The Sun Poem & Concert
We All See the Stars
John Ciambriello is a Singer, & Songwriter and winner of the 2014 songwriting competition.
World Unity Inc. sponsored a songwriting competition to turn the Sun Poem into a song. The criteria was the song must include the four line poem and that it had to be less than 2 minutes. The winner recieved $500 and the song was presented at the World Unity 18th Annual Diversity and Inclusion Gala.
John wrote and performed "We all see the stars", the winning song.
The Sun Poem & Concert to Empower & Inspire HumanitySinging Equality across America and around the World
“Singing Equality across America and around the World,” is planting the seeds of equality in the next generation. through the song, “We All See the Stars,” by John Ciambriello, and inspired by the Sun Poem by Sara Ting!
Students love the song, one student commented, “When I sing this song, I feel like I can do anything.” Imagine if millions of students could feel this way the kind of world we could have!
Students at the Ferryway school in Malden Massachusetts performed the song in 2019 to honor the Memorial Day weekend. Annie, a student
who was so moved by the song she commented, “One day the world will hear the song and it will stop discrimination.” We hope this vision
comes true! The song is traveling across the globe! You can help just by sharing this video!
Imagine giving students a song that can empower them to be themselves and value diversity and inclusion throughout their lives!
Since its, inception, these are some of the schools that have implemented it across the nation.
This is the new Singing Equality video shown at the 2022 World Unity Inc Diversity & Inclusion Leadership Gala.
Students from the Boston Public Schools performed the song honoring Dr. King’s birthday at the Strand Theater.
American Sign Language (ASL) is a complete, unique language developed by deaf people, for deaf people and is used in its purest form by people who are Deaf. Being its own language, it not only has its own vocabulary, but also its own grammar and rules that differ from English. Kerry, on the right, is doing a sign-for-word translation, using signs from ASL in English order, that is easy for you to follow along and help you learn some signs. However she is not signing ASL. Milly, on the left, is signing her native language of ASL. Click on the image on the left to enjoy the video of the song’s message in ASL!
500 Children Singing Our Song In honor of Memorial day Weekend, 500 students from the Ferryway School in Malden, MA were led by the music teacher, Jaclyn O'Connor, to sing World Unity Inc.'s song, "We all See The Stars" by John Ciambriello. "The Sun Poem", by Sara Ting inspired the song and the program, "Singing Equality Across America and Around the World."
Jaclyn O’Connor, music teacher at the Ferrway school in Malden, MA, embraced the program
Singing Equality across America and around the World.
"It can help make the world a better
place for everyone!" We hope her work and the voices of children inspire teachers and leaders
across the globe to adopt the program.
Tim Russell, Band director at Memorial HS in Manchester, NH rearranged the song to bring in instruments. He has taught 450 students and produced this video.
We all See the Stars continues to inspire schools across the nation – Performance by Highland Goffes Fall School in New Hampshire. Be wowed by 429 children singing the song in sign language! In 2016 Barbara Schwalbe a music teacher from the Highland Goffes Falls School in Manchester New Hampshire was inspired to teach the entire school of 429 children the song and have them even perform it in sign language! This video has inspired other schools to teach their students and organizations to share it on their Facebook page!
The music director for the New Haven School district was inspired to
include the song in their annual spring concert.
Here is a comment from Ellen Maust the music director for the school district:
“Everyone loves it! It was performed at many spring concerts and we will continue to teach it so
our students can deliver the message in song and embody it in their actions.”
Students from 9 to 13 years old from 22 schools in New Haven, CT school district filed into the Fairhaven School auditorium to sing
together in the annual spring concert.
They believed in the power of music and singing to promote unity. Click on the image on the left to enjoy the video.
World Unity Inc. sponsored a national songwriting contest inviting singer songwriters across the nation
to turn the Sun poem into a song. The winning song, "We All See the Stars," by John Ciambriello, was performed at the 30th Anniversary of
the African Children's Choir sung by the choir, the students at Plymouth public Schools and South Shore Conservatory in April 2015.
Five
months later song was performed at the United Nations, September 26, 2015. Now it has inspired the program, “Singing Equality across America
and around the World.” More than 62 school districts across the nation have signed on to share the song with their teachers.