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Beryl> Live from The Custom House, Charleston Live's!

A Symphonic Gift .

Today's concert features the Charleston Symphony Orchestra playing a variety of popular music designed to lift spirits and underscore the city's new catchphrase, "We're going strong."

To begin this afternoon's program, Charleston Mayor Joseph Riley.

(applause) Mayor Riley> Thank you very much.

(applause continues) Thank you.

Thank you very much.

Thank you very much.

It is I, who should be and will always be applauding you.

Your courage and spirit, generosity and caring for your fellow neighbors, has lifted the spirits of all of us.

Charleston, South Carolina is going strong.

And we... (applause) And we together will make this city more beautiful and more wonderful, and more caring and more just than any time in its 319 year history.

We have... We have so much to be thankful for.

We have so many wonderful assets in this community, and one of them is our Charleston Symphony Orchestra.

(applause) It's my great pleasure to present them to you and their concert, Charleston Lives!

A Symphonic Gift.

Ladies and gentlemen, our incomparable music director and conductor of the Great Charleston Symphony Orchestra, David Stahl.

(applause) ("The Star-Spangled Banner") ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ (applause) David> Thank you.

We're not playing ball today.

Charleston ten, Hugo nothing.

Welcome to our, first annual post Hugo concert.

We hope we'll never have another one like this.

And, thank y'all for coming down.

And I know you want to get rid of the chainsaws for an afternoon, so we have some music for y'all.

We're going to begin and end with music from operas.

One of them comes from Charleston, but we'll have more about that a little later on.

But we're going to open with four selections from Bizet's great masterpiece, Carmen .

The prelude to the first act, the "Intermezzo."

The very famous and popular "Toreador Song" and "The Bohemian Dance."

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ (applause) ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ (applause) ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ (applause) ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ (applause) Gone With The Wind , the musical.

Bear with us, with our clothespins.

Trying to keep the music on the stand.

It's nice and cool out there, I'm sure as you sit there.

But it wrecks havoc on musicians trying to get, keep pages in order.

We're going to continue with one more, selection from an opera that actually was used later on in a Broadway show, Kismet.

A lot of us have been doing lots of things we don't normally do the last two weeks.

We've learned to become expert plumbers and chainsaw users and roof repairmen and carpenters.

Well the composer, Alexander Borodin, great Russian composer, was actually a chemist.

And he wrote, an opera, Prince Igor .

And from that, the very famous Polovtsian dances...

In which that one main melody, "Stranger in Paradise" I think it's called, is that right?

Was used in the Broadway show Kismet .

So selections from the Polovtsian dances of Borodin erstwhile chemist.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ (applause) Thank you.

I guess even with that wind, it gets hot up here.

I know we're in the midst of...

Even while we're taking a moment out today to be thankful for the fact that we're all here and the incredible job that the city did in evacuating.

Again, thanks to Mayor Riley and all the hard working people that made that possible.

We're glad to be alive, really.

(applause) Although some of us baseball fans who were rooting for teams that didn't get in the playoffs, well, wait till next year.

But I understand that, I guess there's a game going on today, tonight, this afternoon.

And if your team is not... San Francisco or Oakland, that's okay.

We have a medley of waltz favorites, which includes a very familiar baseball tune, and there's some other famous melodies in there.

And...

I think you'll recognize some of them.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ (crowd singing "Take Me Out To The Ballgame") ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ (applause) Not too many shades of any trees right now.

The old apple, oak.

But by springtime, when the leaves come back, it's going to look great.

(applause) Yeah.

We've all become expert landscapers as well.

Okay, we got a little reminiscence of music from the 60s right now, with songs you'll recognize immediately.

Kind of apropos "Bridge Over Troubled Water."

(laughter) Yeah.

"The 59th Street Bridge Song."

We could change it to the "Cooper," no the "Ben Sawyer," no... song, because the other nickname to that song is actually called "Feeling Groovy."

I don't know of many Sullivan's Islanders and Isle of Palmers are feeling... groovy without the bridge.

But now that it's back, that's great news.

So music of Simon and Garfunkel.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ (applause) Thank you.

We're going to take one more piece before intermission.

We're going to have, we've never done an intermission at a Custom House concert before, but we've never had a, Hugo before.

So we're going to... come back after, intermission with some incredible music, some incredible people who have flown halfway across the country to be here for this concert.

To share with us some great music from Porgy and Bess.

