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| CONCERT FOR LIFE: LIVE (2008) |
| DISC 1 Alive In You #1 If We Walk Spoken Introduction to Father, Please Father, Please Dad's Song This Could Be Live, Jesus, Live Spoken Introduction to Kate's Song Kate's Song God's Chosen One Those Who Dwell Be With Me Baseball Song |
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| CD INFO |
| all songs performed at st. paul the apostle church and bethel lutheran church in gurnee, IL recording engineer: larry pajakowski released in april, 2008 |
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| THE CFL TRADITION |
| The Concert For Life began in 2001 when the FBLA program at Warren Township High School (where I graduated from in 1999), asked me to help put on a concert for Kate Pedersen, a student at the time who was battling cancer. I had been writing music for a few years that dealt with my experiences in losing my father to brain cancer in 1997 and it seemed like a perfect fit for both the school and myself.
What it has since grown into is something that I find hard to describe. I often think of where I would be without the CFL. The show has become a part of who I am as a person and it was a part of my life during some of my more formative years. I can’t imagine my life without the memories of the CFL. And as much as the show has inspired me as a person and a musician, I know it has inspired thousands of others who have been to one of the concerts, whether as a volunteer or an audience member. This CD is dedicated to all of the students, teachers, volunteers, parishioners, musicians, benefactors and audience members that have helped grow the Concert For Life from an idea with immense potential into a fundraising model that generates just as much hope as it does money. It’s dedicated to anyone who ever sold a ticket, baked a brownie, edited a program, donated a raffle, tied a ribbon, copied a flyer, moved a piano, played a song, or applauded a performance. The CFL has never been just about the music or the money. The show’s focus is fellowship and its best measure of success is hope. Since the first show in February of 2001, this concert has served as a reason for people to gather in support of those who fight a fight that should never be fought alone. The CFL has shown the impact that a group of dedicated individuals can have on the world, no matter what our age. The fact that this album exists at all – that I had seven years of music to choose from – is a testament to the power of inspiration, the capability of dedication, and the promise of a vision. More than any one person or group, this CD is dedicated to the group that conceived and continues to sustain the CFL – the Warren FBLA program and its director, Sue Walker. But as you listen to the these songs, please remember in a special way the memory of the two people whose journeys inspired the show’s music and its mission: Kate Pedersen, who lost her fight in 2002, and Tom Wessel, my dad, who I think about every single day. |
| DISC 2 Come Run With Me Pure Inspirations Spoken Introduction to See Them See Them One Step Forward Innocence One Day Falling You Are The Voice Thank You May The Lord Spoken Introduction to Alive In You Alive In You #2 |