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Meet Madame Gandhi, our 2026 Commencement Speaker.
Five studio albums. International activism. A Harvard Business School master`s degree earned while touring as the drummer for GRAMMY-nominated artist M.I.A.
As an artist, activist, and public intellectual, Madame Gandhi has built a career defined by curiosity, creativity, and a commitment to making the world more connected and compassionate. Along the way, her music has reached Spotify`s Viral Top 50 charts and has been featured by Netflix, FIFA, and more.
Learn more. Link in bio.
Meet Madame Gandhi, our 2026 Commencement Speaker.
Five studio albums. International activism. A Harvard Business School master`s degree earned while touring as the drummer for GRAMMY-nominated artist M.I.A.
As an artist, activist, and public intellectual, Madame Gandhi has built a career defined by curiosity, creativity, and a commitment to making the world more connected and compassionate. Along the way, her music has reached Spotify`s Viral Top 50 charts and has been featured by Netflix, FIFA, and more.
Learn more. Link in bio.
RACQUEL BERNARD, 2026 COMMENCEMENT GRADUATE SPEAKER
What does resistance sound like? Beyond the venerable tradition of protest songs, it can live in something more subtle: a voice, a rhythm, a timbre, a way of claiming space through music itself.
Racquel Bernard has spent years thinking about those questions in reggae music. In a genre whose history has often centered male voices, women artists have long challenged sexism, shaped the music’s evolution and expanded its expressive power—often without receiving equal recognition in the record books. Bernard’s work explores how resistance is embedded not only in lyrics, but in sound itself.
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RACQUEL BERNARD, 2026 COMMENCEMENT GRADUATE SPEAKER
What does resistance sound like? Beyond the venerable tradition of protest songs, it can live in something more subtle: a voice, a rhythm, a timbre, a way of claiming space through music itself.
Racquel Bernard has spent years thinking about those questions in reggae music. In a genre whose history has often centered male voices, women artists have long challenged sexism, shaped the music’s evolution and expanded its expressive power—often without receiving equal recognition in the record books. Bernard’s work explores how resistance is embedded not only in lyrics, but in sound itself.
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MEET ADITI SREENIVAS, THE 2026 COMMENCEMENT UNDERGRADUATE SPEAKER
Aditi Sreenivas’s experiences span continents, from Bangalore to New Jersey to California. When she arrived at UCLA, she loved music but lacked a clear idea of how music might become her career. Through the music industry program, she discovered a world far larger than performance alone—one filled with paths in business, law and technology.
As she launches her own career in the music industry, Sreenivas is thinking critically about the future of the industry, the challenges of AI, and the benefits of belonging to a music community.
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MEET ADITI SREENIVAS, THE 2026 COMMENCEMENT UNDERGRADUATE SPEAKER
Aditi Sreenivas’s experiences span continents, from Bangalore to New Jersey to California. When she arrived at UCLA, she loved music but lacked a clear idea of how music might become her career. Through the music industry program, she discovered a world far larger than performance alone—one filled with paths in business, law and technology.
As she launches her own career in the music industry, Sreenivas is thinking critically about the future of the industry, the challenges of AI, and the benefits of belonging to a music community.
READ THE INTERVIEW: LINK IN BIO
Celebrate Movses Pogossian in his final recital as Professor of Violin at UCLA, featuring Armenian classics, three world premieres, Beethoven, Wagner and more. Free & open to the public with RSVP.
📍 Schoenberg Hall
🗓️ Wednesday, May 27 • 8PM
Celebrate Movses Pogossian in his final recital as Professor of Violin at UCLA, featuring Armenian classics, three world premieres, Beethoven, Wagner and more. Free & open to the public with RSVP.
📍 Schoenberg Hall
🗓️ Wednesday, May 27 • 8PM
Smiles all around at rehearsal for the 6th Annual Day of Armenian Music. Join our star faculty for a celebration of music and selections from the newly released album “Stanzas in August: Armenian Music, New & Rediscovered”.
📅 Friday, May 22
🕒 3:00 p.m.
📍 Lani Hall
Smiles all around at rehearsal for the 6th Annual Day of Armenian Music. Join our star faculty for a celebration of music and selections from the newly released album “Stanzas in August: Armenian Music, New & Rediscovered”.
📅 Friday, May 22
🕒 3:00 p.m.
📍 Lani Hall
Looking back to our annual music industry capstone day! Aptly named “Hi-Fi”, our seniors showed us what they’ve worked on throughout their final year - from album releases, marketing proposals, to research projects, we are thrilled to see what their future holds!
Looking back to our annual music industry capstone day! Aptly named “Hi-Fi”, our seniors showed us what they’ve worked on throughout their final year - from album releases, marketing proposals, to research projects, we are thrilled to see what their future holds!
