Yvonne Orlich After several weeks of exhaustive searching and interviewing, the Sun Lakes Chorale has a new director. Rob Swanson will start with the Chorale in the fall, and we are looking forward to a very successful season. Rob is very talented, experienced, energetic, and eager to get started. He hails from Illinois and attended…
Yvonne Orlich Last-minute changes in the days leading up to a performance, in not only the program but in our leadership, and a number of last-minute absences of singers due to illness sent a wave of anxiety through the Chorale. But because we are blessed to have an amazing group of musical geniuses in our…
Yvonne Orlich People don’t sing because they are happy. People are happy because they are singing. This is certainly true of the singers with the Sun Lakes Chorale. When we meet weekly to rehearse, the air is electric with lightheartedness, happiness, and camaraderie. It is the place where we can set our trials and tribulations…
Yvonne Orlich Getting ready … As August begins and summer winds down (hopefully, it can’t stay this hot forever, can it?), we at the Sun Lakes Chorale are gearing up for another season of weekly preparation leading up to the Dec. 7 Holiday Concert. We will be starting rehearsals again in September, with high hopes…
Yvonne Orlich Summertime is here, and the Sun Lakes Chorale is taking a much-needed but reluctant break from rehearsing. Reluctant? Yes, while the singers love rehearsing for our two concerts, we will miss that weekly slot devoted to the chorale. We held our concert on March 16, and upon its conclusion, we all heaved a…
Yvonne Orlich If you put 70+ men and women in a room, the roots and hometowns, the ideas, theories, and interests will be as varied and numbered as the stars above. Some are golfers, some play tennis or pickleball, some play Mah Jongg, some are swimmers, and others are walkers or avid gym visitors. But…
Singing and Merrie Crawford go together. For more than 20 years, Merrie has been a member of the Sun Lakes Chorale. Singing in concerts is a highlight for Merrie. But even before concerts come, there are weeks of rehearsals, which Merrie relates is such a joy. She loves being with others, singing with others, and…
Yvonne Orlich Fine-tuning all our selections for the recent Spring Concert was sometimes taxing, but all of our members have attended rehearsals regularly and have worked hard to ensure a great performance. We started practices weekly way back in early January, and while it was work, it was also a lot of fun! This year’s…
We want you to meet one of our Sun Lakes Chorale singers. Mel Moss is a member of the Sun Lakes Chorale, and we are honored to introduce him as the member with the most longevity in this group. Here is just part of his story. Mel was originally from Rochester, Pa., and later his…
Yvonne Orlich, Sun Lakes Chorale It is! And the Sun Lakes Chorale got into the season. We practiced once a week for months to finetune our 2022 Holiday Concert. And we think it was a great success. To look out at the full-house audience was so gratifying. The audience was very receptive and appreciative and,…