Talk:One Voice Children's Choir

Studio A Children's Choir and One Voice Children's Choir
This edit said: "Clarified the professional relationship between Fukuda and Shults. Studio A Children's Choir was, and continues to be, owned by Shults. It is not related to, or in any way a precursor to, One Voice Children's Choir." Sources disagree with the view that Studio A Children's Choir is not affiliated with, or a precursor to, One Voice Children's Choir.

Here are two reliable sources that demonstrate a clear link between the 2002 Winter Olympic Children's Choir and One Voice Children's Choir:
 * 1) The article notes: "Director Masa Fukuda entered his Studio A Children's Choir in the Dream Power Music Award competition on a lark -- his grandmother had picked up a flier advertising the event while shopping in her neighborhood near Tokyo. ... Studio A began as a recording project in 2001. 'I love children and wanted them to have experience in the recording studio,' said Fukuda, who was studying music at Brigham Young University at the time. He and Gael Shults recruited 1,621 children from 69 elementary schools in the Alpine, Nebo and Provo school districts to sing Fukuda and Lasky's 'It Just Takes Love.' The song eventually was included on a CD of music celebrating the 2002 Winter Olympics."
 * 2) The article notes: "You might not have heard of Masafumi Fukuda, but maybe you’ve heard his music, which usually comes in the form of the One Voice Children’s Choir. ... For Masa, a 38-year-old native of Japan, the choir was an accident. It began when, as a student at BYU, he submitted an original song to be considered for use at the 2002 Winter Olympic Games, held in Utah. To record the song, he used the voices of some 1,600 children he recruited from 69 elementary schools, mostly in Utah Valley."

Here are two sources that demonstrate a link between Studio A Children's Choir and One Voice Children's Choir with regard to the Olympics:
 * 1) The article notes: "Masa Fukuda has been directing the acclaimed world-class One Voice Children's Choir since it was the official children's chorus of the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City."
 * 2) The article notes: "Studio A Children's Choir, which is a holdover from the 2002 Winter Olympic Children's Choir, is a diverse group, said Shults. 'We counted up 15 different countries that either the children or parents have had direct contact with. I think we represent every cultural group in Utah.' The choir has approximately 100 members, ranging in age from 4 to 16."

Here are two sources that demonstrate a link between Studio A Children's Choir and One Voice Children's Choir with regard to Yoko Ono's John Lennon International Music Award:
 * 1) From The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at https://www.lds.org/church/news/alex-boye-and-one-voice-childrens-choir-to-join-rootstech-2015?lang=eng: "The One Voice Children's Choir received national exposure over the summer as quarterfinalists on the NBC show America's Got Talent. They perform dozens of times each year throughout the nation. The choir has also received numerous awards, including the prestigious John Lennon International Music Award, presented by Yoko Ono and George Martin, producer of The Beatles."
 * 2) The article notes: "Wouldn't Masa be interested? The flyer was about the John Lennon-Yoko Ono International Dream Power music competition. ... Imagine their delight, however, when they saw their song take the competition's grand prize. (The contest was held in September and Fukuda and friends beat out five other finalists.) ... The children are part of the larger Studio A Children's Choir, which has about 130 members in all, and which has a lot of diversity, said Shults."

Since the reliable sources demonstrate that Studio A Children's Choir is a precursor of One Voice Children's Choir, I am reverting the changes here and here. Cunard (talk) 05:01, 8 April 2016 (UTC)