Bruce Kistler The SaddleBrooke Barbershop Chorus is pleased to once again feature the Vocalocity barbershop quartet, back by popular demand, as the guest artist for our upcoming Christmas concert on Wednesday, Nov. 29, at the DesertView Performing Arts Center in SaddleBrooke! Vocalocity, plus our own chorus and quartets, will each bring their unique “a cappella”…
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Generals, October 2023
Singing Barbershop Music Is Good for Your Brain
Jerry Gustafson The SaddleBrooke Barbershop Chorus meets every Tuesday evening from 4 to 6 p.m. in the Agate Room of the SaddleBrooke TWO Arts & Crafts Center, 38725 S. Mountainview Blvd. We have been singing in SaddleBrooke since 1998 and now number about 15 singers. We put on a Christmas show in the DesertView Theatre…
Clubs & Classes, January 2023
What’s Next for the SaddleBrooke Barbershop Chorus in 2023?
Bruce Kistler Those of you who attended the SaddleBrooke Barbershop Chorus concert on Dec. 7 were treated to a fantastic musical experience that included wonderful Christmas selections from different groups of the Tucson Barbershop eXperience, enthusiastic singing from our own Chorus and Desert Blend quartet, and exquisite barbershop harmonies from the Vocalocity quartet. The tribute…
Front Page, November 2022
Hear Those Jingle Bells!
Bruce Kistler The SaddleBrooke Barbershop Chorus is pleased to invite you to their annual Christmas Concert on Dec. 7 at the DesertView Performing Arts Center. At this year’s concert “Hear Those Jingle Bells!” our small but enthusiastic chorus will blend their voices on such favorites as “Hello, Mary Lou” and “Frosty the Snowman” and will…
Clubs & Classes, October 2022
Barbershop Music: Chorus or Quartet?
Bruce Kistler, President, SaddleBrooke Barbershop Chorus When you think of barbershop music, you may think of a barbershop quartet such as the Buffalo Bills quartet that was featured in the movie version of The Music Man. Quartet singing is the backbone of barbershop music, and members of the SaddleBrooke Barbershop Chorus have formed several quartets…
Clubs & Classes, September 2022
Make New Friends and Great Harmonies with the SaddleBrooke Barbershop Chorus
Bruce Kistler, SaddleBrooke Barbershop Chorus President Remember those songs you used to listen to or sing as a young man? Your local SaddleBrooke Barbershop Chorus has kept the Barbershop tradition going since 1998. Barbershop music features easily singable melodies with close harmonies in an a cappella style. In Barbershop music, the melody is usually sung…
Clubs & Classes, September 2021
Join in Barbershop Singing
Jerry Gustafson We are back! Remember those songs you used to sing as a young man? Your local SaddleBrooke Barbershop Chorus has kept the Barbershop tradition going since 1998. Barbershop harmony is a style of unaccompanied lyrics and easily singable melodies. In Barbershop, the melody is usually sung by the lead, with the tenor harmonizing…
Generals, November 2019
Barbershop Concert December 13.
Jerry Gustafson The SaddleBrooke Barbershop Chorus is delighted to present this years’ concert, “Goodtime Barbershop and Variety Show,” on Friday, Dec. 13, at 7 p.m. at the DesertView Performing Arts Center. Save the date and reserve your seats! The chorus was established in 1998 and has performed shows each December. Director Nancy Bergman joined the chorus…
Generals, December 2018
It’s the most wonderful time of the year
The SaddleBrooke Barbershop chorus, for their 16th annual holiday show, will bring you a most wholesome and wonderful time at DesertView Theater. And it will be a wonderful time, because in addition to their marvelous chorus, they are bringing back for this show, the featured chorus from last year, The A Cappella Syndicate. If you…
Front Page, November 2018
The most wonderful time of the year
The SaddleBrooke Barbershop chorus, for their 16th annual holiday show, will bring you a most wholesome and wonderful time at DesertView Theater. And it will be a wonderful time, because in addition to their marvelous chorus, they are bringing back for this show the featured chorus from last year, The A Cappella Syndicate. If you…