Welcome! Voices In Praise exists for the glory of God and in service to others. As the youth choir of Friendship United Methodist Church, the group is open to all youth in grades 6 -12 who have a desire to sing and a willingness to make the commitment to the group. Singers are not required to be a member of the church or to have any background in singing. Our doors are open to everyone!

The choir rehearses on Mondays. Girls rehearse from 6:30pm – 8pm; Guys rehearse from 7pm – 8:30pm.

New singers are welcome any time. Feel free to contact Director Holly Reynolds Lee at 301-728-1748 with questions!


Want to learn more about Voices In Praise? We made this video as part of a fundraising campaign in 2014. Meet Director Holly Reynolds Lee and learn more about our music and ministry.

The 10 Best Things About Singathon



Thank you, thank you to everyone who came to Singathon, sang, played, and helped run our event! In reflecting on this busy and full day, here's my list of the 10 best things about Singathon:

10. Solos by our youngest VIPs all the way through our alums!

9. Watching the VIPs cheer one another on - especially the Ortiz family

8. Reuniting the 2008-2010 soprano trifecta - Kate, Kerry, Tara

7. Realizing that altos know hal-to, even when they're out numbered - Ashley, Katherine, Ellie

6. Guest musicians - RockFish band, Norm & Mary Flora, Dean Winter = awesomeness

5. 100% tenor/bass attendance from the 2004 crew

4. The incredible work from parents and singers - special thanks to Jenna & Kaitlyn, and your families!

3. The giddy grins on the faces of alum parents.

2. Hearing 11 years of VIP sing "Blessing."

1. Reconnecting with people who mean the world to you.

The 10 Best Things About Singathon



Thank you, thank you to everyone who came to Singathon, sang, played, and helped run our event! In reflecting on this busy and full day, here's my list of the 10 best things about Singathon:

10. Solos by our youngest VIPs all the way through our alums!

9. Watching the VIPs cheer one another on - especially the Ortiz family

8. Reuniting the 2008-2010 soprano trifecta - Kate, Kerry, Tara

7. Realizing that altos know hal-to, even when they're out numbered - Ashley, Katherine, Ellie

6. Guest musicians - RockFish band, Norm & Mary Flora, Dean Winter = awesomeness

5. 100% tenor/bass attendance from the 2004 crew

4. The incredible work from parents and singers - special thanks to Jenna & Kaitlyn, and your families!

3. The giddy grins on the faces of alum parents.

2. Hearing 11 years of VIP sing "Blessing."

1. Reconnecting with people who mean the world to you.

Singathon 2011!


Part marathon, part concert - it's a festival of singing that begins at 3pm in Friendship's Sanctuary and Fellowship Hall.

The day's final event is a "Flashback Concert” at 7:30pm, featuring VIP Alumni and current singers, performing music from past tours and concerts. How much do they really remember? Are they as good as they once were? We’ll find out!

Admission is $1 per person or a box of cereal to be donated to SCAN!

Food and CDs will be available for purchase, and a freewill offering will be collected to support the Voices In Praise ministry.

Singathon Schedule
- subject to change! 

3pm - Rock/Pop through the Ages - with popular tunes from the '50s - now!
1.    One Fine Day – Caitlin Fowler, Molly Wilkerson, Kate McGowan, Kerry McGowan 
2.    Good to Know -  Carly Wood & Morgan Bowen
3.    Anything You Can Do – Gabriel & Olivia Ortiz
4.    Beautiful – Allison Parker
5.    Price Tag - Olivia & Amanda Oritz
6.    El Amor – Amanda Ortiz
7.    Only Hope – Jenna Dean
8.    Rolling in the Deep – Allison Parker
9.    Chances Are – Maddie Buckley
10.    Summer Place – Maddie Buckley
11.    Dream – Maddie Buckley
12.    I Only Have Eyes for You - Maddie Buckley 
13.    Only Exception – Kaitlyn Hynes
14.    This Can't Be Love – Ellie Chiurco
4pm – RockFish Band  - An eclectic blend of folk, rock and pop by a local band that includes VIP Dad Ray Saunders!

4:30pm – Mary Flora

5:15pm – Brenna Jeffries Coffeehouse

5:30pm – Alumni Power Hour

1.)    Leslie Vincent
2.)    Sebben Crudele – Charlie Case 
3.)    Spirituals Medley – Jeff Myers, Charlie Case, Dylan Fredericks, Robbie Flora
4.)    Molly Wilkerson
5.)    On My Own – Carmen Ortiz 
6.)    Stars – Charlie Case
7.)    Dean Winter
8.)    Molly Wilkerson
8.)    Carolyn Chiurco

9.)    Dean Winter 
10.)    Kate McGowan
11.)    Leslie Vincent
12.)    Kate McGowan
13.)    Iain Sturrock 
14.)    Molly Wilkerson

