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Inna Faliks's Memoir in the LA Review of Books
Herb Randall reviewed Weight in the Fingertips, which he calls “captivating” and “thoughtful” and “deeply wise in its contemplation of a life spent pursuing an individual musical voice true to the disparate components of her identity.” Read the full review at the LA Review of Books website.
Steve Lawrence, Scholarship Donor, Passes Away
Steve Lawrence and his wife Edye Gormé were stars in the recording studio and on television in the 1950s and 60s. In 1976 they established a scholarship in their name at UCLA to support students in the arts, and especially singers and composers. Read the New York Times obituary for the full story.
How AI and Musicians Collaborate, a Ted Talk with Judith Finell
Music creation is one of the most distinguishing features of humanity. So what does it mean that AI has entered the picture? Judith Finell, lecturer in music industry at The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music offers a fresh perspective on how human creativity and artificial intelligence charts new territory in music composition.
A Conversation with Pianist Inna Faliks
Inna Faliks, professor of piano performance, sat down with on-air host John Banther of WETA, PBS for Washington D.C., to talk piano, memoir writing, and her forthcoming album, Manuscripts Don’t Burn.
Jacob Collier Talks Contemporary Musicianship at Schoenberg Hall
Photos by Erica Hou On Tuesday night, February 6, the line that had formed several hours earlier snaked out of Schoenberg Hall and down the steps. Those who braved the line faced a brisk westerly wind and the last vestiges of the atmospheric river that doused Los Angeles raining down, albeit gently. They had come
Melissa Bilal named to new Promise Chair in Armenian Music, Arts, and Culture at UCLA
Endowed chair affirms The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music’s commitment to engage cultural communities in Los Angeles and across the globe Melissa Bilal, a leading scholar of Armenians in Turkey and director of UCLA’s Armenian Music Program, has been appointed the inaugural holder of The Promise Chair in Armenian Music, Arts, and Culture at
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Ethnomusicology Student Lauded by Kennedy Center
Isabel Folkers was only four when she unwittingly chanced upon her career trajectory. The occasion was a house party at the home of an Irish family. The band had finished for the night and they were breaking down their equipment. The young Isabel Folkers jumped up on the makeshift stage and took hold of the
Musicology Student Wins Prestigious National Scholarship
The Beinecke Scholarship is one of the most competitive in the United States. It gifts the most exceptional students in the arts, humanities, and social science with substantial support for graduate study. In 2023, 87 institutions nominated one candidate apiece. Only 20 students make the final selection. For the first time since 2015, one of
Meet Emma Breen, Twenty-First Century Music Student
Emma Breen had a choice to make.
She was completing her bachelor’s in music at Northwestern University, and she was preparing for graduate study. She had been admitted to the Royal Academy of Music. She had also been admitted to The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music.
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