Category Archives for "voice"

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!

Because you asked…

By Melanie Alpert | Events , 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 by Jackson Brown

Studio Students in Performance

By billalpert | Events , voice

Catch Alpert Studio students Gracie Unger and Mackenzie Orr sharing the role of Maggie in the Grove Theatre production of Lost Spirt. It’s a new show starring broadway headliners Dale Kristien (Phantom of the Opera’s Christine) and Bill Hutton, the original Joseph in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.

For information and tickets visit the Grove’s website at http://www.grovetheatre.com/ or call (909) 920-4343. The theater is located at 276 E 9th St., Upland.

And on a lighter note, enjoy Brandon Alpert’s performance of Randy Newman’s “When She Loved Me” during AMDA’s recent open mic night, in Hollywood.

Autumn Reminders for voice students

By Melanie Alpert | The Kitchen Sink , voice

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. Click here for information

See you all the first week of October.

Happy Autumn!

The Wizard visits Rancho Cucamonga

By billalpert | Events , voice

Daniella Samuel as Dorothy

Brandon Alpert, Daniella and Cesar Quintero in rehearsal for Wizard of Oz

Congratulations to Alpert Studio students who participated in the recent sellout run of Wizard of Oz at the Victoria Gardens Cultural Center. It was a fabulous, professional level show, and certainly one of the highlights of the Lewis Family Playhouse season.

Studio students participating in this production include Daniella Samuel (Dorothy), Brandon Alpert (Cowardly Lion), Lindsey Rupp (Glinda), Sarah Hinrichsen, Sarah Jackson, Maggie Anderson, Frankie Libutti, Michael Sturgis, Marissa Henkle, Ashley Blackwell, Kaitlyn and Mackenzie Orr, Kathryn McGuire and Kyle Fain. Kudos are due to directors Barbara Hinrichsen and Melanie Alpert, along with choreographer Janet Renslow. Let’s all do it again soon!

Into the Woods

By billalpert | Events , voice

Congratulations to all our students, their parents and families who participated in the stellar Broadway Experience production of Sonheim’s Into the Woods Jr. We are so proud of you all! Watch this site for more photos to come.

Spring Studio Recital Photos

By billalpert | Events , The Kitchen Sink , violin , voice

Wow! Congratulations to all our voice and violin students who particpated in our best recital ever! Everyone did a wonderful job; you should all be proud of your efforts. Be assured your teachers and parents are equally proud!

Here are a couple of photos from the event.

Do you have recital photos or stories to share?
Send us an email

Our “Class of ’07”

Happy recital participants celebrating a job well done!

Upcoming lesson schedule will be as follows:
Voice Students: No lessons on Monday, Memorial Day but normal schedule the rest of that week.
No lessons the week of June 4. Lessons will resume with normal schedule on Monday, June 11.
Violin Students: All lessons will continue according to normal schedule.

We wish everyone a great summer. Keep practicing and attending your lessons!!

Bill and Melanie Alpert

Student Recital, audition and competition dates!

By billalpert | Events , violin , voice

It’s that time again: time to get up and strut your stuff 🙂

Auditions and competitions are optional, but participation in the studio recital is mandatory. Please check and clear your calendar so we can have a great turnout.

Saturday, May 19 • 4:00 p.m.
The Alpert Studio Student Recital
All violin and vocal students to perform
(rehearsal, Friday, May 18, 6:30 p.m.)
at the Alpert Studio Performance Venue

Saturday, April 14
San Bernardino County Solofest
Cal State University, San Bernardino
Rehearsal: Friday, April 13, 5:30 p.m. at the Hillside Studio

Saturday, May 12
Auditions: Wizard of Oz, City of Rancho Cucamonga Community Services
Ages: 8-adult

Saturday, May 26
John Child Walker Music Competition
(application deadline: Friday, April 20)

Voice Lesson Schedule 2007

By billalpert | The Kitchen Sink , voice

Hi Everyone,

Hope you all had a great holiday.

Just a note to remind you that voice lessons resume this week, the week of Jan. 8.

Your lesson will remain at the same time, unless otherwise discussed. As always, if you have a scheduling problem, please call me at least 24 hours in advance of your lesson time.

Happy New Year and see you soon!

Melanie Alpert

Happy Holidays from the Alpert Studio

By billalpert | Events , violin , voice

Wow, what a wonderful evening it was! Congratulations to all recital participants; you made us very proud! We all deserve a little break, so:

Schedule reminder:
Violin lessons resume on January 6.
Voice lessons resume on the week of January 8.

Have a recital photo you’d like to share?
Send us your photos via e-mail
Have a wonderful holiday season, and we’ll see you in January. 🙂

–Bill and Melanie

2006 Winter Recital participants ?¢‚Ǩ¬¢ Photo: Philip Malcolm