I have always admired the composers club. From its start last year, I promised myself that my junior I would join. And I did! I have learnt so many things about music, and what it really means to be an artist. I love being in a group being surrounded by people who truly love to sing, rap or play their instrument. Being around this unique group of dedicated people has brought excitement and drive into my life. The music connects us, making composers club much more than just a club. When we do a number that we have all worked on, and it means something to us, and its successful, the moment is indescribable. I could live for that moment. Its not just the big moments, its the small ones as well. For example, when we go off on tangents and put our own spin on classics, enjoying each others talent.
We were fortunate enough to put on a concert for the Operation Smile Club, a club which helps raise money to pay for kids with clef lips to get surgery to improve their smiles. Johann Kasper Lavater once said that "There are many kinds of smiles, each having a distinct character. Some announce goodness and sweetness, others betray sarcasm, bitterness and pride; some soften the countenance by their languishing tenderness, others brighten by their spiritual vivacity." Someones smile is a part of them, and just the chance to help these kids get a chance to be proud and confident in theirs means the world to me.
The bar was set high. Operation Smile was expecting to make a hefty profit from the event, and we were scrambling to try and get everything ready and done. The most influential song for me was Fix You, the anthem of the Operation Smile club. The songs powerful messages, and the way we set the blocking of the song communicated those messages. We all felt it when we came out and performed it.
The concert was a raging success, raising over 100,000KSH!
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