Opera UCLA’s production of Gluck’s Iphigénie en Tauride on Thursday night was a triumph—sung with aching beauty over Gluck’s sumptuous score. Visionary staging, dance, and modernist costuming brought new life to this ancient tragedy. Congratulations to the entire cast and creative team.
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NEXT PERFORMANCE
Saturday, May 16, 8:00 PM
Schoenberg Hall
Link in bio
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Congratulations to the Thursday cast!
Hannah Verduzco - Iphigénie
Leland Alexander - Oreste
Sam Song - Pylade
Adam Zeidler - Singing Thoas
Kyle Xu - Thoas
Lilliana Mindel - First Priestess
Sadie Habas - Second Priestess
Kazu Nakamura - The Scythian
Jacob Salzmann - The Priest of the Temple
Trinity Dela Cruz - Greek Woman
Leela Subramaniam – Diana
Priestess Chorus:
Milla Moretti, Amelia Birmingham, Thea Hsu, Shreya Goshal, Valerie Morris, Vibu Singh, Trinity Dela Cruz, Lilliana Mindel, Sophie Spier, Sadie Habas
Male Chorus:
Dustin Peng, Jacob Salzmann, Kazu Nakamura, Asher Bartfeld
Recorded Scythian Chorus:
Abdiel Gonzalez, Kevin Corrigan, Chris Hunter, James Callon, Elias Berezin, Jacob Salzmann, Kazu Nakamura
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Saturday, May 16 Cast:
Margaret Daly - Iphigénie
Leland Alexander - Oreste
Andres Delgado - Pylade
Kyle Xu - Singing Thoas
Adam Zeidler - Thoas
Lilliana Mindel - First Priestess
Sophie Spier - Second Priestess
Asher Bartfeld - The Scythian
Dustin Peng - The Priest of the Temple
Trinity Dela Cruz - Greek Woman
Leela Subramaniam - Diana
Opera UCLA’s production of Gluck’s Iphigénie en Tauride on Thursday night was a triumph—sung with aching beauty over Gluck’s sumptuous score. Visionary staging, dance, and modernist costuming brought new life to this ancient tragedy. Congratulations to the entire cast and creative team.
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NEXT PERFORMANCE
Saturday, May 16, 8:00 PM
Schoenberg Hall
Link in bio
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Congratulations to the Thursday cast!
Hannah Verduzco - Iphigénie
Leland Alexander - Oreste
Sam Song - Pylade
Adam Zeidler - Singing Thoas
Kyle Xu - Thoas
Lilliana Mindel - First Priestess
Sadie Habas - Second Priestess
Kazu Nakamura - The Scythian
Jacob Salzmann - The Priest of the Temple
Trinity Dela Cruz - Greek Woman
Leela Subramaniam – Diana
Priestess Chorus:
Milla Moretti, Amelia Birmingham, Thea Hsu, Shreya Goshal, Valerie Morris, Vibu Singh, Trinity Dela Cruz, Lilliana Mindel, Sophie Spier, Sadie Habas
Male Chorus:
Dustin Peng, Jacob Salzmann, Kazu Nakamura, Asher Bartfeld
Recorded Scythian Chorus:
Abdiel Gonzalez, Kevin Corrigan, Chris Hunter, James Callon, Elias Berezin, Jacob Salzmann, Kazu Nakamura
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Saturday, May 16 Cast:
Margaret Daly - Iphigénie
Leland Alexander - Oreste
Andres Delgado - Pylade
Kyle Xu - Singing Thoas
Adam Zeidler - Thoas
Lilliana Mindel - First Priestess
Sophie Spier - Second Priestess
Asher Bartfeld - The Scythian
Dustin Peng - The Priest of the Temple
Trinity Dela Cruz - Greek Woman
Leela Subramaniam - Diana
Meet your 2026 commencement speaker: Kiran Gandhi
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Better known as Madame Gandhi, she has produced eight albums of her own music, toured with M.I.A., and traveled to Antarctica to record the sound of melting glaciers. A musician and an activist, she is revered for her intellectual curiosity and creative fearlessness, redefining what it means to be an artist in the 21st century.
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Read more about her, link in bio.
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Photo Credit: Molly Matalon for The New York Times
Meet your 2026 commencement speaker: Kiran Gandhi
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Better known as Madame Gandhi, she has produced eight albums of her own music, toured with M.I.A., and traveled to Antarctica to record the sound of melting glaciers. A musician and an activist, she is revered for her intellectual curiosity and creative fearlessness, redefining what it means to be an artist in the 21st century.
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Read more about her, link in bio.
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Photo Credit: Molly Matalon for The New York Times
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