Broward College Choir Concert April 5, 2025 Dr. Brock Burbach Broward Choral Society

Summary

The Broward College Choir, under the direction of Dr. Brock Burbach and the Broward Choral Society, delivered a soul-stirring concert on April 5, 2025. The ensemble masterfully blended various musical pieces, creating a holistic experience that celebrated the beauty of creation, the power of music, and the joy of communal worship through song. Highlights included soulful renditions of classic hymns and contemporary compositions, providing a tapestry of melodic expressions that captivated both hearts and spirits, leaving audiences with a renewed sense of harmony and hope.

Highlights

• The choir started with an energetic call to celebrate music, setting a vibrant tone. 🎵
• Soulful harmonies in 'All Things Bright and Beautiful' captured the audience’s hearts. 🌼
• 'Sit and Dream' inspired listeners to reflect on life's possibilities. 🌠
• An electrifying performance of 'Righteousness, Peace, Joy in the Holy Ghost' got everyone clapping along. 🙌
• The evening concluded with an uplifting tune about new beginnings and sunrise, leaving everyone with a smile. 🌅

Key Takeaways

• Music transcends boundaries and unites us all in a way words cannot. 🎶
• The concert embraced diverse musical traditions, connecting with every soul in the audience. 🌍
• The performances evoked emotions of joy, reflection, and inspiration. 🎤
• A special appreciation to Miss Susan Dodd for her longstanding musical partnership with Dr. Brock Burbach. 🎹
• The spirit of the concert shone through songs about hope, creation, and joy—ending with a promise of a brighter tomorrow! 🌟

Overview

The Broward College Choir Concert unfolded as a musical journey on April 5, 2025, showcasing the talent of the ensemble under the passionate direction of Dr. Brock Burbach. From the moment the first note soared through the air, the audience was enveloped in a sonic embrace that celebrated the power of music to connect and uplift.

Each piece performed was a testament to the creativity and skill of the choir, ranging from hymns celebrating the wonders of creation to stirring songs about hope and joy. Particularly moving was 'All Things Bright and Beautiful,' which painted vivid mental images through its lyrics and harmonious melodies.

As the concert drew to a close, the choir left patrons buzzing with the energizing rendition of an uplifting tune about the joyous dawn of a new day. Special thanks were extended to accompanist Miss Susan Dodd, whose collaboration over the years has been instrumental to such enchanting performances.

Chapters

• 00:00 - 03:00: Opening Applause and First Song The chapter titled 'Opening Applause and First Song' captures the initial moments of an event, starting with applause and followed by the first song which emphasizes celebration and an invitation to music.
• 03:30 - 06:30: All Things Bright and Beautiful The chapter titled 'All Things Bright and Beautiful' revolves around a theme of celebration and music. The repetitive nature of the words 'celebrate' and 'hallelujah' suggests a joyous and possibly religious or spiritual gathering. The inclusion of music indicates that it plays a significant role in the chapter, enhancing the celebratory mood.
• 07:00 - 08:30: Unknown Song In the chapter titled 'Unknown Song,' Singana performs a celebratory song of creation, emphasizing joy and hope. The lyrics repeatedly encourage celebration, aiming to bring hope to the nations through music.
• 09:00 - 13:00: Sit and Dream This chapter, titled 'Sit and Dream,' explores the themes of creation and spirituality through the lens of music. The music is described as the sound of creation and the morning of worship, suggesting a transcendental experience that connects listeners to something greater than themselves.
• 13:30 - 15:30: High in the Sky In the chapter titled "High in the Sky," the repetitive nature of the transcript highlights the universal and unifying power of music. The term 'celebrate' is repeated numerous times, emphasizing joy, connection, and the shared experience of music as a language understood and appreciated by all.
• 16:00 - 19:30: Dear What to Say to You This chapter celebrates the glory of the Lord, encouraging singing and praise through repetitive and uplifting expressions like 'Glory, hallelujah.' The emphasis is on joy and worship.
• 20:00 - 26:00: Righteousness, Peace, Joy in the Holy Ghost The chapter titled 'Righteousness, Peace, Joy in the Holy Ghost' begins with an exclamation of glory and Hallelujah, followed by a segment featuring music and applause.
• 27:00 - 30:00: Celestial Child The chapter "Celestial Child" opens with a reflection on the beauty and wonder of creation. It emphasizes the diverse and intricate aspects of nature, attributing their existence to the divine craftsmanship of the Lord God. With poetic admiration, it highlights the grandeur of all creatures, both large and small, as well as every element of the natural world, like flowers and birds, suggesting a harmonious and purposeful creation.
• 31:00 - 34:00: Sit Down Can't Sit Down The chapter titled 'Sit Down Can't Sit Down' seems to focus on the theme of the beauty and diversity of creation. It possibly reflects on the wonders of nature and life, emphasizing that everything, from vibrant colors to delicate wings, is made with care and purpose by a higher power. The repeated mention of 'all things bright and beautiful' suggests a depiction of the majesty and intricacy of the world.
• 35:00 - 39:00: Turn the World Around "Turn the World Around" explores the beauty and interconnectedness of nature. The chapter begins by painting a vivid picture of natural elements such as mountains, rivers, sunsets, and skies. It contrasts the harshness of winter with the warmth of summer, capturing the cyclical and harmonious dynamics of the natural world. The chapter evokes a sense of gratitude and appreciation for the simple yet profound wonders that nature offers. [Music] and [Applause] mentioned might denote the chapter's closing with thematic performances or acknowledgments.
• 40:00 - 42:00: Closing Remarks and Last Song This chapter, titled 'Closing Remarks and Last Song,' includes a reflective segment where the speaker discusses themes of unity and creativity, emphasizing that everything in the garden of life is created with purpose and care. The passage transitions into a musical interlude featuring the song 'All Things Bright and Beautiful,' which celebrates the diversity and splendor of all living creatures, attributing their creation to a divine presence. The chapter ends on a note of gratitude and acknowledgment of the intrinsic beauty found in the natural world, encouraging the audience to appreciate the wonder around them.
• 43:00 - 43:00: Sun is Rising in My Soul The chapter titled 'Sun is Rising in My Soul' explores the themes of the greatness and benevolence of God. It reflects on the beauty and intricacy of creation, emphasizing that everything, regardless of size or apparent wisdom, is wonderfully made. This resonates with the sentiment that all elements of nature and creation are testament to the divine craftsmanship and the boundless magnificence of God.

