Live Performances and Productions

Live Performances and Productions

Throughout the day, guests have the opportunity to enjoy live music and theater performances. Please check the full schedule to find the times and locations. Below, you will be able to view the details of each production. Enjoy!


Lower School (PK-4) Performance | 8:30-9:30 a.m.

Location: Sanctuary

Welcome to the Lower School Performance featuring Prekindergarten through Grade 4. We pray you enjoy the many talents of our students. After the performance, guests will be dismissed to pick up their students in their classrooms and enjoy the rest of Experience Maranatha


Director: Mrs. Danielle Jars
Accompanist: Mr. Caleb Ballew

Chapel Band

Waymaker | Osinachi Okoro
Pride of a Father | Hillsong

Pre-Kindergarten 

Halleluia (Praise Ye The Lord) | Traditional 
Praise Him, All Ye Little Children | Traditional 

Kindergarten     

Holy, Holy, Holy | Reginald Herber 
Ezekiel Saw the Wheel | Traditional 

First Grade     

This Train is Bound for Glory | Traditional 
Los Pollitos Dicen | Spanish folk song 
The Goodness of Jesus | CityAlight 

Second Grade     

Father, I Adore You | Terrye Coelho  
Jungle Jam | Sharon Burch & Rosana Eckert 

Third Grade     

Broken Vessels (Amazing Grace) | Joel Houston, Jonas Myrin 
Bonse Aba | arr. Victor C. Johnson   

Fourth Grade     

Hashivenu | arr. Greg Gilpin 
Blessed Assurance | Fanny Jane Crosby, arr. Chris Brown, et al 

Upper School (5-12) Choir Performance | 10:30-11:45 a.m.

Location: Sanctuary

The Upper School students' voices are warmed up and ready to entertain you at the Grade 5-12 Choir Performance. Sit back and enjoy the harmonies, melodies, and solos. After the performance, guests of Middle School students will connect with them in their designated sections. High School students will meet up with their guests in the LW Lobby. Enjoy the show.


Choir Director: Mr. Yan Ashe
Choir Director: Mrs. Ginger Clarke 
ASL Instructor: Mrs. Catelyn Maloney 
Accompanist: 

Chapel Band  

Revelation Song | Kari Jobe 
Praise | Brandon Lake, et al (featuring the 5th grade choir)

Fifth Grade Choir  

I Will Call Upon the Lord | Michael O’Shields 
Chatter With the Angels | Trad. arr. by Greg Gilpin  
Swing Down, Ezekiel | Greg Gilpin 

Sixth Grade Choir  

Over My Head, I Hear Music in the Air | Greg Gilpin 
Orinoco Flow | music by Enya, words by Roman Ryan 
Didn’t My Lord, Deliver Daniel | Trad. Spiritual arr. Greg Gilpin 

Orchestra  

Joshua Fought the Battle of Jericho | Spiritual 
Londonderry Aire (“Danny Boy”) | Traditional Irish Folk Song 
Marche Militaire | Franz Schubert 

Upper School Choirs  

Peace in Christ | Nick Day (featuring ASL 1)
This is the Day | Mark Hayes 
Behold Our God | arr. Joshua Spacht (featuring ASL 2)
I Will Arise and Go to Jesus | arr. Cathy Moklebust 
Take Me Out to the Ballgame | Linda Mckechnie 

Competitive Acting Production | 11:45 a.m.-12:35 p.m.

Location: LW Kids on the West End 

The Crossroads and The Clearing (Selections) | by Jennifer Reif 

Director: Mr. Wayne Matthews  

Cast: 

 

Orchestra Performance | 12:30-1:00 p.m.

Orchestra Instructor: Ms. Kiana Welsch 

Location: LW Sanctuary

 

7/8 Grade Theater Production | 1:05-1:45 p.m.

Location: LW Kids on the West End

The Velveteen Rabbit | by Jennifer Reif 

Director: Mr. Wayne Matthews 

Cast: 
 

Upper School (5-12) Band Performance | 2:00-3:10 p.m.

Location: Sanctuary

Band Director: Mr. Gerritt Van Otterloo

Jazz Band     

Sir Duke | Stevie Wonder 
'Round Midnight | arr. Rick Hirsch
13 O'clock Jump | Zachary Smith

Beginning Band     

William Tell | Gioacchino Rossini
Morning (from Peer Gynt) | Edvard Grieg    
Frere Jacques | French Folk Song
Ode to Joy (Beethoven Symphony No. 9) | arr. John Higgins 

Sixth Grade Band     

Beta Cat | Heather Hoefle 
Against the Clock | Jay Coles 
Awesome Sauce | Scott Watson 

Middle School Band     

At the Crossroads | Robert W. Smith 
Fantasy on March Slav | arr. David Bobrowitz 
Boogie in the Bandroom | Michael Swank 

High School Band     

Escape Route | Tod Stalter 
The Planets | G. Holst, arr. J. Vinson    
Back to the Future | A. Silvestri, arr. J. Vinson 
Hogan’s Heroes | J. Fielding, arr. J. Vinson