Yvonne Orlich While the Sun Lakes Chorale is officially on summer break, some of our members continued to gather and sing on the high seas. Ten of our Chorale members embarked on a Mexican Riviera cruise. The members were all acquainted with each other through the Chorale, but after sailing to Cabo San Lucas, Mazatlán,…
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 “Music imprints itself in the brain deeper than any other human experience … Music brings back the feeling of life when nothing else can.” —Dr. Oliver Sacks Almost everybody you know has a favorite holiday or Christmas song. That song is imprinted in your brain, and as Dr. Sacks said, it “brings back…
Yvonne Orlich By the time this edition is sent out, the Sun Lakes Chorale will already have been back from our summer break (wish we would get a break from the heat) and digging in to get ready for our annual Holiday Concert. We will be rehearsing weekly to put together another memorable concert full…
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 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 has been 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…
Kick off your holiday season by attending the Sun Lakes Chorale 2021 Christmas Concert. We are working so hard to get ready due to the shortened rehearsal season, but we are well on our way to putting together a great concert to get you into the Christmas season. Join us on Thursday, Dec. 9, at…
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…