Broward College Choir Concert April 5, 2025 Dr. Brock Burbach Broward Choral Society Transcription

• 00:00 - 00:30 [Applause] [Music] Celebrate. Celebrate. Come to the music.
• 00:30 - 01:00 Celebrate. Celebrate. Come to the celebrate. Cate Hallelujah. [Music] Cate the music. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah.
• 01:00 - 01:30 Singana sing the jubilance song of creation. Come hear the music which brings us a hope to the nations. Celebrate. Celebrate. Celebrate. Celebrate. Celebrate. Celebrate. Celebrate. Celebrate. Celebrate. Celebrate. Celebrate. Celebrate. Celebrate. Celebrate.
• 01:30 - 02:00 [Music] Music is the sound of creation sea and morning of worship.
• 02:00 - 02:30 Music is our common language. Music is the [Music] song. Celebrate, celebrate. Celebrate, celebrate, celebrate, celebrate, celebrate, celebrate, celebrate, celebrate, celebrate. Celebrate, celebrate. Celebrate,
• 02:30 - 03:00 celebrate, celebrate, celebrate. Glory, glory, glory, glory to the Lord. Glory, glory, sing hallelujah. Glory, glory, hallelujah, hallelujah, glory, [Music]
• 03:00 - 03:30 glory, Hallelujah. [Music] [Applause]
• 03:30 - 04:00 All things bright and beautiful. All creatures great and small, all things wise and wonderful, the Lord God made them all. Each little flower, each little bird that
• 04:00 - 04:30 sees, he made their glowing colors, he made their tiny wings. All things bright and beautiful, all creatures great and small. All things bright and wonderful. The Lord God made them all.
• 04:30 - 05:00 [Music] [Applause] The purpleheaded mountain, the river running by, the sun set and the morning that brightens up the sky. The cold wind in the winter, the pleasant summer sun, the ripe fruits in the
• 05:00 - 05:30 garden. He made them everyone. [Music] All things bright and beautiful, all creatures great and small, all things wise and wonderful. The Lord God made them all. He gave us eyes to see
• 05:30 - 06:00 them that we might tell. How great is God Almighty who has made all things well, all things bright and beautiful, all creatures great and small, all things wise and wonderful.
• 06:00 - 06:30 The Lord God made him home. [Music] [Applause]
• 06:30 - 07:00 [Music] Get the time to get to the [Music] The
• 07:00 - 07:30 the [Music] [Music] time. [Music]
• 07:30 - 08:00 Hallelujah. Me. [Music]
• 08:00 - 08:30 la turn it turn it turn it [Music] D. Dress. [Music] [Applause]
• 08:30 - 09:00 [Music]
• 09:00 - 09:30 To sit and dream, to sit and read. To sit and learn about the world. To sit and dream. To sit and read. To sit and learn about the
• 09:30 - 10:00 world. To sit and dream. To sit and read. to sing and learn about the world. Outside of all that's here and now the
• 10:00 - 10:30 [Music] world from the Oh
• 10:30 - 11:00 [Music] s help me. Oh you are dreamers too. You are dreamers. Help me make a [Music] world. I reach out my hand to you. I reach out my hand to you. I reach
• 11:00 - 11:30 out my hand to you. I reach out my hand to you. I reach out my hand to you. I reach out reach out my hand to you. I reach out reach out my hand to you. I reach out my reach out my hand.
• 11:30 - 12:00 I reach out my hand. I reach out my hand to you. I reach out my hand. I reach out my [Music] hand. Sit and read. To sit and
• 12:00 - 12:30 read. To sit and learn about the [Music] world. To sit and dream. To sit and read. To sit and learn about the world. To sing and learn
• 12:30 - 13:00 about the world. [Music] to sit and dream. [Music] [Applause]
• 13:00 - 13:30 [Music]
• 13:30 - 14:00 High in the sky, through the clouds and rain, every bubble field seems like an old friend. With every hand that you shake is like a warm embrace. Could only be one sweet face for the heart.
• 14:00 - 14:30 Take out the songs and bring [Music] out your Jesus. that we [Music]
• 14:30 - 15:00 us gathering here and there leaving behind. our [Music] share in the wind. They all melodies
• 15:00 - 15:30 rising on the [Music] heart. Sing out your song. [Music] Jesus all day.
