Category: Music
Inna Faliks Premieres Concerto for Minimoog Synthesizer
On November 15, 2025, Casa da Música in Porto hosted the world premiere of Gabriel Prokofiev’s Concerto for Minimoog Synthesizer and Orchestra, a groundbreaking work that bridges electronic and classical traditions. The
Opera UCLA's The Turn of the Screw Explores Themes of Puppetry, Control.
The opera, which revolves around a governess who encounters ghosts while acting as a caretaker for two children, experiments with themes of constantly being puppeted, said assistant director Katya Lynch.
Opera UCLA revives haunting classic to new ears with ‘The Turn of the Screw’
From the Daily Bruin: Based on Henry James’ 1898 novella of the same name, the story follows a governess sent to a remote estate to care for two children whom
Britten’s The Turn of the Screw Launches Daring New Season for Opera UCLA
What could AI do for an opera? This was a question on James Darrah’s mind as he planned his first full season of Opera UCLA. Darrah, professor of voice and
Adam Gilberti Cooks Up a Symphony
Tucked away in the basement of The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music is Adam Gilberti’s workshop. As the school’s musical instrument curator, Gilberti performs the essential task of maintaining
Faculty and Alumni Earn Multiple 2026 Grammy Nods
BRUIN GRAMMY NOMINATIONS! Congratulations to faculty and alums of The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music who have been nominated for a 2026 Grammy Award. Music Industry faculty member Erik
Conference on Trauma and Disability in the Arts Brings Artists and Scholars Together
Have you ever heard the color green? How about tasted Miles Davis’s “Birth of the Cool”? The phenomenon of experiencing something through unrelated senses is called synesthesia. Jenny Olivia Johnson,
2025-26 Season Brings Exciting Programming to Los Angeles and Beyond
The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music’s 2025–26 season offers something for everyone, with over 200 public concerts, recitals and panel discussions at UCLA and throughout the community. True to
Professor David Lefkowitz Destroys His Piano
On a bright, summer Sunday in Westwood, scores of people convened at the Spanish revival home of David Lefkowitz, composer and professor of composition and music theory at The UCLA