Rise Up and Sing

Written for the PS 127 Middle School Chorus

Music and Lyrics by Shanan Estreicher © 2012
Shanan Estreicher: piano
Brian Forbes: guitar and bass
Matt Hankle: drum set 

Chorus Recorded at Avatar Studios
Engineer: Bryan Smith
All additional music recorded and mixed at
The Gallery Recording Studio
Producer and Engineer: Brian Forbes

Rise Up and Sing—
The Movie and Music Video

Rise Up and Sing—The Movie documents the journey from classroom to recording studio for the middle school chorus students of New York's PS 127.

Singing a song written specifically for them, the students experience all the hard work, excitement, exhaustion, and the joy that comes with recording in a professional studio

Produced by Shanan Estreicher
Directed by Annie Quick
Director of Photography Jim Turner

Rise Up and Sing—The Movie

Rise Up and Sing—Music Video 

Select School Performances 

THE LYRICS

All those chances just keep passing by
You can’t measure up if they won’t let you try
Now it’s your time to shine 

Turn up the radio, drown out that voice, there’s a sweeter song
Turn it up loud, hold your head up proud this is your new song 

One more closing door, one step behind
If they won’t lift you up just look inside—you’ll find
That it’s your time to shine 

Turn up the radio, drown out that voice, there’s a sweeter song
Turn it up loud, hold your head up proud this is your new song 

Rise up and sing, show them what you’re made of
Rise up, you’ll see, there’s nothing to be afraid of
Lift your voice and sing
Sing your song for me 

When that voice inside is full of doubt
You can choose to listen or just tune it out 

Turn up the radio, drown out that voice, there’s a sweeter song
Turn it up loud, hold your head up proud this is your new song 

Rise up and sing, show them what you’re made of
Rise up, you’ll see, there’s nothing to be afraid of
Lift your voice and sing
Sing your song for me

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