Concerto For Mother TERESA - Song + Video Clip In Loving Tribute

A spiritual song + video clip, in loving tribute to Saint
Mother Teresa, from a CD Album which has been blessed by late
Saint Mother Teresa & His Holiness the late Pope John Paul II more...

Profoundly idealistic, the altruistic work and extraordinary
devotion of Mother Teresa have deeply marked the composer of
this song. It was in this spirit that, already in 1986, he had
composed this Concerto For Mother Teresa, directly inspired by
the charisma and the abnegation of the founder of the
Missionaries of Charity.

This song is part and parcel of a CD album entitled Concerto
For Mother Teresa, which content is made of 17 spiritual songs
- for solo voice, male choir, piano and symphonic orchestra.
This CD Album has been blessed by Mother Teresa (to whom this
CD album and this title is wholeheartedly dedicated) and His
Holiness Pope Jean-Paul II.

A cassette of this song was sent to Mother Teresa at the end
of 1996, and she wrote back a few months later (9th May 1997)
this beautiful and touching letter:

Dear Sir

Thank you very much for your beautiful gift! I am sure it
expresses the love you have for God and for His poor. Keep the
joy of loving through sharing. God love you and bless you as
you reach out to many hearts to comfort them through your
music. Let us continue to work, making Jesus loved, known and
cared for, more each day, in each other and in His poor. Let
us pray.

GOD BLESS YOU.

MOTHER TERESA, Calcutta (India)

Mother Teresa said once those touching words:

People are not hungry just for bread... they are hungry for
love. People are not naked only for a piece of cloth... they
are naked for human dignity. People are not only homeless for
a room made of bricks, but they are homeless being rejected,
unwanted and unloved. MOTHER TERESA

Concerto For Mother Teresa
(English lyrics)

When one Madonna’s crying
For all the people dying
A voice full of emotion
Bespeaks her love's devotion

Who lies in dust forsaken
Her love is there to waken
The miracle of coping
Reviving faith and hoping

Mother Teresa
A shower
Of love and devotion
Mother Teresa
A tower
Of light in the ocean

Where shattered lives
Need mending
Her toil seems never ending
A gift of love she showers
Bestowed with healing powers

When overwhelmed by sorrow
When hope has no tomorrow
When promises are broken
She dries the tears unspoken

Mother Teresa
A shower
Of love and devotion
Mother Teresa
A tower
Of light in the ocean

A wasted body quivers
Awaiting death in shivers
A torch at heaven's portal
A mother's love immortal

Profondément idéaliste et humaniste dans l'âme, l'oeuvre
altruiste et l'extraordinaire dévouement de Mère Teresa ont
fortement marqué le compositeur, arrangeur et interprète et
co-auteur de cette chanson. C'est d'ailleurs dans cet esprit
qu'en 1986, déjà, il avait compose, à son intention, le
"Concerto For Mother Teresa", directement inspirée du charisme
et de l'abnégation de cette femme d'exception.

Morceau emblématique de l'album " Concerto For Mother Teresa",
cette chanson est donc entièrement dédiée à cette femme
d’exception.

Voici d'ailleurs la traduction d'une lettre que Mère Teresa a
écrite au compositeur, peu après avoir reçu la copie cassette
de cette chanson composée à son intention.

Cette lettre a été rédigée de la main même de Mère Teresa,
quelques mois avant sa mort :

Dear Sir,

Merci pour votre magnifique cadeau ! Je suis persuadée qu'il
exprime l'amour que vous ressentez envers Dieu et ses pauvres.
Gardez intacte la joie d'aimer par le fruit du partage !
Puissent l'amour et la bénédiction de Dieu accompagner votre
musique, dont le rayonnement essaime son pouvoir consolateur
au sein de nombreux coeurs ! Continuons à oeuvrer pour faire
connaître et ressentir chaque jour plus intensément l'amour et
la sollicitude bienveillante de notre Seigneur Jésus, afin
qu'il puisse régner dans le coeur de chacun d'entre nous et
dans celui de chacun d'entre ses pauvres ! Prions ensemble !
Que Dieu vous bénisse !

