BCMS Singers Make "A Beautiful Noise"

Please enjoy this video of Bala Cynwyd Middle School’s Advanced Chorus delivering a powerful rendition of the Grammy-nominated song “A Beautiful Noise,” originally recorded by Alicia Keys & Brandi Carlile, under the direction of music teacher Anne Sterner-Porreca.

The song celebrates the power of using one’s voice, standing up for what matters and recognizing how much can be accomplished when individual voices come together. Through selections like this, Sterner-Porreca encourages her students to think beyond the notes on the page and consider the messages, values and experiences music can help us express and share.

The performance spotlights soloists Mikayla Hsu & Zara Khalil, who shone brightly as the ensemble brought the song’s message to life with stirring harmonies and heartfelt conviction. Click play below to watch and listen to the Knights in action!

A Beautiful Voice Lyrics

I have a voice
Started out a whisper, turned into a scream
Made a beautiful noise
Shoulder to shoulder, marching in the street
When you're all alone, it's a quiet breeze
But when you band together, it's a choir
Of thunder and rain
Now we have a choice
'Cause I have a voice

I'm not living to die
Don't stand in a wasteland
Look at me in the eye
Stop living a lie
And stand up next to me
You've got to put one foot in front of another
With a hand in a hand holding on to each other
Go on and rejoice
'Cause you have a voice

It is loud, it is clear
It's stronger than your fear
It's believing you belong
It's calling out the wrong
From the silence of my sisters
To the violence of my brother
We can, we can rage
Against the river
Feel the pain of another
I have a voice

I have a voice
And I let it speak for the ones who aren't yet running free
It's killing me
No one's saying what we need to hear
I will not let silence win
When I see all the pain our people are in
There's no other choice
'Cause I have a voice

It is loud, it is clear
It's stronger than your fear
It's believing you belong
It's for calling out the wrong
From the mouths of our mothers
To the lips of our daughters
We can, we can dream
Like our brothers speaking loud like our fathers
We can, we can heal
Can you hear us?
Can you hear us now?

I have a voice
Started out a whisper, turned into a scream
Made a beautiful noise
Shoulder to shoulder, marching in the street
When you're all alone, it's a quiet breeze
When you're all alone, it's a quiet breeze
But when you band together, it's a choir
Of thunder and rain
Now we have a choice
'Cause I have a voice

Now we have a choice
'Cause I have a voice