"Song of Love" Performed at the new Maria Fareri Children's Hospital Construction Site!

Friends of the new Maria Fareri Children's Hospital at Westchester Medical Center, in Valhalla, NY, scheduled for completion in 2004, performed a "Song of Love" for Westchester Medical Center kidney transplant patient Brett Bollerman. Songs of Love was invited to the special donor event to demonstrate the new hospital's intention of incorporating unique programs for the children.

Songs of Love Founder John Beltzer directed the hardhat donning guests in the unfinished lobby as they all raised their voices in song. The Benson-Scott Big Band, a sixteen piece orchestra, also played along on Brett's "Song of Love". This collaboration with the Maria Fareri Children's Hospital will mark the first time that Songs of Love will be on the menu of special programs offered to the children from the very first day a new hospital opens its doors.

Click .mp3 icon to hear Brett's "Song of Love" (written and performed by Danny Obadia)

Click video button to see a WNBC news clip of the event.

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Friends of the new Maria Fareri Children's Hospital take part in the recording of Brett's "Song of Love"


Brett Bollerman and Mom Bethany with Brett's finished "Song of Love" (photo by Peter Escobedo)



Songs of Love Board Member Geri Fessler(second from left) lends her voice. Her "Heather on Earth" Foundation will fund a music therapy program for the new hospital. (photo by Peter Escobedo)



The Benson-Scott Big Band enhance Brett's "Song of Love." (photo by Peter Escobedo)


Songs of Love Founder, John Beltzer, directing the friends of the new Maria Fareri Children's Hospital. (photo by Peter Escobedo)

Songs of Love In Seoul, South Korea!

Recently, the Songs of Love Foundation received an email request from Seoul, South Korea, by a caring dad named Jaihyuk Song. He asked if we would create a "Song of Love" for each of his children, 9-year-old Wooseok Song and 5-year-old Seunghyun Song. Both of them have battled
end stage renal disease and have each received a kidney transplant and are doing well!

The Songs of Love Foundation was delighted to grant the request. The music for Wooseok's and Seunhyun's "Songs of Love" was composed by Ruth Antrich and the words were written by JJ Ko. Younmee Shin, a well known Korean singer, sang lead on Wooseok's song, and the chorus was performed by the The Korean Channel Boys and Girls Choir under the direction of Jae Won Yang. Sisters Sarah and Elizabeth Yi sang the lead on Seunghyun's "Song of Love."



Wooseok & Seunghyun holding their "Songs of Love"!



Ruth Antrich, Jae Won Yang and The TKC Boys & Girls Choir



(left to right) John Beltzer, Ruth Antrich, JJ Ko and
Younmee Shin