A dozen musicians the smell of coffee and about 70 Pepperdine law students filled the School of Law cafeteria Tuesday for an evening concert event called the Clear Water Cafe. The concert was a fundraiser for World Vision’s Haiti organization and although the suggested donation was $5 students heard Haiti’s ongoing cry for help and raised about $500 altogether. Lana Harfoush organized the event and introduced each act of the night. “My goal for this event is to help keep Haiti in people’s minds and hearts even though it’s a little after the fact [of the earthquake] Harfoush said. I also wanted to give musicians in the law school a chance to showcase their talent.” Musicians performed music from a Simon and Garfunkle guitar and vocal cover to the fresh beats of rap stylist CrosNyDAWG. Emily Bradenberg drew the audience in with the first act of the night a series of shortened classical violin songs. Bradenberg was able to effectively channel her nervous energy into the best performance she could give.”Every single time [I play] I say a prayer that angels surround me Bradenberg said. It’s like a surreal feeling when you’ve mastered the music. … I hope people were touched by it.” Newfound talent was unveiled on this special night and organizers said there was a great turn out for a great cause. “I hope this can continue next year Harfoush said. I could see it potentially blooming into something special that is done with different organizations every year.”
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