Steph Mattie Happy New Year and welcome to 2018! This time of year leads us all to reflect on the past and plan for the future. The SaddleBrooke Singers are no exception as we reminisce about previous shows and turn our thoughts to the spring program. Being a fairly new member of the group, I…
Steph Mattie Ah! Another great season of preparing for our holiday concert is behind us. We rehearsed for the past three months in order to present a delightful program. Our audiences have come to expect a show filled with musical selections representing a wide range of styles and cultures. Well, we hope that the December…
Steph Mattie Bah humbug, you might be saying to yourself. It is a warm and sunny autumn day in Arizona. The thought of snow falling, sitting by a crackling fire or Christmas shopping seems so far away. It sure doesn’t feel like December is just around the corner. Well, the SaddleBrooke Singers concert will be…
Steph Mattie On September 10, what a joy it was to put on my name badge, dust off my music folder and begin fall rehearsals with the SaddleBrooke Singers. After the success of our crowd pleasing, 50s themed spring concert, we are excited to see what our wonderful director has in store for the group…
Kathie Barrett Love music? Love to sing? Well, come join us and make 60+ new friends. SaddleBrooke Singers has been here nearly as long as SaddleBrooke and has been going strong ever since. Meeting every Sunday afternoon from 4:00-6:00 p.m. at the HOA 1 Activity Center at the junction of Samaniego and Galveston, we work…
Monica Gray Swing into the SaddleBrooke Singers’ spring concert, A 50s Medley Melee!, to enjoy all your favorite tunes from the 1950s. The Singers are hard at work rehearsing for their concerts to be held on Friday evening March 31 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday afternoon April 2 at 4:00 p.m. at the DesertView Performing Arts…
Sam Page The SaddleBrooke Singers kicked off their fall season with their first rehearsal on September 11. A lot of returning members, plus at least seven new members, will swell the number of singers for this season to 70, compared to 52 singers on the stage at the very successful spring concert, Salute to America.…
Sam Page After taking the summer off, the SaddleBrooke Singers have begun preparations for their annual Holiday Concert to be presented the first week of December. The SaddleBrooke Singers’ Spring Concert, Salute to America, was a rousing success not only for the group, but for their new Director Tanya Elias Graf. The concert was a…
Sam Page Singing—why do we enjoy it so much? What is it about singing that lifts our spirits? Don’t we all love to sing, whether it’s in the shower, singing along with the radio in the car, with the iPod phones in our ears, the stereo or whatever? We love to sing! We’re making music…
Strike up the Band! You’re a Grand Old Flag, so let’s Pledge Allegiance to the Stars and Stripes Forever, the Star Spangled Banner! I Hear America Singing, because This is My Country, “This is a great country—-my country, ‘tis of thee!” Oh, Captain! My Captain! When Johnny Comes Marching Home, he’ll be a Yankee Doodle Dandy.…