June is a very busy month for The Summerset Singers because we are finishing five months of preparation for our first concert of the year. This whole process begins a year before this first concert of the season when the theme is decided and the music is chosen. We have a large library of music, but sometimes our director will order a new selection which needs to be ordered and distributed. We generally sing between eight and twelve songs in concert. Rehearsals for the June concert begin in January, and we often have visitors who attended our Holiday concert visit and ask to join. Since we are a non-audition choreus a visitor becomes eligible to join after attending three rehearsals. Under the capable direction of Anne Andrego all of us are amazed at our steady improvement from week to week.

While an audience member is enjoying good music being sung beautifully, they generally have no real appreciation of the effort above and beyond the singing itself which makes the production seem so effortless. There are hundreds of hours spent in the many details necessary to make the production portion possible; tickets and flyers are being designed and printed, costumes are chosen and ordered, committees are at work making it possible to have risers transported from the storage area, programs are created and printed, and a committee is readied to provide refreshments at intermission, stage enhancements are created, purchased or rented, and contact with the Summerset Activity Directors is ongoing to maintain communication with residents and providers. We even have to have a license to ensure that we have paid the appropriate fees in order to perform the music.

We have an incredible professional team in director, Anne Andrego, and accompanist, Rose Marie Forment. They are tireless and devoted to the Chorus. Their efforts inspire us to perform at the best level possible. After out June concerts we take a break for about six weeks and then come back in mid-August and begin the new fall rehearsal season for our annual holiday concert in December.

Our June, 2025 concert is in full swing now with only three weeks until our “Sea to Shining Sea concert. Tickets are available now at Summerset I, II, and III. The ticket price REMAINS at only $20.00 per person.

Please see the flyer with more details.

*My apologies to one of our Veterans for an incorrect statement made in the May newsletter.

Michael A. Honea, Secretary, The Summerset Singers

We really would like to see you there!

   
Sea to Shining Sea Concert schedule

Friday	June 20, 4:00 P.M.	SS II	$20.00 pp
Saturday	June 21, 4:00 P.M.	SS III	$20.00 pp
Sunday	June 22, 4:00 P.M.	SS III	$20.00 pp

Music washes away from the soul, the dust of everyday life…….

Michael Ann Honea, Secretary, Summerset Singers , May, 2025