{"id":4438,"date":"2016-03-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-03-14T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abfvoicesof.org\/il-nuovo-progetto-abf-voices-of-haiti\/"},"modified":"2025-05-12T10:40:12","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T08:40:12","slug":"a-new-abf-project-voices-of-haiti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abfvoicesof.org\/en\/a-new-abf-project-voices-of-haiti\/","title":{"rendered":"A new ABF project, \u201cVoices of Haiti\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Music is the soul\u2019s voice, its strength and beauty open minds, and develop thoughts; art and culture are a human right. According to these principles, and acting on a land where our foundation is intrinsically recognized with particular force, after checking the irrepressible impact that such experiences have had in South America, ABF has launched a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.andreabocellifoundation.org\/projects\/music-project-voices-of-haiti\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">new project<\/a>, conceiving and creating a choir called \u201c<strong>Voices of Haiti<\/strong>\u201c.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This initiative is part of \u201cBreak the barriers\u201d, one of the programs that realizes our mission and that aims at supporting and promoting projects to aid &nbsp;populations of Developing Countries, as well as to give help in those situations where poverty, illness and complex social problems invalidate or reduce the quality of life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Choir members are Haitian children aged from 9 to 15, through such an experience (conceived since the very beginning as a, highly structured, stable, educational reality) they will be able to enhance their talent thanks to a highly specialized training, benefitting also of a wealth of educational, cultural and existential opportunities potentially precious for their future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Choir \u2013 that will debut on September 15<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;2016 in New York performing along with Andrea Bocelli \u2013 has already been able to set its own character (also a repertoire) through training on a weekly basis, in accordance with international, professional standards. Director of \u201cVoices of Haiti\u201d as well as artistic responsible of the project is Malcolm J. Merriweather,&nbsp;<em>choral associate<\/em>&nbsp;at the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine in New York, and a professor at the Brooklyn College Conservatory (CUNY). The organization will avail itself of a team of Haitian collaborators made up of musicians, teachers, and administrators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A series of interdisciplinary initiatives will be an integral part of the project, and will be regularly organized for the benefit of the young singers, during their trips. Thus the learning experience will be complete, and will also include a deepening on culture, traditions, and customs of the countries that will host the performances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to offering a real possibility of growth and development of musical talent (an opportunity which young Haitians would otherwise hardly enjoy), and besides teaching a sort of controlled breathing whose psychophysical benefits can be compared to the practice of yoga, a choir \u2013 in itself an extraordinary metaphor of democracy in every corner of the world \u2013 represents a precious educational opportunity \u201ctout court\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It exemplifies, in fact, the need to acquire and put into practice, the fundamental values necessary for a peaceful coexistence, as well as promoting the awareness of the necessity of the individual\u2019s commitment towards the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Each becomes a constituent element of a musical instrument of greater dimensions; each voice contributes to the beauty of the result, every mind learns to understand the difficulties involved in making music with the others. And in understanding, provides his\/her active, intellectual and emotional contribution; every individual learns to feel part of a larger organism that, giving them strength needs them to exist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For young singers, transform musical notes and rhythms in a moment of expression, gradually dominating polyphony, the singing of many voices (when your ear starts to control its intonation agreeing with the intonation of others) becomes an exciting and revealing experience, like learning to enjoy a poem after studying grammar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the hope our initiative will arouse your interest and enjoyment, and that we can count on your usual and essential support, we invite you to follow &nbsp;these young \u2018Voices\u2019, appreciating the great hope they represent, and the great joy they convey.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Music is the soul\u2019s voice, its strength and beauty open minds, and develop thoughts; art and culture are a human right. 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