LACM Report for 2021-2022
SongFest Project
SongFest Project Summary Update
The SongFest project aims at enlivening and rejuvinating the Y’s movement in ASP Area with music playing a catalytic role. The project consists of five activities;
1) Add more Y’s Men Original Songs, 2) ASP Songbook, 3) Musical Y’s Men Roster, 4) Showtime on YouTube and 5) Share new initiatives and ideas.
The following is a brief update.
The Area Task Force (ATF) meetings were held on-line every month. The participants representing their regions or the cabinet worked as one team in
finding ways to bring more music into the Y’s culture, while singing and listening to songs introduced by various members. The ATF regular members are well-known
in the Area, so they are listed below only by name alphabetically;
Shunichiro Asaba, Mongkol Chayasirisobhon, Tetsuya Itamura, Desmond Lee,
Henry Lee, Romeo Limsin, Mark Lin, David Lua, Kayoko Maeda,
Rachan Maneekarn, Milroy Manuel, Ohno Ben, Kevin Su, Keiko Tonegawa,
Joan Wong, Marlene Yamada, Yumi Yoshida.
Status of the activities
1) Original Songs
We have received thus far the following songs. Some are available on YouTube.
• Y’s Way (Asaba/Denza)
• A Tribute to Y’s Men and Women (Lua/Lee)
• Let’s Light Up the Candle (Asaba/Asaba)
• We Are One (Limsin & Lu/Limsin)
• Y’s Men With the World (Limsin/Limsin)
• Happy Faces (Limsin/Limsin)
• Y’s Mennette Hymn (Limsin/Limsin)
• S-M-I-T A Place You Can Belong (Cheah/Village People)
• Centennial Y’s Men (Lee/Lee)
2) ASP Songbook project
The Songbook, digitally compile, will consist of four chapters divided by categories;
Chapter 1: YM Original Songs (new and some from the 1980 Songbook)
Chapter 2: Songs composed by YM
Chapter 3: Songs from the ASP countries we all can learn
Chapter 4: Other songs (YMCA songs, hymns, famous songs of other Areas)
Each song will be presented as a sheet music with lyrics in English or Roman alphabet. Copyright status is reviewed for all the songs.
The youth reps agreed to design the cover page. We aim to have the first draft by end June.
3) Roster of musical Y’s Men
The Roster currently has twenty-six members from the Area with various musical gifts. It is renewable and should be shared and used by the regions
to brighten up the activities and attract potential members.
4) Showtime and 5) new initiatives
To promote the movement, regions and districts are encouraged to share their activities with others.
Pending issues
Presentation/booth of the project and idea to sell commemoration goods during the Celebration in November.
Lastly, through the experience of monthly meetings, some members felt that similar on-line cross-regional theme-based gatherings could be studied
as a new way to enhance the Y’s movement.
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