Congratulations to all (6) 2024 WHYY Lifting Voices in Praise Finalists!

We would like to thank all the contestants that entered the 2024 WHYY Lifting Voices in Praise competition! We received entries from across the entire WHYY coverage area.

Buy your tickets to the finale here, last year’s show SOLD OUT! This year’s WHYY Lifting Voices in Praise finale will be held on October 26, 2024 at the Keswick Theatre in Glenside, PA. This year’s celebrity guest judges include Byron Cage , Neicy Tribbett, and Larin Talese. This is an event you do not want to miss!

Official Contest Rules

Due to the contestants WHYY has received and have advanced to the final rounds, WHYY will select the winners based on Best Vocal Performer and the Runner-Up in the finale.

For any questions or comments, please email ysizer@whyy.org.

Want more information about becoming a sponsor for the 2024 WHYY Lifting Voices in Praise competition, please email: nstuski@whyy.org

WHYY Lifting Voices in Praise is back!

Last year, WHYY-TV 12 (PBS) first aired “Gospel” with Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. which explores African American religion’s two transcendent gifts to national and world culture: Gospel music and the Black preaching tradition. In honor of this documentary, WHYY began its WHYY Lifting Voices in Praise Showcase & Competition. During this showcase, soloists, ensembles and choirs from southeastern Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey and Delaware come together to share their talent with our community.

Congratulations to the 2024 WHYY Lifting Voices in Praise Finalists!

Whitney Allen (Soloist)

Jazmine Lewis (Soloist)

Augustine “Gus” Mercante (Soloist)

Josephine Tiawan Scere (Soloist)

Bobby Stasko (Ensemble)

United Ukrainian Choir of Delaware Valley (Choir)

Congratulations to the 2023 WHYY Lifting Voices in Praise Overall Winner:

Pine Forge Academy Choir

We would like to thank last year’s WHYY Lifting Voices in Praise Grand Judges

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