Events & Classes
West Valley Music Education has a purpose to utilize the group setting for a variety of uses. It allows the beginner to start learning in a more relaxed setting, but can also focus to the needs of school band and orchestra students as well as hone in on special interests such as jazz, small ensembles and audition prep.
Study with the Masters
Teen Master Class Workshop in Singing and Musical Theater Performance with acclaimed professional singer Wendy Waller and Broadway actor singer Pierce Peter Brandt. Open to students entering grades - with prior performing and singing experience. Limited to a select group of talented students who already have some singing and or musical theater performing experience under their belts this master class is an absolute must for the singer performer who is ready to take his or her abilities to the next level.This is a rare opportunity to work with not just one but two experienced teachers ...
Teen Master Class Workshop in Singing and Musical Theater Performance with acclaimed professional singer Wendy Waller and Broadway actor/singer Pierce Peter Brandt. Open to students entering grades 7-12 with prior performing and singing experience. Limited to a select group of talented students who already have some singing and/or musical theater performing experience under their belts, this master class is an absolute must for the singer/performer who is ready to take his or her abilities to the next level.
This is a rare opportunity to work with not just one, but two experienced teachers who are also accomplished and active professional performers in singing, music, and theater. Singer/performer Wendy Waller will work with students on fine-tuning and further development of their singing voices, while singer/actor Pierce Peter Brandt will work on song acting, interpretation, and performance. Students will be given the essential tools to identify and cultivate those seemingly elusive elements of vocal production and song performance that make the difference between a performer who gets cast and gives outstanding performances, and one who simply hopes for the chance. The master class will culminate in a presentation of both solo and ensemble numbers from the musical theater repertoire.
June 25 - June 29, 2012
Monday - Friday 9:00 am - 12:00 noon
Cost: $400.00 per student
Monday - Friday 9:00 am - 12:00 noon
Cost: $400.00 per student
Friday, June 29, 2012, final class presentation in the evening (final times TBA) for family and friends
From regional theater to Broadway productions, chorus boy to leading man, Pierce Peter Brandt has been there. Having performed leading and featured roles in the acclaimed final company of the original Broadway production of Les Miserables, the original New York cast of Martin Guerre, and the national tour of Jesus Christ Superstar, Pierce is a recipient of two Drama-Logue/Backstage West Awards and a San Francisco Critics Award, as well as numerous accolades from critics across the country.
Pierce Peter Brandt has performed leading roles in major musical theater productions at many of the country's finest professional theaters and has worked with some of the industry's most outstanding producers, directors, actors, casting directors, agents, and musicians. As a teaching artist, Pierce is on the staff at American Conservatory Theater's Young Conservatory in San Francisco, and has also taught master classes and workshops for SF's Theater Bay Area Lecture Series, University of Illinois, New York School of the Arts, Orpheum Theater Summer Institute, Palo Alto Children's Theater, State University of New York, and others. For more information, visit www.PiercePeterBrandt.com
Pierce Peter Brandt has performed leading roles in major musical theater productions at many of the country's finest professional theaters and has worked with some of the industry's most outstanding producers, directors, actors, casting directors, agents, and musicians. As a teaching artist, Pierce is on the staff at American Conservatory Theater's Young Conservatory in San Francisco, and has also taught master classes and workshops for SF's Theater Bay Area Lecture Series, University of Illinois, New York School of the Arts, Orpheum Theater Summer Institute, Palo Alto Children's Theater, State University of New York, and others. For more information, visit www.PiercePeterBrandt.com
Musical Theatre, Jazz, R&B, Country, Soul, Classical, Singer/song writer. You name it Wendy Waller has sung it. Whether on the stage, band stand, or in the studio, Wendy is well versed in multiple singing styles. Her professional experience includes: managing her own highly creative band, performing both original music as well as soulful blues, jazz and Americana.
Wendy Waller's professional singing career, vocal instruction and coaching, reflects her vast eclectic musical background. She has performed several leading roles in musical theater productions, and worked as a freelance vocalist in Musical Theatre, Jazz, Pop, Rock, R&B, Blues and Country, and Big Band. She has three CD's to her credit and has done back up on several cd's including Chris Isaaks "Speak Of The Devil." Wendy has taught group clinics, privately and ongoing classes at U.C. Berkeley, Foothill Junior College, San Jose State University, the Community School of Music and Art (Mountain View) and her 2 studios in Redwood city and West Valley Music. For more information, visit www.WendyWaller.com
Date:
Jun 29, 2012 , 9:00AM - 12:00 noon
Jun 29, 2012 , 9:00AM - 12:00 noon
Additional Information: A professional accompanist will also be provided.
