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 programs

OPUS Earns $25,000 Grant for Violins

Rasmuson Foundation recently awarded OPUS a $25,000 grant to purchase 86 new violins for our violins-in-the-schools programs! The bulk of these violins are headed to Chapman Elementary School in Anchor