6:30pm – Showtune Central - no day is complete without a few Broadway showstoppers!
1.)    Anything You Can Do – Jenna Dean & Kaitlyn Hynes
2.)    Castle on a Cloud – Madeline Case & Carly Wood 
3.)    Part of Your World – Jenna Dean 
4.)    In My Own Little Corner – Maddie Buckley 
5.)    I Want to Go to Hollywood - Kerry McGowan
6.)    Camelot Medley – Ashley Marquardt
7.)    Adelaide’s Lament – Kerry McGowan
8.)    Maddie Buckley
9.)    Ashley Marquardt
10.)    Secondary Characters – Kerry McGowan & Ashley Marquardt
11.)    Goodnight My Someone – Maddie Buckley 

7:30pm – Alumni Flashback Concert
1.)    One Step – (2011)
2.)    Joy In the Morning  - (2011 & 2004)
3.)    Bow the Knee – (Chicago 2010) –  with Soloist Tara Kovacs
4.)    Here I Am, Lord – (Chicago 2010)
5.)    Lift Your Light – (Chicago 2010 and January 2008)
6.)    Seasons of Love (2009)
7.)    Bridge Over Troubled Water (2008) with Soloists Kaitlyn Hynes, Dean Winter, Molly Wilkerson
8.)    If We Ever A’Needed (2008) with Soloists Tara Kovacs and Dean Winter
9.)    For the Beauty of the Earth  (2008)
10.)    ABC (2007)
11.)    Love Train (2007 + 2011 Valentine Singers) with Soloist Leslie Vincent

INTERMISSION

12.)    Rock-a My Soul – Chamber 2006 – with Soloist Iain Sturrock
13.)    Prayer of the Children – Chamber 2006
14.)    Be Thou My Vision – 2006
15.)    Swing Medley (2005) – Sentimental Journey with Soloists Brad Bailey, Jessica Vangel, Kristin Myers
16.)    Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy (2005)
17.)     He Never Failed Me Yet (2004) with Soloists Kristin Myers, Iain Sturrock
18.)    Old Rugged Cross (2000)
19.)    Awesome God (1999) with Soloists Kristin Myers, Iain Sturrock
20.)    An Irish Blessing (1999 - 2011) – All VIPs, All Years 

Singathon 2011!


Part marathon, part concert - it's a festival of singing that begins at 3pm in Friendship's Sanctuary and Fellowship Hall.

The day's final event is a "Flashback Concert” at 7:30pm, featuring VIP Alumni and current singers, performing music from past tours and concerts. How much do they really remember? Are they as good as they once were? We’ll find out!

Admission is $1 per person or a box of cereal to be donated to SCAN!

Food and CDs will be available for purchase, and a freewill offering will be collected to support the Voices In Praise ministry.

Singathon Schedule
- subject to change! 

3pm - Rock/Pop through the Ages - with popular tunes from the '50s - now!
1.    One Fine Day – Caitlin Fowler, Molly Wilkerson, Kate McGowan, Kerry McGowan 
2.    Good to Know -  Carly Wood & Morgan Bowen
3.    Anything You Can Do – Gabriel & Olivia Ortiz
4.    Beautiful – Allison Parker
5.    Price Tag - Olivia & Amanda Oritz
6.    El Amor – Amanda Ortiz
7.    Only Hope – Jenna Dean
8.    Rolling in the Deep – Allison Parker
9.    Chances Are – Maddie Buckley
10.    Summer Place – Maddie Buckley
11.    Dream – Maddie Buckley
12.    I Only Have Eyes for You - Maddie Buckley 
13.    Only Exception – Kaitlyn Hynes
14.    This Can't Be Love – Ellie Chiurco
4pm – RockFish Band  - An eclectic blend of folk, rock and pop by a local band that includes VIP Dad Ray Saunders!

4:30pm – Mary Flora

5:15pm – Brenna Jeffries Coffeehouse

5:30pm – Alumni Power Hour

1.)    Leslie Vincent
2.)    Sebben Crudele – Charlie Case 
3.)    Spirituals Medley – Jeff Myers, Charlie Case, Dylan Fredericks, Robbie Flora
4.)    Molly Wilkerson
5.)    On My Own – Carmen Ortiz 
6.)    Stars – Charlie Case
7.)    Dean Winter
8.)    Molly Wilkerson
8.)    Carolyn Chiurco

9.)    Dean Winter 
10.)    Kate McGowan
11.)    Leslie Vincent
12.)    Kate McGowan
13.)    Iain Sturrock 
14.)    Molly Wilkerson

6:30pm – Showtune Central - no day is complete without a few Broadway showstoppers!
1.)    Anything You Can Do – Jenna Dean & Kaitlyn Hynes
2.)    Castle on a Cloud – Madeline Case & Carly Wood 
3.)    Part of Your World – Jenna Dean 
4.)    In My Own Little Corner – Maddie Buckley 
5.)    I Want to Go to Hollywood - Kerry McGowan
6.)    Camelot Medley – Ashley Marquardt
7.)    Adelaide’s Lament – Kerry McGowan
8.)    Maddie Buckley
9.)    Ashley Marquardt
10.)    Secondary Characters – Kerry McGowan & Ashley Marquardt
11.)    Goodnight My Someone – Maddie Buckley 

