Programs Up and Running
At Paul Banks, Fireweed Academy, and Chapman School, more than 200 young musicians are singing, learning rhythms, practicing bow holds, and playing real and cardboard violins in their OPUS music
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