Hayes Solos by Marguerite Durma and Zoe Pratt* MHS Combined Choirs and MHS Alumni Candlelight Carol Words and Music by John Rutter Special Thanks To Our Featured Instrumentalist Lucy Pratt Zoe Pratt Catherine Surat, Bass Ashlynn Lessard, Violin Yessenia Green, Clarinet Sydney Johnson, Cello Steve Quintana, Drums P. Neil Hathaway, Bass Michael Snyder, Piano

MHS Fine Arts Department Steve Quintana—Band and Orchestra Patricia Ubrig—Choir Blair Biederman—Theatre Claudia Paulson—Broadcasting Christina Cooper—Art Lisa Hammond—Dance Resa Kmon—Auditorium Manager MHS Administration Rod Huston—Principal Rudy Alvarado-Assistant Principal Marguerite Brown—Assistant Principal Liz Leybeck—Assistant Principal Upcoming Events Tuesday, December 14, 2021—FIRST EVER...MHS FINE ARTS SHOWCASE @ 7:00 PM in the MHS Auditorium (free admission) Tuesday, March 1, 2022—Choir Concert @ MJHS (Chorale will also perform) Thursday, March 3, 2022—Choir Concert @ MHS (MJHS 8th grade invited gurest) THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT Please consider giving a tax credit donation to MHS Choirs for 2021!

A Note from the Director... Good Evening and welcome to our December Concert. I love spending my days at Mesquite with these musicians! I hope you can appreciate the sense of accomplishment these students feel when they get to the performance. They have spent many hours refining their artistry so that they can present their BEST! Their work makes me very proud to be their teacher! What a gift it is to be able to enjoy your days with such amazing young people! The emotions and memories that are created in our Choir Room have filled my heart to overflowing! I hope their music fills your heart with JOY. Special Thanks To… Resa Kmon for your amazing ability to read my mind :-) Sara Pratt for the extra hours you donated to the Choir kiddos Deanna Codling for your awesome help with the reception Tim Muglia for taking care of sound Steve Quintana for being an amazing colleague Alan Ubrig (my husband) for your constant support and understanding of my love for the Mesquite kids and my love of music

Caroling Lyrics Winter Wonderland Sleigh bells ring, are you listening? I want an iphone with lots of apps In the lane, snow is glistening Google Earth with lots of maps A beautiful sight I’d like a trip to a tropic isle We're happy tonight And new wheels to ride in style! Walking in a winter wonderland Ho, Ho, Ho! Who wouldn't go? Gone away is the bluebird Ho, Ho, Ho! Who wouldn't go? Here to stay is a new bird Up on the housetop, click, click, click, He sings a love song Down through the chimney with good Saint Nick As we go along Walking in a winter wonderland Jingle Bells In the meadow we can build a snowman Dashing through the snow We'll pretend that he is Parson Brown In a one horse open sleigh He'll say, Are you married? O'er the fields we go, We'll say, No man Laughing all the way But you can do the job while you're in town Bells on bob tail ring, making spirits bright Later on, we'll conspire What fun it is to ride and sing As we dream by the fire A sleighing song tonight To face unafraid The plans that we've made Oh, jingle bells, jingle bells Walking in a winter wonderland Jingle all the way Oh, what fun it is to ride Walking in a winter wonderland In a one horse open sleigh Jingle bells, jingle bells Up on the Housetop Jingle all the way Oh, what fun it is to ride Up on the housetop, reindeer pause In a one horse open sleigh Out jumps good ol' Santa Claus Down through the chimney with lots of toys A day or two ago, All for the little ones, Christmas joys I thought I'd take a ride, And soon Miss Fanny Bright Ho, Ho, Ho! Who wouldn't go? Was seated by my side; Ho, Ho, Ho! Who wouldn't go? The horse was lean and lank Up on the housetop, click, click, click, Misfortune seemed his lot Down through the chimney with good Saint Nick We got into a drifted bank, And then we got upsot. First comes the stocking of little Nell Oh, dear Santa, fill it well Oh, jingle bells, jingle bells Give her a dolly that laughs and cries Jingle all the way One that will open and shut her eyes Oh, what fun it is to ride In a one horse open sleigh Ho, Ho, Ho! Who wouldn't go? Jingle bells, jingle bells Ho, Ho, Ho! Who wouldn't go? Jingle all the way Up on the housetop, click, click, click, Oh, what fun it is to ride Down through the chimney with good Saint Nick In a one horse open sleigh