{"id":41,"date":"2011-02-27T23:33:29","date_gmt":"2011-02-27T23:33:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/the_prophet_of_pop\/2011\/02\/ps22-chorus-inspires-at-the-oscars.html"},"modified":"2011-03-23T18:55:23","modified_gmt":"2011-03-23T22:55:23","slug":"ps22-chorus-inspires-at-the-oscars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/the_prophet_of_pop\/2011\/02\/ps22-chorus-inspires-at-the-oscars.html","title":{"rendered":"PS22 Chorus Inspires at the Oscars"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Each year the musical performances at the Oscars are varied d engaging, but this years performance by the\u00a0PS22 Chorus<\/a> was particularly exciting. \u00a0In case you haven’t heard of this inspirational group, PS22 chorus is an elementary school chorus from a public school in New York who has become a youtube sensation. \u00a0For ten years they have performed spirited arrangements of pop songs. \u00a0When their teacher began to post them to the internet as a way to simply inspire others he never would have predicted what would happen next.<\/p>\n

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Eventually, many pop stars saw the renditions of their songs and the kids found themselves in the company of Beyonce, Stevie Nicks, Lady Gaga, and even Oprah! \u00a0Their videos have been viewed over 29 million<\/em> times, but even with all the success it is clear the young students have kept the goal of their singing in mind. \u00a0For them it is all about the joy of the music and doing what you love. \u00a0Their inspirational story even stole the show at the Oscar red carpet where amidst all the glitz and glamor there they were wearing bright t-shits and even brighter smiles.<\/p>\n

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Unsurprisingly, their moving performance of “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” was a highlight of the awards. \u00a0Serving as the finale for an overall less than entertaining awards show, their lively energy would have certainly been useful earlier in the show. \u00a0Those kids sounded really, really great too! \u00a0Having all the winners come out was a really nice touch, and it was a fun way to close the show. \u00a0Congratulations to those young students and their families, it was an absolutely dream-like moment for them and perhaps an even bigger moment for the arts in schools.<\/p>\n

Also, I have to say kudos to the parents of these children for letting them go to the West Coast AND stay up past their bedtime!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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