When I Was A Boy (World Premiere) performed by SACRA/PROFANA in "Mirrors" Composer: Evyn Surrency Conductor: Juan Carlos Acosta Financial Support is provided by the City of San Diego. Performed and recorded on February 8th, 2025 at San Dieguito United Methodist Church, San Diego, California. Audio and video production by Daniel Rumley Check out more at http://www.sacraprofana.org Text and Translation: WHEN I WAS A BOY When I was a boy, Young to this world and unversed in its ways, I lived a cliche Boys will be boys running wild through the days. Oh, how I played. I played in the trees where the chatter of leaves meant the wind would soon come to make the limbs sway The sweetest of days, When I was a boy. When I was alone, lost in deep daydreams of far away lands, I'd step out of time into a make-believe world where I lived. And I was a man, a man noble and brave, with a kingdom to save, moving fearlessly forward always taking a stand. Yet, a kind gentle man. When I was a boy. Those days became years, Ushering changes beyond my control. My dreams filled with fears, out of control. My body a traitor betraying my soul! Then I was a girl by gender defined. An army of hormones invaded my kingdom and the boy was confined. The most awkward of times, When I was a girl. Sorted and labeled a her or a him. Tight little boxes I did not fit in. It's one or the other, there's no in between. Division determined by what can be seen, The truth of my soul can't be held by the eye and the sound of my tears can't be heard when I cry "This is not who I am!" This body's a prison, and I'm doing time. Sentenced a lifetime, trapped in disguise. This is not who I am! I looked in the mirror to see what they see. Just a faulty reflection No semblance of me. This is not who I am! This body's not mine! I won't live a lie! Now, here I stand in my choice to be whole. I am shedding these chains and I'm showing the world the truth of my soul. No more fear, no more shame. From here on I'll proclaim, I am a man!"

Tsau Me Lang Ge Gang performed by SACRA/PROFANA in "Mirrors" Composer: Tsai Yu-Shan Conductor: Adam Davis Soloists: Andrew Bearden & Rebecca Ung Financial Support is provided by the City of San Diego. Performed and recorded on February 8th, 2025 at San Dieguito United Methodist Church, San Diego, California. Audio and video production by Daniel Rumley Check out more at http://www.sacraprofana.org Text and Translation: 人生六十伊都像古樹 An old man in his sixties is like a strong tree. 無疑食老伊都愈健丟 Although I am old, I am still strong. 看著小娘伊都面肉幼 I see this lovely young girl 害我學人伊都老風流 And I cannot help but fall in love with her. 草螟弄雞公,雞公披搏跳 When a cricket teases a rooster, the rooster cannot help but jump around. 老人食老伊都性愛守 An old man should keep his wisdom 毋通變成伊都老不修 and not become an old fool. 若是愛我伊都做朋友 Since you ask me to be your girlfriend, 可惜你是伊都長喙鬚 I will tell you that your beard is already too long. 嫌我喙鬚伊都歹看樣 You think that my beard makes me look bad? 我著來剔伊都光溜溜 Then I am going to shave it clean! 你著交我伊都卡永久 You should consider me because I am mature and prosperous. 少年僥雄伊都無尾溜 Those young boys are just like half-grown men. 少年阿兄伊都人清秀 Nonsense! The young guys are much more handsome. 做陣一對伊都像鴛鴦 When I pair with one of them, we look like lovebirds. 講話散步伊都好遊賞 We walk and talk together like a lovely couple. 配著老兄伊都心帶憂 If I were with you, canʼt you see how embarrassing that would be for me? 老兄昔時伊都老選手 Do not look down on me for I was once a great swimmer. 相招海邊伊都來去泅 If we go swimming in the ocean 免驚落海伊都著喝救 You will not have to worry about anything because I can save you. 少年落水伊都命快休 Those young men probably could not even save themselves. 看你這款伊都憨憨想 Go ahead and keep on day-dreaming; 自作聰明伊都憨主張 You probably think you are smart and successful. 若是愛我伊都做牽手 But if you really want to take me as your wife, 請你後世伊都才來求 You had better start planning for it in your next life.

