PS22, an elementary school in Staten Island, has a fantastic music teacher, Gregg Breinberg, who has created the PS22 Chorus comprised of sixty 5th grade students. Their YouTube videos have been viewed over 4.7 million times and dozens of tv, movie, and rock band stars have visited, performed with, or commented about their presentations.
They have sung with Tori Amos, opened for Crowded House in New York, and brought Stevie Nicks to tears as they sang her song of "Landslide."
They have over 300 videos online, and here is just a brief rendition of "Eye of the Tiger" sung by the chorus, with Mr. B. on guitar...
Their blog has info about them and dozens of links to other appearances they have made with various stars, including one at Academy Ward winner Marcia Gay Harden's house and their subsequent Christmas Caroling with her.
Here is an acappella rendition of "Let There Be Peace on earth"...
The experiences and opportunities Mr. B. has presented his classes over the last few years are an amazing tribute to a dedicated teacher and his loving, engaged students.
2 comments:
Chuck,
This is Donna (we kayaked together with Greg in Cedar Key this past February).
I have no idea how you found P.S. 22 in Staten Island, but -- I WENT THERE!!! I attended that school from part of 3rd grade all the way to 6th grade.
Imagine, all these years later and it's finally famous.
Hi, Donna,
What a small world. Would you have liked having him as your music teacher?
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