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Kyan’s unfinished symphony

Kyan Pennell, 12, died tragically on 31st January 2022, in a freak accident at his home.

For the previous 7 months Kyan had been teaching himself to play classical music on the piano, learning more than 30 pieces including Chopin’s Fantaisie Impromptu and Beethoven’s Fur Elise……  mostly by watching tutorials on YouTube. He was a gifted and talented pianist who had decided to write his own symphony – unbeknown to his family at the time.

In the days after he passed… his mother found this composition pencilled in his exercise book. Unable to read music herself… she posted her finding on FaceBook to see if people could help her hear the music….

The response was astounding…

Kyan’s music was given flight…

The exquisite music Kyan Pennell heard in his head as he wrote his first composition was given flight at the 12-year-old’s funeral, with his mother saying she has been humbled by the “kindness of strangers” who recorded her son’s fledgling work.

Those strangers include orchestras and famous musicians from around the world who answered Amanda Brierley’s plea on social media for help in finishing the musical score her son had been composing in secret.

His parents want him to be remembered for his remarkable talent… not just his tragic ending

kyans unfinished symphony

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Contribute your rendition of Kyan’s song

Kyan’s parents his music to live on through others, so humbly ask for musicians to submit their renditions to add to the collection.

He would have been so chuffed that all these wonderful people are now playing his music.

More of Kyan’s song…..

Orchestral tributes for Kyan Pennell, kindly compiled and donated by Peter Liddicoat from Visual Reality Productions.
Compilation of orchestral pieces from: Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Australian World Orchestra, Queensland Youth Orchestra, members of Queensland Symphony Orchestra and members of Sydney Symphony Orchestra

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and their stunning arrangement of Kyan Pennell’s composition, Corvus

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Nioka Downey’s beautiful arrangement of Kyan Pennell’s unfinished composition “Corvus”

Kyans final composition, Studio 10

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QYS plays Kyan Pennell’s composition – Feb 2022

Valerie and Natalie Forbes-Mavridis’ beautiful rendition of Kyans Pennell’s song Corvus

Clairine Sutanawi playing a rendition of Kyan Pennell’s unfinished composition – Corvus

Kyan playing a medley at imbil open mic, using his own piano

Queensland Youth Symphony Orchestra playing their arrangement of Kyan’s composition – Corvus

Australian World Orchestra plays and arranges Kyan Pennell’s song “Corvus”

Kyan Pennell Tribute – for the family ❤

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May his music and light live on…

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This site was created to share the story of this very special and talented musician. May his music live on.

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