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http://video-embed.silive.com/services/player/bcpid619329477001?bclid=0&bctid=850174228001Members of Celtic Woman from left: Lisa Lambe, Chloë Agnew, Susan McFadden and Máiréad Nesbitt are introduced to the P.S.22 Chorus by Chorus Director Gregg Breinberg, right, inside the auditorium before a special rehearsal. (Staten Island Advance/Anthony DePrimo)
Multiplatinum singing phenomenon Celtic Woman took time out from their own concert schedule yesterday to check out another singing sensation -- the talented kids from the acclaimed PS 22 Chorus.
Currently on tour supporting their latest full-length album, "Believe" -- and fresh from their performance Sunday at Radio City Music Hall -- Celtic Woman took a slight detour to stop by the school on Forest Avenue, Graniteville, that's home to the Internet singing sensation.
The PS 22 Chorus has garnered more than 42 million views on YouTube and performed at the Oscars, on Oprah Winfrey's TV show and with a who's who of movie and television stars.
Celtic Woman is a musical ensemble conceived and assembled by David Downes. The group has undertaken a number of world tours, and sold more than 6 million CDs worldwide.
Celtic Woman performed a handful of songs with the fifth-grade Chorus, under the direction of Director Gregg Breinberg, during the kids' regular after-school rehearsal yesterday.
Among the songs they did together was "Greatest Love" from the Chorus' tribute to Whitney Houston. They also collaborated on Simon & Garfunkel's "Bridge Over Troubled Water" and on the Irish folksong "Green Grow the Rushes." Both are from Celtic Woman's "Believe" album and show.
The Chorus and the ladies are no strangers. They met in 2009, when Celtic Woman performed for President Obama at the National Tree Lighting ceremony at the White House, and the PS 22 Chorus was also on the bill.
In March 2010, Celtic Woman invited the Chorus to join them onstage at Radio City Music Hall on St Patrick's Day, to perform with them as part of their "Songs from the Heart" tour.
The group promised that the next time they would be on tour in New York City they would try to get together again with the Chorus. So when the group added Radio City to their current "Believe" tour, they also made arrangements to visit PS 22.
Members of Celtic Woman make a heart sign from left: Lisa Lambe, Chloë Agnew, with Susan McFadden and Máiréad Nesbitt after they are introduced to the P.S.22 Chorus by Chorus Director Gregg Breinberg inside the auditorium. (Staten Island Advance/Anthony DePrimo)
Members of Celtic Woman from left: Lisa Lambe, Chloë Agnew, Susan McFadden and Máiréad Nesbitt are introduced to the P.S.22 Chorus inside the auditorium. (Staten Island Advance/Anthony DePrimo)
Susan McFadden, a member of Celtic Woman, arrives to rousing applauds from the P.S.22 Chorus inside the schoool auditorium as the four-member group and the kids do a special rehearsal. (Staten Island Advance/Anthony DePrimo)
Members of Celtic Woman from left: Lisa Lambe, Chloë Agnew, Susan McFadden and Máiréad Nesbitt are introduced to the P.S.22 Chorus by Chorus Director Gregg Breinberg, right, inside the auditorium before a special rehearsal. (Staten Island Advance/Anthony DePrimo)
Celtic Woman group member, Máiréad Nesbitt, plays the violin as they rehearse with the P.S.22 Chorus. (Staten Island Advance/Anthony DePrimo)
Members of Celtic Woman and the P.S.22 Chorus rehearse together inside the auditorium, making it the second visit from the multiplatinum singing group. (Staten Island Advance/Anthony DePrimo)
Members of Celtic Woman from left: Lisa Lambe, Chloë Agnew, Susan McFadden and Máiréad Nesbitt are introduced to the P.S.22 Chorus by Chorus Director Gregg Breinberg. (Staten Island Advance/Anthony DePrimo)
Lisa Lambe, center, a member of Celtic Woman, rehearses with her four member group and the P.S.22 Chorus. (Staten Island Advance/Anthony DePrimo)
Members of Celtic Woman rehearse songs with the P.S.22 Chorus inside the auditorium. (Staten Island Advance/Anthony DePrimo)
Lisa Lambe, a member of Celtic Woman. looks on as she and the four-member group rehearse with the P.S.22 Chorus inside the auditorium. (Staten Island Advance/Anthony DePrimo)
Chloë Agnew, a member of Celtic Woman, sings along with the P.S.22 Chorus during a rehearsal. (Staten Island Advance/Anthony DePrimo)
By Diane Lore Staten Island Advance
silive.com
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Staten Island, New York
