A Musical Promise 2019 - Fundraiser for Pencils of Promise - ZAC'S LAB

A musical promise - My fundraising musical concert

On Friday the 15th of November, 2019, we hosted a musical concert with some of my friends and classmates performing along with me in the Arts House (old parliament building), Singapore.

My brother, Ryan and I hosted this event to help raise money and awareness for underprivileged children in Laos.

The money raised from the concert will be used to support their education and learning journeys by contributing to the school resources and to build up and improve the school infrastructure.

Details for the concert were as follows-

Date: 15th November 2019, Friday

Program Details:

6.30pm Arrival of Guests
7-8.15pm Concert Performance
8.15-9.15pm Post Concert Reception

Venue: Living Room, Arts House, 1 Old Parliament Lane, Singapore

Thanks to all my fellow performers for participating in this event!

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The evening's musical program

Meet the performers

Hover over the boxes to see each performers self written mini autobiography

Hi! I'm Rheann. I love to sing and dance and play dress up. I am creative and drawing makes me happy. I believe in love, kindness and joyfulness.

Hi, I'm Emma! I love music, unicorns and purple colour. I am 6 turning 7 on December 18th. I have been playing piano since I was 3 turning 4.

Hi!! My name is Yumi and I am turning 9 years old. I am in Grade 3. I have an extraordinary sister, Lenna . I love juggling in football and playing football itself. I also play the piano. So, I am extremely happy to be here to play for y’all

Hi! I'm Kara. I hope that the every kid in the world will have a chance of good education. Music makes me happy. I also like art, reading and writing

My name is Petronille and I come from France. I am 9 years old. I like dancing, piano, tennis and swimming. I have played the piano for 2 years. I have two younger siblings. I'm born on 10th October.

My name is Nathaniel Huray and I’m turning 8 soon! I love to play soccer with my brother and Minecraft with my friends. I also love to read Dogman and Captain Underpants!!

Hi! I’m Ben. I took up the cello last year because I was inspired by 3 of my cello-playing cousins. I really like playing with my school group, Prelude Strings. The sound of the cello makes me happy.

Hi! I’m Sisi. I love playing the piano because it makes me feel happy. I took up the flute last year. I’ve always wanted to play it as it’s the sound of the bird in Prokofiev’s “Peter and the Wolf” and I love birds. □

Hi my name is Ryan. My brother and I organised this charity musical; and invited our friends to perform. My hobbies are swimming, football and Lego. My favourite author is Erin Hunter. I will be playing both piano and guitar.

I am Yicheng Xu. Our family is originally from Shanghai, China. I started playing piano since five years old. My hobby is fencing, reading and playing chess and other games. The piece I am playing is called Happy Farmer.

Hi, my name is Niles, my hobbies are tennis and flute. I am going to perform two songs. The first song I will play is called Passepied pour la Jeunesse, created by Michel-Richard de Lalande. The last song is called One more for the Road, created by Helen Madden

Hello my name is Samarth and I am studying in grade 6. I am in the school badminton and cricket teams, and through badminton is how I met Zachary. I will be playing Despacito hope you will enjoy the music!

Hi! My name is Zi Han. I love fruits, chawanmushi, udon, international chess, football, billiard, ping-pong, badminton and video games. One of them has brought me to compete in 26 cities in 18 countries, which I am very grateful for.

Hi! My name is Zachary. My brother and I organized this charity concert. I am currently 11 years old, and the musical instruments I love to play are the piano and the guitar. A few of my hobbies are swimming, reading and badminton.

Hello! My name is Marcus, I grew up in Singapore. I have many hobbies, one of which is playing the violin. I will be performing Allegro by Handel and Apres Un Reve by Faure. Hope you enjoy!

Hi I am Dorothy and I have been on stage many times either as a solo harp performer, or with my school orchestra gals , in musicals and my school classic rock band. I may seem shy at first, but a bold performer personality takes over when it is SHOW TIME!

Hey! I am Megan. I am horse mad and I feel most comfortable in the saddle. I am addicted to travel and have been to 49 countries and seven continents.

I am Samantha and I love to perform! I sing all genre (except opera), TOP favs are Queen, Mathilda and K - pop tunes . Even though I am an avid fencer and plays the Viola too, I believe in MAKE MUSIC and NOT WAR.

Hi! My name is Lenna and I am 11 years old. I love to sing, but I also really like drama. Basically, I just love the adrenaline of the stage. I have a younger sister, Yumi. I’m from Japan and Singapore. Today, I’m going to be singing a song by Miley Cyrus.

The Butterfly Chords, (Amelia, Dorothy, Caelyn, Patricia and Clara) first started near the summer break to perform for a good friend that was leaving their school. Just after the summer break, Jude joined them to play the song that will be performed today. All the band members go to SJIIES and are in Grade 6, soon to graduate to Grade 7. This is our second performance, and we will be having a third soon at their graduation assembly.