And, the mayor will be narrating the great words of Abraham Lincoln in "The Lincoln Portrait" of Copland.

But we're going to leave you right now before intermission, with some real raunchy stuff.

The theme music, orchestra loves this stuff, "The Theme Music" From Peter Gunn .

(laughter and applause) ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ (cheering and applause) Mayor Riley> Ladies and gentlemen, if I could have your attention for a few minutes as you... You may know this concert is being televised throughout the state of South Carolina by South Carolina ETV.

Just gives me the opportunity to speak not only with you, but citizens throughout our wonderful state about what we have been through and what it means to us and what it means to South Carolina in the days and the months and the years ahead.

First of all, for those who are watching on television, allow me to introduce myself.

I'm Joe Riley and the mayor of this great city of Charleston.

(cheers and applause) We have so much to be thankful for.

And if there is an overarching observation or sentiment that I have seen over these last slightly more than two weeks.

It's been just that, people are thankful for what they have.

They are thankful, those who lost their homes are thankful simply to be alive.

Because with life, there's hope and there's opportunity.

And those who lost their jobs are happy simply to have the chance to find another one.

And those who lost their houses are happy to be alive, and those who lost their roofs, thank God for the remaining parts of their house.

And those who were flooded out and lost possessions, valuable and priceless, the family album.

Are thankful for the opportunity to start anew.

What has marked this extraordinary community and our state has been the giving.

Little and big.

The giving I saw the day after the hurricane when someone is buying a chainsaw and I said, "What are you doing?"

He said, "I'm buying this."

He said, "My yard is a mess, but the elderly lady around the corner, she has no idea what she's going to do.

So we're going to help her?"

On the larger scale, we've received 350 truckloads of food and goods from throughout our country.

I had a person call me.

(applause) I had a person call me on our... numbers, and I'm going to give those to you in just a minute.

And ETV is putting them on the screen as we speak.

Who called me from Texas, and he said, "I saw you on TV last night."

He said.

"Tears filled my eyes and I'm renting a truck and we're going to start loading it here in Texas.

And then every city that I stop every night, I'm going to contact the radio station and get people to bring in food and goods, and we're going to bring it to Charleston."

The volunteers have been extraordinary.

The United States Navy sent 100 volunteers, have been working around the clock lifting heavy goods.

And if anybody doubts what the Navy means to this community and this state, they never have reason to doubt it again.

(applause) And our United States Army, Senator Hollings called the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Colin Powell.

We started a supply effort, it was bigger than we could handle.

The wonderful Second Army from Fort Stewart, Georgia has been down here and will be here to see that these supplies reach all of the needy people in our community and in this part of South Carolina, and in fact, our whole state.

I was at our auditorium that was also serving as, as our dispatching area, one night.

And I saw two people that I didn't recognize and I walked over, and one was a young man who had what appeared to me then to be a British, I later found out it was an Australian accent.

And I said, "What are you doing here?"

And he said, "I'm just a volunteer."

And I said, "Where'd you come from?"

He said, "I came from Texas."

And I said, "Why did you come?"

And he said, "Because I saw you on TV.

And it would cost me only 149 dollars.

And I got on a plane, and I came here, and I'm going to stay in this city until it gets back on its feet."

And there are stories like that thousand fold.

(applause) I was at our emergency operation that our county government staffed and manned, so wonderfully.

And I saw a fellow with a Mississippi, Falcon, Mississippi cap on.

He was trying to catch my eye, and I finally went over to him.

And he said, "Would you mind if I had your picture taken with us?"

And I said, "Not at all, what are you doing here?"

He said, "Well, I'm with the group of men from Mississippi, and I... and he said, "We saw your appeal on television.

So we brought our self-contained kitchen, and we came here to cook 25,000 hot catfish dinners, to help the hungry and the poor in your area."

And I said, "Why did you come?"

And he said, "We had to come."

And he had the extraordinary charity to thank me.

And thank us, for giving him and giving them this opportunity.

He said to me, he said, "You know, I can tell you're a Christian man."

And I said, "Sir, the Christian spirit that you and all that you represent and what you're doing for our community is more than I can ever and than we can ever adequately thank you for."

But we have so much to do.

A disaster like this always hurts the most vulnerable the most.

The poor and the needy.

Usually their home or their houses are last strong, and they're on the very cutting edge of economic survival.

So we have a chance to help them.

There are two numbers I hope you'll write down, and if you don't have a pencil, just I'll be up here till everybody quits asking, when it's over.