7:30pm – Alumni Flashback Concert
1.)    One Step – (2011)
2.)    Joy In the Morning  - (2011 & 2004)
3.)    Bow the Knee – (Chicago 2010) –  with Soloist Tara Kovacs
4.)    Here I Am, Lord – (Chicago 2010)
5.)    Lift Your Light – (Chicago 2010 and January 2008)
6.)    Seasons of Love (2009)
7.)    Bridge Over Troubled Water (2008) with Soloists Kaitlyn Hynes, Dean Winter, Molly Wilkerson
8.)    If We Ever A’Needed (2008) with Soloists Tara Kovacs and Dean Winter
9.)    For the Beauty of the Earth  (2008)
10.)    ABC (2007)
11.)    Love Train (2007 + 2011 Valentine Singers) with Soloist Leslie Vincent

INTERMISSION

12.)    Rock-a My Soul – Chamber 2006 – with Soloist Iain Sturrock
13.)    Prayer of the Children – Chamber 2006
14.)    Be Thou My Vision – 2006
15.)    Swing Medley (2005) – Sentimental Journey with Soloists Brad Bailey, Jessica Vangel, Kristin Myers
16.)    Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy (2005)
17.)     He Never Failed Me Yet (2004) with Soloists Kristin Myers, Iain Sturrock
18.)    Old Rugged Cross (2000)
19.)    Awesome God (1999) with Soloists Kristin Myers, Iain Sturrock
20.)    An Irish Blessing (1999 - 2011) – All VIPs, All Years 

Thank you! And Giving Update -- Coming

Thank you to everyone who came to our concert tonight! It was a wonderful night, full of great music and good fun. I thought I'd be able to post an update on our giving progress but the data still hasn't made its way from Friendship UMC's accounting folks to me. I'll stay on it and post the info ASAP.

Thanks for your support!


Thank you! And Giving Update -- Coming

Thank you to everyone who came to our concert tonight! It was a wonderful night, full of great music and good fun. I thought I'd be able to post an update on our giving progress but the data still hasn't made its way from Friendship UMC's accounting folks to me. I'll stay on it and post the info ASAP.

Thanks for your support!


The Madness of May

You must think we fell off the planet. Nope - we're still here! Especially since that whole "the world is ending on May 21" bit didn't happen. But May was madness for the VIPs. Here's what we've been up to since our last post:

1.) We celebrated Easter! It was such a blast to unite with our alums, Sanctuary Choir pals, parents, and friends to sing The Hallelujah Chorus.
2.) Our Middle Schoolers had an awesome performance in worship on May 1 and then the high schoolers delivered their own awesome performance on May 22.
3.) We sang at a local Memorial Day ceremony in Deale.
4.) We had a meeting with Middle School VIPs and their parents to discuss some possible changes to VIP's rehearsal format for next year.
5.) We let Holly take a 10-day vacation -- between performances, of course. And when she came home, we through her a surprise baby shower. (Baby Lee arrives this summer while VIP is on break.)
6.) The VIPs had prom, AP tests, SATs, graduation, band/choir/orchestra concerts, and all of the end-of-the-year hoopla that accompanies these major events.
7.) We've been steadily making plans for our last concet (on June 12 at 7pm), Singathon (on June 25), and Russia in 2012!

We're sorry for the lack o'posts but hope you'll forgive us! The VIPs are busy, busy people and we're doing our best to juggle all our STUFF. If you ever need us urgently, feel free to contact Holly or call the church office at 410-257-7133.

:-)

The Madness of May

You must think we fell off the planet. Nope - we're still here! Especially since that whole "the world is ending on May 21" bit didn't happen. But May was madness for the VIPs. Here's what we've been up to since our last post:

1.) We celebrated Easter! It was such a blast to unite with our alums, Sanctuary Choir pals, parents, and friends to sing The Hallelujah Chorus.
2.) Our Middle Schoolers had an awesome performance in worship on May 1 and then the high schoolers delivered their own awesome performance on May 22.
3.) We sang at a local Memorial Day ceremony in Deale.
4.) We had a meeting with Middle School VIPs and their parents to discuss some possible changes to VIP's rehearsal format for next year.
5.) We let Holly take a 10-day vacation -- between performances, of course. And when she came home, we through her a surprise baby shower. (Baby Lee arrives this summer while VIP is on break.)
6.) The VIPs had prom, AP tests, SATs, graduation, band/choir/orchestra concerts, and all of the end-of-the-year hoopla that accompanies these major events.
7.) We've been steadily making plans for our last concet (on June 12 at 7pm), Singathon (on June 25), and Russia in 2012!

We're sorry for the lack o'posts but hope you'll forgive us! The VIPs are busy, busy people and we're doing our best to juggle all our STUFF. If you ever need us urgently, feel free to contact Holly or call the church office at 410-257-7133.

:-)