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Apr 13

Alpert Studio Sweeps Solofest and OCHSA

By Melanie Alpert | Events , voice

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Pictured from left: Melanie Alpert, Cesar Quintero, Mackenzie Orr, Mercedes Machado, Kaitlin Orr and Michael Sturgis. Photo: Don Orr

Congratulations to Alpert Studio Students Cesar Quintero, Mercedes Machado, and Mackenzie Orr for winning top honors and sweeping the High School, Junior High and Elementary voice divisions of the San Bernardino County Solofest competition. I would also like to recognize Kaitlin Orr and Michael Sturgis for their wonderful performances at the event. I’m sure any judge would have had a difficult time deciding the final outcome. I’m proud of you all!

Competition winners received either cash or a full paid scholarship for two week programs at the Idyllwild Summer Academy for the Arts. Again, congratulations to all participants and a special thank you to Dr. Andrew Crane, Rebecca Tomlinson and the Cal State San Bernardino music faculty for making this such a positive and rewarding experience for young musicians.

Congrats to newly accepted OCHSA freshmen

Every Alpert Studio Student who recently applied to attend the Orange County High School for the Arts was accepted! Kudos to Sarah Hinrichsen, Michael Sturgis, Mercedes Machado and Kaitlin Orr. Again, you have done me proud!

Apr 08

Solofest and Recital Update

By Melanie Alpert | Events , violin , voice

Congratulations to all Alpert Studio students who participated in this year’s San Bernardino County Solofest; each one of you performed beautifully. I have seen such growth in each and every one of you; it’s makes me so proud!
Special congrats go out to those students who advanced to the finals: Mackenzie Orr, Elementary division, Kaitlin Orr, Michael Sturgis and Mercedes Machado, Junior High division (we swept this category!) and Cesar Quintero, High School division.
Our finalists will be competing this 10:00 a.m. Saturday, at the Cal State San Bernardino theater. Please come out and support your fellow students!

Also a quick note to studio voice and violin students: The date for our Spring Recital has been set. PLEASE SAVE THE DATE: Saturday, June 7, 4:00 p.m. at the studio recital hall.

Mar 03

Exciting News!

By Melanie Alpert | Events , The Kitchen Sink , voice

There have been many exciting developments in the Alpert Studio family recently. First of all, let us all congratulate several Studio students for their notable accomplishments.

Michael Sturgis and Cesar Quintero were selected as semi-finalists in the SCVA Vocal Solo Competition and advanced to the next round which will be held this Saturday. Good luck to you both! Cesar was also a semi-finalist in the non-classical division of the LA Music Center Spotlight Awards. Way to go Cesar!

Kathryn McGuire will be spending most of her summer in Graz Austria after being accepted to the prestigious American Institute of Musical Studies.

Also several studio students are on stage this month, please support them by attending their performances:
Kari Kennedy is in the Grove’s production of Pochantas and Mackenzie Orr stars as Mary in the City of Rancho Cucamonga’s Community Theater production of The Secret Garden. I’m really proud of all of you and all the hard work you’ve done.

Finally: news of this Summer’s musical production. I’m thrilled to be music director of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, in conjunction with Broadway Experience and the Los Osos High School Theater Department. Performances are slated for July. For audition and additional information visit the Broadway Experience Website.

Jan 20

Melanie Alpert appears in The King and I

By Melanie Alpert | Events , violin

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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 campus of Riverside City College.

Because your are all considered friends and family, you are eligible for discounted tickets to the performances. Just call the box office at (951) 222-8100 and mention the code “PUZZLEMENT” along with the name “Melanie Alpert.” You will receive a 20-25% discount.

I think it will be a wonderful show; we hope many of you can attend!

For additional information here’s a link to the Performance Riverside website

Dec 30

Way cool news… again!

By Melanie Alpert | Events , voice

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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 most prestigious competitions for high school students in the country. Supercalifragilisticexpealidocious, Sarah!