7-2-0-3-8-3-8 Charleston Disaster Relief.

Call and find out how you can give money and how you can help.

7-2-3-0-0-0-0 is Charleston Heartline.

When this started, we made a commitment that we wanted to make sure that no volunteer offer was wasted.

Somebody calls up and says, "I'll clean out an elderly person's yard."

Well, it's hard to put them with the elderly person.

So two wonderful computer companies have given us the state of the art, and we will match needs with resources.

So if you're elderly and you're poor and you need something, you call Heartline 7-2-3-0-0-0-0.

And if you're... a Cub Scout, or Boy Scout troop or a club at school or an individual, you want to give an afternoon or an evening or fix roofs, or gutters or a yard.

You call that number too.

And the heart of this community will grow and we will seize this extraordinary opportunity to give to one another.

And if you watching from around the state, charity begins at home.

If you're in a disaster area, call your United Way, call your Red cross.

If you're not sure how to get them, call one of those numbers and we'll give you that number as well.

This is an opportunity.

It's an opportunity, we wouldn't have wanted anything in this world, but it's an opportunity for us to show what we're made of.

It's an opportunity to be stronger and more generous, and it's an opportunity to make this city even greater.

We must make sure we're not defensive.

We don't just look to the tree that needs to be replaced, or the roof that needs to be fixed.

We look beyond that.

Someone said, "What about the aquarium?

Is it going to be built?"

Absolutely.

And I ask you, are we going to build that aquarium?

Of course we are.

(applause) We need it for our economy.

We need it for our kids, and we need it for the future.

Charleston, South Carolina is going strong.

Our city is ready for visitors.

We're going to make the city more beautiful and more wonderful than it ever was.

And we will seize this opportunity, You and I.

This will be a benchmark in our community and in our state.

And people will look from this disaster is a time that we grew in courage in strength and compassion and love.

We gave to each other more than we ever had before.

We will grow from strength to strength and we will never be the same.

Thank you very much.

(applause) (instruments being tuned) (applause) ("My Country 'Tis of Thee") ♪ (applause) David> Welcome back to the second half.

And to kick it off after "My Country 'Tis Of Thee."

We have great music of Aaron Copland.

Probably the dean of American composers, still alive at almost 89 years old.

And in the 1940s wrote this very, very American patriotic work to the words of Abraham Lincoln.

Much of it describes his life and the words that he said.

And it's for orchestra and narrator.

And we're very, very honored to have with us as our guest narrator, The Honorable Joseph P. Riley Jr., who I think you all know.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ (Mayor Riley narrating) Fellow citizens, we cannot escape history.

♪ That is what he said.

That is what Abraham Lincoln said.

♪ Fellow citizens, we cannot escape history.

We of this Congress and this Administration will be remembered in spite of ourselves.

No personal significance or insignificance can spare one or another of us.

The fiery trial through which we pass will light us down in honor or dishonor to the latest generation.

We, even we hear hold the power and bear the responsibility.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ He was born in Kentucky.

Raised in Indiana.

And lived in Illinois.

And this is what he said.

This is what Abe Lincoln said.

♪ The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present.

The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise with the occasion.

As our case is new, so we must think anew and act anew.

♪ We must disenthrall ourselves, and then we shall save our country.

♪ ♪ When standing erect, he was six feet four inches tall.

And this is what he said.

He said it is the eternal struggle between two principles, right and wrong throughout the world.

It is the same spirit that says, you toil and work and earn bread, and I'll eat it.

No matter and what shape it comes, whether from the mouth of a king who seeks to bestride the people of his own nation and live by the fruit of their labor, or from one race of men, as an apology for enslaving another race, it is the same tyrannical principle.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Lincoln was a quiet man.

Abe Lincoln was a quiet and a melancholy man.

But when he spoke of democracy, this is what he said.

He said, As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master.

This expresses my idea of democracy.

Whatever differs from this, to the extent of the difference is no democracy.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of these United States, is everlasting in the memory of his country.

♪ For on the battleground of Gettysburg.

This is what he said.

♪ He said, That from these honored dead, we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion.

That we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain.

And that this nation under God shall have a new birth of freedom and that government of the people, by the people and for the people shall not perish from the earth.

(cheers and applause) (no audio) David> Oh, here we are.

Thank you.

Jack.

Okay.

Every time, one listens to those words, and when they're narrated so beautifully combined with the music of Copland, it's just it's such pure Americana.

