First VOENA Grandbaby!

With 18 years of VOENA, it was bound to happen sooner or later....VOENA's first "VOENA grandchild!" VOENA alumni Taylor's son Jaden! He looks like a singer!

And We Will Always Love VOENA!

Creavo paying tribute to the great Whitney Houston:


And later, in a sillier frame of mind, The Great Burp-Off Challenge between Seth and Ceilidh:

"'Send Noa to London' Sing-aThon!!"

WOW!! Noa's school community has rallied around her cause of going to the Olympics with VOENA! They planned a sing-a-thon to help raise funds for her trip!! They gathered pledges and sang for 60 minutes straight!

Here's what Noa posted on her blog:

In third grade I started attending Bill’s class at the Montessori School.  Bill was my first music mentor and I first met him in a summer program at the school.  We performed a musical about trout. There was always a lot of great music in his class, like “Camp Grenada” and “Yellow Taxi”.  We were always singing!

All the staff at the Montessori have always been so encouraging about my singing over the years, especially Bill.  Even though I graduated from the school last year, Bill still lets me come and sing with his class, “the lower el”, whenever I can.  Ever since hearing about VOENA going to the Olympics, he and all the other teachers and staff have been so supportive.  Yesterday, he hosted the All Elementary “Send Noa to London” Singathon!

OMG!  It was sooooo much fun.  The kids that participated were the upper el (with teachers Mari and Jamie) and the lower el (with teachers Bill and Nancy and Vicky).  Even the preschool kids came and sang along with the songs that they knew.  And Korey and Dana, of course! We sang for 60 minutes straight.  We started with Edelweiss and sang 19 songs, ending with my favorite Picnic of the World. Bill played the guitar along with three other parents.

A big huge THANK YOU to everyone that participated and everyone that watched, and everyone that sponsored the kids.   Not many kids ever get to go to a school as great as this.  I’m really grateful that I did.  And, yes Bill, I will be carrying all of you with me in my heart. I couldn’t do this without you.

VOENA is very proud of Noa and her efforts to get to London! Here's the link to her blog:

http://noak98.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/send-noa-to-london-singathon/

GO NOA!!!!

VOENA members, send us your fundraising stories, we will post them here!



A Typical VOENA Rehearsal!

First, there was surround sound with Peppino...."because we had him until 4:30."

Then the goofiness got serious....seriously goofy!

And clearly, Aly forgot to feed Austin and Addy since they were found outside eating off of the ground:

Tori helped them....

Benicia Prep/Intermediate Prepares for Voices of Life Concert!!

Benicia's Prep/Intermediate group hard at work preparing for the Voices of Life Concert, next Saturday May 12th at the Empress Theatre in Vallejo!! Don't miss it, get your tickets here:  http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/235622

GO VOENA!!

Look Who's Singing!!

What a special treat to find this video of someone we all know VERY well, wowing the crowd in a different way!

When I Look In Your Eyes from VOENA on Vimeo.

"La Bella" Annabelle!

VOENA Members are TV Stars!

Napa Valley TV's Newsletter recently featured two of VOENA's most lively and creative members: Sofia Pastram and Maija Starr!

"Slapdash," a sketch comedy show made by teens for teens, debuts this month on Napa Valley TV station 28 - don't miss it! For more info go to http://www.napavalleytv.org/


Sofia, who has been with VOENA since she was an infant(okay, not quite!) and Maija, who has been a fantastic addition, developed a hilarious TV show called "Slapdash!" Here is the NVTV Newsletter's review and interview with them: