The Alpert Studio of Voice and Violin

Years ago, Melanie and I attended a stunning performance that included our dear friend and peerless cellist John Walz of the Messian masterpiece “A Quartet for the End of Time.” Then just today Melanie’s close friend and internationally acclaimed opera singer Carol Vaness sent us the following story about the same musical work. It arrived [...]

Linda Matter Minto Corwin, July 12, 1953 – March 22, 2009 Dearest Friends, Our beloved Linda Mattier Minto Corwin lost her brief but valiant struggle against pancreatic cancer last night. Linda touched so many lives as a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, best friend, singer, actress, teacher and mentor. There are no words to describe [...]

The 2009 San Bernardino County Music Educators Association Solofest will be held on April 4, with finals on April 11. You can find more information online in this document. The application form can be found here. Interested students should download the application and send it (along with application fee) directly to the SBCMEA by March [...]

Congrats to students Evan Weinmeister and Leanna Arredondo on being cast in lead roles for Karousel Kids upcoming production of Annie. Evan was cast as a mobster, and Leanna won the title role of Annie! Way to go, kids! Teaching Schedule for March (Spring Break) There will be no voice or violin lessons the week [...]

Butterfly, live in HD, on March 7 Join the Alpert Studio on Saturday morning, March 7 at the AMC Ontario Mills theaters to enjoy a live in HD broadcast of Puccini’s masterpiece Madame Butterfly, performed by the Metropolitan Opera. We’ll meet at 9:30 a.m. in the lobby. The production is about 3 1/2 hours long, [...]

Michael Sturgis and Cesar Quintero step it up a notch Congrats to Alpert Studio students who participated in the March 1 Broadway Experience performance at Disneyland, including: Maggie Anderson, Sabrina Bertic, Elysee Carreno, Marissa Henkel, Sarah Hinrichsen, Sarah Jackson, Hannah Meisser, Erin Moore, Kaitlin Orr, Christina Stratford, Zeke Gonzales, Ian Hewitt, Scotty Jacobson, Cesar Quintero, [...]