ps22chorus.blogspot.com http twitter.com Yesterday the PS22 Chorus was fortunate enough to be part of one of our most epic musical collaborations with the incredible band Walk The Moon! Aside from being an extremely musically prolific afternoon (lots of vids to look forward to), it was a thoroughly inspiring one as well! The kids and the band were completely in awe of each other, and had a cosmic blast getting together on some of the band's songs, and even some impromptu performances! This first vid is one of my favorites and is sure to jump start your day, as the kids join in on a super-charged acoustic version of Walk The Moon's song "I Can Lift A Car!" This ought to get your adrenalin going, and whet your appetite for the many more videos on the way from our amazing day with the band! Brace yourself..... Check out more Walk The Moon: walkthemoonband.com http youtube.com facebook.com

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ps22chorus.blogpsot.com http twitter.com Yesterday, the PS22 Chorus was honored with the Ambassadors of Hope Award at SEAK Foundation's Sports Bra Challenge, a fitness event held in Union Square Park in Manhattan! After performing several songs for two spin classes (that featured Biggest Loser Season 11 winner & finalist sisters, Olivia Ward & Hannah Curlee), the chorus was presented with the award and delivered the event's rousing finale! Performances featured here include: "We Are Young" by Fun (ft. Janelle Monae) "We Found Love" by Rihanna "Born This Way" by Lady Gaga

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ps22chorus.blogspot.com http twitter.com Another offering we are most proud to present... PS22 Chorus takes on the Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Tracy Chapman, covering her powerful song about social injustice, "Talkin' Bout A Revolution." The kids recorded both a cappella and acoustic versions, and unable to choose a favorite, we decided to put them together into one video.

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ps22chorus.blogspot.com http twitter.com The PS22 Chorus gave a rousing performance of 3 songs from their repertoire at the Global Fund For Children Gala last night! Check out the amazingness that ensued as the kids sang: "We Are Young" by Fun "Sooner Or Later" by Mat Kearney (feat. Janelle Monae) "Somebody That I Used To Know" by Gotye (feat. Kimbra) This performance is dedicated to Nathalie, an amazing PS22 Chorus fan, who is in the midst of a difficult fight against cancer.... You are in our hearts and, to paraphrase a line from one of the songs performed that evening, we know that sooner or later.... you're gonna make it!

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ps22chorus.blogspot.com http twitter.com On Tuesday, the PS22 Chorus was fortunate enough to be part of one of our most epic musical collaborations with the incredible band Walk The Moon! Aside from being an extremely musically prolific afternoon (lots of vids to look forward to), it was a thoroughly inspiring one as well! The kids and the band were completely in awe of each other, and had a cosmic blast getting together on some of the band's songs, and even some impromptu performances! This next vid in our series with Walk The Moon invites you to walk the "Tightrope" with our two respective acts! So much fun in this performance, not to mention before and after! And more to come.... Check out more Walk The Moon: walkthemoonband.com http youtube.com facebook.com

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ps22chorus.blogspot.com http twitter.com On Tuesday, the PS22 Chorus was fortunate enough to be part of one of our most epic musical collaborations with the incredible band Walk The Moon! Aside from being an extremely musically prolific afternoon (lots of vids to look forward to), it was a thoroughly inspiring one as well! The kids and the band were completely in awe of each other, and had a cosmic blast getting together on some of the band's songs, and even some impromptu performances! This is the jam we did of "Anna Sun," the band's breakout hit and the song which earned them a nomination as "Song of the Summer" on MTV Buzzworthy & Seventeen Magazine! And although this is the final entry in our trilogy of Walk The Moon songs we performed together, there are more amazing videos to look forward to of some spontaneous collaboration, including "Somebody That I Used To Know" by Gotye as well as a brilliant cover of "Hey Jude" by The Beatles! Stay tuned!! Check out more Walk The Moon: walkthemoonband.com http youtube.com facebook.com

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ps22chorus.blogspot.com http twitter.com After Kevin did such a brilliant job jamming with Carrie Underwood, we decided he finally deserved his long-standing song request fulfilled.... so here is an absolutely joyous and powerful version of "We Are Young" by Fun., led by the inimitable Kevin-meister! These kids just keep getting better and better....

