No Rehearsal till June 7th

Desert Sounders will not be rehearsing for the next 3 weeks, we will resume our regular rehearsal on Monday June 7th 2010.... Happy Memorial Day!

Desert Sounds to Sing at Dorothy Powell Senior Adult Center

Desert Sounds Barbershop Chorus will be singing at the Dorothy Powell Senior Adult Center on Tuesday, April 6, 2010 at Noon.  Seniors will be serenaded by familiar selections such as The Old Songs, Down Our Way, Wild Irish Rose, Ring to the name of Rosie, Let me call you sweetheart, Heart of my heart, Down by the old mill stream and The Old Irish Blessing.  The Location of the singout is at 405 E 6th Street in Casa Grande, Arizona.

Singout at Sundance 1 RV Resort Great Success!

On March 12, 2010, Desert Sounders sang at a variety show for the Sundance 1 RV Resort.  The show was very well organized by the park activities director and others with a host that was quite the comedian.  The Desert Sounds Barbershop Chorus ended the show with "My Wild Irish Rose" and "There's a Ring to the Name of Rosie".  The show was followed by a well attended afterglow at Denney's

Guys getting ready back stage just before our performance

Largest most well attended afterglow of the year!

First Rehearsal in new Location

Desert sounds are currently rehearsing in their new location. Preparing for the Christmas show.

Weekly Rehersal 9/21/09

Desert Sounders gathered for their Second rehearsal of the Season this Monday. Rogers Hornsby began with a very detailed WARM-UP focusing on Stance, Breathing, Tone Production, Pitch Tuning.

A Weekly "Old Songs" Review was conducted by leading the chorus in the following Barbershop Polecat songs:

• My Wild Irish Rose
• You Tell Me Your Dream
• Shine On Me

In addition to the polecat songs, the chorus also worked on the popular "tag" in the back of the polecat book, "Give Me Your Hand"

At this time Jim McClelland handed out the music for "The Stars Spangled Banner" was passed out and Rogers played each part for the first time. This song will be useful when the Desert Sounds Chorus is contacted for singing at sports events.

Break and Business Meeting

The music for "The Little Boy That Santa Forgot was passed out and Rogers trained the Chorus in the Tag portion of the song.

The meeting closed with a rousing verse of "Keep the Whole World Singing"

Business Meeting Items:

In Attendance: Director Rogers Hornsby, James Staggs Lead, Jim McCllend Tenor, Jim McBride President and Lead, Roger Biel Baritone, Roger Webber Lead

Following New Songs Listed by Rogers:

• High Neighbor
• Cruising Down The River
• Hello, Mary Lou
• God Bless America

Christmas Program Preparation:

Traditionals:

• Silent Night
• Let There Be Peace on Earth
• O, Come All Ye Faithful

New Christmas Songs (All Members Must Be Off Paper By November 1st)

• Santa Claus is Coming to Town
• Frosty the Snow Man
• Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
• Children's Medley
• The Little Boy that Santa Forgot

Welcome Back Desert Sounders!

We had a great rehersal September 14th with new songs being introduced for the Christmas season. The songs handed out were:

1. Frosty the Snow Man

2. Santa Claus is coming to Town

3. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

4. Hi Neighbor

If you click on the names above you can print out the "spots", See you tonight!