Tag: music

Unit Happenings – December 2024

Fall Fun with Units 3 and 4A Although the day started with clouds, rain, and even hail, by the afternoon of Oct. 19, the sun was shining and temps were in the mid-70s—perfect conditions for a unit party. By popular demand, the band Total Recall made another appearance on the Sandpiper Place cul-de-sac, playing classics…

Summer Vocal Workshop with Sharon Stohrer

Sharon Scanlan and Carolyn Dwyer A fabulous Summer Vocal Workshop with Sharon Stohrer will be held Wednesday, Aug. 7 from 1 to 3 p.m. in the Vista de la Montaña United Methodist Church sanctuary, 3001 E. Miravista Lane in Catalina. The church is located just south of Golder Ranch on the west side of Oracle…

World-Class Music at Our Doorstep

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…

SaddleBrooke Winds and Strings to Perform at DesertView

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…

For the Love of Music

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…

Vista Fine Arts presents the Desert Wind Saxophone Quartet

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,…