Loving the Silent Tears Continues to Resonate CD Release with Elevating Songs from the Musical

“It is a sweet and loving way to feel in those times when one is more aware of God's peaceful presence than others.”

—Brian Hunter, Irish tenor and composer,
on the song “Between the Master and I”

“We hosted the recording session today for Loving the Silent Tears, a fantastic new musical, it’s been a lot of fun. The music is great, the production and the arranging was fantastic.”

—Tom Weir, Grammy-winning mixer,
engineer and producer

“We have these beautiful poems that have been created into songs, composed by various composers, and arrangements are made for them to sound as if they come from different countries.”

—Vincent Paterson, Tony-nominated director
(Michael Jackson & Madonna world tours)

“It’s very touching, and I think everybody needs to take each other’s hand, and just be happy and try to make this world a better place for our kids.”

—Fabiana Passoni, award-winning
Brazilian singer

“It melodically sounds beautiful in French and then also strikes a chord to the French [people]. So I very much enjoyed translating the song into the French, because I think that part of something being international is also when a song like this can travel, someone hears it in another country.”

—Flo Ankah, French singer

“He [composer David Shire] has really captured the essence of Australia. The music is very joyful, and it’s very uplifting and exciting.”

—Liz Callaway, Emmy winner & Tony-nominated
singer/actress (Baby, Anastasia)

“This song is called ‘No Place for You.’ This jumped out at me and said, ‘This has to be sung!’”

—Frank Evans, award-winning writer and lyricist

“To have new original works, to me is most exciting. Like the music in Loving the Silent Tears. It’s some extraordinary music in there, it’s just very touching.”

—Patti Cohenour, Tony-nominated singer/actress
(The Phantom of the Opera)

“It’s a beautiful message, and a beautiful song, and I think everybody’s going to like it very much. It’s that balance of the beauty, the simplicity, at the same time the depth of the message. So that’s a combination that’s rare to see these days.”

—Jon Secada, 2-time Grammy-winning singer

“My song was written by Don Pippin, who has won an Emmy and Tony, and he wrote this song that fits my voice like a glove. He knew my voice very well.”

—Mark Janicello, Italian tenor (vegetarian)

“I have so many favorites. They’re so powerful. The first act closer is the Russian piece that Kiril will be singing, and that’s just pretty much a magnificent piece.”

—Cynthia Lewis Ferrell, award-winning playwright

“I just love all the pieces, and of course, I especially like my song the most because it is a very special one (“Talking to a Stone Buddha”). It is actually a song by Supreme Master Ching Hai. It's like leading the audience to open their hearts.”

—Kay Tse, Chinese platinum pop star (vegetarian)

“It’s beautiful. The poem of the Supreme Master is so deep, and everyone should get a chance to really experience and read about the poem and feel the soul of what she’s trying to explain, [what] we put out to the audience and to people worldwide.”

—Andrew Bees of Black Uhuru,
Grammy-winning reggae legends

“One of my pieces for Africa is being sung by Jody Watley. I think she’s going to bring the perfect style and the perfect vibe to what I’ve written.”

—Nan Schwartz, Grammy-winning composer
(Harry Potter)

“The artists come together with love, hand in hand singing together, voicing love to the world, voicing peace for the world. And I hope these lyrics will reach numerous people on the planet.”

—Hồ Quỳnh Hương, Aulacese pop singer (vegan)

“The music was inspiring to my soul, and I love the pure and soulful music!”

—Lori Copeland, The Hollywood Reporter magazine

“The music is still inside me. I feel so fortunate to witness this incredible day. I especially loved the three Middle Eastern singers all in harmony together with their powerful voices filling the auditorium. I look forward to the release of the DVD.”

—Jude Lynn, MediaArts

“Performing the only duet of the show, Brian Joo and Heather Park brought their voices together to embody the essence of Korea, performing a tranquil and mystical piece ‘Singing Praise.’ As the song progressed, their vocals built upon each other, reinforcing their praise until they finished on a powerful note.”

—Asia Pacific Arts magazine

“Discover the deeper, harmonious tones of peace and love that will surely satisfy and uplift the spirit.”

—Broadway World

“And that beautiful music [“Talking to a Stone Buddha”]… is from a musical that was based on a poetry anthology that was written by Supreme Master Ching Hai. And you've heard us talk about her a lot. She's a world-renowned spiritual leader. It's really quite beautiful.”

—Vegan World Radio / KPFT 90.1 FM Radio

“After receiving a standing ovation by a 6,000-member audience, the successful musical ‘Loving the Silent Tears’ starring Fly to the Sky’s Brian Joo just saw the global release of its musical album. … It includes a full color booklet with the English lyrics, along with artist and composer biographies and color photos.”

—Korean Sunday News

“Kay looked like an Asian princess on stage while performing that song [“Talking to a Stone Buddha”]. The director of this musical is Vincent Paterson who also directed world tours for two superstars: one is Michael Jackson, another is Madonna. He expressed that he was touched by Kay's voice, hoping to work with her again in the future. Kay said, ‘I read a lot of online comments that people really enjoyed such a high level performance. I was moved to tears.’”

—San Diego Chinese Tribune