Many Temple students, including Sydney Daviston-Atkins (L) and Julia Basak, attended recording sessions in Annenberg Hall to lend their voices to the chorus of "Fukkatsu no Uta." (by Ryan S. Brandenberg/Temple University)

As the world marks the first anniversary of the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami that devastated parts of northeastern Japan and sparked a crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, BTMM Associate Professor Jack Klotz offers up a message of hope, as well as a way the world can support those still suffering from the disaster.

With the assistance of many volunteers, including Temple alumni, staff and students, as well as music industry professionals in Philadelphia and Toyko, Klotz, the director of the department’s recording industry concentration, has produced “Fukkatsu no Uta” or “The Song of Rising.”

Watch his story here:

Click here to view the embedded video.

Watch a music video of the song with an English translation of the lyrics. The video was created by SCT senior web developer Naoko Masuda and Tyler School of Art student Natsumi Kitano.

To make a gift to the Temple University Japan Relief Fund, which was set up to help those most impacted by the devastation of the earthquake and tsunami, click this button:

All of those who make a gift to this fund will receive an e-mail with directions to download “Fukkatsu no Uta.”