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2023 Graduate Student Commencement Speaker Forges Dual Path in Music and Science
2023 Graduate Student Commencement Speaker Forges Dual Path in Music and Science
Emma Breen is completing her master’s in trumpet performance and preparing to continue her studies at UCLA this fall as a doctoral student. She has also staked out terrain in the world of science, a passion she holds equally with music and plans to continue.  “You have to be versatile,” said Breen, reflecting on her
For 2023 Undergraduate Student Commencement Speaker, Community is Key
For 2023 Undergraduate Student Commencement Speaker, Community is Key
When Yeremiya Wright arrived at UCLA in the Fall of 2019 as a first-year student, he was unaware that a global pandemic was literally right around the corner. Nor was anyone aware of what was in store. “I went home to New Jersey in the Spring quarter of 2020 thinking I would be coming back
Diār Caps a Week of Events about the Music of Iran
Diār Caps a Week of Events about the Music of Iran
On Sunday, May 21, a capacity crowd at Schoenberg Hall heard Diār, a concert of Iranian music curated by new postdoctoral scholar Shahab Paranj. Diār featured traditional Persian music as well as world premieres by Paranj, Reza Vali, Ian Krouse, and Richard Danielpour. It was one of several events this weekend connected to the music

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Quake, by Kay Rhie and Les Mamelles de Tirésias, by Francis Poulenc
Jun 2 Fri
8:00pm
Free
opera
Quake, by Kay Rhie and Les Mamelles de Tirésias, by Francis Poulenc
An opera double bill! The UCLA Department of Theater and The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music present the world premiere of Quake by Kay Rhie and Amanda Hollander and Les mamelles de Tirésias by Francis Poulenc.   Kay Rhie’s Quake adapts one of Greek mythology’s most treasured stories. Penelope and Odysseus are destined to be together, but they live in a
Freud Playhouse

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Rebecca Beerstein Violin Recital
Jun 2 Fri
2:00pm
Free
student-recital
Rebecca Beerstein Violin Recital
Rebecca Beerstein, a student of Varty Manouelian, presents a Senior violin recital. To view this recital online, please click “Watch Livestream”.
Ensemble Room: Evelyn & Mo Ostin Music Center
Ela Kodzas Violin Recital
Jun 2 Fri
5:00pm
Free
student-recital
Ela Kodzas Violin Recital
Ela Kodzas, a student of Movses Pogossian, presents a Masters violin recital. To view this recital online, please click “Watch Livestream”.
Ensemble Room: Evelyn & Mo Ostin Music Center
Music of Turkey Ensemble and Music of Mexico Ensemble
Jun 2 Fri
7:00pm
Free
world-music
Music of Turkey Ensemble and Music of Mexico Ensemble
The Music of Turkey Ensemble and Music of Mexico Ensemble showcase traditional music from these regions on the same stage.
Schoenberg Hall
Honoring Mo Ostin, 1927–2022
Honoring Mo Ostin, 1927–2022

As chairman and CEO of Warner Bros. Records, Mo Ostin shaped decades of popular music, leaving a legacy for us all to share. A major gift from Mo and his wife Evelyn funded the construction of the Evelyn and Mo Ostin Music Center, designed to provide students with access to the latest advances in music technology. The Ostins provided support for the School of Music’s Music Partnership Program. In addition, Mo was an active force for the Dean’s Board of Advisors. We will always cherish his passion and partnership.

Honoring Mo Ostin
Honoring Mo Ostin
Honoring Mo Ostin
WELCOME BACK TO THE SCHOOL OF MUSIC
WELCOME BACK TO THE SCHOOL OF MUSIC

The School of Music is excited to welcome new and returning students back to campus. This page includes COVID-19 policies specific to the School of Music with links to campus resources for learning, teaching, and safeguarding our musical community this year.

Please check back here regularly. We will update this page as new information becomes available.

Welcome Back to the School of Music
Welcome Back to the School of Music
Welcome Back to the School of Music

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Catch a concert by one of our School of Music ...

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Catch a concert by one of our School of Music faculty, the inimitable pianist Inna Faliks! More information in our linktree!

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Please join us in our Spring Festival of World ...

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Please join us in our Spring Festival of World Music! The festival is an opportunity for student ensembles to perform and share traditional music from around the world as they master their instruments. - On Sunday, June 4th, in Schoenberg Hall, Music of China Ensemble, Music and Dance of Ghana Ensemble, and Sphere Project Performance will wrap up the festival! - 7:00 p.m. | Music of China Ensemble 7:55 p.m. | Music and Dance of Ghana Ensemble 8:50 p.m. | Sphere Project, featuring the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz Performance at UCLA and musicians from various world music ensembles plus string ensembles from the department of music - This event will also be live-streamed on the School of Music Livestream channel. - #ucla #music #thisisUCLAmusic #uclaalpert #traditionalmusic #worldmusic

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Please join us Wednesday, May 31st, 7:00 pm at ...

