Zikr - arr. Ethan Sperry

Learwood Middle School 8th Grade Choir
Avon Lake, OH
Michael K. Lisi, Director

[@michaellisi8195]

Thank you! We did the best we could with the group meeting in many different sections and only rehearsing together once before the performance, Ethan Sperry is a friend and has worked with my students on his music in the past.

[@hassnainsheikh4282]

Michael Lisi thanks

[@michaellisi8195]

This was purely a study of culture for my students, not religious expression any more than singing, "Credo in unum Deo", from the Roman Catholic Mass.

[@michaellisi8195]

Ethan Sperry, arranger of the piece is a good friend and has produced a great deal of choral music not previously available based on music of the Indian culture. I am always interested in broadening my students' understanding of the world around them. We do a great deal of music from other cultures and I try to include as many as I can within our repertoire.

[@Mr.Jasaw13]

thats very awesome of u .. I kno they will respect u for that .. and they will be grateful ..^^^

[@Huda-xw6zg]

Well done! 💜

[@TheEmman7]

its not indian culture its muslims zikar every muslims read zikar allah

[@mohamad2478]

..even after 10 years.. evergreen

[@mohamad2478]

Great performance .. i love it so much.. keep it up

[@hafsa26]

The original composition was by A R Rahman

[@muhammadyusup9110]

Yes, that's true. They just doing study of culture. and A R Rahman doing this by heart.

[@michaellisi8195]

Of course. We studied Rahman through Ethan Sperry’s brilliant arrangements - Sperry met with Rahman and had him visit Miami University where he was Professor. We will never do this in a culturally perfect way but 12-14 year old students did a fairly good job.

[@zed-ed8888]

Amazing brothers

[@zainsyed5879]

Soulful blissful rendition, refreshes spirituality.

[@TheEmman7]

yeah i watched it was wonderful zikar

[@ingilizcemalioenglish1604]

You are great... perfect...

[@imanrifai]

Amazing

[@nedimk]

A very pleasant choir for the fusion and understanding of different cultures. I like this

[@jaleelmustafa6069]

Zikr is quite admirable and pleasing. Jazakallah

[@786humaira1]

Thanks Michael Lisi ;for the upload . very well done. It is amazing how well the middle school children are able to master the song in a foreign language. Pronunciation is not perfect though, still it is so nice. This zikr creates if understood and done creates an ecstatic state of mind and body.

[@fadiestifani8307]

So beautiful..❤️❤️😍😍 💞💞 respect from Arab world/Syria

[@erdogane.8045]

Thank you Mr. Lisi. Excellent performance indeed! Greetings from Istanbul, Turkey :)

[@cidpusa700]

Beautiful awesome superb service

[@humaafandi8894]

Good job! :)

[@michaellisi8195]

Thank you!

[@fatihtasgn7340]

Thank you

[@ramzidaou1585]

Great May Allah bless all of you

[@fotowala1]

Beautiful and amazing drum accompaniment

[@oxok6502]

these boys and girls gave a great performance, congratulation to michael

[@techman6431]

Muslim ALWAYS wants this words before their dead ISLAM means PEACE 💯🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊

[@D_A-G]

Well done. The words are truly powerful!

[@ahmadmaliks.pdstarmaker5022]

Respect from Indonesian muslim