The Sounds of the Southwest Singers serve the Northwest Valley communities. This volunteer choir is under the direction of Matt Deller, sponsored by The Phoenix Conservatory of Music (PCM), and funded by donation only. They perform a variety of music with concerts throughout the year.
Rehearsals are every Tuesday at 7PM located at Foothills Christian Church, 3951 W. Happy Valley Rd. (SWC of 39th Ave. and Happy Valley Rd.) They have sung at Carnegie Hall, toured Germany and Austria, performed at Disneyland, and in May of 2012 are scheduled to sing in New York’s Lincoln Center. The choir is open to anyone who loves to sing.
For more information call 602-353-9900 or
Email: SoundsoftheSouthwestSingers@cox.net.
Matt, graduated from Central Washington University with a BA degree in communications and music performance. He has played the timpani/percussion/melodic percussion in multiple orchestral and band settings, and played the piano/keyboard with various jazz ensembles. His real passion for choral music began in 1994 when he volunteered as his church choir director in Washington State.
Eleven years ago he and his family moved to Arizona, in 2002 he led a local Glendale church choir with only 15 in the volunteer choir, at the end of his leadership in January, 2010 there were over 65 members. In June 2009, 44 participants of the choir traveled to New York to perform at Carnegie Hall in celebration of the 70th Anniversary Gala of music publishing giant Shawnee Press.
Matt has also played with the church praise team band, and worked with the church's youth community concert band. He also accompanied soloists and musicians on the keyboard.
Matt is currently pursuing his musical path with the Sounds of the Southwest Singers community choir to serve throughout the Northwest Valley communities. There is a lot of local talent out there who need a venue to musically express themselves.
In July of 2010 the Sounds of the Southwest Singers toured Germany and Austria and are slated for an encore tour of Bavaria during Christmas of 2011. They have also been invited to sing at the prestigious Lincoln Center in NYC in May, 2012.
Matt believes music isn't just notes on the page, but one truly experiences it through emotion and feeling from the heart. As you watch him direct you can see and feel the passion he brings to the music. The emotional values are evident to the performer and the listener under his direction.
