Joyful Choir of the Blind ‘Life in Echoes’ 永乐盲人合唱团 《生命回响》音乐会
合唱本身就是回响，歌声在空间里共振，也在人与人之间里产生共鸣。
来自吉隆坡的永乐盲人合唱团成立至今18年，由一群视障及低视力的长者组成。18年来，无论风雨，他们每逢星期二聚集在马来西亚盲人协会，通过音乐展现自我。虽然视力受限，却无阻他们用歌声让大家看见最真实的自己，也让每一位观众感受到真真实实的生命力量。
这一次，他们携手来自蒲种恩惠之家的金辉爱心合唱团长者，以及来自爱心交响乐团的青年音乐家，在音乐顾问黄秀雁与指挥家周少鸿带领下，共同演出仅此一晚的筹款音乐会《生命回响》。
《生命回响》中的每一把声音，都承载着一段生命旅程。永乐盲人合唱团的声音，不仅是音乐，更是他们对社会的呼应，也是生命与生命之间的连接。愿这一晚的每一个音符，都在观众心中留下回响。
《生命回响》筹款音乐会由爱心交响乐团与吉隆坡表演艺术中心联手呈献，获森那美基金会全力支持。音乐会所得收入将全数捐赠予永乐盲人合唱团，用于支持合唱团未来的发展，以及持续为视障人士开展音乐活动，让这一份歌声继续唱下去。
Open your hearts to a moving choral experience by the Joyful Choir of the Blind, Golden Hearts Choir and Persatuan Hearts Symphony string ensemble under the baton of Frederick Chaw.
A project led by Wong Siew Ngan who is also the choir’s advisor, “Joyful Choir of the Blind: Life in Echoes” is not just an ordinary choral concert. From children to seniors, blind persons to non-blind persons, each voice and artist on stage carries a story. Their singing is more than mere melody, but a source of spiritual strength and a testament of a life lived. As their music fill the theatre, it will stir something in you.
The Joyful Choir of the Blind is not a new ensemble. For the past 18 years, senior citizens who are blind or have low vision have been gathering at the Malaysian Association for the Blind to showcase themselves through music. This time, they are joined by the Golden Hearts Choir made up of the senior citizens from Rumah Charis as well as young musicians from the Hearts Symphony.
“Joyful Choir of the Blind: Life in Echoes” shows that we are not alone in this journey. We are all very much connected just like the voices reverberating between the stage and the audience and the stories that echo from heart to heart. Hopefully, it will continue to resonate long after the final note ends.
The proceeds from this one-night fundraising concert presented by Persatuan Hearts Symphony and klpac, with the support of Yayasan Sime Darby, will go towards sustaining the Joyful Choir of the Blind and its musical activities for blind persons.
