Child's unfinished "secret song" performed at his funeral by orchestra
Kyan Pennell's unfinished composition has been given a new life at the young boy's funeral, thanks to the Queensland Symphony Orchestra.
When the 12-year-old died suddenly at the end of January after a devastating accident, his mum Amanda Brierley discovered Kyan was writing his own music.
After playing piano for just seven months, Kyan had started to write his own composition, that remained unfinished after his untimely death.
Amanda sent out an emotional plea to musicians worldwide to help Kyan's music finally be completed.
Thanks to the kind strangers of the Queensland Symphony Orchestra, the piece of music was finished in time to be played at Kyan's funeral.
Kyan's mum said it was humbling to have the support of so many people during such a difficult time.
"The kindness of strangers has really changed me over this period of time," she said.
"We played the first submission and a selection of all the submissions we got on the Facebook thread through the eulogies."
"By the time it was over I really hoped that tune was in everyone's head, and I think Kyan would have had a bit of a giggle knowing that he'd forced everyone to listen to this beautiful music through other people."
Amanda said five different orchestral renditions of Kyan's music were played at his funeral service, but she hoped to continue collecting versions of his music that were not recorded in time.
"Even just having that very first piece — it was one person playing a piano — was going to be enough for me," she said.
You can hear the Queensland Symphony Orchestra's rendition of Kyan's Piece below.
Image credits: Facebook - Amanda Brierley