• 15:30 - 16:00 [Music] [Applause]
• 16:00 - 16:30 Dear, what to say to you? You have my eyes. You have your mother's name. And when you came into the wall, you cried and it broke my
• 16:30 - 17:00 heart. I'm dedicating every day to you. Domestic life was never quite my style when you smiled. You knock me out, I fall apart. And I thought I was so smart. You will come of age with our young nation. We'll bleed and fight for you. We'll make it right for you. If we lay a
• 17:00 - 17:30 strong enough foundation, we'll pass it on to you. We'll give the world to you. You'll blow us all away someday. Someday. Yeah. You'll blow us all away someday. [Music] Someday. Oh, Phillip, when you smile, I am
• 17:30 - 18:00 undone. My son, look at my son. Pride is not the word I'm looking for. There is so much more inside me now. Oh, Phillip, you outshine the morning sun. My son, when you smile, I fall aart. And I thought I was
• 18:00 - 18:30 so smart. My father wasn't around. My father wasn't around. I swear that I'll be around for you. I'll do whatever it takes. I'll take a million mistakes. I'll make the world safe and sound for you. We'll come with our young nation. We'll be there and fight for you. We'll make it right you if we lay a
• 18:30 - 19:00 strong enough [Music] foundation. We'll pass it on to you. We'll give the world to you and you'll blow us all away someday. Someday. Yeah. You'll blow us all away someday. Someday. [Music]
• 19:00 - 19:30 [Applause] [Music]
• 19:30 - 20:00 That's what you meant to me. Oh joy call your
• 20:00 - 20:30 [Music] roy of [Music] [Music]
• 20:30 - 21:00 Friendship no Oh my god. [Music]
• 21:00 - 21:30 My kiss to
• 21:30 - 22:00 [Music] for the [Music] curtain will [Music]
• 22:00 - 22:30 Oh, you [Music]
• 22:30 - 23:00 righteousness, peace, joy in the Holy Ghost. righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost. That's the kingdom of [Music] God. Joy in the Holy Ghost, righteousness, peace, and joy in
• 23:00 - 23:30 the Holy Ghost. That's the kingom of God. Don't you want to be a part of the king? Don't you want to be a part of the king? Don't you want to be a part of the kingdom? Come on everybody. Oh yes, there's joy in the kingdom. Oh yes, there's peace in the kingom. Oh yes,
• 23:30 - 24:00 there. Come on everybody. The earth praise the [Music] Lord and the fullness is their heart. We are God of the earth and in his
• 24:00 - 24:30 heart of [Music] flowers are our sisters. The dear, the dear, the horse, the horse, the great [Music]
• 24:30 - 25:00 [Music] Oh, all things are rivers are brothers where our mothers earth is [Applause] our
• 25:00 - 25:30 righteousness, peace, Joy in the Holy Ghost, righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost. That's the kingom of God. That's the kingom of God. That's the kingom of God. [Applause]
• 25:30 - 26:00 [Music]
• 26:00 - 26:30 The moon settles in the dusty sky. The gentle eyes of the north star rest upon your sleeping face and the heavens gaze upon
• 26:30 - 27:00 [Music] You moment I know I know you are not from the ground on which You
• 27:00 - 27:30 desert of the star. You are my celestial child. Oh, you are my celestial child.
• 27:30 - 28:00 [Music] Oh, heat. [Music] by
• 28:00 - 28:30 morning. You remain at my side. The sun rise [Music] until again across the sky.
• 28:30 - 29:00 [Music] Dreaming you stars. Dreaming you to the stars.
• 29:00 - 29:30 Dream Radio. [Music]
• 29:30 - 30:00 [Applause]
• 30:00 - 30:30 [Music] Sit down. I can't sit down. Sit down. I can't sit down. Sit down. I can't sit down. My soul so happy that I can't sit
• 30:30 - 31:00 down. I can't sit down. I can't soul so happy that I can't. My Lord, you know that you promised [Music] me. Promise me a long white robe and a pair of shoes.
• 31:00 - 31:30 Go yonder angels, fetch me a pair of shoes. Place them under my servants feet. You sit down. Sit down. Sit down. Sit down. I can't sit down. Sit down. I can't sit down. Sit down. I can't sit down. My soul so happy that I can't. [Music]