Copeland has created a wonderful sound there that, has never been equaled about, the American sound.

It truly is an American sound.

Another American sound is about is what we're about to hear for the next 23 minutes or so.

And the inspiration was right here in Charleston.

And we've been through this story many times about how George Gershwin came down here in the summer of, was it '34 or '35.

Any experts here?

One of those summers and he stayed at the beachfront home.

What was then, sore point here, what was then about the beachfront home on Folly Beach of DuBose Heyward.

Which was and probably the beachfront homes now were near the marsh, but... that home has long since washed out to sea.

But Porgy and Bess takes place, of course, needless to say, right here.

And, we have flown in two incomparable artists world renowned for their roles, as, not just as, Porgy and as Bess, great opera singers in their own right.

One of them, probably the greatest Porgy in the world.

Who has done it everywhere from Berlin to Paris to Vienna, London, Florence, New York.

He had never been to Charleston until last night.

So... quite a way to come in.

As you know, Porgy and Bess is an opera about a hurricane in Charleston.

And in fact, there are scenes in which they are huddled in the room singing and praying.

And I'm sure many of us here, we're doing just that on the night of September 21.

And so it's almost, fiction is almost too real at times.

We have seven selections we're going to, perform for you this afternoon.

"The Introduction" and "Summertime."

"Summertime" is normally sung by Clara with her baby in her arms.

Then the great aria, the lament of Serena over the body of her dead husband.

"My Man's Gone Now."

Then, the wonderful "I Got Plenty o' Nuttin'," sung by Porgy.

What's fourth?

Oh, yeah.

"Bess You is My Woman" a great duet.

The love duet that Gershwin wrote for Porgy and Bess .

Then, Mr. Albert is going to change characters.

Instead of just being Porgy, he's going to sing a little bit of Sportin' Life's role.

The seduction scene where he's singing to Bess.

"There's a Boat Dat's Leaving Soon for New York."

And of course, Bess leaves, and at the end of the opera, when Porgy comes back, it's always a great moment for Charlestonians because it goes by very quickly.

But if you listen, you can hear it and he asks "Where has Bess gone?"

"Oh, to New York."

"Where's that?"

"About a thousand miles from here, way north past the Customs House."

(laughter) So, that's the Customs House, Donnie.

Then the wonderful duet "I Loves You, Porgy."

Between Bess and Porgy.

And the finale, "Oh, Lawd, I'm on My Way."

Singing the roles of Clara, Serena and Bess.

The wonderful, Priscilla Baskerville, who last appeared with us in the spring singing the soprano solo in the Verdi Requiem, which was telecast on ETV.

As this afternoon's proceedings are live, I understand.

So greetings all over the state.

And, she just this past week sang Bess at the Metropolitan Opera in New York to great acclaim.

So she flew in between performances just for this.

And our wonderful bass baritone singing Porgy is Donnie Ray Albert.

So Priscilla Baskerville and Donnie Ray Albert.