MÈRE TERESA

Rien sans une parcelle d'amour ! MÈRE TERESA

Le coeur d'une Madone
“Concerto For Mother Teresa”
(French lyrics)

Le coeur d'une madone
Est si grand qu'elle donne
Un amour qui résonne
Et dont l'aura rayonne

D'un chagrin qui égrène
Elle adoucit la peine
D'un coeur qui se désarme
Elle séchera les larmes

Ave Teresa
Amie
Des vies
Qui fuient

Madre Teresa
Amie
Des heures
Qui pleurent

Pour ces âmes en détresse
Que la douleur oppresse
Que le tourment désole
Elle prie et les console

Quand tout espoir chavire
Rongé par la discorde
Elle offre son sourire
Plein de miséricorde

Ave Teresa
Amie
Des vies
Démunies
Madre Teresa
Amie
Des heures
Qui pleurent

Un corps lassé frissonne
Quand la vie l'abandonne
Mais dans ses yeux rayonne
L'amour d'une madone

Mother THERESA Me Mère Teresa faith hope religion devotion
altruism altruistic love catholic Catholicism abnegation care
understanding Calcutta India Vatican angel angels mercy
miséricorde foi altruisme amour altruiste


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Eoghan Heaslip is a worship leader whose album, Grace in the Wilderness, is an impressive, mature and confident piece of work. For Years his songs has given a new meaning to gospel music.

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Country singer warms his voice for Burnham

A COUNTRY singer is warming his voice ready for a concert next Wednesday (July 4) at Burnham Baptist Church in Burnham.

George Hamilton IV will be performing in Somerset as part of his UK Gospel Country Music Tour.

After his first hit, A Rose and a Baby Ruth, in 1956, he toured with Buddy Holly and the Everly Brothers.

Top ten country singles including Before This Day Ends, Three Steps to the Phone (Millions of Miles) and If You Don't Know I Ain't Gonna Tell You paved the way for 1963's Abilene, which topped the country charts for four weeks and reached 15 on the pop charts.

Besides more than ten tours of Great Britain and several BBC productions, Hamilton became the first country artist to perform behind the Iron Curtain - he also toured Africa, the Orient, New Zealand, Australia, and even the Middle East.

George Hamilton will be performing with accomplished musician Alistair Macdonald.

Source : Bridgewater Mercury

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Album: Flashback
Artist: Swapna

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Smokie Norful

Smokie Norful is an American gospel singer and pianist. With his soulful tenor vocals and an unerring ability to fuse contemporary gospel with hip-hop sensibilities, Smokie Norful is one of the brightest lights on the current gospel scene. The son of an African Methodist Episcopal minister, Norful spent his first 14 years in Muskogee, OK, where he absorbed music ranging from sacred gospel to the secular soul that was popular at the time, and both strains would serve him well when he began his professional singing career. By the age of two he was picking out melodies on piano, by four he was actively playing and singing in his father's church, and by ten he was a featured artist on a custom album assembled by a regional music director. Although music was his enduring passion, Norful instead opted to study history at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, eventually working as a history instructor for four years before relocating to Chicago in 1998 in order to earn a Masters of Divinity degree from Garrett Theological Seminary.

After his graduation, Norful remained in Chicago as an assistant pastor at the Rock of Ages Baptist Church and stayed active in various church choirs, eventually catching the ear of Joe Anne Brunson, leader of the Thompson Community Choir, who asked him to sing one of his original songs for the choir's Real album, which essentially launched Norful's professional singing career. His debut solo album, I Need You Now, was released by Chordant in 2002, followed by an EP called Limited Edition from EMI Gospel in 2003. Norful has characterized his music as "urban inspirational," an apt term that allows him to stretch the boundaries of traditional gospel while still remaining true to its purpose. EMI Gospel also released Norful's second solo album, Nothing Without You, in 2004. Steve Leggett, All Music Guide

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Participants gearing up for Gospel music festival

By Steve Eighinger
Herald-Whig Staff Writer

HANNIBAL, Mo. — Nicole Foti views the lineup of artists for the inaugural "Praise the Lord" weekend as one of its chief strengths.

"The wide variety of music should allow all age groups to worship the Lord in their own way," said Foti, a Wentzville, Mo., resident who is promoting the event.

The Oct. 5-6 Gospel music festival will be held at the Quality Inn and Suites in cooperation with the Hannibal Convention and Visitors Bureau and the Tri-State Bluegrass Association.

Don't be fooled by that "bluegrass" reference, however. The lineup also offers contemporary Christian artists Jon Webb of Texas and the group Alathea from Tennessee, along with Little Roy Lewis and the Lewis Family, Green Valley Grass, Southern Accent, Arlington, Hilton Griswold and Redeemed.

