Comments on: The voices of children http://bookworm.pilcrow.biz/2007/06/13/the-voices-of-children/ Writing about reading Sun, 22 Jan 2012 23:44:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kate S. http://bookworm.pilcrow.biz/2007/06/13/the-voices-of-children/comment-page-1/#comment-97140 Kate S. Tue, 19 Jun 2007 19:24:44 +0000 http://bookworm.pilcrow.biz/2007/06/13/the-voices-of-children/#comment-97140 Have you ever listened to The Langley Schools Music Project CD titled "Innocence and Despair"? It's comprised of recordings made in 1976-77 of a rural Canadian grade school choir (kids aged 9-12) singing 60s and 70s pop songs by the likes of the Beach Boys, Paul McCartney, and David Bowie. It was never intended to be a commercial venture, but someone happened upon the recordings many years after the fact, found them extraordinarily moving, and made a CD of them which became a surprise hit when it was released in 2001. It's the purity of the kids' voices that make listening to it such an extraordinary experience. Some of the songs make me a bit weepy every time I listen them. If you haven't heard it, I highly recommend tracking down a copy. Have you ever listened to The Langley Schools Music Project CD titled “Innocence and Despair”? It’s comprised of recordings made in 1976-77 of a rural Canadian grade school choir (kids aged 9-12) singing 60s and 70s pop songs by the likes of the Beach Boys, Paul McCartney, and David Bowie. It was never intended to be a commercial venture, but someone happened upon the recordings many years after the fact, found them extraordinarily moving, and made a CD of them which became a surprise hit when it was released in 2001. It’s the purity of the kids’ voices that make listening to it such an extraordinary experience. Some of the songs make me a bit weepy every time I listen them. If you haven’t heard it, I highly recommend tracking down a copy.

]]> By: Crit http://bookworm.pilcrow.biz/2007/06/13/the-voices-of-children/comment-page-1/#comment-90815 Crit Thu, 14 Jun 2007 08:51:27 +0000 http://bookworm.pilcrow.biz/2007/06/13/the-voices-of-children/#comment-90815 Yeah! I love it when people sing in a group of any age or ability. There's been times in school assembly that I've teared up too. And there's been a TV series on here called <a HREF="http://www.abc.net.au/tv/hardknocks/" rel="nofollow">The Choir of Hard Knocks</A> which is a choir of homeless and otherwise disenfranchised people. I couldn't watch past the first episode... Yeah! I love it when people sing in a group of any age or ability. There’s been times in school assembly that I’ve teared up too. And there’s been a TV series on here called The Choir of Hard Knocks which is a choir of homeless and otherwise disenfranchised people. I couldn’t watch past the first episode…

]]> By: Liesl http://bookworm.pilcrow.biz/2007/06/13/the-voices-of-children/comment-page-1/#comment-90629 Liesl Thu, 14 Jun 2007 01:48:06 +0000 http://bookworm.pilcrow.biz/2007/06/13/the-voices-of-children/#comment-90629 What great stories. They make me appreciate how short a time kids stay little while at the same time looking forwrd to big-kidness with eagerness. Thanks :) What great stories. They make me appreciate how short a time kids stay little while at the same time looking forwrd to big-kidness with eagerness. Thanks :)

]]> By: Melissa http://bookworm.pilcrow.biz/2007/06/13/the-voices-of-children/comment-page-1/#comment-90474 Melissa Wed, 13 Jun 2007 19:41:23 +0000 http://bookworm.pilcrow.biz/2007/06/13/the-voices-of-children/#comment-90474 Aw, Megan's fifth grade graduation made me cry, and they didn't even sing in 4-part harmony. :) The D&D bit cracked me up. I don't understand half of what I hear Megan and her dad talk about, but I love listening to it. Yay for geeks! Aw, Megan’s fifth grade graduation made me cry, and they didn’t even sing in 4-part harmony. :)

The D&D bit cracked me up. I don’t understand half of what I hear Megan and her dad talk about, but I love listening to it. Yay for geeks!

]]> By: Julie http://bookworm.pilcrow.biz/2007/06/13/the-voices-of-children/comment-page-1/#comment-90393 Julie Wed, 13 Jun 2007 15:45:11 +0000 http://bookworm.pilcrow.biz/2007/06/13/the-voices-of-children/#comment-90393 Heh heh, yes. And others are just neutral stupid. Heh heh, yes. And others are just neutral stupid.

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