(applause) ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Summertime ♪ ♪ ♪ And the livin' is easy ♪ ♪ ♪ Fish are jumpin' ♪ ♪ And the cotton is high ♪ ♪ ♪ Your daddy's rich ♪ ♪ And your mamma's ♪ ♪ good lookin' ♪ ♪ So hush little baby ♪ ♪ Don't you cry ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ One of these mornings ♪ ♪ You're going to rise up ♪ ♪ singing ♪ ♪ Then you'll spread ♪ ♪ your wings ♪ ♪ And you'll take the sky ♪ ♪ ♪ But till that morning ♪ ♪ There's nothing can ♪ ♪ harm you ♪ ♪ With daddy and mamma ♪ ♪ standing by ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ (applause) ♪ ♪ My man's gone now ♪ ♪ Ain't no use a listenin' ♪ ♪ For his tired footsteps ♪ ♪ Climbin' up the stairs ♪ ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ ♪ Old man sorrow ♪ ♪ Come to keep me company ♪ ♪ Whisperin' beside me ♪ ♪ When I say my prayers ♪ ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Ain't that I mind workin' ♪ ♪ Work and me is travelers ♪ ♪ Journeyin' together ♪ ♪ To the promised land ♪ ♪ ♪ But Old man sorrow ♪ ♪ Marching all the way with me ♪ ♪ Tellin' me I'm old now ♪ ♪ Since I lose my man ♪ ♪ ♪ Since I lose my man ♪ ♪ ♪ Old man sorrow ♪ ♪ Sitting by the fireplace ♪ ♪ Lying all night long ♪ ♪ by me in the bed ♪ ♪ Telling me the same thing ♪ ♪ morning, noon, and evening ♪ ♪ That I'm all alone now ♪ ♪ Since my man is dead ♪ ♪ ♪ Since my man is dead ♪ ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ (applause) ♪ ♪ I got plenty o' nuttin' ♪ ♪ And nuttin's plenty for me ♪ ♪ I got no car, got no mule ♪ ♪ I got no misery ♪ ♪ De folks wid ♪ plenty o' plenty ♪ ♪ Got a lock on de door ♪ ♪ 'Fraid somebody's ♪ a goin' to rob'em ♪ ♪ While dey's out ♪ a makin' more ♪ ♪ What for ♪ ♪ I got no lock on de door ♪ ♪ Dat's no way to be ♪ ♪ De can steal de rug ♪ from de floor ♪ ♪ Dat's ok wid me ♪ ♪ Cause de things dat I prize ♪ like de stars in de skies ♪ ♪ All are free ♪ ♪ Oh I got plenty o' nuttin' ♪ ♪ And nuttin's plenty for me ♪ ♪ I got my gal, got my song ♪ ♪ Got Hebben ♪ the whole day long ♪ ♪ No use complaining ♪ ♪ Got my gal, got my Lawd ♪ ♪ Got my song ♪ ♪ ♪ I got plenty o' nuttin' ♪ ♪ And nuttin's plenty for me ♪ ♪ I got the sun, got the moon ♪ ♪ Got the deep blue sea ♪ ♪ De folks ♪ with plenty o' plenty ♪ ♪ Got to pray all de day ♪ ♪ Seems with plenty ♪ you sure got to worry ♪ ♪ How to keep the debbel away ♪ ♪ Away ♪ ♪ I ain't frettin' bout hell ♪ ♪ till the time arrive ♪ ♪ Never worry long as I'm well ♪ ♪ Never one to strive ♪ to be good, to be bad ♪ ♪ What the hell ♪ I is glad, I's alive ♪ ♪ I got plenty o' nuttin' ♪ ♪ And nuttin's plenty for me ♪ ♪ I got my gal, got my song ♪ ♪ Got Hebben ♪ the whole day long ♪ ♪ No use complaining ♪ ♪ Got my gal, got my Lawd ♪ ♪ ♪ Got my song ♪ (applause) ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Bess ♪ ♪ You is my woman now ♪ ♪ You is, you is ♪ ♪ And you mus' laugh and sing ♪ and dance for two ♪ ♪ instead of one ♪ ♪ ♪ Want no wrinkle ♪ on yo' brow ♪ ♪ ♪ Nohow ♪ ♪ Because de sorrow of de past ♪ ♪ is all done done ♪ ♪ Oh Bess, my Bess ♪ ♪ The real happiness ♪ is just begun ♪ ♪ ♪ Porgy, I's your women now ♪ ♪ ♪ I is, I is ♪ ♪ And I ain't never ♪ goin' nowhere ♪ ♪ 'less you shares the fun ♪ ♪ ♪ There's no wrinkle ♪ on my brow ♪ ♪ ♪ Nohow ♪ ♪ But I ain't goin' ♪ ♪ You hear me sayin' ♪ ♪ If you ain't goin' ♪ ♪ With you I'm stayin' ♪ ♪ Porgy ♪ ♪ I's your woman now ♪ ♪ ♪ I's yours forever ♪ ♪ ♪ Mornin' time ♪ and evenin' time ♪ ♪ and summertime ♪ and wintertime ♪ ♪ Mornin' time ♪ and evenin' time ♪ ♪ and summertime ♪ and wintertime ♪ ♪ Bess ♪ ♪ you got your man ♪ ♪ (both singing) ♪ Bess you is my woman ♪ ♪ now and forever ♪ ♪ ♪ And I ain't goin' nowhere ♪ ♪ 'less you share the fun ♪ ♪ (both singing) ♪ ♪ I ain't goin' ♪ ♪ you hear me sayin' ♪ ♪ If you ain't goin' ♪ ♪ wid you I'm stayin' ♪ ♪ (both singing) ♪ (both singing) ♪ Mornin' time ♪ and evenin' time ♪ ♪ and summertime ♪ and wintertime ♪ ♪ Mornin' time ♪ and evenin' time ♪ ♪ and summertime ♪ and wintertime ♪ ♪ (both singing) ♪ ♪ From this minute ♪ I'm telling you ♪ ♪ I keeps dis vow ♪ ♪ Oh my Bessie ♪ ♪ We's happy now ♪ ♪ ♪ We's one now ♪ ♪ (applause) ♪ ♪ There's a boat dat's leavin' ♪ ♪ soon for New York ♪ ♪ Come wid me ♪ ♪ dat's where we belong ♪ ♪ Sister ♪ ♪ ♪ You an' me kin live ♪ that high life ♪ ♪ in New York ♪ ♪ Come wid me ♪ ♪ dere you can't go wrong ♪ ♪ Sister ♪ ♪ I'll buy you ♪ de swellest mansion ♪ ♪ Up on upper Fifth Avenue ♪ ♪ and through Harlem ♪ we'll go struttin' ♪ ♪ we'll go astruttin' ♪ ♪ And dere'll be nuttin' ♪ ♪ too good for you ♪ ♪ I'll dress you in silks ♪ and satins ♪ ♪ In the latest Paris styles ♪ ♪ And all your blues ♪ you'll be forgettin' ♪ ♪ You'll be forgettin' ♪ ♪ There'll be no frettin' ♪ ♪ Jes nothin' but smiles ♪ ♪ Come along wid me ♪ ♪ dat's de place ♪ ♪ Don't be a fool, ♪ come along ♪ ♪ Come along ♪ ♪ ♪ There's a boat dat's leavin' ♪ ♪ soon for New York ♪ ♪ Come wid me ♪ ♪ Dat's where we belong ♪ ♪ Sister ♪ ♪ Dat's where we belong ♪ ♪ Come on, Bess!

