1
00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:01,292
-♪ So many troubles ♪

2
00:00:01,292 --> 00:00:03,336
-♪ The troubles of this world ♪

3
00:00:03,336 --> 00:00:05,505
-♪ I can't hear you
singin' 'bout it ♪

4
00:00:05,505 --> 00:00:08,633
-Resounding Love is a choir
that sings gospel,

5
00:00:08,633 --> 00:00:10,593
that sings spirituals,

6
00:00:10,593 --> 00:00:12,762
that sings songs of protest.

7
00:00:12,762 --> 00:00:16,099
And so we try to bring
all those things together

8
00:00:16,099 --> 00:00:19,269
so that we can be the change
that we want to see in the world

9
00:00:19,269 --> 00:00:23,982
-♪ As we, we fight so hard ♪

10
00:00:23,982 --> 00:00:26,026
♪ Don't stop fighting ♪

11
00:00:26,026 --> 00:00:30,155
-There is so much richness
and diversity and expression

12
00:00:30,155 --> 00:00:32,949
of the human experience, right?

13
00:00:32,949 --> 00:00:35,577
And we all
bring those things together,

14
00:00:35,577 --> 00:00:37,454
and we create this magical sound

15
00:00:37,454 --> 00:00:39,372
that I call the
Resounding Love sound.

16
00:00:39,372 --> 00:00:41,124
-I would also say that it's,

17
00:00:41,124 --> 00:00:42,959
for some people,
it's a space of safety.

18
00:00:42,959 --> 00:00:45,003
For some people,
it's their space for release.

19
00:00:45,003 --> 00:00:46,629
It's community.

20
00:00:46,629 --> 00:00:51,009
It's where they come to,
uh, get away from it all, right?

21
00:00:51,009 --> 00:00:55,263
They come. They're able to use
their voice to sing, to sing,

22
00:00:55,263 --> 00:00:58,266
to actually use your voice
for something good.

23
00:00:58,266 --> 00:01:02,520
-♪ I believe that today ♪
-♪ I believe that today ♪

24
00:01:02,520 --> 00:01:05,482
-♪ It will be ♪
-♪ The best day of my life ♪

25
00:01:05,482 --> 00:01:07,108
-♪ I believe ♪
-♪ I believe ♪

26
00:01:07,108 --> 00:01:11,029
-I think Resounding Love
is a work

27
00:01:11,029 --> 00:01:13,490
that I cannot measure in time,

28
00:01:13,490 --> 00:01:19,537
because it is something that is
such a big part of our life.

29
00:01:19,537 --> 00:01:21,873
It's hard to quantify it
in time.

30
00:01:21,873 --> 00:01:26,377
What I will say is it requires
a great deal of time.

31
00:01:26,377 --> 00:01:30,423
-It does.
-And it is also a careful dance,

32
00:01:30,423 --> 00:01:32,300
because we have a product

33
00:01:32,300 --> 00:01:35,095
that we have to create
and perform,

34
00:01:35,095 --> 00:01:37,472
but we also have to make sure

35
00:01:37,472 --> 00:01:41,559
that the people are enriched
by the product,

36
00:01:41,559 --> 00:01:44,312
that they are seen,
that they are felt,

37
00:01:44,312 --> 00:01:47,524
that they feel respected
and honored in their diversity.

38
00:01:47,524 --> 00:01:51,194
Like, we're not trying to shove
any kind of spirituality

39
00:01:51,194 --> 00:01:53,488
down their throat. We're
just literally trying to say,

40
00:01:53,488 --> 00:01:55,865
"Hey, come in
into this space of love."

41
00:01:55,865 --> 00:02:01,204
And it takes a great deal
of work for that to take place.

42
00:02:01,204 --> 00:02:04,207
[ All singing warm-up
vocalizations ]

43
00:02:12,215 --> 00:02:14,092
Resounding Love
has turned into a space

44
00:02:14,092 --> 00:02:17,095
where people have
maybe felt powerless,

45
00:02:17,095 --> 00:02:19,639
-that they feel empowered.
-Yes.

