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,…
Save the date of Dec. 8. That’s right—Thursday, Dec. 8. Mark your calendars, because that’s the date for the 2022 Sun Lakes Chorale Holiday Concert. Now that Thanksgiving is behind us, we are gearing up and working tirelessly to give you the best concert we can. We’ve got our noses to the grindstone and are…
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…