Tacoma Refugee Choir
Tacoma Refugee Choir – Moon Song (Official Music Video) 2024
Tacoma Refugee Choir presents "Moon Song"
Words by Abby E. Murray, inspired by youth detained at Selma Carson Home
Music by Erin Guinup
The moon connects us all- to our loved ones far away, to our lands of origin, to our past and our future. We remain connected even as we engage in everyday activities such as eating, shopping, doing laundry, and working out. Our homeland never leaves us, and the moon offers hope for the future. We remain connected wherever we are by the moon.
Featuring solos by Heang Xang (Cambodia), Zje Mongol (Mongolia), Anshul Kaura (India), Roksana Sarrafi (Iran), Katia Marynevich (Belarus), Mariia Pozhar (Ukraine), Eugenia Uvarov (Moldova), Ronald Kabuye (Kenya), Iyabode Johnson (Sierra Leone), the Citizens of the World Choir (UK), Ines Regina Magaña (Mexico), Tyler Dobies (NYC), and Erin Guinup (Tacoma).
Additional performers:
Precious Chuop, dancer
Gadine Marie Niyotwizeye-Boutin, dancer
Marisela Fleites-Lear, dancer
Musicians:
Dane Andersen, flute and clarinet
Temuujin Batbaatar, morin khuur
Temuulen Batbaatar, yoochin
Anu-Ujin Batbaatar, morin khuur
Antonio Gómez, percussion
Jill Jaques, French horn
Anand Landon, guitar
Orlando Morales, piano and keyboards
Koryn Orcutt, English horn
Karen Peters, cello
Choir recording and mixing by Dmitriy Yemelyanov and Profigroup
Additional recording and mixing by Mark Simmons and Mason Fain at Pacific Studios (Tacoma, WA)
Video production by GrandRYZE Productions
This project was made possible through community arts funding from Tacoma Arts Commission and the National Endowment for the Arts.