Day 5-6: Gospel Competition
Three sound checks: two for both the Gospel and Pop competitions and one for the Stars of the World Choir Games Concert First competition of the trip, the Gospel Category. VOU was one of 6 choirs in this category. VOU sang “He Reigns,” “How Excellent Is Your Name” and “Joyful, Joyful.” Performance at the Stars... Read More
Day 4: Preparations for Competition
Today was deemed a day of rest, meditation and spiritual preparation for the task at hand: the competitions! We ate breakfast in the hotel again, today. After breakfast, the entire travel group, students, and adult leaders, met for a very important meeting. Little did we know, the meeting would become one of the most important... Read More
Day 3: Friendship Concert and Parade of Nations
Our first full day in Riga was absolutely AMAZING! It contained several moments where we literally had the chance to experience snapshots of the world, live and in living color! The day began with breakfast in the restaurant of our beautiful hotel. Several familiar foods could be found on the buffet, including hard boiled eggs,... Read More
Day 1 & 2: Traveling to Riga
By Stephanie Woodson Sveiki! (Hello!) from Riga! It is now 2:54 AM in the city of Riga (7:55 PM at home in Fort Wayne), and we have conquered our first night in Latvia. Although the mental and emotional journey began well over a year ago, our physical journey began yesterday, Sunday July 13, 2014 at... Read More
Voices of Unity Departing for Riga, Latvia for World Choir Games
The Voices of Unity Youth Choir (VOUYC) is preparing to make history, again, by traveling to the 8th World Choir Games in Riga, Latvia! This will be the third time the choir has participated in this global event, and will be the second time the choir has participated as gold medal winners. Members of VOUYC... Read More
Voices of Unity Choir Impresses New York City at Carnegie Hall
Fort Wayne’s Voices of Unity traveled to New York City over the second half of last week to partake in a number of exciting events that culminated in an impressive performance at the world renowned Carnegie Hall. The students, most of whom had never been to New York City, were able to expand their horizons... Read More
Day 5: Heading Home
Our last day in New York started early. Although the performance at Carnegie Hall was done, there was still plenty of reason for excitement. We were scheduled to visit the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island! Everyone was excited as many of them had never been to the Statue of Liberty! Plus, who doesn’t love... Read More
Day 4 Recap: A Moment to Remember Forever
The big day we all have been waiting for had finally come – the amazing opportunity to perform at Carnegie Hall! The Voices of Unity Youth Choir had spent the last few days taking in the magnificence of the big city. Our first day was full of logistics and long hours sitting in a bus... Read More
Day 3: Choirs of America Workshops at Queens College
Our third day of trip is complete and it was one of our most productive days yet. Our day started extremely early – the youth choir was dressed and eating breakfast by 6:30am. This was especially impressive due to the fact that our arrival to the hotel last night was close to midnight. It took... Read More
Day 2: Performed at the Harlem Children’s Zone, Watched the Lion King MusicaL, and More!
Day two of our visit to New York City was a complete success! Our day started with a good, healthy breakfast. After that, everyone was able to kick back and relax for a while. It wasn’t long before the Voices of Unity got back to practicing a few drills. After a good practice we got... Read More