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ps22chorus.blogspot.com http facebook.com twitter.com Yesterday the PS22 Chorus of 2012 was treated to one of the most wonderful musical guests we've ever had the pleasure of hosting, the amazing Ms. Carrie Underwood, who took the time out of a busy schedule of promoting her new album to come visit and make music with our favorite fifth graders!! Check out this jaw-dropping performance of her debut single, "Good Girl" with Carrie and the kids!! The dueling solo parts between Carrie and PS22's Kevin was one of the most startlingly amazing musical moments I've ever been lucky enough to witness! Easy to see why her new album is called, "Blown Away," because we ALL were!! Stay tuned for one more amazing performance from this collaboration....

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ps22chorus.blogspot.com http twitter.com The PS22 Chorus, featuring the one and only Denise on lead vocals, smash Adele's "Rolling in the Deep" out of the park!! LOVIN' this!! And proud to add the kids learned, recorded, and delivered this performance all today! Thanks to Ms. Lisa for the great filming!! UPDATE 2/12/2012 : Be on the lookout for Denise appearing/singing this during tonight's Grammys broadcast on a Target commercial!

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ps22chorus.blogspot.com http twitter.com Here is the ultra-cool song, "Somebody That I Used To Know" by indie artist Gottye (featuring Kimbra)! As the original version of this song has gotten countless plays on my iPod, I felt compelled to bring it (slightly edited) to the PS22 Chorus! And the kids certainly made the most of it! Kahlil is perfect on the leads and Daniel-san keeps raising his game on the drums! Big thanks to Mr. Eberle for joining in on the acoustic guitar and Ms. Lisa for filming!

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ps22chorus.blogspot.com http facebook.com twitter.com This video is the more emotionally driven of PS22's two recent performances with Carrie Underwood. Whereas our first collaboration on the previously posted "Good Girl" is an energy-driven rollercoaster ride, this version of Carrie's hit, "So Small," is a stunning impassioned masterpiece. Our personal favorite moment comes at the conclusion of the second verse, when Kahlil and Kiarah get together for a gorgeous duet on the second verse, and Carrie, obviously lost in the moment, almost forgets to come in on the refrain! Some fantastic bonus footage (both silly and emotional) from the visit is included here as well... Many thanks to Carrie for bringing love and joy to PS22, and giving the PS22 Chorus of 2012 an experience we'll all not soon forget.

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ps22chorus.blogspot.com http twitter.com On Wednesday afternoon, the PS22 Chorus was invited by the Piers Morgan Tonight show on CNN to sing a Whitney Houston song for a tribute to the amazing talent who was taken way too soon. With the show airing tonight, I was really hoping we would have time to do the song justice. I should know my chorus better than that by now.... The kids did an absolutely ASTOUNDING version of "The Greatest Love of All" (written by Michael Masser and Linda Creed) for the broadcast, and here is the version we recorded at rehearsal just hours before the filming... Major props to the chorus and soloists Kahlil & Kiarah for nailing this on such short notice and a minimal amount of rehearsal! And huge thanks to Ms. Lisa for doing such a beautiful job filming.

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ps22chorus.blogspot.com http twitter.com The PS22 Chorus of 2009 has some fun with Coldplay's Grammy nominated song Viva La Vida, the amazing new hit single from the album of the same name. Hope it sweeps the Grammies! I love watching them sing this one, and it has kind of a different sound and feel on the guitar than the previously posted piano and acapella versions, so I thought it merited YouTubeage.... :) April sings the solo and sounds better than ever on this one. The PS22 Chorus consists of about 60 fifth graders and have sung with Tori Amos, Crowded House, among many others. Visit our above website to find out more about these amazing New York City public school kids. Coldplay's new album comes highly recommended, featuring the songs: 01 Life in Technicolor 02 Cemeteries of London 03 Lost! 04 42 05 Lovers in Japan/Reign of Love 06 Yes 07 Viva la Vida 08 Violet Hill 09 Strawberry Swing 10 Death and All His Friends

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ps22chorus.blogspot.com http twitter.com The kids have a blast, lame pun intended, with Katy Perry's "Firework" at Friday's press conference, promoting PS22's upcoming appearance at the Oscars! Denise does a fantastic job standing in for an absent-from-school-that-day Kurria!

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ps22chorus.blogspot.com http twitter.com The PS22 Chorus of 2012 takes on "We Found Love" by Rihanna! Our resident spitfire Zyasia does a fantastic job on the leads, and Daniel-san demonstrates his skills on the pencils....

