Lyrics
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1. And the Phoenix
Some seeds only grow after a fire;
They push roots down into charred earth,
And grow up green, against the orange sky;
Seeking a new and fresh rebirth.
As the forest burns and the phoenix rises,
Casting eyes to stars above,
There is no perfection in connection;
Still she cries for fading love.
Leave behind your shaded fields of idyll;
Step into the haze.
What you lose, you mourn, but not regret;
Journey to the lengthening days.
Though the path was never straight,
The way was never lost.
There is no perfection in direction;
We forge onward, on and on.
From the acorn to the sapling,
To the tall and steady tree,
Life remains inside the forest,
Every version is complete.
Even ‘mid the deepest winter,
Or in the darkest night,
Stirring from the glowing embers,
You were still the source of light!
As the forest burns and the phoenix rises,
Watch her pierce the morning sky.
There is no perfection in connection;
But as one, we still will RISE!
2. I’m Beginning to See the Light – Lyrics
3. Ar Bhain Tú Díom
Translation from Irish
You have taken the east from me, you have taken the west from me;
you have taken what is before me and what is behind me;
you have taken the moon, you have taken the sun from me;
and my fear is great that you have taken God from me!
4. Midnight Oil
Restless as the light grows dim
Shadows lengthen on my skin
Closing my eyes, escaping from dreams
Chances for relief are thin
Weariness surrounds my bones
The world’s asleep and I’m alone
Somehow I need to find a way
To get back to that place I own
‘Cause if I got something to do
I tell myself to power through
And burn the midnight oil
There’s that moment when I find a groove
Once I find it I ain’t gonna move
So strike the match and light the lamp, I’ll be setting up my camp
I got something that I need to prove
Eyes are wide and mind is clear
The hours start to disappear
I’m not gonna fear that tomorrow is here
Tonight I’ll walk my own frontier
‘Cause if we want the world to turn
Then we have to let it burn
Oh, tonight I’m gonna burn
When the waters overtake us
The hours try to break us
It’s the fire that will make us
Burn the midnight oil
Now I’m drifting through another day
All I know are clouds and grays
But make no mistake
I’ll have plans to make
When light begins to fade away
When it’s all I have to give
It’s the only way to live
When I face the tides unknown
I can only go alone
And burn the midnight oil
5. Lovely Sunrise Haleakalā – Lyrics
6. When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d – Poem by Walt Whitman, Stanza 1
When lilacs last in the dooryard bloom’d,
And the great star early droop’d in the western sky in the night,
I mourn’d, and yet shall mourn with ever-returning spring.
Ever-returning spring, trinity sure to me you bring,
Lilac blooming perennial and drooping star in the west,
And thought of him I love.
7. Straight to My Heart – Lyrics
8. In Search of a Crowd
Get up from the couch, the makeshift bed
We gotta make it to Knoxville, a long road ahead
Leave a thank you note by the front door
Grab the guitar and the clothes you wore
Driving dreams of country streets
Thank God for the car that my dad gave me
And microphones to make us loud
A singer must go in search of a crowd
Sometimes we have two hundred years
And sometimes we sing for nothing but beers
And sometimes we win a few good friends
Who laugh when we laugh and clap at the end
Driving dreams of country streets
Thank God for the car that my dad gave me
And microphones to make us loud
A singer must go in search of a crowd
9. Viva La Vida – Lyrics
10. Taa Nensa
Translation from Arabic
Let’s forget, let’s forget..
The days gone by;
The days of torment time,
And years wasted.
Let’s forget, my heart…
After the night of longing,
It is difficult to find company
That is safe.
Let’s forget, my soul–
Oh, live in my soul
Your wounds and mine;
Oblivion heals them.
Let’s forget, my eyes–
The color of tears in my eyes–
What is between you and me
Is stronger than time.
Stronger than time…
Ahh…let’s forget.
Let’s forget about us…
all those who talked about us
And made my eyes cry…
Let’s forget, let’s forget
All those who blamed us…
and those who wronged us
And we forget those who forgot us…
and we live in safety
Forgetting heals us, my love…
forgetting heals us
And we live in safety my love…
and we live in safety
Forgetfulness heals us…
and we live in peace…
Ahh, let’s forget.
11. Infinite Horizon – from “The Calm” by John Gould Fletcher
12. The Nearness of You – Lyrics
13. Shining Star – Lyrics
Credits
Album Credits – All Rise
1. And the Phoenix
Soloists in order: Regina Burgher & Micah Hendler (duet), Lyndsey Gore & Johnathon O’Neal (duet), Dileep Srihari, Ryan McCarty, Jaime Alvis, Micah Hendler, Berkeley Mashburn.
Micah Hendler, vocal percussion
Music and Lyrics by The Capital Hearings
© 2021 by The Capital Hearings for all countries. All rights reserved.
2. I’m Beginning to See the Light
Ryan McCarty, Soloist
Alex DiMeglio, vocal percussion
Arranged by Trey Harris
Music by Duke Ellington, Don George, and Johnny Hodges
Lyrics by Harry James
© 1945 by Sony ATV Harmony. All rights reserved.
3. Ar Bhain Tú Díom
Music by Ryan McCarty
Text excerpted from trad. Irish poem “Dónall Óg”
© 2019 by Ryan McCarty. All rights reserved.
4. Midnight Oil
Chrislyn Laurie Laurore, Soloist
Mike Rowan, vocal percussion
Music by Mike Rowan
Lyrics by Mike Rowan, Luke Capizzo, Chrislyn Laurie Laurore, & Yannick Morgan
© 2017 by Mike Rowan. All rights reserved.