Redeemed, based in Hannibal and featuring Christine Poage as lead singer, is one of the top contemporary praise and worship acts in West-Central Illinois and Northeast Missouri.

Green Valley Grass is a four-time Missouri Gospel Group of the Year award winner. The Lewis Family is billed as "America's First Family of Bluegrass Gospel."

Serving as a keynote speaker will be the Rev. Jack Herren of Quincy.

"This could really turn into something great," Foti said. "So many people have helped pull this all together."

Foti said the wide-ranging lineup of artists is no accident. She is hoping to draw old and young alike and hopes the event will especially appeal to younger music fans through the inclusion of artists such as Webb and Alathea.

While Webb is a Christian recording artist, he is also involved in children's ministry. Alathea is extremely active in Compassion International, a Christian child advocacy ministry that has dozens of Christian recording stars helping spread its message.

"We want to reach as many people as we can through this event," Foti said.

The festival schedule begins with a 7 p.m. Oct. 5 show. Oct. 6 shows are at noon and 7 p.m.

Tickets are $12 for each individual show, or $20 for admittance to both of Saturday's performances. Children under 12 attend for free; and tickets are $9 for ages 12-16. Handicap-accessible seating will also be available.

For more information, call Foti at (636) 327-5596.

Contact Staff Writer Steve Eighinger at seighinger@whig.com
or (217) 221-3377

Source :whig.com

(Online Edition Of The Quincy Herald Whig)

Elvis Is In The Building

By ALLEN ARRICK
Staff Writer (The Tyler Paper.com)

There’s an old saying that humans are biologically classified into two distinct groups: Beatles people and Elvis people.

The T.G. Field Auditorium in Longview was packed to the brim June 23 with the latter for the first-ever “Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Contest” sanctioned by the Elvis estate in Memphis.

The winner from the contest will go on to Memphis during Elvis week in the fall to compete to be the “Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist” (emphasis on “Ultimate”).

“Most of (the tribute artists) grew up listening to Elvis,” said event coordinator Carol Shahin of Jacksonville. “They love him so much that they want to pay the best tribute they know how to an icon in their eyes. They take it very seriously. They purchase high dollar replica jumpsuits. You will not see any Halloween-type costumes.”

Perhaps the contest, the only one of its kind in Texas, created more questions about Elvis’ legacy than it attempted to answer.

What compels people to spend several thousand dollars on a jumpsuit?

What is it in estrogen that makes women of all ages magnetically attracted to slick, sparkly, rhinestone-incrusted, jumpsuit-wearing, mutton-chopped men who simply look, act and sing like Elvis?

And perhaps most important: Why Elvis? Why are we here 30 years after his death watching grown men sport hair-do’s they would never wear normally, and wear clothes that would only look good on someone trying to look like Elvis?

Why don’t we have “Ultimate Johnny Cash Tribute Artists” or “Ultimate Roy Orbison Tribute Artists” complete with horn-rimmed specs?

These questions and more lead backstage at the contest, where a surreal atmosphere of multiple Elvis look-a-likes roamed around, waiting to get strapped into their jumpsuits to sing for the crowd.

Some hummed tunes to themselves to prepare, some posed for pictures with fans.

ELVI’S UP CLOSE

A young-looking Nathan Belt, a Grapevine resident, was there with his wife (his very dedicated and understanding wife).

Belt wasn’t anywhere near ready to perform. His hair was done, but he was in shorts and a gray T-shirt.

Growing up, Belt was always told he sounded like Elvis.

“There’s only one Elvis,” he said. “There’s been no one since then that had that charisma.”

Charisma, a word just about every Elvis tribute artist uses as a blanket statement to define Elvis’ character.

Charisma is too vague. Mussolini had charisma, and no one has “Ultimate Mussolini Tribute Dictator” contests.

But then Belt dropped the bomb.

“There wouldn’t be the Beatles if there wasn’t Elvis Presley,” he said.

Belt seems to be the exception to the rule about Beatles/Elvis people.

His wife, who has accompanied him on his performances since their marriage began, is very supportive of her husband’s passion.

“When I met him, he was a singer-songwriter in Nashville,” Jeanice Belt said. “He didn’t tell me until later about being an Elvis tribute artist.”

One can imagine that conversation.

