Saturday, October 07, 2006

PS22 Chorus sings "God Bless The USA (Proud To Be An American)" for N.Y.C. Mayor Michael Bloomberg

Soon after the September 11th tragedy, the PS22 Chorus sang for Mayor Bloomberg at City Hall. This medley of "God Bless The USA" and "America The Beautiful" was a huge audience-pleaser (and Mr. B's dad's all-time favorite!)

24 comments:

Anonymous said...

Wow, I have never been more proud of people I've never met before. You brought tears to my eyes. Your community is so fortunate to have truly great people amongst them. Keep up the great work.
From lovely Minnesota!

Unknown said...

hayy there!!!! this was my year!!!! we had soooo much fun that day!!! the mayor left to go watch the sopronos!!!! lol i love you mr.b!!! truly the BEST teacher ever!!!
love always,
samantha maniglia

Mr. B said...

hey sam!! so great to hear from you!! you're just amazing. i'm sure you know how much mrs. burns and i adore you too!! we STILL talk about you to this day. you're just that special. i'm so proud of you, and the fine person you've evolved into. hope to see you at the holiday show this year! actually, you'd BETTER come. pepe may never forgive you!!

big hug!
mr. b

Anonymous said...

i know i will be there!!!and i really miss you!!! im going to come visit in january!!!! I PROMISE!!!! I LOVE YOU ALWAYS!!!!
SAMANTHA MANIGLIA

Mr. B said...

right back atcha kiddo!

:)

PS SOOOO happy you're coming on thursday!!

Anonymous said...

the show was AWOSMEE on thursday!!!!! they were great!!!! im so happy i was able to go!!!!

Mr. B said...

and i was just as happy to see you there, sam!! just great to see you!! hope you have the merriest of christmases!!

:)

Anonymous said...

ALL I HAVE TO SAY IS AMAZING AMAZING AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!YOU GUYS ARE SO GREAT IN EVERY WAY!!!!!

Mr. B said...

thanks for all of your nice comments! :)

Anonymous said...

I love this video we were so amaziinggg!! I wish I was back in 5th grade so I could be in the chorus again! lol it was lots of fun.

-Aleesandra R.

Mr. B said...

great to hear from you aleesandra! miss you and hope you DO come back, at least to visit! :)

Unknown said...

mr b!!!!
its taylor. im just checking out the page and i cant believe you have this vintage stuff from the best chorus (2003) and i was just listening to "Sing Yourself" and my solo, i cant believe i was that good, i dont know what happened to me :( oh well talk to you later mr b!

Mr. B said...

hey taylor! you were awesome indeed, as a singer and as a person -- one of the coolest kids ever (even if you "can't even spell your own name." :) that's still one of my favorite PS22 videos of all time!!)

it was great running into you at is72, made me think back to all the great times. as far as what's happened to you, i'd say you turned out just fine, taylor. stay cool and stay in touch.

Anonymous said...

wow they were great, but i think we can top it of. Im sure of it.

Mr. B said...

hehe! bold words isaiah! :)

Anonymous said...

PS22 is a blessing!!!! I have never heard you live but on you tube many times. Mr. B., the work you do with these kids is beyond amazing. The world lacks more teachers such as yourself. Kids, you have been blessed to be part of something so wonderful. Enjoy every second there and thank you for your talent!!!!

Mr. B said...

Thanks tremendously for those amazing and inspiring words....

:)

Anonymous said...

I CANT BELIEVE HOW GREAT YOU ARE WITH ALL THE CHOURESES YOU HAVE WORKED WITH!!!! THE WAY YOU CAN MAKE THEM HARMONIZ LIKE THAT IS AMAZING!!! I LOVE YOU GUYSS!!!

Mr. B said...

thanks, we love you too!! :)

Craig McPeck said...

im from omaha nebraska, and i just keep watching your videos over and over again..AMAZING

Mr. B said...

that's awesome, craig! thanks a lot! :)

Unknown said...

I happened to catch ABC's Nightline tonight and I just have to say that it is amazing to hear your kids and see your passion. Keep up the great work!

Mr. B said...

thanks nguyen! :)

Michelle said...

All of the music is just beautiful. I can't decide on which song is the best, but I really love your rendition of Journey's song. The children, and you, Mr. B., should be very proud of yourselves. The arrangements are always perfectly done and the children sing so wonderfully. I love the enthusiasm of everyone involved and hope that my children will be fortunate enough to have music in their classrooms when they start attending school. Thank you all for sharing your gifts.