Echoes Of Buddhism 4

Date of event : 26th April 2008 (saturday)

Time : 8.00pm

Venue : Wisma Seck Kia Eenh, Jalan Gajah Berang , Melaka

ENTRANCE IS FREE!!

Featuring Malaysia leading Buddhist singing group i.e. Wayfarers, M.O.D, I.Gemz. Bodhi Group etc.

Seck Kia Eenh Dhamma School has been the fertile home of yesteryear’s local Buddhist composers and singers in the likes of Datuk Dr. Victor Wee and Bro. Tan Huat Chye. Their works have encouraged and spurred the production of many new compositions and Buddhist singing groups in Malaysia. These new compositions are now an effective tool to reach out to the younger generation as the youth can easily relate to the messages expounded by these songs.

Thus, the Echoes of Buddhism Concert as community outreach programme which are wholly sponsored by various Buddhist organizations and personalities are to promote Buddhism through songs to the masses. It is with great pleasure that for the second time in Malacca, the Buddhist community had the opportunity to witness live on stage the country’s best talents in creative music composition, arrangement and performance. This time around is the showcase of biggest gathering of Buddhist performing and recording groups in the country namely the M.O.D., i-Gemz,, the new comers into the history of EOB namely Bodhi Singing Group, Malacca Buddhist Youth Society (MBYS), Kota Kemuning Buddhist Society and etc. This event was also an inaugural of Echoes of Buddhism#1 first organized by Seck Kia Eenh Dhamma School back in year 2006 which had then became an annual event with its second and third edition being held at Penang which are organized by Friends Of The Dharma.Net.

This time around, we aimed at introducing and promoting the latest local Buddhist composition to Malacca devotees and public. We also intend to expose and update members of Seck Kia Eenh Dhamma School to various current performing local Buddhist performing groups so that the SKEDS youth can improve themselves. In the networking perspectives, we looked forward in strengthening bilateral relationship between Buddhist Sunday Schools and Youth Organisations of Malaysia and Singapore. In conjunction with the upcoming Wesak Day, as part of the preparation atmosphere, this concert has provide a diversity to share our Wesak joy not only within ourselves but also with friends from outstation especially friends from way down south; Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery Singapore, way up north from Friends of The Dhamma Fellowship Penang and also various groups from central Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur.

I would also like to take this opportunity to stress on the importance of music in instilling positive values, discipline and the spiritual direction in the hearts of our young Buddhists in this new age of technology that brings along with it the manifold benefits. I strongly encourage that there is a need for parents to enroll their children in Dhamma Schools to learn, practice and to encourage the propagation of the Buddha-Dharma.

On behalf of my organizing team, we hope that tonight will be a musical night worth “hanging out” with for all of you. Sadhu to all of you who had contributed in one way and another to make tonight’s event happen. Do make it a delightful and entertaining night. May the teaching of peace and the teaching of love as taught by our great teacher spreads and brings awareness to all of us. May all be well and happy always!