The Alpert Studio of Voice and Violin

Many of you have expressed interest in attending Melanie’s performance of Lady Thiang, in the Performance Riverside production of The King and I. Also appearing in the production are Alpert Studio students Michael Sturgis and Gracie Unger. Evening and matinee performances are scheduled between Feb 1st – Feb 10th, 2008 at Landis Auditorium on the [...]

Sarah Jackson A huge round of congratulations to Alpert Studio student Sarah Jackson upon being selected to participate in the semi-final round in the Los Angeles Music Center’s Spotlight Competition. Sarah was selected as one of fifteen from a field of almost 200 participants in the competition’s classical category. Spotlight is considered one of the [...]

To those who participated in our Winter recital, and to those who could not be there, to the entire studio family: we’d like to extend our best wishes for a joyous and safe holiday season. Kudos to each of our recital participants. We’re proud of your progress, and we look forward seeing your continued growth. [...]

The week of the Nov. 26 will be this year’s last week for voice and violin lessons. As some of you may know, the Alperts will be on the road to Walt Disney World very soon! So, the Recital will be the last time we will see many of you before the New Year. Voice [...]

Here are some links to Brandon’s recent live performances. Be aware, the second selection (Shiksa Goddess) is PG-13, and contains explicit lyrics. Enjoy! Brandon Alpert performs during open mic night at AMDA, Nov. 2007 Brandon Alpert: When She Loved Me from Toy Story by Randy Newman Shiksa Goddess by Jason Robert Brown Fountain of Sorry [...]

Hi Everyone, Just a reminder, there there will be no private voice lessons next week, Sept. 24-28. High School Students: Remember, Spotlight Awards Applications have a deadline of October 2.

Melanie & Brandon on the trail. Telluride, CO Hi Everybody! Well, summer’s rapidly winding down. Don’t forget, voice lessons resume on Tuesday, Sept. 4, and Monday lessons will resume on the 10th. I’m working on scheduling this week, and should be announcing final schedules by the end of the week. Hope you all had a [...]

Congratulations to McKensie Orr, Mercedes Machado and Michael Sturgis, all of whom were selected as finalists in the San Bernardino County Solofest Competition. And the biggest congratulations of all goes to Gabi Martinez, who won first place in the High School division. I’m so proud of all of you who participated. You all did so [...]

First, let me welcome everyone back! It was nice to see your smiling faces and hear your beautiful voices last week. Hope you all had a wonderful holiday; we sure did! OK, back to studio stuff: We had some really exciting news at the SCVA Competition on Saturday, January 13th (more about that competition in [...]

Just a quick reminder; voice lessons for December end on December 7, last day of violin lessons is December 9. Our studio recital will be held on Monday, Dec. 11, 6:00 p.m. at the performance facility. Seating will be limited; please arrive early, violin students will tune up at 5:45 Rehearsal for the recital is [...]