私達はクリスチャンの人もクリスチャンでない人も分け隔てすることなく、それぞれの魂のジャーニーを尊重し、みんなで一緒 に心を込めて歌うこと、そして神様に「ありがとう！」と感謝の気持ちを表すことを大切にしています。神様、私達に必要な全てを与えてくださってありがとう！Thank you, Lord!そしてグレゴリー先生、ケニー先生、We love you so much!
5/14 Prayer Through Gospel Music Benefit Concert for Japan with a mini gospel workshop CRS (Center for Remembering and Sharing)
3/26 Prayers for Japan Concert Japanese American United Church
4/2 Concert Benefit for Japan
Middle Collegiate Church
4/9 Concert For Japan
Japan Society
5/3 Gospel Brunch
Swing 46
2010
9/17 – 19 “Project Music for Peace” with “Hibaku” (Atomic Bomb survivor) piano
Locations: Japan Society, Convent Avenue Baptist Church, Japanese American United Church
Cocolo Choir performed with the piano that survived the atomic bomb in Hiroshima. The piano was restored and was flown over from Hiroshima for the series of concerts in NYC.
9/11 Memorial Concert
Cocolo Choir sang at the 9/11 Memorial Concert at the NY Society for Ethical Culture in NYC on 9/11/2010. “Inori” was composed by Mr. Yuji Sasaki who is a nephew of Sadako Sasaki. Her efforts to fold one thousand paper cranes before dying of leukemia as a result from the A-bomb blast in Hiroshima has become a symbol for world peace. Each Cocolo member wishes peace for the world so that no one will suffer from war anymore.
Total Praise, with Shonan Gospel Choir
２０１０年９月１１日、９周年目の９１１追悼コンサートにて、神奈川県からいらした湘南ゴスペルクワイアの皆さんと、ＮＹＣで活動しているココロ・ジャパニーズ・ゴスペル・クワイアが、グレゴリー・ホプキンス先生のピアノ伴奏で「トータル・プレイズ」を歌いました。
Cocolo Japanese Gospel Choir sang “Total Praise” with the Shonan Gospel Choir from Kanagara, Japan at the 911 Memorial Concert in NYC on 9/11, 2010. Professor Gregory Hopkins, the director of the Cocolo, played the piano.
Cocolo's former tenor Go Takeuchi will host a farewell party. 1/21 (Sat) 6:30 pm - $10; Ripley Grier Studio #17D, 520 8th Ave, 16th FL, NYC. 1 month ago
Happy to sing Christmas songs around this time - "Now Behold the Lamb," "Jesus, Oh What a Wonderful Child," & "Go, Tell it on the Mountain." 3 months ago
About Cocolo
Cocolo is a community Gospel choir established in the summer of 2000. The group was formed out of the members' sincere desire to expand their knowledge of Gospel music and the faith that is its inspiration. Our repertoire includes Negro Spirituals, hymns, songs of worship, and traditional and contemporary Gospel songs. While the members are all from Japan, they come from different walks of life -- students, business, teaching, housewives -- yet all come together with one voice to sing praises to the Lord.
The members are very grateful to have found Gospel music and they wish to share the joy, healing energy and strength that Gospel music imparts.
Cocolo has performed at the Apollo Theater, The New York Historical Society, the Summer Concert at Ocean Grove, the Japan Day @ Central Park 2007, and numerous local churches in the New York area.
Our musical director and spiritual leader is Professor Gregory Hopkins, Minister of Music at Convent Avenue Baptist Church in Harlem, New York. He is also a world-known tenor singer, the Artistic Director of the Harlem Opera Theater, and a faculty member of the Harlem School of the Arts.
Cocolo is very fortunate to have Professor Hopkins as our director and his enthusiasm and boundless energy always brings us together.
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