Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Sing for Sichuan Earthquake Charity Concert

***Updated 26 May 2008***
Sichuan, China was hit with the worst earthquake at a powerful 8.0 magnitude on May 12th 2008 in the past three decades.


This event is initiated by Surin who hope to do something to help the victim of Sichuan earthquake. Surin rope in her friends, colleague and all possible contacts on this meaningful initiative.

Resonance Audio bosses - Mr Bryant Hwang and Mr Leonard Fong are very kind to lend their facility for rehearsal and photo-taking.

To kick start the event our first meeting was held on 16th May involving Surin, Steven, Sherry, Jerlynn, Weishien and James. We forsee a lot of difficulties along the way. We started calling organisations and contacts that we feel that they could help. The quest went on Surin, Edwin, Steven and Sherry went on a island-wide search for the perfect venue.

The path to get approval by an non profitable organisation, venue and sponsor is not an easy task. (in Singapore context) There are tons of rules and regulations we need to take note of. Ideas were shattered, criticised and rejected but our determination remind strong.

Our fund-raising principle is ALL ticket proceeds MUST go to charity. We will ensure that all the money we raised will be handled directly by an authorised beneficiary. (https://www.charities.gov.sg) There MUST be absolute transparency.

With Averil efforts she has gathered full support from a group of young people who are passionate about singing and doing something meaningful. They have agreed to perform for free (no allowances are given)
Despite their busy schedules, 17 music enthusiasts have come together on 25th May for a audition, photoshoot and discussion.

We got the assistance from Btingyap who help us with the photoshoot. 2 bubbly gers Yanxi and Yueting to help with the audio recording while SRMC student Guan Bin with the videography. Wang Chuang (on the keyboard) helped everyone with their acoustic segment.

We have completed the 1st milestone of the project. More warm-hearted individuals are joining us on this meaningful journey. We are working very hard to get this going.

Let's gather for a common cause. 'SING FOR LOVE" Sing to raise funds for the Sichuan's earthquake victims.
We sincerely hope that you would give us your support by attending the event.

Give us your greatest support! Come to our charity concert. Be a part of this meaningful cause.

Sing For Love! We sing to raise funds for the people who were affected by this natural disaster and hope for your generous donations to the earthquake relief.


Our stellar cast of performers:

From Singapore Idol, Project Superstar, Campus Superstar and elite students from Singapore Raffles Music College (Pop Faculity)Averil Chan (陈诗韵), Chanel Pang (冯靖莹), Charlotte Loh (罗凤仪), Dawn Wong (黄川美), Elaine Ng (黄意凌), Jasmine Tye, Javin They (郑全威), Jeremy Kwan (官镜瀚), Keely Wee (阮诗凯), Levin Ng, Lee Ein Ein, Magdelene Yeong (杨艳宜), Nathaniel Tan (陈铿百), Ngeow Zi Jie (饶梓杰), Norman Then, Primero Ang, Ruth Chua (蔡诗妮), Tan Peixian, Tay Kewei, Tricia Zhou, Veron Yang (杨雪妮), William Tanoto (陈耀榕, Hu Xiao, Wu Yin, Liu Chang, Chu Chu, Hong Lin, Tang Zhan Ke, Luo Yuan Wen

Keyboardist Wang Chuang and Guitarist Derek Chua will be joining us during the acoustic set.

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