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Please join us Wednesday, May 31st, 7:00 pm at Ostin Ensemble Room for the Camarades String Chamber Music concert! - UCLA Camarades (“The Music of Friends”) is the title given to the chamber music program that is guided and driven by the String Department. It offers superior coaching to all ensembles incorporating strings, with a special consideration to the rich string quartet literature. These endeavors of study and instruction are crowned by quarterly concerts and form the basis of the group’s essential experience on stage. - This event will also be live-streamed on the School of Music Livestream channel. - #ucla #music #thisisUCLAmusic #concert #chambermusic

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This quarter, we will not only have one, but two ...

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This quarter, we will not only have one, but two FLUX concerts! Please join us in an evening of exciting contemporary music! - Dates: Friday, June 2nd || 8:00 pm || Lani Hall Tuesday, June 6th || 8:00 pm || Lani Hall - This event will also be live-streamed on the School of Music Livestream channel. - #ucla #music #thisisUCLAmusic #concert #contemporarymusic

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Please join us Tuesday, May 30th, at 6:00 pm in ...

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Please join us Tuesday, May 30th, at 6:00 pm in Lani Hall for the Woodwind Chamber 2023 Spring Concert - Collaboration is at the heart of The UCLA Woodwind Chamber Music program as students work together to perform without a conductor. Join us for a concert featuring chamber music for woodwinds. - This event will also be live-streamed on the School of Music Livestream channel. - #ucla #music #thisisUCLAmusic #concert #chambermusic

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An opera double bill! The UCLA Department of ...

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An opera double bill! The UCLA Department of Theater and The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music present the world premiere of Quake by Kay Rhie and Amanda Hollander and Les mamelles de Tirésias by Francis Poulenc. - Kay Rhie's Quake adapts one of Greek mythology's most treasured stories. Penelope and Odysseus are destined to be together, but they live in a fractured world that constantly pulls them apart. Set in modern-day Los Angeles, Quakereflects the cycles that trap us, and the seismic events that can finally lead to change. Full of allusions to both classical mythology and new media, Quake imagines the consequences of a world where humans make the stars, and even the previously powerful Gods would rather be celebrities. Libretto by Amanda Hollander. Conducted by Rakefet Hat. Stage Direction by Alison Moritz with Staci Mize. - Poulenc's comic opera adapts the surrealist play of Guillaume Apollinaire. Originally written and performed in the years following World War II, Les mamelles de Tirésias treats gender as farce in the aftermath of the great dislocations brought on by war. Based on the play by Apollinaire. Arranged by Benjamin Britten and Viola Tunnard, performing edition by Emily Hindrichs. Conducted by Jakub Rompczyk. Stage direction by Alison Moritz with Staci Mize. - Performances Friday, June 2, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, June 3, 2:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. Sunday, June 4, 2:00 p.m. all performances are at the Freud Playhouse

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Please join us in our Spring Festival of World Music! The festival is an opportunity for student ensembles to perform and share traditional music from around the world as they master their instruments. - On Saturday, June 3rd, in Schoenberg Hall, Music of Java, Thailand, and Korea Ensembles will perform! 7:00 p.m. | Music of Java Ensemble 7:55 p.m. | Music of Thailand Ensemble 8:50 p.m. | Music of Korea Ensemble - This event will also be live-streamed on the School of Music Livestream channel. - #ucla #music #thisisUCLAmusic #uclaalpert #traditionalmusic #worldmusic

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Cherry Pop Records, UCLA’s first student-run ...

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Cherry Pop Records, UCLA’s first student-run record label, is dropping its debut album this Friday, May 26th. Cherry Pop Vol. 1 features a diverse range of talent from around Westwood: Lot 3, Katrina Weissman, Infrared, and The Band Called Sex. Pre-save Cherry Pop Vol. 1 now and celebrate with @cherrypoprecs at the compilation release show tomorrow!

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Please join us in our Spring Festival of World Music! The festival is an opportunity for student ensembles to perform and share traditional music from around the world as they master their instruments. - On Friday, June 2nd, in Schoenberg Hall, Music of Turkey Ensemble and Music of Mexico Ensemble will perform! 7:00 p.m. | Music of Turkey Ensemble 8:10 p.m. | Music of Mexico Ensemble - This event will also be live-streamed on the School of Music Livestream channel. - #ucla #music #thisisUCLAmusic #uclaalpert #traditionalmusic #worldmusic

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Please join us Wednesday, May 31st, 8:00 pm at ...

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Please join us Wednesday, May 31st, 8:00 pm at Schoenberg Hall for the UCLA Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band Spring Concert! - For their final concert of the academic year, the UCLA Symphonic Band and UCLA Wind Ensemble present a concert of all-American music, celebrating connections between composers and recognizing two leaders in the field as they retire from professorial positions. - This event is free, and will also be live-streamed on the School of Music Livestream channel. - #ucla #music #thisisUCLAmusic #concert #windensemble #symphonicband

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Please join us on Wednesday, May 24th, 7:00 pm at ...

