This is the abridged version of "The 21st Century (A Girl Born in Afghanistan)," a setting for mixed choir of excerpts from Kofi Annan's Nobel Peace Prize lecture. Performed by the Southwest Minnesota State University Chorale under Stephen Kingsbury.

Below is the English translation by the poet, please turn the Closed Captioning on for best experience. Time drifts on between each breath for you and I When your destination arrives, have your dreams gone to rest? Body and Mind worn out between each...  moreBelow is the English translation by the poet, please turn the Closed Captioning on for best experience. Time drifts on between each breath for you and I When your destination arrives, have your dreams gone to rest? Body and Mind worn out between each sunset and sunrise When calamity strikes, would then your heart return home? As one act after another plays out, unfamiliarity of nonexistence Seeking and searching, how to link pearls on a broken string? How to sing the missing notes? If tomorrow were your next life How would you spend your day today? If tomorrow were your next life How would you spend your day today? Use warmth to safeguard life from within Let each wave leave its trace behind Use Mindfulness to protect wellbeing Let the wheel of life be given light Translator: Lindsay Chang / Tiffany Hsu Conductor: Meng-Hsien PENG Pianist: Nai-Chia WANG Audio Recording Engineer: Chao-Hui WANG Performance: Müller Chamber Choir Performed at National Concert Hall, Taipei, Taiwan 9 J...    less

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Nizhny Novgorod State University Choir (NNSU Choir). Contest performance @ the Musica Sacra category of 2012 World Choir Games in Cincinnati. Elena Yunek - Ot yunosti (From Youth). Народный коллектив России Академический Хор Нижегородского государствен...  moreNizhny Novgorod State University Choir (NNSU Choir). Contest performance @ the Musica Sacra category of 2012 World Choir Games in Cincinnati. Elena Yunek - Ot yunosti (From Youth). Народный коллектив России Академический Хор Нижегородского государственного университета им. Н.И. Лобачевского (Хор ННГУ). Конкурсное выступление в категории "Духовная музыка" Всемирных Хоровых Игр 2012 года в Цинциннати. Елена Юнек - От юности.  

The Seal Lullaby Eric Whitacre Western High School Fort Lauderdale, FL Select Women's Chorus Brandon Monse, director Ariel Ramos, piano Florida Vocal Association 2013 South State Choral Music Performance Assessment American Heritage School ...  moreThe Seal Lullaby Eric Whitacre Western High School Fort Lauderdale, FL Select Women's Chorus Brandon Monse, director Ariel Ramos, piano Florida Vocal Association 2013 South State Choral Music Performance Assessment American Heritage School Plantation, FL April 30, 2013 westernchorus.com  

The Lake Isle of Innisfree Eleanor Daley Western High School Fort Lauderdale, FL US Select Women's Ensemble Brandon Monse, director Gary Stroh, piano Florida Vocal Association 2012 South State Choral Music Performance Assessment Palm Beach A...  moreThe Lake Isle of Innisfree Eleanor Daley Western High School Fort Lauderdale, FL US Select Women's Ensemble Brandon Monse, director Gary Stroh, piano Florida Vocal Association 2012 South State Choral Music Performance Assessment Palm Beach Atlantic University West Palm Beach, FL May 2, 2012  

A Girl's Garden (from Frostiana) Randall Thompson Western High School Fort Lauderdale, FL Select Women's Chorus Brandon Monse, director Ariel Ramos, piano Florida Vocal Association 2013 South State Choral Music Performance Assessment America...  moreA Girl's Garden (from Frostiana) Randall Thompson Western High School Fort Lauderdale, FL Select Women's Chorus Brandon Monse, director Ariel Ramos, piano Florida Vocal Association 2013 South State Choral Music Performance Assessment American Heritage School Plantation, FL April 30, 2013 westernchorus.com  

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South Salem High School Symphonic Choir OSAA State Choir 2010 Pt 2