Every Tour gets a title - and coming up with one isn't nearly as easy as you might think! It goes on the cover of our program, Tour Book, and CD. It should resonate with us and with our audience. It has to fit the character of this choir. It should somehow help to steer us along the God-directed path that is choir tour. And it should not be lame. (Teenagers are very skilled at identifying things that are lame. It's a sort-of sixth sense....)
And so in 5 short days, Voices In Praise will embark upon the "Live By Faith" Tour. Nice ring, huh?
Tour titles have always emerged from our music and this year is no exception but I'm surprised at the piece that it came from. "Bow the Knee" is a contemporary anthem that we performed on Ash Wednesday. I didn't intend to add it to the Tour repertoire but I had so many VIP Parents and VIPs say that this was their favorite song that I added it to our line-up.
I decided to ask my husband, Adam, to play guitar and for Mary Flora to play flute because when we sing at Notre Dame's Basilica we have to perform sans keyboard. With some pieces, you can drop the piano part without too much fuss - this is NOT one of those pieces. So, Adam and Mary put their amazing talents to work to write parts. The result is an arrangement that just takes your breath away.
In listening to the gentle sounds of the classical guitar and the flute, the words that we've been singing for months just took on new meaning: "Don't forget we live by faith and not by sight." Sound familiar? :-) I'll share that another day....
As this new week begins, what an opportunity VIP has to live by faith. Thank you for keeping our singers in thought and prayer this week as they enter the final stages of preparation for our music missions tour.
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!