The Alpert Studio of Voice and Violin

Urinetown Lives! Urinetown The Musical Back by popular demand, this stellar production will now be able to be seen for nine more performances at the Grove Theater in Upland. With brilliant score, book and cast, this production is not to be missed! The Grove Theater – 276 E. Ninth, Upland CA (909) 920-4343. Friday and [...]

Friends of the Studio The Pacific Trio perform in Rybnik, Poland Our dear friends John Walz, Edie Orloff and Roger Wilke write: Greetings from Europe. We are having a wonderful tour with the Pacific Trio. We have done concerts in Poland and Germany so far, tomorrow we are in France, then back to Germany. We [...]

Yehudi Menuhin plays Bach Chaconne Studio students Jessica and Mike Ciao recently took the challenge and contributed their selected recordings. Will you take the challenge too? Listening Challenge Selections: Can you name a famous violinist that performed in each of the following time periods? 1900-1935 1936-1950 1951-1979 and one more for posterity, Alison Krauss, 2007 [...]

Eden Espinosa from the cast of Wicked Alpert Studio Students are invited to participate in a musical theater master class for dance and vocal performance, presented by noted Broadway star Eden Espinosa and choreographer Sergio Mejia. Eden Espinosa began singing at the age of three and performing at age five.1 After graduating from Canyon High [...]

Congrats to eleven year old Genevieve Ellis who recently was selected as one of 30 finalists participating in the upcoming Inland Idol competition this Sunday. Genevieve advanced through a field of some 600 performers, aged 7-18 who entered the competition. Please come out and support one of your fellow students this Sunday. Judges Joe Randeen [...]

Pictured: Mercedes Machado and Eryn Moore Congratulations to vocal students Mercedes Machado and Eryn Moore for their recent accomplishments at the recent San Bernardino County Music Educators Solofest Competition. Both singers advanced to the competition finals and ultimately took first place in their respective age divisions. As winners they are awarded full scholarships to the [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]