(applause) ♪ You ain't got nothing ♪ to be afraid of ♪ ♪ I ain't try to keep no woman ♪ ♪ that don't want to stay ♪ ♪ If you wants to go to Crown ♪ ♪ that's for you to say ♪ ♪ I want to scream ♪ ♪ at my Porgy ♪ ♪ You needs to be... ♪ ♪ to understand ♪ ♪ For when I see him ♪ ♪ He hypnotize me ♪ ♪ When he take all of me ♪ ♪ with his hot hand ♪ ♪ Someday ♪ ♪ I know he's coming back ♪ to call me ♪ ♪ He's going to handle me ♪ and hold me so ♪ ♪ It's going to be like ♪ ♪ dying, Porgy ♪ ♪ deep inside me ♪ ♪ But when he calls ♪ ♪ I know I'll have to go ♪ ♪ ♪ If there ♪ weren't no Crown ♪ ♪ Bess ♪ ♪ If there was only just you ♪ and Porgy ♪ ♪ What then ♪ ♪ ♪ I love you, Porgy ♪ ♪ Don't let him take me ♪ ♪ Don't let him handle me ♪ ♪ and drive me mad ♪ ♪ If you can keep me ♪ ♪ I want to stay here ♪ ♪ with you forever ♪ ♪ And I'd be glad ♪ ♪ ♪ You don't need to be afraid ♪ ♪ no more ♪ ♪ You's picked up happiness ♪ ♪ and laid your worries down ♪ ♪ You're going to live easy ♪ ♪ You're going to live high ♪ ♪ You're going to out shine ♪ every woman in this town ♪ ♪ And remember ♪ when Crown comes ♪ ♪ That's my business ♪ ♪ ♪ Bess ♪ ♪ I loves you Porgy ♪ ♪ (both singing) ♪ ♪ If you can keep me ♪ ♪ I wanna stay here ♪ ♪ (both singing) ♪ (applause) ♪ ♪ ♪ Oh, Lawd ♪ ♪ I'm on my way ♪ ♪ I'm on my way ♪ ♪ to a Heavenly land ♪ ♪ I'll ride ♪ ♪ that long, long road ♪ ♪ If you are there ♪ ♪ to guide my hand ♪ ♪ Oh, Lawd, ♪ ♪ I'm on my way ♪ ♪ I'm on my way ♪ ♪ to a Heavenly land ♪ ♪ Oh Lawd ♪ ♪ it's a long, long way ♪ ♪ but you'll be there to ♪ ♪ take my hand ♪ ♪ ♪ (applause) ♪ ♪ Hallelujah!

♪ ♪ Hallelujah!

♪ ♪ Hallelujah!, Hallelujah!