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ps22chorus.blogspot.com http twitter.com On Saturday, the PS22 Chorus of 2012 joined the absolutely incredible Gym Class Heroes onstage right here on our home turf of Staten Island at Wagner College during the group's college tour! The kids were invited to back the band up on "The Fighter" after Travie McCoy and the Heroes caught wind of the PS22 cover of the song we did back in November! The band was a dream to work with -- so respectful of the kids and appreciative of their contribution! This performance of "Stereo Hearts" was done for fun at soundcheck and the kids had a blast singing one of their favorite songs with one of their favorite bands! Hugest thanks go to Gym Class Heroes and their manager Scott Nagelberg for arranging the collaboration -- safe to say it's a moment in time we'll all never forget!

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ps22chorus.blogspot.com http twitter.com After posting the outrageous version of Lady Gaga's "Edge of Glory" the PS22 Chorus did with Ithacappella last week, we thought we'd share our original vision of the arrangement before our favorite fifth graders mixed it up with their college buds. Let's hear it for Daniel-san on the drums, Kiarah on the solo, and Ms. Lisa on the camera!

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ps22chorus.blogspot.com Another song that has gotten countless plays on my iPod, here the PS22 Chorus of 2012 presents another highlight performance of "Live Your Life" by the brillliant new indie artist, Yuna! And the kids never sounded better!! We even invited 4th grader Alicea to join us to make a quick but potent cameo! This is going down as one of my all-time favorite PS22 covers.... And to make this performance even more special, we were lucky enough to be treated to a visit from former PS22 Chorus member Divina, who was in town visiting.... I've no doubt her presence inspired the group to achieve the extra-greatness of this rendition!

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ps22chorus.blogspot.com http twitter.com More delicious ear candy from our fab fifth graders as they put a new spin on Mat Kearney's inspirational song, "Sooner Or Later!" The PS22 Chorus of 2012 is on a roll, and this is another definite standout performance! Very proud to share this one....

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ps22chorus.blogspot.com http twitter.com PS22 Chorus of 2012 delves into untread territory with this beautiful song from the musical Les Miserables written by Claude-Michel Schönberg, Alain Boublil, and Herbert Kretzmer adapted from the novel by Victor Hugo. Soloist Faith had sung this for me at the beginning of the school year and it definitely was on my list of things to do before the year's end. Very happy with the arrangement -- the chorus sounds haunting and Faith is at her best! Thrilled with how this turned out....

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ps22chorus.blogspot.com http twitter.com PS22 Chorus takes on Janis Joplin's iconic a cappella song "Mercedes Benz" for the win! (The song was co-written by Janis and poets Michael McClure and Bob Neuwirth.) We added some acoustic guitar to our version and updated the lyrics a bit for 2012.... Proud to say the chorus learned this only yesterday, when this performance was filmed!

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ps22chorus.blogspot.com http twitter.com Before the PS22 Chorus of 2011 performed at the Academy Awards ceremony last year, they were visited by Linda Saffire & Steve Rosenthal, who filmed and edited a very memorable video that was shown before the chorus did its Red Carpet interview. Since then, I have stayed in touch with Linda, who is an amazing person. Recently, Linda and Steve's wife Peggy contacted me, asking to see if we could surprise Steve with one of his favorite songs in honor of his anniversary. Here are the magnificent results!

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ps22chorus.blogspot.com http twitter.com Another request from the kids (Elijah and Jared, the soloist on "Eye Of The Tiger"), and even from some PS22 Chorus fans too. The song, Don't Stop Believin' is an eighties classic, and the fifth grade chorus extraordinaire deliver some rather outstanding harmonies to recreate it into something different and pretty darn special! Another surprise favorite of the year! And soloist Elijah gives Steve Perry a run for his money, doing a rockin' job with his amazing talent! According to i-Tunes, Journey's "signature song, 'Don't Stop Believing', is the top-selling catalog track in iTunes history, at more than two million downloads". Maybe this will help score a few more.... :) Should be noted that Journey once included American Idol judge Randy Jackson on bass and background vocals, although he came into the group after the release of this mega-hit. Again, according to Wikipedia, the song has appeared in a number of film and television series, including The Wedding Singer, Family Guy, Monster, Shrek the Halls, Bedtime Stories, Yes Dear, The Comebacks, View from the Top, South Park, Cold Case, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, My Name Is Earl, Just Shoot Me, Laguna Beach, American Idol, Scrubs, The Sopranos, and Glee

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ps22chorus.blogspot.com http twitter.com PS22 pays tribute to its best friend and avid supporter Perez Hilton by bringing his beautiful best-selling children's book with a timeless message to life! Perhaps the most fun we've ever had making a video -- the kids acted, sang, and even co-wrote this fantastic production! You may have noticed a lull in our posting schedule the past few weeks. This is attributed to the fact that the chorus (and the classes involved) have been hard at work putting this short film together. We hope you love it as much as we do, and agree that it's been worth the wait! With that in mind, PS22 is extremely proud to present "The Boy With Pink Hair" by Perez Hilton, and we dedicate this project to you, Mr. P. Thanks for all the love, support, inspiration, and friendship. No one has done more for our children than you. It has been your continued support that kept the mind-blowing opportunities coming for our children. You've directly had a hand in changing many lives here in Staten Island, and of course all over the world as well. We have been blessed to have you as part of our PS22 family!

