PS22 Chorus "I'LL STAND BY YOU" The Pretenders

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There are some days that the chorus just gets me, and today those kids got me good. This is one of the most beautiful accomplishments in PS22 Chorus history -- from the genuine heartfelt performance of the kids, to the precision of harmonies, to Brielle's beautiful soloing. Today I am an extremely proud music teacher.....

The song is "I'll Stand By You," originally by The Pretenders, and written by Chrissy Hynde, Tom Kelly & Billy Steinberg. I'm not sure it's ever been more potent than it is as presented here. The entire fifth grade will be singing this at PS22's graduation which comes in only a couple of weeks. I predict not a dry eye....

Super huge congrats to the kids, who earned the Webby Award for Artist of the Year in 2010, joining the ranks of will.i.am and The Beastie Boys as recipients for this honor! The kids will be receiving their award on June 14th. Stay tuned for more on that!

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[JesaStar]

These kids are amazing and they make me proud of all the hard working teachers out there! Thank you...

[phan tastic]

i'd pay higher taxes for music programs

[Marvin Avila]

Holy shit.

[spetsnazrussin56]

Heard from school. :)

[SilverMoonfaith]

I have goosebumps, this is an amazing group of children. Thank you for sharing.

[kjfitzgerald593]

A valid song for today (note date of posting) Thanks, PS 22 class of 2010!

[dockbuckyballz]

:)

[wanshei]

Oh my God they are sssooo beautiful, you can feel and see the sincerity in these beautiful souls. Tears in my eyes.

[DanksWife85]

Does anyone know where Denise is at now???

[Emia Bull]

You guys are great you should go sing every where

[The Tran]

I am so delighted by the joy and confidence that these kids bring to their music. No, you can't measure these things in test scores, but it's something that these kids will grow up and look back on and create a huge impact in their well-being and confidence. This kind of thing can't be measured but it's just as important if not more. It's easy to go after music and arts during budget cuts, but what's being cut out is the opportunity to really enrich these children's lives in ways unimaginable.

[MariaDemicorazon1]

Wow... This was amazing! Perfect harmony, amazing voices, how expressive they are and there passion for music, wow, just wow! keep going on like that :) xx