♪ ♪ For the Lord God ♪ ♪ omnipotent reigneth ♪ ♪ Hallelujah!

♪ ♪ For the Lord God ♪ ♪ omnipotent reigneth ♪ ♪ Hallelujah!

♪ ♪ Hallelujah!

♪ ♪ Hallelujah!

♪ ♪ For the Lord God ♪ ♪ omnipotent reigneth ♪ ♪ Hallelujah!

♪ ♪ Hallelujah!

♪ ♪ Hallelujah!, Hallelujah!

♪ ♪ The kingdom of this world ♪ ♪ is become ♪ ♪ The kingdom of our Lord ♪ ♪ And of His Christ ♪ ♪ And of His Christ ♪ ♪ And He shall reign ♪ for ever and ever ♪ ♪ And He shall reign ♪ forever and ever ♪ ♪ And He shall reign ♪ forever and ever ♪ ♪ And He shall reign ♪ forever and ever ♪ ♪ And He shall reign ♪ forever and ever ♪ ♪ ♪ And King of Kings ♪ ♪ Forever ♪ ♪ and ever ♪ ♪ Hallelujah!

♪ ♪ And Lord of Lords ♪ ♪ Forever ♪ ♪ and ever ♪ ♪ Hallelujah!

♪ ♪ King of Kings ♪ ♪ Forever ♪ ♪ and ever ♪ ♪ Hallelujah!

♪ ♪ And Lord of Lords ♪ ♪ Forever ♪ ♪ and ever ♪ ♪ Hallelujah!

♪ ♪ King of Kings ♪ ♪ Forever ♪ ♪ and ever ♪ ♪ Hallelujah!

♪ ♪ And Lord of Lords ♪ ♪ King of Kings ♪ ♪ And Lord of Lords ♪ ♪ And He shall reign ♪ forever and ever ♪ ♪ And He shall reign ♪ forever and ever ♪ ♪ King of Kings ♪ ♪ Forever and ever ♪ ♪ And Lord of Lords ♪ ♪ Hallelujah!

♪ ♪ And He shall reign ♪ forever and ever ♪ ♪ King of Kings ♪ ♪ Lord of Lords ♪ ♪ King of Kings ♪ ♪ Lord of Lords ♪ ♪ And He shall reign ♪ forever and ever ♪ ♪ Forever and ever ♪ ♪ Hallelujah!

♪ ♪ Hallelujah!

♪ ♪ Hallelujah!

♪ (applause) David> Thank you very much.

In case you're wondering who this very organized group of people standing over here, this is the Charleston Symphony Orchestra Singers Guild.

Under the direction of Emily Remington.

Thank you for coming today.

(applause continues) So many people made today possible.

I mean, the wonderful goodwill of all of you to come out today.

But first and foremost, I want to thank the mayor's office, Barbara Vaughn, the ombudsman and Mayor Joe Riley, for an incredible job for the last two weeks and everything that the mayor's office has done.

(applause) And especially Marshall White and his crew of volunteers.

Yo, Marshall.

(applause) To Charleston, all the people, you're beautiful.

We want the spirit, the integrity of this city, the wonderful love, the neighborly feeling.

All my neighbors who have come out and help.

I'm sure all of you have gotten to know neighbors you never knew you had.

And it's just a wonderful feeling to feel that in Charleston.

And we want the word to get out around the country that we're picking up.

We're going strong.

And when they want to come visit, we'll be here ready for them starting next week and especially in the springtime as the trees start blooming again.

So we'll leave you with this little piece by a man who lived to be 101 years old.

♪ ♪ ♪ God bless America ♪ ♪ Land that I love ♪ ♪ Stand beside her ♪ ♪ And guide her ♪ ♪ Through the night ♪ with a light from above ♪ ♪ From the mountains ♪ ♪ To the prairies ♪ ♪ To the oceans ♪ ♪ white with foam ♪ ♪ God bless America ♪ ♪ My home, sweet home ♪ ♪ ♪ God bless America ♪ ♪ Land that I love ♪ ♪ Stand beside her ♪ ♪ And guide her ♪ ♪ Through The night ♪ ♪ with a light from above ♪ ♪ From the mountains ♪ ♪ To the prairies ♪ ♪ To the oceans ♪ ♪ white with foam ♪ ♪ God bless America ♪ ♪ My home, sweet home ♪ ♪ ♪ God bless America ♪ ♪ My home sweet, home ♪ ♪ (applause) ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