Scottsdale’s Upscale Singers, an adult choir, will perform its holiday celebration 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 2, and 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 10, at the Cactus Shadows Fine Arts Center, 33606 N. 60th St.
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Upscale Singers set holiday concert in Scottsdale
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Upscale Singers’ holiday celebration features current favorites and holiday classics Dec. 2 and Dec. 10 at Cactus Shadows Fine Arts Center.
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Scottsdale’s Upscale Singers, an adult choir, will perform its holiday celebration 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 2, and 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 10, at the Cactus Shadows Fine Arts Center, 33606 N. 60th St.
Tickets for the shows are available at upscalesingers.com.
“It’s a beautiful theater,” director Margaret Watson said. “The stage gives us room to spread out and add scenery and lighting. The audience will love the comfortable, raked seating that slopes upward away from the stage, maximizing the view for everyone.
“The program will be more of a stage show than a stand still concert. With bright new costumes, fun staging and Christmas trees galore, the audience will get an eyeful as well as a wonderful earful of beautiful holiday music.”
The music will feature a variety of holiday favorites, such as “We Need a Little Christmas” and “Merry Christmas, Darling”, plus new arrangements of carols like “The First Noel” and “Angels We Have Heard on High”.
Another addition is “Night of Silence”, which Watson called “a gorgeous descant to ‘Silent Night’ that stands beautifully on its own.”
There will also be a rendition of “Rise Up, Shepherd, and Follow” and an arrangement of “White Christmas” as performed by the Drifters, she added. “Old favorites ‘Where Are You, Christmas?’, ‘Mr. Santa’ and ‘Man with the Bag’ will add a lively pace to the show.”
Another new feature is a member of the Upscale Kids, Jacob Pfefferkorn, will join accompanist Bill Moore on the piano for a duet of “God Rest You, Merry Gentlemen”. Oboist Franck Avril also will be featured.
“With so many new people moving to the Valley, singers are looking for a fun place to perform and use their talents, and we have definitely benefited from the influx of talent,” said Watson. “We have several retired professional singers in the group. It is so fun!”
Tickets are $25 for adults and $10 for ages 18 and younger.