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Good Monday afternoon my RP Brothers and Sisters!
For my Afternoon Music Interlude I have chosen a song by a Ms. Hayley Westenra performing a wonderful song titled "May It Be." Ms. Westenra is new to me, and probably to you as well, so I am including a short background about her!
LYRICS:
"May It Be"
May it be an evening star
Shines down upon you
May it be when darkness falls
Your heart will be true
You walk a lonely road
Oh! How far you are from home
Mornië utúlië ([Quenya:] Darkness has come)
Believe and you will find your way
Mornië alantië ([Quenya:] Darkness has fallen)
A promise lives within you now
May it be the shadow's call
Will fly away
May it be your journey on
To light the day
When the night is overcome
You may rise to find the sun
Mornië utúlië ([Quenya:] Darkness has come)
Believe and you will find your way
Mornië alantië ([Quenya:] Darkness has fallen)
A promise lives within you now
A promise lives within you now
Writer(s): Shore Howard, Ryan Nicholas Dominick, Ryan Roma Shane
Background of Hayley Westenra:
Hayley Dee Westenra (born 10 April 1987) is a New Zealand classical crossover singer and songwriter. Her first internationally released album, Pure, reached number one on the UK classical charts in 2003 and has sold more than two million copies worldwide. This is one of the fastest selling albums in her country's history.
She is one of the youngest UNICEF Ambassadors to date.
Westenra has sung in English, Māori, Irish, Welsh, Spanish, Italian, German, French, Portuguese, Latin, Japanese, Standard Mandarin Chinese, Catalan, and Taiwanese Hokkien.
Hayley was born in Christchurch, New Zealand. Her parents, Gerald and Jill Westenra, have two other children. Hayley's grandmother Shirley Ireland was a singer, and her grandfather was a pianist who also played the piano accordion.[8] She has Irish, Dutch and English heritage.
She began performing at age six in the Christmas play at her school, Fendalton Open Air School. After the show, a teacher said she was "pitch perfect" and encouraged Hayley to learn how to play a musical instrument; soon after she learned to read music and play the violin, piano, guitar, and recorder. She then began voice lessons and discovered a passion for musical theatre. By age 11, she had performed more than 40 times on stage, but was often given male parts. Westenra attended Cobham Intermediate School in 1998 and 1999, where a performing arts building was later named in her honour. There is much more to her background and you can check it out at Wikipedia.com
For my Afternoon Music Interlude I have chosen a song by a Ms. Hayley Westenra performing a wonderful song titled "May It Be." Ms. Westenra is new to me, and probably to you as well, so I am including a short background about her!
LYRICS:
"May It Be"
May it be an evening star
Shines down upon you
May it be when darkness falls
Your heart will be true
You walk a lonely road
Oh! How far you are from home
Mornië utúlië ([Quenya:] Darkness has come)
Believe and you will find your way
Mornië alantië ([Quenya:] Darkness has fallen)
A promise lives within you now
May it be the shadow's call
Will fly away
May it be your journey on
To light the day
When the night is overcome
You may rise to find the sun
Mornië utúlië ([Quenya:] Darkness has come)
Believe and you will find your way
Mornië alantië ([Quenya:] Darkness has fallen)
A promise lives within you now
A promise lives within you now
Writer(s): Shore Howard, Ryan Nicholas Dominick, Ryan Roma Shane
Background of Hayley Westenra:
Hayley Dee Westenra (born 10 April 1987) is a New Zealand classical crossover singer and songwriter. Her first internationally released album, Pure, reached number one on the UK classical charts in 2003 and has sold more than two million copies worldwide. This is one of the fastest selling albums in her country's history.
She is one of the youngest UNICEF Ambassadors to date.
Westenra has sung in English, Māori, Irish, Welsh, Spanish, Italian, German, French, Portuguese, Latin, Japanese, Standard Mandarin Chinese, Catalan, and Taiwanese Hokkien.
Hayley was born in Christchurch, New Zealand. Her parents, Gerald and Jill Westenra, have two other children. Hayley's grandmother Shirley Ireland was a singer, and her grandfather was a pianist who also played the piano accordion.[8] She has Irish, Dutch and English heritage.
She began performing at age six in the Christmas play at her school, Fendalton Open Air School. After the show, a teacher said she was "pitch perfect" and encouraged Hayley to learn how to play a musical instrument; soon after she learned to read music and play the violin, piano, guitar, and recorder. She then began voice lessons and discovered a passion for musical theatre. By age 11, she had performed more than 40 times on stage, but was often given male parts. Westenra attended Cobham Intermediate School in 1998 and 1999, where a performing arts building was later named in her honour. There is much more to her background and you can check it out at Wikipedia.com
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Hayley Westenra - "May It Be"
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SGT Mark Anderson Col Joseph Lenertz SrA Marianne Santangelo PO3 Lynn Spalding Sgt (Join to see) SFC Jay Thompson Lt Col Jim Coe Sgt Dale Cusack SSgt Rilene Ann PO1 William "Chip" Nagel LTC John Mohor SPC Deborah Root-White SFC Jay Thompson po3-craig-phillips SFC William Farrell LTC (Join to see) SPC Nancy Greene SSG Michael Noll cpl-tony-lee-hamilton SSgt Terry P. SGT John Melvin
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Yes, she did, I didn't read the total Wikipedia file for her, but here is an excerpt about Celtic Woman:
"In August 2006, Westenra joined Celtic Woman[28] and is featured on their second major DVD/CD album, Celtic Woman: A New Journey, which was released 30 January 2007 and immediately hit the Billboard Top 200 music chart at number four.[29] She toured with the group in the United States in 2007, with scheduled appearances in 88 venues across the country; the tour ended in June.[30][31] During this time, Hayley alternated with Méav Ní Mhaolchatha, who had recently returned from maternity leave, to maintain a five-member line-up. She also got along well with another member, Chloë Agnew, who was at the time only 17 years old.[32][33]"
You have a great memory Lynn!!!
"In August 2006, Westenra joined Celtic Woman[28] and is featured on their second major DVD/CD album, Celtic Woman: A New Journey, which was released 30 January 2007 and immediately hit the Billboard Top 200 music chart at number four.[29] She toured with the group in the United States in 2007, with scheduled appearances in 88 venues across the country; the tour ended in June.[30][31] During this time, Hayley alternated with Méav Ní Mhaolchatha, who had recently returned from maternity leave, to maintain a five-member line-up. She also got along well with another member, Chloë Agnew, who was at the time only 17 years old.[32][33]"
You have a great memory Lynn!!!
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