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Christmas 2025

One Silent Night

Music by Pepper Choplin

One Silent Night long ago, a birth story began that forever changed the world. Lying in a crude manger was a new-born babe, who would become the Source of our Christian faith and our abiding hope. Using the power and simplicity of the event itself, composer and creator Pepper Choplin presents each of the familiar […]

PerformedDecember 14, 2025One Silent Night
FeaturingSolos Kyle Schumacher, Jesse Johnson, Stuart VaughnDuets Maggie Ritter, Marinee VaughnQuartets Kyle Schumacher, Maggie Ritter, Jolene Larson, Scott Klein, Claire Larson, RoseAnn RossNarrator Phil RoewertActors Brandon Evans, Emily Evans, Jonah Johnson, Braxton Koch, BJ Taake, Jarrett Werner
Run time50 min
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The program

  1. My Spirit Waits for Emmanuel
  2. The Call
    SoloKyle Schumacher
  3. Welcome Christ the King
  4. The Trip to Bethlehem
    DuetMaggie RitterMarinee Vaughn
  5. God So Loved This Silent Night
  6. The Angels and Shepherds
    QuartetJolene LarsonKyle SchumacherMaggie RitterScott Klein
  7. Glory to God in the Highest Heaven
    SoloJesse Johnson
  8. The Wise Men in Jerusalem
    QuartetClaire LarsonKyle SchumacherRoseAnn RossScott Klein
  9. When They Saw the Star
  10. The Wise Men Worship
    SoloStuart Vaughn
  11. Behold the Child
  12. Joy to the World!

Solos and ensembles

Kyle Schumacher

  • Solo The Call
  • Quartet The Angels and Shepherds
  • Quartet The Wise Men in Jerusalem

Maggie Ritter

  • Duet The Trip to Bethlehem
  • Quartet The Angels and Shepherds

Marinee Vaughn

  • Duet The Trip to Bethlehem

Jolene Larson

  • Quartet The Angels and Shepherds

Scott Klein

  • Quartet The Angels and Shepherds
  • Quartet The Wise Men in Jerusalem

Jesse Johnson

  • Solo Glory to God in the Highest Heaven

Claire Larson

  • Quartet The Wise Men in Jerusalem

RoseAnn Ross

  • Quartet The Wise Men in Jerusalem

Stuart Vaughn

  • Solo The Wise Men Worship
Cast and Crew
Soprano
Joy FieldsJovie JohnsonRuby JohnsonAmber KochAva KochCara LarsonJolene LarsonSkye NelsonGentry PaulsonJane SchuchardtHarper TaakeMarinee Vaughn
Mezzo
Claire LarsonJoan MozerMaggie RitterDianne Schoemaker
Alto
Bridget BogleMary DahlSusan FieldsAlison JohnsonJennifer RautenbergRoseAnn RossEileen Simonsen
Tenor
Jesse JohnsonTom NelsonKyle SchumacherTyler SuckstorfStuart Vaughn
Bass
Gene FieldsJerry FieldsScott KleinDuane RitterBill Ross
Narrators
Phil Roewert
Actors
Brandon EvansEmily EvansJonah JohnsonBraxton KochBJ TaakeJarrett Werner
Tech crew
Amy RitterLandon Rutjens
Cover of One Silent NightLorenz

One Silent Night long ago, a birth story began that forever changed the world. Lying in a crude manger was a new-born babe, who would become the Source of our Christian faith and our abiding hope. Using the power and simplicity of the event itself, composer and creator Pepper Choplin presents each of the familiar elements of that story through ballad-like recitatives of scripture, surrounded by anthems ranging from outbursts of unbridled joy to moving moments of introspection and gentleness. Weaving familiar carols and songs throughout original music, this timeless tale emerges in a deeply moving presentation that will lift one’s faith and deepen one’s understanding of the profound significance of that One Silent Night.