46
00:02:19,639 --> 00:02:23,643
-They feel like they're
not alone in their frustrations,

47
00:02:23,643 --> 00:02:28,314
in their anger,
in their spaces where they feel,

48
00:02:28,314 --> 00:02:29,983
"I'm not able to do enough,"

49
00:02:29,983 --> 00:02:32,735
they get to be joined with
other people, like-minded.

50
00:02:32,735 --> 00:02:35,488
-On this journey we call life.
-Yes.

51
00:02:35,488 --> 00:02:38,241
-♪ Hallelujah, hallelujah ♪

52
00:02:38,241 --> 00:02:39,951
-Hallelujah.

53
00:02:39,951 --> 00:02:42,704
-♪ Hallelujah, hallelujah ♪

54
00:02:42,704 --> 00:02:44,455
-Hallelujah.

55
00:02:44,455 --> 00:02:46,666
-♪ Hallelujah ♪
-Halle!

56
00:02:46,666 --> 00:02:48,960
-♪ Hallelujah ♪
-Halle!

57
00:02:48,960 --> 00:02:51,171
-♪ Hallelujah ♪
-Halle!

58
00:02:51,171 --> 00:02:53,339
-♪ Hallelujah ♪

59
00:02:53,339 --> 00:02:56,801
♪ Hallelujah, hallelujah ♪

60
00:02:56,801 --> 00:03:00,555
♪ Hallelujah, amen ♪

61
00:03:02,265 --> 00:03:04,100
-That's the focus
that we're required

62
00:03:04,100 --> 00:03:06,811
for every single part
of singing that we do.

63
00:03:06,811 --> 00:03:08,605
-Yes.
-Have a seat.

64
00:03:10,690 --> 00:03:12,942
♪♪

65
00:03:12,942 --> 00:03:17,488
-We met in church,
and I was just visiting.

66
00:03:17,488 --> 00:03:24,287
You know, I didn't know that
I was going to meet a friend,

67
00:03:24,287 --> 00:03:26,331
'cause that's how
we started off, as friends,

68
00:03:26,331 --> 00:03:29,000
as a brother, as somebody who --
'cause I was new to the area.

69
00:03:29,000 --> 00:03:30,418
-And through our conversation,

70
00:03:30,418 --> 00:03:33,254
we realized that we had
so much more in common.

71
00:03:33,254 --> 00:03:36,549
Our worldviews were aligned.

72
00:03:36,549 --> 00:03:39,385
How we looked at music
was aligned,

73
00:03:39,385 --> 00:03:42,513
just making sure
that it was equality.

74
00:03:42,513 --> 00:03:45,391
But I will say there have been
many, many nights

75
00:03:45,391 --> 00:03:48,102
in our development together

76
00:03:48,102 --> 00:03:50,605
where we sat right on the couch
behind us,

77
00:03:50,605 --> 00:03:54,108
and we just had
profound conversations.

78
00:03:54,108 --> 00:03:57,195
And there was a time
when he did say,

79
00:03:57,195 --> 00:04:00,949
"You know, I could see myself
falling in love with you."

80
00:04:00,949 --> 00:04:05,578
And I was like,
I wasn't ready for that.

81
00:04:05,578 --> 00:04:08,539
But I was.

82
00:04:08,539 --> 00:04:12,627
Our proposal was at the 2024...

83
00:04:12,627 --> 00:04:14,963
-Benaroya.
-...Benaroya concert.

84
00:04:14,963 --> 00:04:18,800
I proposed to him in front of
over 500 people at that concert.

85
00:04:18,800 --> 00:04:21,386
And I did that because I felt
like there was a greater chance

86
00:04:21,386 --> 00:04:22,929
that he would say yes

87
00:04:22,929 --> 00:04:24,973
and not embarrass me
in front of 500 people.

88
00:04:24,973 --> 00:04:26,766
So it worked in my favor.

89
00:04:26,766 --> 00:04:28,518
-Truth is, I told him, I said,
you didn't have to do that.

90
00:04:28,518 --> 00:04:30,311
We could have just -- You
could have said it that morning.

91
00:04:30,311 --> 00:04:31,729
"Hey, let's go get married."
We would have went

92
00:04:31,729 --> 00:04:33,231
to the justice of the peace,
got it done.

