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...
by Wirth Center | Dec 3, 2019 | Uncategorized
“Having this creative outlet [at the Wirth Center] for my kids has brought so much to their lives and is an invaluable gift,” says Melissa, parent of three Wirth Center students. “From drums, to dance, to marimba… we’re always up for trying something new! As a...
by Wirth Center | Nov 28, 2019 | Uncategorized
“Working in music and movement education is truly a privilege. As teachers we witness the transformative process that our students undertake when they learn to express and channel their unique emotional world. Some students enter our studios barely able to sit...