The Seisen Grade 5 students performed at the Kanto Plain Elementary Choir festival at the International School of the Sacred Heart last week. The girls closed the festival with 'Sesere Eeye', a traditional song and dance from the Torres Strait islands. Saya N and Emi N accompanied the choir on djembe and shaker. For the second piece, 'Inscription of Hope', Sonal M and Abby H announced the following statement:
The composer of 'Inscription of Hope', Z.Randall Stroope, has asked that the following be announced before its performance. The Holocaust is a stunning reminder of the tragic result of prejudice and hatred to other people. But it is also a reminder that hope held firmly will reign victorious over the greatest of odds.
The following words (Inscription of Hope lyrics) were inscribed on the walls of a cellar in Cologne, Germany where Jews were hiding out from Nazis during World War II. Hope was all they had to hold on to. And hope was their only bridge for a brighter tomorrow. We'd like to dedicate this performance to the people surviving after the recent earthquakes in Kyushu.
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