Inscription of Hope Concert Financial Report

Sound Singers wish to express our gratitude to those who attended our Concerts on Novemeber 2nd and 3rd. Your generous donations will be used to help people in need. We appreciate you kindness and it is our hope that these funds will “make a difference”.

Here is the information on what donations were received and how the money was distributed.

Donations
Cash Donations  $1,252.00
Check Donations  $790.00
Total Donations  $2,042.00
Bake Sale
Bake Sale Proceeds  $186.00
Total Donations/Proceeds  $2,228.00
Expense
Printing, Color Copies  $(15.00)
Programs ($64.33 donated by members)  no charge
Concert Favors ($26.17 donated by members)  no charge
Bake Sale Items (? donated by members)  no charge
Total Net Proceeds  $2,213.00
Designations
Japan Benefits (c/o Japanese Baptist Church)  $1,126.50
Food Bank (c/o Our Saviors Lutheran Church)  $1,086.50
 $2,213.00

Inscription of Hope Concert Financial Report

Sound Singers wish to express our gratitude to those who attended our Concerts on November 2nd and 3rd. Your generous donations will be used to help people in need. We appreciate you kindness and it is our hope that these funds will “make a difference”.

Here is the information on what donations were received and how the money was distributed.

Update: we received donations after the concerts and finally sent donations out at the beginning of December. The following report reflects after-the-concert donations.

Donations
Cash Donations  $1,252.00
Check Donations  $950.00
Total Donations  $2,202.00
Bake Sale
Bake Sale Proceeds  $186.00
Total Donations/Proceeds  $2,388.00
Expense
Printing, Color Copies  $(15.00)
Programs ($64.33 donated by members)  no charge
Concert Favors ($26.17 donated by members)  no charge
Bake Sale Items (? donated by members)  no charge
Total Net Proceeds  $2,373.00
Designations
Japan Benefits (c/o Japanese Baptist Church)  $1,286.50
Food Bank (c/o Our Saviors Lutheran Church)  $1,086.50
 $2,373.00

Northwest Language Acedemy 2012年6月23日

Our 4th trip to Whidbey was fun and a good experience. Riches of Japan event was held at the NWLA Cultural center, which was surrounded by the beautiful nature in Langley. There were Kimonos, Japanese quilts and fiber arts displayed at the event. The traditional Japanese dinner looked delicious along with performance by Taiko drummers, koto and shakuhachi, etc. We were able to perform our numbers; Believe, Kojo no Tsuki, and Ue wo muite aruko. It was a fun trip and wish we can attend as guests next time.

Northwest Language Academy – 6/23/12

Our 4th trip to Whidbey was fun and a good experience.  Riches of Japan event was held at the NWLA Cultural center, which was surrounded by the beautiful nature in Langley. There were Kimonos, Japanese quilts and fiber arts displayed at the event. The traditional Japanese dinner looked delicious along with performance by Taiko drummers, koto and shakuhachi, etc.  We were able to perform our numbers; Believe, Kojo no Tsuki, and Ue wo muite aruko. It was a fun trip and wish we can attend as guests next time.

Earth Song

Earth Song – Lyrics: Earth Song – Frank Ticheli

Sing, Be, Live, See
This dark stormy hour,
the wind, it stirs.
The scorched Earth cries out in vain.

Oh war and power, you blind and blur. The torn heart cries out in pain.

But music and singing have been my refuge,
and music and singing shall be my light.

A light of song, shining strong.
Hallelujah! Hallelujah.

Through darkness and pain and strife,
I’ll sing, I’ll be, live, see.

Peace

Practice files:

Earth Song – Soprano 1 (top)
Earth Song – Soprano 2(bottom notes)
Earth Song – Soprano with the music
Earth Song – Alto
Earth Song –  Alto with the music
Earth Song – Tenor 1 (top notes)
Earth Song – Tenor 2 (bottom notes)
Earth Song – Tenor with the music
Earth Song – Bass 1 (top notes)
Earth Song – Bass 2 (bottom notes)
Earth Song – Bass with the music
Earth Song – Audio file

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歌詞:Earth Song – Frank Ticheli

歌ってください
そこにいてください
生きてください
見てください
この暗く、嵐の時を
風、風がざわめき
枯れた地球がむなしく、泣き叫ぶ

戦争に権力、
目はふさがれ、かすんで見えない
引き裂かれた心は痛みに泣いている

だが、音楽と歌が 私の心の救い
音楽と歌が わたしの光

歌の光、その光は力強くそそぐ
ハレルヤ ハレルヤ

暗闇、痛み、争いの中
わたしは歌い続ける
わたしはそこにいる
わたしは生きる
わたしは見る

平和よ

音源

Earth Song – Soprano 1 (top)
Earth Song – Soprano 2(bottom notes)
Earth Song – Alto
Earth Song – Alto with the music
Earth Song – Tenor 1 (top notes)
Earth Song – Tenor 2 (bottom notes)
Earth Song – Bass 1 (top notes)
Earth Song – Bass 2 (bottom notes)

Earth Song – Audio file

 

 

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歌詞 Inscription of Hope

輝いていない時でも 太陽がある事を信じています
誰もいなくても、愛がある事を信じています

そして、
神様が沈黙している時も、神様を信じています
どんな試練があったとしても、何か方法があると、信じています。

でもときどき、この苦しく、希望のない絶望の時に、
私の心は、だれかがそこにいてくれるという「救い」を懇願しています。

そして、わたしの中の声が「がんばれ!我が子よ。わたしがあなたに、力を授け、
希望をあげましょう。だからもう少しだけ、ここにいてください」

輝いていない時でも 太陽がある事を信じています
誰もいなくても、愛がある事を信じています

そして、
神様が沈黙している時も、神様を信じています
どんな試練があったとしても、何か方法があると、信じています。

いつの日か、陽の光がありますように、
いつの日か、しあわせになれますように
いつの日か、愛されますように
いつの日か、平和がありますように

音源

Soprano
Alto
Youtube link

 

Inscription of Hope

Based on fragments of Jewish text found on a cellar wall in Cologne, Germany during World War II, it is believed to have been scrawled by a child hiding from the Nazis.

Lyrics: Inscription of Hope – Z. Randall Stroope

I believe in the sun even when it is not shining. And I believe in love even when there’s no one there.

And I believe in God even when He is silent. I believe through any trial there is always a way.

But sometimes in this suffering and hopeless despair My heart cries for shelter to know someone’s there. But a voice rises within me saying, ‘hold on my child I’ll give you strength, I’ll give you hope Just stay a little while.’

I believe in the sun even when it is not shining. And I believe in love even when there’s no one there.

And I believe in God even when God is silent. I believe through any trial there is always a way.

May there someday be sunshine, May there someday be happiness, May there someday be love, May there someday be peace.

Practice files:
Soprano
Alto

Youtube link