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Please join us on Wednesday, May 24th, 7:00 pm at Schoenberg Hall for our Jazz Combos and Ensembles Concert! - Day 3/3 of jazz! UCLA student combos and big bands directed by world-class jazz artists will be performing well-known jazz standards, contemporary works, and pop songs, as well as compositions by the faculty directors and the students. - This event will also be live-streamed on the School of Music Livestream channel. - #ucla #music #thisisUCLAmusic #uclaalpert #jazz #concert

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Please join us Friday, May 26th, 12:00 pm at ...

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Please join us Friday, May 26th, 12:00 pm at Schoenberg Hall for a day of Armenian music! - The third annual Day of Armenian Music at UCLA will showcase the depth and breadth of the Armenian Music Program. This will be an afternoon-long public event: from workshops to “meet the artists” sessions to an outdoor dance workshop, all are welcome! Concert at Schoenberg Hall will feature the UCLA VEM Ensemble, the UCLA Armenian Music Ensemble, composer/pianist Artur Avanesov, and world-renowned guests. - This event will also be live-streamed on the School of Music Livestream channel. - #ucla #music #thisisUCLAmusic #armenianmusic #concert #armenia #armenianmusic

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Please join us on Thursday, May 25th, at 1:00 pm ...

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Please join us on Thursday, May 25th, at 1:00 pm over Zoom for the 4th annual conference for MUSE, an undergraduate research journal for music studies at UCLA! - The four authors published in the Spring 2023 general issue will present their work and engage in a Q&A. This event is free and open to the public. - MUSE is the first undergraduate journal publishing student work in music scholarship at UCLA. A student-run organization, MUSE aims to allow undergraduate students an outlet to share their academic work with a broader public. Our goal is to publish scholarship over a wide range of music-related subjects, including but not limited to disciplines such as historical musicology, ethnomusicology, music analysis, popular music, sound studies, pedagogy, performance studies, critical theory, aesthetics, gender and sexuality, and cultural studies. - Reservation link in bio! - #ucla #music #thisisUCLAmusic #uclaalpert #musicology #research

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Please join us Sunday, May 21st at 8:00 pm at ...

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Please join us Sunday, May 21st at 8:00 pm at Schoenberg Hall for an Iranian music concert entitled “Diār”! - Please join us for an evening celebrating Iranian music. This innovative concert, curated by Shahab Paranj, features both pure Persian classical music and contemporary compositions influenced by that rich tradition. Iranian virtuoso musician Sohrab Pournazeri joins Shahab Paranj and the Iranshahr String Quartet in premieres of four new compositions by Richard Danielpour, Ian Krouse, Reza Vali, and Shahab Paranj. - This event will also be live-streamed on the School of Music Livestream channel. - #ucla #music #thisisUCLAmusic #uclaalpert #iranianmusic #concert

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Please join us on Tuesday, May 23rd, 7:00 pm at ...

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Please join us on Tuesday, May 23rd, 7:00 pm at Schoenberg Hall for our Jazz Combos and Ensembles Concert! - Day 2/3 of jazz! UCLA student combos and big bands directed by world-class jazz artists will be performing well-known jazz standards, contemporary works, and pop songs, as well as compositions by the faculty directors and the students. - This event will also be live-streamed on the School of Music Livestream channel. - #ucla #music #thisisUCLAmusic #uclaalpert #jazz #concert

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Please join us on Monday, May 22nd, at 7:00 pm at ...

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Please join us on Monday, May 22nd, at 7:00 pm at Schoenberg Hall for our Jazz Combos and Ensembles Concerts! - Day 1/3 of jazz! UCLA student combos and big bands directed by world-class jazz artists will be performing well-known jazz standards, contemporary works, and pop songs, as well as compositions by the faculty directors and the students. - This event will also be live-streamed on the School of Music Livestream channel. - #ucla #music #thisisUCLAmusic #uclaalpert #jazz #concert

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Schubert’s Unfinished Symphony is haunting, ...

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Schubert’s Unfinished Symphony is haunting, sonorous poignant. Unique in the repertoire, it is known for its power to evoke deeply personal responses from listeners. On Thursday, May 18th, 8:00 pm at Royce Hall, Schubert’s Unfinished Symphony will open the program for a night that includes the West Coast Premiere of “Symphony No. 6, Vessels of Light” by Lera Auerbach. - The Music and Justice series is presented by The Lowell Milken Center for Music of American Jewish Experience at The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music. - More information: https://uclamusic.info/3BAzDZS - #ucla #music #thisisUCLAmusic #uclamaje #uclaalpert #symphony #concert

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We are proud to present our Iranian music series! ...

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We are proud to present our Iranian music series! This series consists of three events - two panel discussions and a concert celebrating Iranian music. All are welcome! - May 19th, 1:00 pm, Lani Hall | Panel Discussion | Exploring the influence of Persian music and instruments in composition May 21st, 8:00 pm, Schoenberg Hall | Concert | Diār May 22nd, 3:00 pm, Green Room | Panel Discussion | Approaching Composition from a non-Eurocentric perspective - #ucla #music #thisisUCLAmusic #uclaalpert #iranianmusic #concert #worldmusic #ethnomusicology

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