A Baltimore middle school choirs cover of Andra Days "Rise Up" went viral this week, according to The Baltimore Sun.
Baltimore choir director Kenyatta Hardison shared a live video of her students singing the song so parents could catch a glimpse.
The video was later picked up by ChoirBuzz, a Facebook page that shares choral news and videos and has since garnered 7.5 million views with 180,000 shares.
Watch the spine-tingling performance here.
Hardison said the videos virality shocked the school.
More importantly, she told the Baltimore Sun that the video reached people nationwide in ways she couldnt imagine.
We got calls from people in the hospital with their cancer treatment about how the kids just gave them hope, she told the Baltimore Sun. You had people from Argentina, Puerto Rico, Texas, even from Baltimore City, all over just heartwarming messages that the kids just inspire them.
Hardison told WJZ, a CBS affiliate in Baltimore, that the songs message fits perfectly in todays society.
The children are speaking, the children are giving the message, theyre leading us, Hardison said. This is part of Baltimore, there is hope, kids with compassion, kids who love and spread peace, who believe in one another.
Baltimore choir director Kenyatta Hardison shared a live video of her students singing the song so parents could catch a glimpse.
The video was later picked up by ChoirBuzz, a Facebook page that shares choral news and videos and has since garnered 7.5 million views with 180,000 shares.
Watch the spine-tingling performance here.
Hardison said the videos virality shocked the school.
More importantly, she told the Baltimore Sun that the video reached people nationwide in ways she couldnt imagine.
We got calls from people in the hospital with their cancer treatment about how the kids just gave them hope, she told the Baltimore Sun. You had people from Argentina, Puerto Rico, Texas, even from Baltimore City, all over just heartwarming messages that the kids just inspire them.
Hardison told WJZ, a CBS affiliate in Baltimore, that the songs message fits perfectly in todays society.
The children are speaking, the children are giving the message, theyre leading us, Hardison said. This is part of Baltimore, there is hope, kids with compassion, kids who love and spread peace, who believe in one another.