• 31:30 - 32:00 My Lord, you know that you pro me wrong and a golden wastand for your angel fetch me a golden wand placed around my serant
• 32:00 - 32:30 sit down. I can't sit down. I can't sit down. I can't sit down. My soul so happy that I can't sit down. I can't sit down. I can't sit down. I can't sit down. My soul so happy that I can't sing
• 32:30 - 33:00 [Music] down. My soul is so happy that I can stand up. [Music] [Applause]
• 33:00 - 33:30 [Music] We come from the fire in the fire. Go
• 33:30 - 34:00 back to the fire. Turn the world around. [Music] in the fire. Go back to the fire. Turn the world [Music]
• 34:00 - 34:30 around. Go back to the fire. Turn the world around. We come from the fire in the fire. Go back to the fire. Turn the world
• 34:30 - 35:00 around. We come from the mountain. Go back to the mountain. Turn the world around. We come from the mountain living in the mountain. Go back to the mountain turn around. We living in the mountain. Go back to the mountain. Turn the world around. Oh, so is life. So is
• 35:00 - 35:30 [Music] like So is like so do you know who I am? Do I know who you are? See, we one clearly. Do we know who we are? know who I am. Do I know who you are? One another. Do we know who we are? Do we
• 35:30 - 36:00 know who I am? Do I know who you are? One another. Do we know who we are? So is So is [Music]
• 36:00 - 36:30 Make the river the [Music] mountain [Music]
• 36:30 - 37:00 riveries of the riveries of the mountain. Spirit is the sunlight. Turn the world around. Heart is the [Music] river. Spirit is the sunlight. Turn the world around. We come from the mountain living in the mountain. Go back to the mountain. Turn the world around. We come from the mountain. Go back to the mountain. Turn the world around.
• 37:00 - 37:30 Oh, so [Music] [Applause] is like [Music] is like
• 37:30 - 38:00 [Applause] So it's you've been a fantastic audience tonight. We have one more selection for
• 38:00 - 38:30 you. Uh, see what I was telling you. I couldn't decide which one was going to be the last song on the concert. So, the one we did pick is uh, one that you're going to be snapping to on the way home, driving in the car, doing just a little bit of groove to it. I think you'll enjoy it. But before we sing this last piece, I just want to take a moment and thank my accompanist, Miss Susan Dodd. We've been making music together for 15
• 38:30 - 39:00 years, sometimes four and five rehearsals a week. And this concert tonight, I think, is over our 30th concert together here on Beavery Hall stage. Really? And appreciation from the choir.
• 39:00 - 39:30 You're going to enjoy the piece. I just know it. Perfect. Yes. [Music] She doesn't hardly do anything on this piece. She just plays one note. So, I had to have her laugh. One more. [Music]
• 39:30 - 40:00 [Music] Sun is rising in my soul. [Music] down is rising in my
• 40:00 - 40:30 soul. [Music] Down is rising in my soul. [Music] day. Oh [Music] my [Music] soul is my
• 40:30 - 41:00 soul. Sun is rising in my soul. Sun is rising in my soul. It's a brand new day. Sun is rising. Brand new day. Day is a breaking day. Day is a brand new day. And the sun is rising in my soul. Oh, the sun is rising in my soul. Wonderful
• 41:00 - 41:30 day. Oh my soul is rising in my [Music] soul. Sun is in my soul. Sun is rising in my soul. It's a brand new day. Sun is rising.
• 41:30 - 42:00 Brand new day. Day is day and the sun is rising in my soul. Oh, the sun is rising in my soul. Y day and the day is breaking. Y is breaking. Sun is rising in my soul. Sun is in my soul. Y come day to come day day is a breaking day is a breaking
• 42:00 - 42:30 y day oh my soul sing oh my soul is a brand new day and the sun is rising in my [Music] [Applause] [Music] soul is in my soul [Music]
• 42:30 - 43:00 Sun is rising in my soul. [Applause]
• 43:00 - 43:30 Heat. [Applause] Heat. Heat. Heat. [Applause]
• 43:30 - 44:00 [Applause]