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Now is the Time for Change

July 20, 2015 by Foundation for Small Voices

The summer has already brought so much music…children…creation.

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Choristers at the Queen City Children’s Choir Festival brainstorm ideas for a new song

We began the summer at the end of June with the Queen City Children’s Choir Festival in Cincinnati, OH, where our founder Jim Papoulis was honored to be invited back by CCC Artistic Director Robyn Lana to serve as composer-in-residence for the eighth year in a row.  Together with Jim, the Cincinnati Children’s Choir and guest choirs from around the country rehearsed his music and collaborated on a songwriting workshop.  With much surrounding us in the world during these particularly historical and momentous days, Jim and the children worked together to write: Now Is the Time For Change.

There is a time for justice / a time for healing / a time to stand united
Through the storm that’s raging / a light is growing / that leads us up to freedom
As we stand up and sing for what we believe / we will join our voices for all to hear

Now is the time / hope finds a way / now is the time for change 
Lift up your voice / you will be heard / now is the time for change

As we hear the silence / and see division / our cry for justice gets stronger
As we stand up and sing for what we believe / we will join our voices for all to hear

Now is the time / hope finds a way / now is the time for change 
Lift up your voice / you will be heard / now is the time for change

We give voices to those who can’t be heard / we are voices of freedom

Now is the time / hope finds a way / now is the time for change 
Lift up your voice / you will be heard / now is the time for change

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Festival concert and world premiere of “Now is the Time For Change” with Jim Papoulis at the piano

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The Foundation for Small Voices (FSV) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to using music to cross cultural, generational, and ideological boundaries to raise awareness and funds for national and international programs for children. We encourage the use of music as a means to build self-esteem, self-reliance, and a sense of community.

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