by Wirth Center | Oct 23, 2020 | Uncategorized
We’re excited to expand our strings program at the Wirth Center with our newest violin faculty member, Nathan Wilson. We had a chance to chat about his approach to teaching and played some music by Franck and Kreisler. Check it out!
by Wirth Center | Oct 16, 2020 | Uncategorized
Community fosters artistic growth. This is expressed powerfully by Jennifer, a parent of a ballet student, in this week’s Wirth Center Presents.
by Wirth Center | Oct 9, 2020 | Uncategorized
Today we invite you to pause and enjoy a beautiful performance from Wirth Center Presents. Each week, we will share a video highlighting a performance, helpful tips, testimonials and interviews. This week we’re back with Part 2 of pianist Jacqueline Pham. Here, she...
by Wirth Center | Oct 2, 2020 | Uncategorized
This week, we present pianist Jacqueline Pham. Jacqueline is a former student of Chris Weldon’s who graduated this past May. Watch Jacqueline perform piano music by Prokofiev and Liszt. We will also chat a little bit about practicing, performing, and her hobbies...
by Wirth Center | May 1, 2020 | Uncategorized
Dear friends, like many arts groups, the Covid-19 crisis has impacted us financially. We have lost 1/3 of our student body, and have been forced to cancel key fundraisers and events. Meanwhile our operating expenses continue. As a non-profit we depend on generous...
by Wirth Center | Feb 10, 2020 | Uncategorized
Hello! My name is Winston Johnson. I’m a lifelong scout and musician. I know first hand how music can change lives. Therefore, for my Eagle Scout service project, I conducted an instrument drive to benefit the Wirth Center for the Performing Arts, a non-profit...
by Wirth Center | Feb 5, 2020 | Uncategorized
Dear Paul, There is no reason at all why after probably thousands of students you would remember me, but I wanted to write to say thank you. My name is Heidi Haghighi, and I took lessons from Monica Mullenbach and you for a few years, probably in the late 1980s and...
by Wirth Center | Dec 12, 2019 | Uncategorized
“School of Rock changed my life. That might be dramatic to say, but it’s really true.” Anna’s band, The Future, is made of members who all met by being involved in the Wirth Center’s School of Rock program in 2017, and they have since performed at many places in the...
by Wirth Center | Dec 9, 2019 | Uncategorized
“We often refer to the day we met Dr. Wirth as ‘the first day of the rest of Will’s life’,” says Mike, parent of Will, current piano student at the Wirth Center for the Performing Arts. “The fact that Dr. Wirth was able to recognize the gift that was lurking inside...
by Wirth Center | Dec 5, 2019 | Uncategorized
“After 20 years of self-learning, when we moved back to the area, my wife told me I should finally take piano lessons,” says Jay, a current adult student at the Wirth Center for the Performing Arts. “I wanted to find a non-profit school that was out in the community...