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ps22chorus.blogspot.com http twitter.com Kevin and Kahlil put together their own version of "Grenade" by Bruno Mars and so we brought Daniel-san in on bongos and put the chorus on backup duty to get this great (and unintentionally amusing) spontaneous version of the mega-hit!

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ps22chorus.blogspot.com http twitter.com Last month the PS22 Chorus was visited by fellow Staten Islander Ingrid Michaelson to make a video promoting music education for DoSomething.org and its Battle For The Bands project in conjunction with VH1 Save The Music Foundation! After we finished recording the two songs we had planned, we decided to have some impromptu fun with a song that both our respective acts have had success covering -- Gotye's "Somebody That I Used To Know!"

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ps22chorus.blogspot.com http twitter.com Last night the PS22 Chorus had a blast at Madison Square Garden singing the national anthem to kick off the NY Rangers vs. Buffalo Sabres game! Kids did a FANTASTIC job on this updated full chorus arrangement!

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ps22chorus.blogspot.com http twitter.com Hang on to your seats folks... The PS22 Chorus of 2012 is officially in the house, as we present this absolutely soul-stirring version of "Set Fire To The Rain" by the beautiful Adele! Of course, major accolades must go to our soloist, Kiarah, who on her first solo of the year just completely knocks it out of the park! For long time PS22 fans, you will most likely appreciate knowing that Kiarah is the niece of 2004 chorus legend Deon ("Ain't No Mountain High Enough"), which kind of explains things.... She chose the song herself and sang it for me yesterday just before rehearsal. Her rendition was so compelling that we were forced to drop everything on our agenda at rehearsal yesterday in order to create this performance. The new chorus members equally blew me away here as well, learning their respective parts in literally one half an hour before the recording! Sometimes the best things in life happen spontaneously, and we think you'll agree this video illustrates the point perfectly...

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Gym Class Heroes perform 'The Fighter' with the PS22 Chorus at Wagner College in Staten Island, New York. Visit ps22chorus.blogspot.com for more about the chorus and http for more from the band!

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ps22chorus.blogspot.com http twitter.com PS22 Chorus is celebrating Dr. Seuss's birthday with this version of "Let It Grow" by R&B singer/songwriter Ester Dean that is the theme song from today's movie release of THE LORAX. Kids will be celebrating later today singing this at an event hosted by Zac Efron! Congrats to the kids for putting this together so quickly, and to Kiarah & Kevin who came through for us last minute on the solo/duet parts!

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ps22chorus.blogspot.com http twitter.com PS22 Chorus returns to its roots with this stunningly beautiful version of "Edge of the Moon" by Tori Amos, one of my favorites from her latest album, Night Of Hunters. The full chorus is simply otherworldly here and soloist Faith is glorious on a most difficult solo part in which she stays right on top of Tori's complex chord changes. And then there's that coda.... Awesomeness!

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ps22chorus.blogspot.com http twitter.com PS22 Chorus of 2012 are back with a vengeance with this amazing cover of "What The Water Gave Me" by Florence + The Machine! (Florence was a fellow performer at this year's Academy Awards ceremony at which the PS22 Chorus gave its history-making performance of "Over The Rainbow!") The kids sound magnificent, and Thoryn, a Grade A individual with regard to both her sound and spirit, suits the song perfectly! MAJOR props go to her for such a passionate performance on her first solo!

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ps22chorus.blogspot.com http twitter.com Yesterday, PS22 Chorus was revisited by the stunning ladies of Celtic Woman, who joined us for another incredible afternoon of music and mutual appreciation! The ladies were kind enough to bring CDs for all the kids and the amazing custom made Celtic Woman Hearts PS22 shirts you see in the video! As Celtic Woman & PS22 Chorus have done their own respective versions of "Bridge Over Troubled Water," the kids and I were hoping to somehow bring our two groups together on this one. Needless to say, the ladies of Celtic Woman were completely gracious, adapting their usual rendition to ours and presented here is the phenomenal result!