93
00:04:33,231 --> 00:04:34,857
But, you know, it was wonderful.

94
00:04:34,857 --> 00:04:37,485
They surprised me.
I do not like surprises.

95
00:04:37,485 --> 00:04:40,488
I do not like surprises.
They got me good.

96
00:04:40,488 --> 00:04:42,824
-One, two, three.

97
00:04:42,824 --> 00:04:46,619
-♪ Lift every voice and sing ♪

98
00:04:46,619 --> 00:04:48,997
-I think love means

99
00:04:48,997 --> 00:04:53,668
that I look beyond
the things that divide us.

100
00:04:53,668 --> 00:04:55,503
I acknowledge them,

101
00:04:55,503 --> 00:04:59,340
but I also look beyond them
and see what connects us.

102
00:04:59,340 --> 00:05:01,426
I want to see a part of myself
in you,

103
00:05:01,426 --> 00:05:03,553
'cause if I can
see myself in you,

104
00:05:03,553 --> 00:05:05,847
then I don't want to do harm
to myself.

105
00:05:05,847 --> 00:05:08,433
-There you go.
-I have to value you

106
00:05:08,433 --> 00:05:10,226
as I value myself.

107
00:05:10,226 --> 00:05:13,813
I think love also means
telling the truth,

108
00:05:13,813 --> 00:05:17,525
because we understand
that this is not perfection.

109
00:05:17,525 --> 00:05:19,277
We're not perfect.

110
00:05:19,277 --> 00:05:25,074
But how we deal with injury
makes us profoundly loving.

111
00:05:25,074 --> 00:05:26,367
-Yeah.

112
00:05:26,367 --> 00:05:29,203
[ All singing indistinctly ]

113
00:05:29,203 --> 00:05:32,332
-We are one another's strengths.

114
00:05:32,332 --> 00:05:35,460
And I trust that --

115
00:05:35,460 --> 00:05:39,630
what I like to pray to
is divine love in this space,

116
00:05:39,630 --> 00:05:41,883
that divine love
is already here,

117
00:05:41,883 --> 00:05:43,426
already manifested

118
00:05:43,426 --> 00:05:45,928
in the beauty of each
and every one of you.

119
00:05:45,928 --> 00:05:48,056
This is the sound of belonging.

120
00:05:48,056 --> 00:05:50,099
-Mm.
-Listen!

121
00:05:50,099 --> 00:05:53,186
-This is what it sounds
like to belong.

122
00:05:53,186 --> 00:05:59,067
-♪ Walk on the water ♪

123
00:05:59,067 --> 00:06:02,737
♪ Don't be afraid ♪

124
00:06:02,737 --> 00:06:08,326
♪ I am here always ♪

125
00:06:08,326 --> 00:06:12,163
-What this world needs
is healing.

126
00:06:12,163 --> 00:06:15,291
And everybody
is deserving of it.

127
00:06:15,291 --> 00:06:19,879
And if they can get into a space
where they are impacted

128
00:06:19,879 --> 00:06:22,632
by the message of the songs
that we sing

129
00:06:22,632 --> 00:06:24,592
and the spirit that we bring,

130
00:06:24,592 --> 00:06:27,303
and it causes
a transformation in them

131
00:06:27,303 --> 00:06:30,848
that makes them better,
stronger, more loved,

132
00:06:30,848 --> 00:06:33,893
more cared for, more seen,

133
00:06:33,893 --> 00:06:35,895
then that is what we want.

134
00:06:35,895 --> 00:06:39,482
♪♪

135
00:06:39,482 --> 00:06:45,613
-♪ Yet ♪

136
00:06:45,613 --> 00:06:49,242
♪ Begun ♪

137
00:06:49,242 --> 00:06:50,701
[ Cheers and applause ]

138
00:06:50,701 --> 00:06:54,038
♪♪

139
00:06:54,038 --> 00:06:56,165
The change happens with you.
It happens with you.

140
00:06:56,165 --> 00:06:57,959
It happens with you.

141
00:07:05,925 --> 00:07:16,185
♪♪