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

Autumn Studio Recital

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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!

Studio Students in Performance

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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!

Last Glimpse of Summer!

By Melanie Alpert | Events , The Kitchen Sink

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 wonderful summer; now let’s get back and do some great work!

Important announcement: Broadway Experience, the performing troupe dearest to my heart, will be holding auditions on September 5, at 5:00 p.m. It’s a wonderful opportunity for students who enjoy performing to spread their wings. Led by the multi-talented Barbara Hinrichsen, director, along with choregrapher and Disney whiz, Janet Renslow, and yours truly as music director. Come out and join us for a great educational experience and the time of your life!

Many of you have asked about our vacation, so we’ve created a photo album to share our experiences. Here’s the link to our photo blog: The Alpert Family Hits the Road

Alpert Studio August Schedule

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Starting our vacation; a field outside of Flagstaff, AZ.

The closing of Oz marks the official start of our family vacation; the first stop being Flagstaff, AZ. It’s a place that brings back a lot of happy memories. The photo above was taken on a 30 mile bike jaunt to Sedona, where I caught the late afternoon sun warming my spectacular descent into Oak Creek Canyon. Next was a two day visit to explore the ancient ruins of Mesa Verde, Colorado. It’s a unique spot, and we’ll remember the brilliant starry night that became even more dazzling when our isolated hotel experienced a power failure on the first night of our visit!

I’m writing this from Telluride, Colorado. It’s our first visit to this quirky mountain town with a flavor that’s a bit of a throwback to the 60’s. Spectacular scenery is the rule here, as you can see from the waterfall behind me, and the view I earned after a rugged climb on an old mining road.

Cooling off in the mist of Bridal Veil Falls after a hot and dusty climb

Spectaular Telluride (in the distant valley) includes everyone from hippies to the celeb jet set

Stay tuned for some more images of our trek to Grand Teton National Park. We hope to leave our reflection in many a Rocky Mountain stream along the way!

Here’s our teaching schedule for August:

Violin Students: Lessons resume on August 21st, according to normal schedule.

Vocal Students: Melanie will be off until after Labor Day. Lessons will resume Tues. Sept. 4th. Students will be contacted the last week of August to set up fall schedules. Please let Melanie know ASAP if you have any specific concerns or requests. Returning students will be kept as close as possible to their previous schedule unless otherwise requested.

Thanks, and enjoy your summer!
—
Bill Alpert

The Wizard visits Rancho Cucamonga

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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