His wife helped him climb into his $3,000 white rhinestone jumpsuit before taking the stage. The suit was donated by a “very generous” friend, he said.

“She believes in me,” Belt said.

He sings gospel music at his church, and said Elvis’ gospel roots are one of the many reasons he loves the king.

(For the sanctuary, Belt leaves his jumpsuit at home.)

Try telling any one of the Tribute Artists they are “Elvis impersonators,” and you get looks that could kill.

“A tribute artist is someone who really puts his heart and his money into it,” Belt said. “It’s not a parody.”

Similar convictions were shared between the Elvi’s.

Richard Cook, a Shreveport resident and longtime Elvis tribute artist, said he started “being Elvis” in front of a mirror when he was 4 years old.

“I started in front of people when I was 14,” Cook said.

Cook said he’s drawn to Elvis because “The King” never forgot where he came from.

A good friend of Cook said he’s the real deal.

“This is him all the time, the way he acts now,” Angie Lafisca said. “He’s always (Elvis) 24 hours a day ... he believes it so much he makes me believe.”

CROONIN’, GROOVIN’

When the lights dimmed and the first performer came on stage, the audience lit up with excitement.

Packs of women and girls flocked to the front of the stage to grab one of many silky scarves discarded by the artists.

On a side note, the artists were ranked according to looks, stage presence, singing ability and other things. What basketball coaches call the “intangibles,” — the stuff that doesn’t show up on a stat-sheet — the way Shaqille O’Neal intimidates when he has the ball.

The winner of this contest could dunk on anybody — at least anybody with a pompadour.

To get people to speak of the intangibles was not an easy task.

Some women focused strictly on what they described as the handsome factor.

“It takes us back to a better time in life,” Barbara Peterson said. “And don’t get us started on the looks.”

“When he sings, it feels like he’s singing to you,” an excited Diane Rose said.

But can that really sum up Elvis’ legacy — a few nice ladies contemplating Elvis’ era, as well as his other, um, attributes?

Meanwhile backstage, the second half of the performances were about to get under way while an Elvis tribute artist was belting out some vocal chords in his dressing room.

“Gotta’ get loosened up for those high notes, man.”

BIG WINNER

Some of the Elvis artists stood out. One in particular was Trent Carlini, a Vegas showman.

Carlini emigrated to the U.S. from Italy, and he quickly became a rock and roll fan.

Put aside the long biography which includes an appearance on the “Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” and you get a guy who looks identical to the king.

Carlini’s pearly whites show through his Elvis-esque smirk, complemented by perfectly dangling bangs.

He walked around backstage like a force. One imagines that people look at him as if they had seen the ghost of Elvis.

(We would hope that our ghosts would look like we did in our prime, which is what Carlini achieves: Elvis in his prime)

Backstage before the show, a strange conversation happened between one of the security officers and the tribute artists.

“Is there an Elvis back here named Trent?” the guard asked.

“Trent’s not here yet,” the emcee said.

“There’s some women out front who want to meet him.”

“None of the Elvises are available out front right now.”

Thirty years after the death of Elvis, a man who presented himself as a mere figment of “The King,” was attracting women in droves.

In 1990, Carlini was chosen by the Global Records Star Search in Dallas as “Entertainer With The Most King-Like Charisma.”

There’s that word again.

Needless to say, Carlini took the show — he won the competition and will go on to the final round in Memphis in the fall. His intangibles showed through, even if they’re hard to name.

But that’s as good as it’s going to get. Maybe “charisma” is the only word to describe Elvis.

“They have to have a little bit of it all, the charisma, the charm, the stage presence, how they deal with the crowd,” Mrs. Shahin, the event coordinator, said.

That’s how Elvis can be summed up: Charisma of a benevolent dictator, presence of Shaq and the, well, physical assets, of Elvis.

Leaving the auditorium, a lady said, “I told you the guy from Vegas was going to win.”

She said he looks a lot like young Elvis, but he’s still far from the real thing.

Maybe the ladies were referring to something Carlini was missing – something indescribable.

Perhaps the only word to describe Elvis is “Elvis.” The jailhouse rocker is his own universal language in American culture.

And that’s why he’s so broadly appealing. We just don’t need words.

Allen Arrick, a summer intern at the Tyler Courier-Times—Telegraph, offers his personal reflections on the Elvis phenomenon.

Source : tylerpaper.com