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ps22chorus.blogspot.com http twitter.com For an HQ mp3, click this link: ps22chorus.blogspot.com A farewell request from Perez and a farewell thanks from the fifth grade PS22 Chorus of 2009 to the man who was the driving force behind putting the kids on the map. After posting 5 of their videos this school year alone, Perez Hilton has brought millions of viewers, both directly and indirectly, into the world of the PS22 Chorus. Big thanks for believing in these kids, and for raising awareness to the importance of music and the arts in education. Indebted. So when I found out he wanted a Lady Gaga song, I was a little petrified! I honestly didn't know if we could pull something like that off. But the kids were asking for Lady Gaga themselves, so I put it on them to rewrite some of the lyrics to "Just Dance" to make it something that would be okay for school. And with just a little lyrical tweaking on their part, they totally recreated this song. I dare say ithey completely ROCK IT!!! Along with the two Tori Amos (Flavor and Gold Dust) and Bjork (One Day, Joga) songs we did this year, this might be my favorite cover out of this year's group. LOVE LOVE LOVE it!! And as you see the kids do too! Tirzah sounds absolutely amazing on the leads, and makes you remember why she won the PS22 American Idol 3 last year when she was in 4th grade with the Leona Lewis song, Bleeding Love (check it out if you haven't seen it! www.youtube.com ) And Mariah does an awesome rap and adds her <b>...</b>

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ps22chorus.blogspot.com http twitter.com Here's a fantastic song by Phoenix, and a fantastic rendition by the PS22 Chorus of 2010! I love this point in the year. The kids pick stuff up really quick -- only two rehearsals to get this performance! And you know the kids are coming into their own when every new video posted becomes a new favorite! Btw, this is my new favorite.....

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ps22chorus.blogspot.com http twitter.com A couple of weeks back, the PS22 Chorus of 2012 teamed up with Ingrid Michaelson to help support DoSomething.org's Battle of the Bands (in conjunction with VH1's Save The Music) efforts to promote music education.... The kids speak as poignantly and genuinely as they sing, and certainly drive the point home on the importance of music in schools. LIKE Do Something on Facebook: www.facebook.com FOLLOW Do Something on Twitter: www.twitter.com FOLLOW PS22 Chorus on Twitter: www.twitter.com

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ps22chorus.blogspot.com http twitter.com Last night the PS22 Chorus had the privilege of opening Sinead O'Connor's concert at The Highline Ballroom in Manhattan! After seeing the kids' incredible rendition of her song "Jackie" we posted on YouTube a couple of months back, Sinead had blogged and tweeted about her wish to somehow meet up with PS22. Her manager Fachtna contacted me soon after, asking if we would open the show! Of course there was no way we could turn down this incredible invitation, and the kids put on a spectacular show for an absolutely brilliant audience! Here Kiarah does an absolutely beautiful job leading the chorus on "Set Fire To The Rain" by Adele! This young lady's tone is so unique -- like silk and honey....

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ps22chorus.blogspot.com http twitter.com Here is a stellar performance from Kiarah and the kids of "Start Over" by Beyonce from her album 4! (This was filmed at the soundcheck of the New Yorker for New York Gala at Gotham Hall in NYC.) Kiarah gives Beyonce a run for her money!!

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ps22chorus.blogspot.com http twitter.com Here is "Bridge Over Troubled Water" by Paul Simon (#47 on Rolling Stone's list of The 500 Greatest Songs Ever Written), which the PS22 Chorus of 2012 sings in perfect harmony. Surely this will go down as one of my personal favorite performances from this year's group (or any other's)!

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ps22chorus.blogspot.com http twitter.com Zac Efron & Danny DeVito joined the PS22 Chorus at the NEA's Read Across America to help celebrate Dr. Seuss's birthday, with a most memorable sneak preview for the film The Lorax! The audience of public school children from across the city that were in attendance were treated to a reading of the book by Dr. Seuss from Danny and Zac, a glimpse of a few scenes from the film, and of course a song from the PS22 Chorus! Here, joined by Zac & Danny, the kids sing the theme song to The Lorax's theme song, "Let It Grow" by Ester Dean! (And with all due respect to the super-awesome Mr. DeVito, we're glad for his sake and ours that The Lorax isn't a musical... ;) In all seriousness, both stars were good sports to take the stage with the kids, as that was not in the program. Can't say enough good things about both gentlemen -- they were both fantastic with the kids!

