A group of five girls has been going around the Lake Nona area singing their hearts out to the community. Hannah Yon, Jona Meier, Grace Hunter, Melissa Gonzalez, and Madison Rothschild are the young ladies who make up this group called the Lake Nona Voices. So far, they have made appearances at Ronald McDonald House, Watercrest Senior Living and local church gatherings.
In 8th grade, they participated in All-State Choir through Lake Nona Middle School. This was a state-wide opportunity for student vocalists to compete against one another. After they finished middle school and left All-State, they decided to create a team of their own to keep the singing alive. They are all currently finishing up their freshman year at Lake Nona High School and have been a group for a year now.
Hannah was the initial brains behind the operation and reached out to individuals she saw fit to make a decent singing group. “We made a small group where we could travel around to help the community in small, different ways,” comments Madison. For Jona, her favorite part about this is getting to grow as an individual along with her peers. They can all agree that they find joy in making the public smile through their performances.
In the future, each girl sees herself still involved in the musical world. “In the future, I wanted to major in…maybe…music education, but then I could do it as a hobby,” says Grace with an optimistic gaze in her eyes.
The Lake Nona Voices also mix in instruments with their performances. They try to balance out who plays what in each song. Hannah and Grace play the piano, Melissa and (again) Grace do the ukulele, while Jona specializes in the guitar. Disney songs are also a staple in their shows since its well known among their audiences and easy to sing along to.
As a group, they answered that their top fear was the fear of possibly “messing up” during a gig. Madison states, “You have to know your part, but you know you’re doing it for a good cause.”
Kay Yon, mother of Hannah, is very proud of the girls and plays the role as the manager for the Lake Nona Voices. She and the girls are excited to continue the positive vibes they spread upon residents in the Lake Nona area with every performance they have done and the many more to come.
