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Showing posts with label SPRING CONCERT 2012. Show all posts
Showing posts with label SPRING CONCERT 2012. Show all posts
Frontman Chris Martin told Rolling Stone that he christened this song and the album "Viva la Vida" - meaning "long live life" or more literally, "the life lives" -[after he saw the phrase on a painting by the Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. Referring to Frida Kahlo's strength, enduring polio, a broken spine, and a decade of chronic pain, he said, "She went through a lot of [things], of course, and then she started a big painting in her house that said 'Viva la Vida', I just loved the boldness of it." http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=11520; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viva_la_Vida She painted "SandÃas con leyenda: Viva la vida" (literal translation: "Watermelons with legend: The life lives") in 1954, shortly before her death
The movieFrida, starring Salma Hayek, is about her life.
The song was released on 13 June 2008 as the album's second single, debuting to critical and commercial success. "Viva la Vida" reached the top spot of the UK Singles Chartand Billboard Hot 100, becoming the band's first number-one single in both the US and UK. The song won the Grammy Award for Song of the Year at the 51st Grammy Awards in 2009. The song became the sixth song in digital history to reach the 4 million mark in paid downloads.It has sold 5.2 million copies in the United States by November 2011, becoming the third best-selling song by a British act in the digital era.
My
name is Sandra Jacobson and I am the music director of strings at Granada
Middle School in the East Whittier City School District. I am writing you today
to ask for your support for a 7th grade student at our school named
Patrick Everly who has Leukemia.
Patrick
was diagnosed with Leukemia this past January and ever since hearing of his
plight, the students in my string classes wanted to do something to help
him. We came up with the idea of dedicating our spring concert to raising
funds to help him and his family through this ordeal.
Now,
as our concert time approaches, we would like to invite as many people to our
free concert, not only to financially help through voluntary donations but also
to give Patrick and his family all our emotional support. As our Vice
Principal Mrs. Dunn so beautifully says, “We must keep Patrick in our hearts”
as it is our way of helping him to heal.
In
between his chemotherapy treatments, Patrick came to the school for a
visit. My students anxiously wanted to see him but were at a loss of what
to say. Most of them had never experienced a friend, (classmate and
peer) so ill before. What they found so difficult to express to Patrick
in words they want to show him through their music.
"Music expresses that
whichcannot be
put into words
and cannot remain
silent"
~Victor Hugo~
What
makes everything so poignant is that Patrick understands what my students are
feeling more than most because he is a cello player in our group. He is
one of us and we miss him dearly.
To
help us in this fund raising endeavor, our school’s Theatre Art Classes, under
the direction of Mr. Phil Roa, will also be performing for Patrick. They
volunteered to help in hopes that both our groups together will be able to
bring in a lot of support from the community in helping Patrick get
better.
Alongside
our performances, two of our Granada teachers, Mrs. Owens and Mrs. Olshan are
currently organizing a recycling of cans and plastic (no glass) with all
proceeds going for Patrick and to that end we will have a dedicated spot for
people to drop them off at our concert. Also, Patrick’s Boy Scout Troop will
also be attending, holding a fundraising “Bake Sale” after our performance.
I
have worked at the East Whittier School District for 31 years and I personally
know that the communities that the school district services are made up of
people who are very closely connected, like a large family. Patrick is a
member of this family. He needs our help to get through this. Please help
us get the word out and help him and his family in any way possible. Thank-you, Sandra Jacobson
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ADDENDUM:
Patrick Everly
PASSED AWAY ON
FRIDAY; JUNE 8TH, 2012.
We will miss him terribly.
Any donations can be made in Patrick Everly's name to:
Miller Children's Hospital 2801 Atlantic Avenue Long Beach, California 90806 PH: 562-933-4483
or
Patrick Everly Fund Lutheran Credit Union of America
251 S. Randolph Avenue Suite C
Brea, California 92821 PH: 714-257-4900
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This is something Patrick's sister wrote about her brother:
"MY HERO"
By
London Everly
(4th grader)
Do you have a hero?
I do.
His name is Patrick and he's my brother.
I think he is very brave.
He's the best brother a sister could have.
Patrick has brown eyes, black hair, and a wonderful smile.
He's very tall and he always makes me smile
by saying something funny.
That's why he is my hero. ====================
Patrick's mother expressed to me how she would like to spread the word that "nobody is promised a tomorrow" and to that end I found this poem on the Internet that I think expresses her feelings:
If I knew it would be the last time that I'd see you fall asleep, I would tuck you in more tightly, and pray the Lord your soul to keep. If I knew it would be the last time that I'd see you walk out the door, I would give you a hug and kiss, and call you back for just one more.
If I knew it would be the last time I'd hear your voice lifted up in praise, I would tape each word and action, and play them back throughout my days If I knew it would be the last time, I would spare an extra minute or two, To stop and say "I love you," instead of assuming you know I do.
So just in case tomorrow never comes, and today is all I get, I'd like to say how much I love you, and I hope we never will forget. Tomorrow is not promised to anyone, young or old alike, And today may be the last chance you get to hold your loved one tight.
So if you're waiting for tomorrow, why not do it today? For if tomorrow never comes, you'll surely regret the day That you didn't take that extra time for a smile, a hug, or a kiss, And you were too busy to grant someone, what turned out to be their one last wish.
So hold your loved ones close today, and whisper in their ear, That you love them very much, and you'll always hold them dear. Take time to say "I'm sorry," "Please forgive me," "thank you" or "it's okay". And if tomorrow never comes, you'll have no regrets about today.
It was released on December 8, 2003 as the third single from their debut studio album Fallen. The lyrics and the piano for this song were written by former
guitarist and co-founder Ben Moody, with the exception of the bridge, which
was later added by Amy Lee, and it was produced by Dave Fortman. It was one
of Evanescence's first songs, and was supposed to be on their first EP, but they
decided to remove it as a last minute change). The song is set in common time and performed in slow and free tempo of 80 beats per minute. Lee's vocal
range for the song runs from the musical note of A3 to C♯5. The lyrics of the
song refer to a spirit that haunts the memory of a grieving loved one.
"Legends of the Fall" is a 1994 drama film based on the 1979 novella of the same title by Jim Harrison. Stars Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins, and Aidan Quinn. The film won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography, The theme music was composed by James Roy Horner,
an American composer, orchestrator, and conductor of orchestral and film music.
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