Here’s some more information about the festival:

” Saturday November 14, 2009 – Sunday November 15, 2009 from 10:00am – 5:00pm
Holy Trinity Monastery
Hwy 80 mile post 202.5
St. David, Arizona 85630

In November for over 25 years, Holy Trinity Monastery has gathered artists, craftsmen and entertainers for the annual Festival of the Arts. This year it will be held on Saturday and Sunday, November 14 & 15, and run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. There will over 160 participants with a wide variety of items. The beauty of the fall colors, numerous trees and water adds to this outdoor experience.

Bar-B-Q beef dinners in the dining room, Italian fare in the Outside Inn, hamburgers, hot dogs and nachos in La Fonda and salads in Fr. Louis Hall will satisfy any appetite. In addition, other booths will provide coffee, baked goods, soda and ice cream.

Entertainers will include The Arthritus Brothers String Band, Benson Barbershoppers, Dust Devil Band, Tongan Singers and Dancers, Panpipes musician Jorge Vasco and others.

New this year the first raffle prize is a week’s stay at a time-share in Orlando, Florida. There are also cash prizes of $500 plus $500 in other amounts. The monastery bookstore has books, gifts, works from local artists, greeting cards and CDs. The thrift store has bargains galore. The bakery booth will have Benedictine Bread, tamales and pies. The used-book kiosk holds a wide selects of fiction and non-fiction.

Masses will be on Saturday at 5 p.m.with the Schmidt Family, Sunday at 10:30 with the Tongan Choir and at Noon with the Holy Trinity Music Ministry. Located on Hwy 80 between Benson and Tombstone – Hwy 80 milepost 202.5
Website: www.holytrinitymonastery.org”

As the title might suggest the show will feature the Broadway music of Rogers and Hammerstein. Suzanne and Rick also selected some of their all time favorite music from other composers like George Gershwin, Cole Porter, and international favorites. For the Christmas segment, Suzanne and Rick Selected song that represent their favorite things about Christmas. Suzanne and Rick are sure that their favorite things about Christmas are yours as well.

With first spectacular musical performances, sing-a-longs, and audience participation, this show is great fun for all ages.

Show Time: Wednesday, Dec 16th 2009, 7:00 pm
Where: Tucson Estates Multipurpose Room

http://www.tucsonestates.com/

This series is sponsored by American Legion Post 102. Proceeds benefit the VA, Youth and Auxiliary. Tickets are available at the Tucson Estates Ticket Office. Ticket Office hours of operations are Mon., Wed, & Fri 9:30AM to 11:30AM only. (520) 883-1440. Tickets, if available, will also be sold at the door.

I’m very excited to report that I placed second over all in the 20 and over division at the National Finals of the Showstopper talent competition. I performed a Song and Dance Routine to the classic Kander and Ebb song “New York, New York”. Receiving a Platinum award level, I won the 20 and over Song and Dance category. The Song and Dance category requires competitors to combine vocal and dance technique into one seamless performance.

This was my third year to compete in the Showstopper competition. I received Platinum awards for the last three years, but this is my first year to “place” in competitive 20 and over division. Performing for the judges puts much more pressure on me than performing for an audience. I know the judges are looking for good dance technique and strong vocal quality. I also have to make sure that I connect with them during the performance. Competing in the Showstopper competitions has helped me to tremendously improve my overall performance quality. I’m thrilled to have improved my scores every year and continued my development as a performer.

October 11th, 7:00 Buena Auditorium, Sierra Vista, AZ, The Annual Forgach Benefit Show. This years them will be Salute To Our Troops.

December 17th, 6:00 pm, Tucson Estates Multipurpose Room, Tucson AZ. “Christmas in New York.” accompanied by Rick Stahl. This show will feature Broadway favorites and both Traditional and Contemporary Christmas music.

I’ve also put together the list of songs and a performance order for the show. New to this show will be a medley of songs from two great Rogers and Hammerstein musicals, South Pacific and Oklahoma. I included the Oklahoma medley because the show will take place at the Elgin Club in Elgin, Arizona where much of the movie version of the musical was filmed. In addition to songs from these and other Broadway shows, the benefit will include dances from Spain, Ireland, Polynesia and Mexico.

Ticket sales are also picking up as we move closer to the performance date and it looks like we have a strong possibility of a sell out. Please contact us here at Sonoita Singer if you are interested in purchasing tickets. Showtime is 6:00 pm Saturday March 8th, at the Elgin Club in Elgin, Az. Ticket price includes a Mexican Dinner and the Show, and are priced at $20 per person. All proceeds benefit the Our Lady of the Angels Building Foundation.

I’ll have to pack up right after my show in Tucson and head straight to Sierra Vista, but I should be able to make it in plenty of time for our time slot which will be no earlier than 6:30. The theme for the event is “Love is in the Air”, so we are going to pull love songs from my Broadway and Standards repertoire for us to perform together.

The event raises funds for the Cochise Children’s Choir’s general fund. I am very much looking forward for the opportunity to work with Rick and helping out this worthy organization.

Below is just one example of one of the show’s new graphics.

All I need to add this exciting new feature to your booking is access to the video input of your large HD or projection television.

Enjoy the day!

As to the lack of content, well, you will have to talk to Suzanne about that one…

UPDATE

The listening center is functioning once again…

You can access the forums via the link at the top of the page in the navigation bar. Stop by and discuss singing, music or karaoke with Suzanne.

As always, comments and suggestions are welcome…

You can either click on the Listening Station link in the top navbar of the page (second tab,) on the far right Listening Center block, or click on this Listening Center link. I will probably go in and re-record some of these songs over the next couple of weeks and try to get more perfected versions of these songs online over the next couple of weeks. I will also try to record the rest of the Great American Song Book show and add it to the Sentimental Journey collection.

I hope you enjoy these songs and they give you a bit of an idea as to what my live shows are like.

I am currently hard at work recording some song material to upload to the site for your listening pleasure. My husband has gotten me a new sound capture card and some mixing software to create the files.  Shouldnt be a whole lot longer until the first batch is uploaded.