Evensong 82nd Annual
A Festival of Lessons and Carols
Saturday, December 9, 2023 6:00 p.m. Mexico United Methodist Church
A celebration of the Christmas story, the Evensong program began at Missouri Military Academy in 1941, less than a month after the Japanese attacked the United States at Pearl Harbor, drawing the country into World War II. Since the Academy had no chapel, the event was held in the gymnasium under the direction of Capt. Eugene Lamm. Since then, Evensong has traditionally served as a joyful start to the winter furlough. Ms. Joan Cotton Chaplain Mr. Stuart Mackenzie Music Department Chair, Pipe Major
Mr. Ted Brauker Choir Director
Mr. Brad Smith Band Director
Mr. Stephen Maziarz Pianist
Cadet Choir
Faculty and Friends Choir
Cadet Pipers
Jacob Stallone, Cadet Choir Leader Justyn Daigle Etienne Guishard Luke Joiner Isaac Krentz Garrett McKinney River Punab-Mitchell Eric Shellabarger
Brandi Brauker Cheryl Emminger Dana Reynard Peggy Reynard Linda Rice Brad Smith Tori Webber
Mason Brooks Adam Swenson
Instrumental Ensemble Clarinets Miles Mathews Justyn Daigle Hayden James Alto Saxophones Kruze Hagan Lucas Keen Edward Keith
French Horn Michael Pfeifer Percussion Alexander Pro Jose Ruvalcaba Trombone Landon Meyer
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Trumpets Jacob Stallone Sean Mumm Sage Fuller Tuba Logan Lockhart Guditis Angelo Urdaneta
The Prelude Instrumental Ensemble “Pachelbel’s Christmas” (arr. Larry Moore) MMA Band “Ode to Joy” (Ludwig van Beethoven) Pipers of MMA “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen” (Luther Henderson) MMA Band Brass Quintet: Cadets Stallone, Mumm, Pfeifer, Meyer, Urdaneta Choral Intro “Hodie” (Traditional Plainsong, arr. Ted Brauker) Cadet Choir; Soloist Justyn Daigle Processional Hymn (Please stand) “O Come, All Ye Faithful” (John Francis Wade) Cadet Choir Congregation join for verses two and three Verse Two Sing, choirs of angels, sing in exultation; Sing, all ye citizens of heaven above! Glory to God, all glory in the highest! O come let us adore Him, O come let us adore Him, O come let us adore Him, Christ, the Lord! Verse Three Yea, Lord, we greet Thee, born this happy morning; Jesus, to Thee be all glory given! Word of the Father, now in flesh appearing! O come let us adore Him, O come let us adore Him, O come let us adore Him, Christ, the Lord.(Please be seated)
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Welcome Chaplain Joan Cotton Bidding Prayer Chaplain Joan Cotton The Lord’s Prayer Audience in unison Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, for Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever. Amen. The First Lesson God tells the sinful Adam that he has lost the life of Paradise and that his seed will bruise the serpent’s head. Reader: Cadet Bradley Thumbi “O, Come, O, Come, Emmanuel” (French Plainsong, arr. Kara Funke) Cadet Choir The Second Lesson God promises to faithful Abraham that in his seed shall all the nations on earth be blessed. Reader: Cadet Braden Atterberry “Waiting for a King” (Joseph M. Martin) Faculty and Friends Choir The Third Lesson The prophet foretells the coming of the Savior; The peace that Christ will bring is foreshown. Reader: Cadet Evan Batson “Dona Nobis Pacem”(Traditional Canon) Cadet Quintet: Cadets Punab-Mitchell, Krentz, Stallone, Daigle, and Shellabarger
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The Fourth Lesson The angel Gabriel salutes the Blessed Virgin Mary. Reader: Cadet Brayden Phelps “Ave Maria” (Ed Bolduc) Mr. Rob Dalton and Mr. Ted Brauker The Fifth Lesson St. Luke tells of the birth of Jesus. Reader: Cadet Gabriel Ontiveros “Silent Night/Night of Silence” (Franz Xaver Gruber/Daniel Kantor) Cadet Choir and Faculty and Friends Choir Congregation join for verses two and three. Verse Two Silent night, holy night, Shepherds quake at the sight; Glories stream from heaven afar, Heavenly hosts sing Alleluia! Christ the Savior is born, Christ the Savior is born. Verse Three Silent night! Holy night! 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! The Sixth Lesson The shepherds go to the manger. Reader: Cadet Matthew Hallam “Rise Up, Shepherd, and Follow ” (Traditional Spiritual, arr. Mike Magatagan) Cadet Choir and Faculty and Friends Choir Soloists: Cadets Cadets Punab-Mitchell, McKinney, Joiner and Krentz
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The Seventh Lesson The wise men are led by the star to Jesus. Reader: Cadet Nathan Dempsey “O Magnum Mysterium” (Evan Ramos) Cadet Choir O magnum mysterium, Et admirabile sacramentym, Ut animalia viderunt Dominum natum Jacentem in praesepio.
O great mystery, And wonderful sacrament, That animals should see The newborn Lord Lying in a manger.
The Eighth Lesson St. John unfolds the great mystery of the Incarnation Reader: Cadet Samuel Way “O Holy Night” (A. Adam) Soloist: Ted Brauker Closing Music “The First Noel” “O Tannenbaum” “Ding Dong Merrily on High” “Good King Wenceslas” Pipers of MMA
Special thank you to our families, alumni, friends and community members for joining us for Evensong and supporting the Missouri Military Academy Corps of Cadets. We wish you the happiest of holidays and a prosperous New Year.
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Recessional Hymn (Please stand) “Joy to the World” (George Frideric Handel/Lowell Mason) Cadet Choir Congregation Verse One Joy to the world, the Lord is come! Let earth receive her King! Let every heart prepare Him room, and heav’n and nature sing, and heav’n and nature sing, and heav’n, and heav’n and nature sing. Verse Two Joy to the world! The Savior reigns; Let men their songs employ; While fields and floods, rocks, hills, and plains Repeat the sounding joy, Repeat the sounding joy, Repeat, repeat the sounding joy! Verse Three He rules the world, with truth and grace, And makes the nations prove The glories of His righteousness, And wonders of His love, And wonders of His love, And wonders, and wonders of His love. A Christmas Benediction Chaplain Joan Cotton The Postlude “Christmas Collection” (Elliot Del Borgo) MMA Band
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LOVE. HONOR. TRUTH. President: Brigadier General Richard V. Geraci, USA (Ret) Vice President for Institutional Advancement: Mr. Robert Silbaugh Commandant: COL R.L. Grabowski, USMC (Ret) Academic Dean: Mr. Mike Harding, MA, BA (Hons), PGCE Athletic Director: Mr. Brian Meny Director for Enrollment Management: LTC Greg Seibert, MMA Director for Business Operations: Ms. Joan Cotton Director for Marketing & Communications: Ms. Jennifer O’Donley Director for Maintenance and Facilities: Mr. Bernard Strunk Chief Information Officer: Mr. David Wilkins Director for Human Resources: Ms. Melissa Miller
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