Missa Sacra Profana (World Premiere) performed by SACRA/PROFANA in "Mirrors" Composer: Andrew Bearden Librettist: Libby Weber Conductor: Andrew Bearden Soloists: Shea Perry, Daniel Moyer, and Katina Mitchell Financial Support is provided by the City of San Diego. Performed and recorded on February 8th, 2025 at San Dieguito United Methodist Church, San Diego, California. Audio and video production by Daniel Rumley Check out more at http://www.sacraprofana.org Text and Translation: MISSA SACRA PROFANA I. KYRIE Kyrie eleison, (Lord have mercy, Christe eleison, Christ have mercy, Kyrie eleison Lord have mercy) Breathing, Singing Voices, Giving Breath and voice combine as one. Bringing the word to life. With one voice, with one breath, Breath and voice combine as one. II. GLORIA Gloria in excelsis Deo et in terra pax hominibus bonae voluntatis. Laudamus te, benedicimus te, adoramus te, glorificamus te. Suscipe deprecationem nostram. (Glory to God in the highest And peace on earth to men of good will We praise you, we bless you, We worship you, we glorify you Accept our prayers) I give music of myself— Clap hands, beat heart, Sing tongue, fly spirit, In song born of inspiration and expiration. I am a chorus of one. I have gone out into the wide world with singing! Such sound sustains the soul— Bread of love leavened with joy. Meat of life seasoned with sorrow. Fire of anger quenched with laughter. Feast, friends, and be filled. III. CREDO I believe… In the beginning, sound travelled through time; Through all that was and is, but it was not yet music. When the world was young, before there was speech, Singing rang through the water and the air. Seeking beyond touch, Touching beyond reach, Reaching beyond sense. From space within evolving bodies Melody burst into the world. As the world grew, Voices rose then fell silent, But songs could not be unsung. For this was music! When we sing together, we create the universe: We cast our souls to the cosmos, forever entangled. Our unique music that never existed before And will never exist again, and yet is eternal. This is music. IV. SANCTUS Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus Domine Deus Sabaoth. Pleni sunt caeli et terra gloria tua. Hosanna in excelsis. (Holy, holy, holy Lord God of hosts. Heaven and earth are full of thy glory. Hosanna in the highest.) Singing, singing, singing I give you my entirety. You return me to the world Beautifully transfigured, Brokenness filled up with gold. Carry me when my breath fails, As I shall do for you— Continuous offering… V. AGNUS DEI Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis. Dona nobis pacem. Amen. (Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, have mercy on us. Grant us peace. Amen.) Erase from us division and make our voices one, With beauty our shared vision of inspiration spun. Through anguish, through elation our voices ringing clear, Our song will shake creation, through all we persevere. For when our song has ended, within us it remains, The voices that were blended, the flowing shape, the strains. Within our hearts weʼll treasure until our breath shall cease, This gift beyond all measure, our passion and our peace

Eye for Eye performed by SACRA/PROFANA in "Mirrors" Composer: Shawn Kirchner Conductor: Michelle Risling Financial Support is provided by the City of San Diego. Performed and recorded on February 8th, 2025 at San Dieguito United Methodist Church, San Diego, California. Audio and video production by Daniel Rumley Check out more at http://www.sacraprofana.org Text and Translation: Eye for eye and the world goes blind And how deep the darkness, and the light nowhere to find. Life for life and the killing goes on And how deep the darkness, like a night without a dawn. Hate feeds hate in a bitter feast And how deep the darkness; turns humankind into a hungry beast. Gives us light, that we may see.

Hallelujah performed by SACRA/PROFANA in "Mirrors" Arranger: Shawn Kirchner Conductor: Aaron Burgett Financial Support is provided by the City of San Diego. Performed and recorded on February 8th, 2025 at San Dieguito United Methodist Church, San Diego, California. Audio and video production by Daniel Rumley Check out more at http://www.sacraprofana.org Text and Translation: Hallelujah And let this feeble body fail, and let it faint or die; My soul shall quit this mournful vale, and soar to worlds on high; And I'll sing hallelujah, and you'll sing hallelujah, and we'll all sing hallelujah, when we arrive at home. O what are all my sufferings here, if Lord, Thou count me meet, With that enraptured host to appear, and worship at Thy feet! Give joy or grief, give ease or pain, take life or friends away, but let me find them all again In that eternal day.

Lully, Lulla, Lullay performed by SACRA/PROFANA in "A Candle in the Window" Composer: Philip WJ Stopford Conductor: Juan Carlos Acosta Performed and recorded on December 14, 2024 at St Mark's United Methodist Church | San Diego, California. Audio and video production by Daniel Rumley

We Three Kings performed by SACRA/PROFANA in "A Candle in the Window" Arranger: Joseph H. Jennings Conductor: Juan Carlos Acosta Performed and recorded on December 14, 2024 at St Mark's United Methodist Church | San Diego, California. Audio and video production by Daniel Rumley

Prayer of the Children performed by SACRA/PROFANA in "A Candle in the Window" Arranger: Andrea S. Klouse Conductor: Juan Carlos Acosta Performed and recorded on December 14, 2024 at St Mark's United Methodist Church | San Diego, California. Audio and video production by Daniel Rumley

In the Bleak Midwinter performed by SACRA/PROFANA in "A Candle in the Window" Arranger: Amy Gordon Conductor: Juan Carlos Acosta Performed and recorded on December 14, 2024 at St Mark's United Methodist Church | San Diego, California. Audio and video production by Daniel Rumley