Sarah’s participation marks the fifth consecutive year that an Alpert Studio student has been selected as a semi-finalist in the Spotlight Awards. Let’s all give Sarah our support as she returns to the final rounds early in 2008!

Dec 28

Melanie Alpert cast in King and I

By billalpert | Events , voice

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Original Broadway production poster

I’m proud to announce that Melanie Alpert was recently cast in the role of Lady Thiang in an upcoming professional production of King and I at Performance Riverside. Performances run from Feb. 1 – 10. The Rodgers and Hammerstein classic will be directed by John Vaughn, and will also feature Barbara Hinrichesen in the role of Anna and studio student Michael Stugis as Louis.

Based on the novel Anna and the King of Siam by Margaret Landon, the musical has been a favorite of audiences since its original 1951 Broadway production.

From Wikipedia: The musical opened on Broadway at the St. James Theatre on March 29, 1951 and starred Gertrude Lawrence as Anna, and a then mostly unknown Yul Brynner as the King. The production was directed by John Van Druten, choreographed by Jerome Robbins, with scenic and lighting design by Jo Mielziner, and costumes designed by Irene Sharaff. Of course Brynner appeared in the 1956 film version, opposite Deborah Kerr.

I hope the our entire studio family will come out and support Barbara and Melanie in what is shaping up to be a wonderful and enjoyable production. For information visit Performance Riverside’s Website

Dec 02

Holiday Wishes and January Events

By Melanie Alpert | Events , The Kitchen Sink , violin , voice

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.

Reminders:
Voice and Violin Lessons will resume the week of January 7, 2008
SCVA PARTICIPANTS: Your applications must be sent in by Dec. 8. The competition is Saturday, Jan. 12 at 9:00 a.m. at the studio recital hall.

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Dec. 07 Recital Participants

Nov 27

End of Year/Recital Schedule

By Melanie Alpert | Events , The Kitchen Sink , violin , voice

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 and violin lessons will resume according to your normal schedule on the week of January 7th.

We wish all of you a blessed Holiday Season and New Year filled with lots of fun, family, food and of course, MUSIC!!! We’ll be blogging about our adventures during the month, so please join us in cyberspace! Bill and I would like to thank you all for being such blessings in our lives. Enjoy the Season 🙂

Love,
Melanie and Bill

Winter Recital Reminders:

Our annual Winter Recital is December 1st at 4:00 pm.
Rehearsal will be Friday, Nov 30 between 4:30 and 6:00. You will be assigned a specific rehearsal time at your lesson.
Recital and Rehearsal to be held at: 10722 Arrow Route, Ste. 104, Rancho Cucamonga

Dress:
Please make sure you bring all your music, all taped up properly for our accompanist. On Saturday, dress appropriately for a recital. No jeans or flip flops!

Recital Fee:
The charge for the recital/rehearsal combination is $30, payable to Bill or Melanie Alpert at the Friday night rehearsal.
If you have any questions or concerns, please call!
Good luck everyone!

Oct 20

Autumn Studio Recital

By billalpert | Events , violin

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Pictured from top left: Wendy Waggener, Seraphina Oney, Erin Archer, Marie Muratalla, Bill Alpert. Bottom left: Jeremy Oh, Sarah Kuriyama, Edison Adler and Maki Davis. Photo courtesy of Rick Adler.

Kudos to selected violin students of Wendy Waggener and Bill Alpert’s violin studios who spent a beautiful and enjoyable fall afternoon sharing their talents! For many it was a day of firsts; Edison Adler’s very first violin recital, and Libby Salomon’s (not pictured) first opportunity to perform from memory. Also this was the first strings-only recital for the Alpert Studio, joined by students and families from Wendy’s studio and Foothill Suzuki Strings. Many thanks to the families who made it possible and to Janet Noll for her artistry and professionalism at the keyboard.

P.S. Voice students: We have set aside the date of Dec 1 at 4:00 p.m. for our fall recital. Please make a note of it!

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