Democratic National Convention performance includes singers from Cherry Hill, Moorestown, Marlton, Voorhees, Sicklerville.

The Star-Spangled Banner is still a high note for Victoria Rose Conroy.

The 18-year-old South Philly resident has traveled the world singing with Pennsylvania Girlchoir and has performed the national anthems of several countries in each one’s native tongue.

But there’s something uniquely satisfying about belting out her own country’s ode to the land of the free and home of the brave as a Soprano 1.

“I love the U.S. national anthem because it’s one of the most challenging songs to sing,” Conroy said. “It has such a wide range. I personally love singing challenging things.”

And she loves singing for big audiences.

Conroy’s vocals were featured on a collaboration project with nearly 80 other singers from across the country. They came together virtually to sing the national anthem on a recorded video to open the Democratic National Convention on Aug. 17. It was seen by millions of TV viewers.

Read the full story at the South Philly Review.

On Aug. 17, the first night of the Democratic National Convention, Daniyal Ansari and Charley Bazzle sat down with their families to watch the virtual unveiling of the party’s values, platform and presidential ticket.

But unlike most viewers, they weren’t watching for the politics, they said. Instead, they were watching for the patriotism … especially since the two Burlington County teenagers — Daniyal, 14, and Charley, 15 — would be the ones expressing the patriotism on screen.

The opening sequence featured a succession of teens from across the country singing the anthem, first over images of Americans going about their daily lives, cutting hair, walking in graduation lines, protesting for racial equality, and then in videos of the kids themselves, singing directly to the audience.

Daniyal, of Mount Laurel, and Charley, of Evesham, were among those voices. Charley’s face even made it on screen, in a frame with several others singing the anthem in unison…

Read the full story at The Burlington County Times. 

… a virtual youth choir was the highlight of the convention’s first night. Made up of young people with ties to all 50 states, the Choir Across America opened the convention with a flawless rendition of “The Star Spangled Banner.”

Naya is part of Pennsylvania Girl Choir, she is 10-years old from Germantown. She attends Greenwood Charter School and is going into 5th grade in the Fall. No one had a look at the final product so no one knew which kids would be on the screen or which soloist would be featured to do this particular. So, she saw this live at the same time as others – no advance notice. Organizers say her reaction was over the moon and parents were crying.

Watch her interview on PHL17.

Just minutes into a virtual performance of the national anthem that opened the Democratic National Convention, Nebraska gets some love.

It comes from Theo Parker, a 12-year-old with a one-stanza solo in a performance that stitched together the voices of 77 young singers representing all 50 states, five territories, the District of Columbia and the Cheyenne Nation…