AWARD WINNING TOAST OF TAMPA CHORUS PERFORMS LIVE TO SELL-OUT CROWD AT DEL WEBB STONE CREEK IN OCALA

OCALA, Fla. -- The 100 member Toast of Tampa Chorus recently performed to a sell-out crowd at the Reunion Center at Del Webb Stone Creek in Ocala. Sean Strickler, vice president of sales and marketing for Del Webb in North Florida, said “The Toast of Tampa Chorus is part of the Sweet Adeline International organization and they are known the world over.” Patti Naman, Del Webb Stone Creek resident and long time Toast of Tampa member organized the event, Strickler said, “and we look forward to more performances from this world class group.” The 25-year-old Toast of Tampa Chorus won the Sweet Adeline competition in 1993 and last year placed 5th worldwide before more than 10,000 chorale lovers at the Key Arena in Houston. Later this year Toast of Tampa will compete in Hawaii. “We have a busy year of rehearsing for our international competition, we’ll be at the Straz Performing Arts Center in Tampa for our October show, then off to Hawaii in November,” Naman said. Toast of Tampa Director Tony DeRosa, who also serves as musical director for the Voices of Liberty and the Dapper Dans at Walt Disney World, is an internationally renowned coach of gold medal choruses. Del Webb Stone Creek is one of the largest Del Webb communities in the U.S. featuring Reflection Bay – an amenity center encompassing almost 50,000 square feet with fitness and event gathering areas – the Stone Creek Grille, Stone Creek Golf Club with an 18-hole championship golf course and a planned 29 acres of open space and common areas. New homes at Del Webb Stone Creek are priced from the low $100s. Models are open daily for viewing.