Jeanne Becker At our monthly board meeting on Oct. 5, the Greater Sun Lakes Community Foundation presented a check for $5,000 to the Sun Lakes Chorale to help pay for costs associated with producing their two shows at the Sun Lakes Methodist Church: one on Dec. 8, 2022, at 7 p.m., and the second on…
Yvonne Orlich, Sun Lakes Chorale The Chorale is starting to prep for its return in September to rehearsals for the Dec. 8 Holiday Concert. The summer break is always too long for those of us who sing in the Chorale, so we are anxiously awaiting our first rehearsal on Monday, Sept. 12. Rehearsals will be at…
Yvonne Orlich After a fine and well-received Spring Concert on March 17, the Sun Lakes Chorale had only one more order of business before taking a summer break. That business was our annual meeting, which was held on April 4. The meeting afforded some of our newer members the opportunity to express their feelings about…
Yvonne Orlich Our 2022 Spring Concert was only our second since 2019, and we were all anxious to give it our best, as we had missed so much during the pandemic. Every one of us was ready to sing our hearts out—to release all the anxiety and frustration we all experienced in the months we…
Yvonne Orlich Please note that the Spring Concert date is changed to Thursday, March 17. We will still be performing at the Sun Lakes United Methodist Church on Riggs Road (just west of Dobson). Doors open at 6:30 p.m., and the concert will start at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10, and advanced sales will be available…
Yvonne Orlich Let us have music for Christmas … Sound the trumpet of joy and rebirth; Let each of us try, with a song in our hearts, to bring peace to men on earth. —Mildred Jarrell Well, it’s been a long time coming, but it has arrived—the Sun Lakes Chorale Holiday Concert. With great excitement and…
We had our first rehearsal on Oct. 4 and, oh, it was wonderful—wonderful to gather again, wonderful to see fellow singers, and absolutely wonderful to be singing again. After almost 19 months, we are finally back and getting into the groove. Our Christmas music has been dusted off and distributed, and practice number 1 went…
Well, summer is winding down, even if the temps are not here in Sun Lakes. Fall will be here before we know it and Christmas (can you believe it?) is just around the bend. Therefore, the singers and staff of the Sun Lakes Chorale are anxiously awaiting our return to practices and, eventually, a splendid…
Yvonne Orlich The Sun Lakes Chorale is excited to announce that, yes, we will be back in time for our annual Christmas Concert! We have missed you and missed our performances. With COVID-19 restrictions easing and more people being vaccinated, we have determined that by fall, it will be safe for the Chorale to resume…
Yvonne Orlich This month, enjoy the comments (edited to fit allowable word count) from several of our singers. Mel Moss—Bass Section I am Mel Moss, a member of the bass section of the Sun Lakes Chorale and the member who has been here the longest—25 years. The biggest joy is when we see members of…