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Final Master's Recital

by Greg Byers

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Eu acho engraçado Quando um certo alguém Se aproxima de mim Trazendo exuberância Que me extasia Meus olhos sentem Minhas mãos transpiram É um amor que eu guardo há muito Dentro em mim E é a voz do coração que canta assim Assim Olha, somente um dia Longe dos teus olhos Trouxe a saudade do amor tão perto E o mundo inteiro fez-se tão tristonho Mas embora agora eu tenha perto Eu acho graça do meu pensamento A conduzir o nosso amor discreto Sim, amor discreto pra uma só pessoa Pois nem de leve sabes que eu te quero E me apraz essa ilusão à toa I find it amusing when a certain someone is close to me, Bringing exhilaration that enchants me. My eyes are affected, My hands sweat. It is a love that I guard very deep inside of me, And it is the voice of my heart that sings thus, like this …   Look, only a day far from your eyes Can bring the longing for a love so close, And my whole world becomes so very sad. But now, even so, I hold you close to me. I find grace in my imagination To bring create our discreet love. Yes, a discreet love for only one person, Since apparently you don’t even know I love you, And it pleases me, this illusion in vain.
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They asked me how I knew My true love was true Oh, I of course replied Something here inside cannot be denied They said someday you'll find All who love are blind Oh, when your heart's on fire You must realize Smoke gets in your eyes So I chaffed them and I gaily laughed To think they could doubt my love Yet today my love has flown away I am without my love Now laughing friends deride Tears I can not hide Oh, so I smile and say When a lovely flame dies Smoke gets in your eyes
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Flor de Lis 06:44
Valei me deus, e o fim do nosso amor Perdoa por favor, eu sei que o erro acconteceu Mas nao sei o que fez tudo mudar de vez Onde foi que eu errei Eu so sei que amei, que amei, que amei, que amei Sera talvez, que minha ilusao Foi dar meu coracao com toda forca Pra essa moca me fazer feliz E o destino nao quis Me ver como raiz de uma flor de lis E foi assim que eu vi nosso amor na poeira poeira Morto na beleza fria de maria E o de jardim da vida ressecou, morreu Do que brotou maria ne magarida nasseu God, help me, our love is over. Forgive me, I know I did something wrong, But I don't know what exactly made everything change so suddenly. Where did I go wrong? I only know that I loved, and I loved, and I loved like no one else. Can it be that my mistake was To give my heart to her with all my soul So she could make me happy? But fate did not want to see me be as are roots to a lily flower, And so I watched our love turn to dust, to dust, Dying in the coldness of her beauty.   And the garden of my life wilted or died. On that same plant where she once blossomed Not even a single daisy has grown.
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Flow Breath in peace Let your mind release Opinions to which it tightly clings Shed those strings, spread your wings Compassion that you store within Is seeking chances to begin reaching out into your life expelling suffering and strife but something keeps holding it back the repetition of your act continue and you’ll overflow you conquer it by letting go allowing it to... Flow, into water, streams and rivers, ebbing with the tide Flow, into terra, leaves and flowers, blooming mountainside Flow, into people, the scattered masses, wherever hearts divide Flow, and let peace inside Universal life force, chi Prana, charka, or chemistry Quantum mechanics says we’re only frequency shape your energy into reality Compassion that I store within Is seeking chances to begin Reaching out into the world Healing every boy and girl But something keeps it stuck in place trepidation of disgrace My doubts persist but even so it starts by simply letting go allowing it to... Flow, into water, streams and rivers, ebbing with the tide Flow, into terra, leaves and flowers, blooming mountainside Flow, into people, the scattered masses, wherever hearts divide Flow, and let peace inside If we’re only bits of carbon Infinitesimally small If now is all we’ll ever have Why don’t we love it all, love it all? Love is water, love is terra, love is people, love is love Love is being, love is breathing, love is accepting love
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You’re an outcast, dead last, all sass and no class but your hearts full of gold and dreams When she walk by you’re too shy to say why you’re so high everytime she comes on the scene Now don’t get mad or feel sad it sure ain’t her bad that she’s oblivious to your schemes What you need now is know how I’ll show how you can wow every pretty little thing you need You are looking as sharp as can be But will that help your credibility Could you be the apple of her eye? You won’t know unless you try I wanna see your body shakin’ Yeah you know what is makin’ you move, this groove I wanna see your body get down Yeah you know she will be let down unless you stomp your feet and move to the beat I wanna see your body shakin’ Yeah the sweat that you are breakin’, its a sweet disease makes you weak in the knees I wanna see your body get down And when she finally comes around, Will she get to see? You’re a hot one but not one that got one, you caught one but he got away with no disguise He would just say you may be cra-i-zay, like a funny farm kind of type Now don’t get down just rebound hit town get your party to the streets There is one guy to defy, abide by and supply all the happiness that you can receive You are dressed at least into the 10’s Does that matter if your confidence ends? Could you be the apple of his eye? You won’t know unless you try I wanna see your body shakin’ Yeah you know what is makin’ you move, this groove I wanna see your body get down Yeah you know she will be let down unless you stomp your feet and move to the beat I wanna see your body shakin’ Yeah the sweat that you are breakin’, its a sweet disease makes you weak in the knees I wanna see your body get down And when he finally comes around, Will he get to see? --- Will she get to see? Will he get to be? There’s no guarantee

about

My final recital for the Master of Music from McNally Smith College of Music. Recorded at Studio Z, St. Paul MN on March 8th, 2013 at 8:00 PM.

credits

released March 29, 2013

Thanks to:
-All the performers on the recital: Andy Fleser, Lucia Newell, Chris Olson, Kristin Sponcia, Chris Bates, Dave Stanoch
-Michelle Albers for her stunning artwork
-Bob Dummer for filming the concert
-Kevin Dummer for photography
-The whole Dummer family for refreshments & decorations
-Peter Frey for running sound & recording the concert
-Ross McEwen for lighting & general schlepping
-My parents for constant support
-Tom Rosenberg, Randy Sabien, Charlie Christensen, J Allen, Terry Burns, Pete Whitman, David Lewis, and the rest of the faculty at MSCM
-Finally, everyone that showed up for the performance

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