PeaceSong
About Us
Most people don't think about singing when thinking about revolutions and/or troubled times. But in Estonia song was the weapon of choice when, between 1987 and 1991, Estonians wanted to end decades of Soviet occupation. The Singing Revolution was the name given to the step-by-step process that led to the reestablishment of Estonian Independence in 1991. This was a non-violent revolution that overthrew a very violent occupation. It was called the Singing Revolution because of the role singing played in the protests of the mid-1980's. The movement started in 1987 with 10,000 people at a national music festival and by 1991 two million people joined hands while singing, making a human chain across 400 miles. In late December the Soviet regime was over.
With a world in harmonic discord, we at The Peacesong Project ask, what do we do about it? Do we ignore it - the answer is no. Do we feed into the power of the negative as every newscaster and headline cast an eye on nothing but atrocities, the answer is no. The more we feed into the "paying attention" of how horrible it all is, then having knee jerk reactions which will take away even more rights, enslaving people that have nothing to do with these atrocities, we have to come up with a solution. How do we find a way to "counter" the darkness of all this? We believe by bringing love, compassion, prayer and song, incredibly powerful tools, to the world stage we can instill real change. With these tools we can change us and change our world. And not just change it, but to evolve - to have vision for a new world. Believing that music is one of the most powerful tools available, more importantly the human voice - is something we can utilize for change.
In Kate’s words, “As a singer and more importantly as a voice teacher, I see people change every day as they and their voice connect. They are happier, more relaxed, more confident, their creative juices begin to flow, problem solving becomes easier and they and I have the most beautiful connection. They and I are changing, one cell at a time. Human to human, voice to voice, heart to heart. So why can't we change one person at a time. I have been inspired by sound all of my life.”
Adding to the power of song, the human voice and loving attention, is the energy and hope for the voices of our youth. The youth are not just our future but our present day visionaries poised to bring compassionate intention to a world in flux. We are incorporating young voices into our mission to not only sing, but write and compose original material conveying peace, love and compassion for all living things.
With this collaboration we do not call it a singing revolution. We call it a name to transform negative energy into positive. We call it a name to represent the transformation of discord into Peace. We call it a name to promote Peace through song. We call it The Peacesong Project”.