6. Lovely Sunrise Haleakalā
Small Ensemble: M.G. Camarillo, Bryn Lawson, Andrew Ross, Sam Scarrow, Leila Schochet
Micah Hendler, vocal percussion
Arranged by M.G. Camarillo, Bryn Lawson, Andrew Ross, Sam Scarrow, Leila Schochet
Music & Lyrics by John Kameaaloha Almeida
Written & recorded circa 1930-1935 by John K. Almeida and Wenonah’s Holoku Maids. All rights reserved.
7. When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d
Music by Ethan McGrath
Text from poem by Walt Whitman
© 2010 by Ethan McGrath. Published by earthsongs. All rights reserved.
8. Straight to My Heart
Micah Hendler, soloist
Micah Hendler, vocal percussion
Arranged by Mike Rowan & edited by Trey Harris
Music and Lyrics by Gordon Sumner a.k.a. Sting
© 1987 by Gordon Matthew Sumner & Songs of Universal, Inc. All rights reserved.
9. In Search of a Crowd
Fiona Vella, soloist
Heather MacDonald, harmonies
Arranged by Tom Anderson
Music and Lyrics by Maureen Andary
© 2017 by Maureen Andary and CD Baby Alpha Music. All rights reserved.
10. Viva La Vida
Mike Rowan, soloist
Micah Hendler, vocal percussion
Arranged by Trey Harris
Music & Lyrics by Coldplay (Guy Rupert Berryman, Jonathan Mark Buckland, William Champion, & Christopher Anthony John Martin)
© 2008 by Universal Music Publishing Mgb Limited. All rights reserved.
10. Taa Nensa
Small Ensemble: Alex DiMeglio, Trey Harris, Micah Hendler, Ryan McCarty, Sam Scarrow
Micah Hendler, vocal percussion
Arranged by Micah Hendler
Music & lyrics by Melhem Barakat & Nizar Francis
© 2009 by Music Box. All rights reserved.
11. Infinite Horizon
Winner of The Capital Hearings 2021 Young Composers Competition
Composed by Nicholas Ryan Kelly
Text from “The Calm” by John Gould Fletcher
© 2021 by Nicholas Ryan Kelly. All rights reserved.
12. The Nearness of You
Soloists in order: Heather MacDonald, Lyndsey Gore, Dileep Srihari, Michael Rowan (quartet), Sonya Bessalel & Sam Scarrow (duet)
Music by Hoagy Carmichael
Lyrics by Ned Washington
© 1940 by Sony Atv Harmony. All rights reserved.
13. Shining Star
Micah Hendler, vocal percussion
Arranged by Micah Hendler
Music & Lyrics by Earth, Wind & Fire (Philip James Bailey, Lorenzo Russell Dunn, Maurice White)
© 1975 by EMI April Music Inc. All rights reserved.
Singers on this album (2017-2023): Soprano: Regina Burgher, Emily Chrisman, Heather MacDonald, Berkeley Mashburn, Fiona Vella; Alto: Jaime Alvis, Sonya Bessalel, Rachel Gonsenhauser, Bryn Lawson, Lyndsey Gore, Chrislyn Laurie Laurore, Leila Schochet; Tenor: Luke Capizzo, John Hazangeles, Micah Hendler, Johnathon O’Neal, Sam Scarrow, Dileep Srihari; Bass: M.G. Camarillo, Matt Cook, Alex DiMeglio, Trey Harris, Ryan McCarty, Yannick Morgan, Andrew Ross, Mike Rowan, Kyle Whitaker
PRODUCTION
Produced by Trey Harris.
Directed by Mike Rowan (tracks 4,8), Dileep Srihari (tracks 6, 11), Trey Harris (tracks 1,2,7,9), Heather MacDonald (track 12), Ryan McCarty (track 3) and Micah Hendler (tracks 10,13).
Tracks 4&8 Recorded at All Souls Episcopal Church, Washington, DC, by Danny Ozment for Emerald City Productions.
Tracks 1,2,3,5,6,7,9,10,11,12,13 recorded at treymix studios, Silver Spring, MD, by Trey Harris .
Recorded in 2017 (tracks 4,8), 2021 (tracks 1,2,9,10) 2022 (tracks 3,5,11,13), and 2023 (tracks 5,7,12).
All tracks edited and mixed by Trey Harris. Mastered by Dave Sperandio.
Art design by Miranda Bogen.
Title & design direction by Sonya Bessalel.
Credits by Lyndsey Gore.
The Capital Hearings logo by Nello DeBlasio and Trey Harris.
Licensing and distribution by CD Baby®.
℗ and © 2023 by The Capital Hearings®. All rights reserved. Unauthorized duplication is prohibited. Made in the USA.
SPECIAL THANKS
The Capital Hearings are proud to be an Ensemble in Residence at All Souls Episcopal Church in the Woodley Park neighborhood of Washington, D.C. We are grateful to Robert Stubbs, Elijah Mills, and the entire All Souls community for generously providing us with space for our rehearsals, performances, and recording this album.
We also send love and immense gratitude to our families, friends, and alumni for their continued love and support.
In addition, we offer thanks to our valued community partners. This album would not be possible without their support:
Chorus America
The Contemporary A Cappella League (CAL)
D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities
Trey Harris
Dave Sperandio
This project was supported by the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.
