Changing Lives Through Music

     I have been practicing the songs we are going to be singing in New York.  They are so powerful.  I love it so much.  The messages from the songs and their harmony are so outstanding it is impossible to comprehend the sound and energy that a 170+ member youth chorus is going to produce.  I wish I could take our time on stage and stretch it out to last a whole day.  I know from singing in other competitions and shows that the time on stage goes by much too quickly.  You practice months, maybe even a whole year to put on a first class show or an "A" level performance.  For a competition, you get to sing two songs which adds up to be about eight minutes on average.  All that time and effot put into two songs.  Why?
     Everyone has their different reasons for why they sing or perform for others.  For some it is the fame or the money.  I love to perform and sing for others because I know that I can change lives through music.  For me, music is what brings out my strongest emotions.  Music is one of the most powerful things on earth.  An unknown individual once wrote, "Whether you like the type of music or not, all music is good music, for it opens the heart, soul and mind of indivduals, and is the most powerful way to express yourself."  I believe this is true and this is why I am making the effort to go sing in Carnegie Hall in New York City.  I want to change peoples lives for the better.  There are 2,804 seats in Carnegie Hall.  Someone there is bound to be touched by the music to do good.
     Thank You to all those who have contributed to help my family make this experience possible.

Spencer