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ps22chorus.blogspot.com http twitter.com Here is a beautiful acoustic piano rendition of the song with which the PS22 Chorus made history when they performed it at the 2011 Academy Awards Ceremony! Also included is an awesome behind-the-scenes look at what has to be declared THE highlight of a rather unbelievable year! This video certainly shows that "getting there is half the fun!" It should also whet your appetite for the upcoming PS22 Chorus documentary tentatively titled "Once In A Lullaby." www.facebook.com Happy New Year from all of us at 22! "Somewhere Over The Rainbow" is written by the team of Harold Arlen and EY Harburg.

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ps22chorus.blogspot.com http twitter.com Last night at the New Yorker for New York Gala 2012, the PS22 Chorus of 2012 had the incredible honor of singing "Bridge Over Troubled Water" to the legendary songwriter himself, Paul Simon! And what a real class act -- stopping into the kids' green room to congratulate them after the performance!

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ps22chorus.blogspot.com http twitter.com Last week, PS22 Chorus and Ingrid Michaelson joined forces with DoSomething.org and VH1 Save The Music for their Battle for the Bands campaign to save music education. You can learn more and chime in on why you want to save music education: www.dosomething.org After performing the song we planned to do together to help support DoSomething.org and music education, the PS22 Chorus surprised Ingrid with a rearrangement of her hit song, "The Way I Am." LOVE this!!

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ps22chorus.blogspot.com http twitter.com Last week, PS22 Chorus and Ingrid Michaelson joined forces with DoSomething.org and VH1 Save The Music for their Battle for the Bands campaign to save music education. You can learn more and chime in on why you want to save music education: www.dosomething.org Here Ingrid joins the kids on a special version of her new song "Blood Brothers" -- a winning combination!

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ps22chorus.blogspot.com http twitter.com Yesterday, PS22 Chorus was revisited by the stunning ladies of Celtic Woman, who joined us for another incredible afternoon of music and mutual appreciation! The ladies were kind enough to bring CDs for all the kids and the amazing custom made Celtic Woman Hearts PS22 shirts you see in the video! Here is a stunning version of Celtic Woman's "Green Grow The Rushes," a bonus track from their latest album, BELIEVE!

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ps22chorus.blogspot.com http twitter.com Last night the PS22 Chorus had the honor of performing at the New Yorker for New York Gala at Gotham Hall where the kids (led by the consistently amazing Kahlil) gave an absolutely spine-tingling performance of "Somebody That I Used To Know" by Gotye (featuring Kimbra)!! Maybe the best version yet?? Stay tuned for two more incredibly special videos coming from this performance!!

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ps22chorus.blogspot.com http twitter.com ithacappella.com On Tuesday, the PS22 Chorus had its annual get-together with our college buddies, Ithacappella (the a cappella men's choir from Ithaca College), and I think it's safe to say that this year's was our best collaboration with the boys to date! The kids turned out 3 amazing numbers with their college counterparts, and every song was golden! Here are the kids joining in (without any previous practice I should add) to "Stereo Hearts" by Gym Class Heroes!

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ps22chorus.blogspot.com http twitter.com Yesterday, PS22 Chorus was revisited by the stunning ladies of Celtic Woman, who joined us for another incredible afternoon of music and mutual appreciation! The ladies were kind enough to bring CDs for all the kids and the amazing custom made Celtic Woman Hearts PS22 shirts you see in the video! Here Celtic Woman joins in on our Whitney Houston tribute, "The Greatest Love of All" and it's an absolutely magnificent rendition! Stay tuned for two more phenomenal performances from our wonderful afternoon with Celtic Woman!

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ps22chorus.blogspot.com http twitter.com PS22 Chorus gets some sad news.... Not really. Consider yourselves Rick Rolled -- PS22 style. ;)

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ps22chorus.blogspot.com http twitter.com ithacappella.com Today the PS22 Chorus had its annual get-together with our college buddies, Ithacappella (the a cappella men's choir from Ithaca College), and I think it's safe to say that this year's was our best collaboration with the boys to date! The kids turned out 3 amazing numbers with their college counterparts, and every song was golden! Here is a brilliant take on "Edge of Glory" by the one and only Lady Gaga! (Also featured on Ithacappella's bridge is a medley of "Take On Me" by A-ha, "Someone Like You" by Adele, and "Firework" by Katy Perry!) And props to Kiarah for contributing her beautiful talent on the solo parts!

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