On Sunday, the 2009-2010 choir made its debut in worship! And they did an awesome job. Everyone made it to church, in the right uniform, and (mostly) on time. Hooray! And then there was some wonderful singing...
We opened with "Come and Be Joyful" (Vivaldi, arr. Hopson) - a fun Baroque piece that dances its way into your head (it has been stuck in MY head all week!) and hopefully into the hearts of people in worship. I chose this piece because Mary Brooke called for more classical pieces in our repertoire! And, I liked its canon-form and the message:
Come and be joyful.
Come and praise the Lord.
Sing with gladness
We paired this classical number with a modern arrangement of the traditional spiritual, "Ev'ry Time I Feel the Spirit," which has a fun mamba-esque rhythm and an uber-cool part for the tenors and basses.
While our two pieces were stylistically-different, I think they're both wonderful reminders of some of the elements God would like to see in our lives: joy, praise, music, gratitude, and prayer.
Further along in the service, Robbie and Dylan did their duet and they were just AWESOME. (I wonder if anyone recorded it?) They wore these semi-goofy plaid 1930s hats and began their piece by adjusting each other's hats. Very funny but so typical of these two. If you missed my blog post about their rehearsal, check it out. Their duet was called "One More River" and it was this happy, sea-chanty-like song. I held my breath in a few spots where the music demands that they sing at the top part of their ranges, but the guys nailed it. They were dy-no-mite!
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!
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!