K-2 Violins Cardboard Violins
Congratulations to all our kindergarten students who started their violin journey by building their very own cardboard violin with their family! Building a cardboard violin helps our kindergarteners and their
Real Violins Come to Chapman
Last month, new violins arrived for the Chapman Eagle Ensemble. These young musicians love getting to play real instruments. And they already had already mastered “rest position” because they’ve been
Welcome New Board Members
Lindsay Bear brings training in the sciences and a background in arts and arts administration to the OPUS Board. She is the parent of a Chapman Eagle Ensemble student. A
How Do You Say THANK YOU With a Violin?
OPUS programs are only possible with support from our donors. A generous gift from Two Sisters was recognized recently by a musical serenade from OPUS student Daniel Christ.
OPUS Joins Esteemed PlayUSA Cohort
Carnegie Hall’s PlayUSA program awarded OPUS a $20,000 grant last year to expand the violin-in-the-schools program to Chapman Elementary. Check out the amazing network of community-based music programsOPUS is now part
Daniel Perry is OPUS’s new Program Coordinator
Beloved violin teacher Daniel Perry has joined OPUS’s staff as Program Coordinator—the glue that holds OPUS’s programs together. He brings deep knowledge of the programs and people involved. We’re so
OPUS Visits Peer Program In Texas
Last month, as part of OPUS’s participation in the Carnegie Hall PlayUSA program, OPUS’s String Program Director Abimael Melendez was invited to join a cohort of western community music program
OPUS Students Play for Alaska’s School Superintendents
OPUS students performed at the Alaska Superintendents Association conference at Land’s End in Homer in September. Kenai Peninsula School District Superintendent Clayton Holland expressed his enthusiastic support for OPUS programsNew String Program Director!
Welcome Abimael Melendez, Homer OPUS’s new String Program Director! Abi (Mr. “Abby” to the kids) grew up in a small, vibrant city in northwest Venezuela and began studying violin at age