Greg Byrne On a recent Sunday afternoon, two internationally acclaimed musicians, pianist Rieko Aizawa and violinist Jesse Mills, took the stage before a rapt audience. The scene was not Carnegie Hall or the Kennedy Center; it was the modest Oracle Center for the Arts, in our own city of Oracle. Aizawa and Mills have performed all…
Dawn Walker The SaddleBrooke Winds and Strings (SBWS) band will be performing its first concert in the DesertView Performing Arts Center on the evening of Feb. 24. Our concert, “Images and Impressions,” features pieces that can be described as “tone poems.” The pieces are meant to convey an image, and throughout the concert, we will be projecting several…
Ann Vernon As one of the fixed-price events in conjunction with the Oracle Schools Foundation Gala/Auction, Randall Dighton, a SaddleBrooke resident, entertained 35 guests at the home of Ann and Nile Vernon on Friday, Oct. 20. It was a beautiful night, and guests mixed and mingled as they munched on a variety of tasty appetizers prepared…
Carla Marquardt Did you always want to learn to read music? Well, this is the class for you! Starting Saturday, Sept. 11, receive six group piano lessons from 2 to 3:30 p.m. in La Vista Room. All you need is: 1. Your smile to try something new! 2. A keyboard at home to practice on.…
Donna Langwig The 2017-2018 season of Vista Fine Arts opens on Sunday, October 22, at 3:00 in the afternoon with the amazing Desert Wind Saxophone Quartet. Since its founding in 1990 the Desert Wind Saxophone Quartet has treated audiences throughout the Phoenix area to a wide variety of music from baroque, jazz and popular music,…