Alison Ervin Email & Phone Number

Alison is the co-owner and operator of Strand Studios, Hackettstown Center for the Arts, Paladin Knight Entertainment, and Paladin Knight Publishing. Alison graduated Summa Cum Laude with a B.M. in Contemporary and Popular Music (concentration in Music Education) and a minor in Social Media Marketing from the University of Maine at Augusta. She also holds an Associate of Arts in Music from CCM, where she studied piano and voice. While there, she was the alto section leader of the Chamber Choir. Alison has also completed a certificate in Piano Pedagogy from Valley City State University, a certificate in Music Theory from Berklee College of Music Online and a certificate in Theatre & Performing Arts from WCTS. She is proud to be on the Dean's List and a member of the Sigma Alpha Lambda honor society.Alison started her music education in elementary school with the recorder, saxophone, and chorus. She then moved onto private vocal, piano, violin lessons and so forth. By the time she graduated high school, she was playing over 10 instruments.Alison has studied Piano with Dr. Christine Letcher, Prof. Joseph Bilotti, Prof. Greg Whiddon; Jazz Piano with Prof. Marcia Gallagher; Music Theory with Dr. Richard Gradone, Prof. Joseph Bilotti, Prof. Steve Rochinski, Prof. Alizon Lissance, and Prof. Paul Schmeling. Voice with Dr. Melanie Mitrano, Prof. Marielaine Mammon, and Prof. Marcia Gallagher; Drums/Percussion with Prof. John Mehrmann; Violin/Viola/Cello with Prof. Eliza Meyer; Saxophone/Flute/Clarinet with Prof. Eric Thomas; Trumpet/French Horn/Trombone with Dr. Anita-Ann Jerosch; Arranging with Dr. Timothy O'Dell; Conducting with Dr. Anita-Ann Jerosch; and Composition with Prof. John Mehrmann.Alison is the former Music Director at St Peter & Paul Church. She is a cantor and instrumentalist at St. Theodore's. Her other credits include many theatrical productions, as an instrumentalist and vocalists at weddings/funerals, etc. Alison has performed the National Anthem at various Morris County USBC bowling tournaments. Her favorite musical accomplishment is singing with one of her musical theatre idols, Idina Menzel during her world tour in Bethlehem, PA in 2015.In her free time, Alison enjoys volunteering, bowling, photography, ATVing, amateur radio, traveling, and modeling. She is part owner/manager of the Hackettstown Center for the Arts and is an active member of Strand String Ensemble and the Strand Performance Group.

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