The Statement Series
Towering figures in the music world, both invited guests and members of our own world-class faculty, bring you a unique experience. From peerless performers to accomplished scholars, come and experience artists who make a statement.
Bach’s cello suites are an enduring classic. Come hear them performed in the acoustic and visual wonder of the Richard Serra sculpture in UCLA’s Franklin D. Murphy Sculpture Garden by virtuoso cellist Antonio Lysy.
An Evening with Shujaat Khan
Friday, October 7, 7:00 p.m.
Schoenberg Hall
Grammy-nominated artist Shujaat Khan is one of the greatest Hindustani classical musicians of his generation. He’s played to packed concert halls in Europe, India, Africa, Asia, and North America. Come hear him in the intimate setting of Schoenberg Hall at UCLA.
Hear + Viet + Film Symposium
October 21 & 22, 2022
Schoenberg Hall
A two-day event bringing together scholars, film makers, and composers for a critical reassessment of music in Vietnamese cinema, whether produced in Vietnam or from the regions touched by the Vietnamese diaspora.
“Hommage à Kurtág” recital and CD release by Movses Pogossian
Monday, October 24, 8:00 p.m.
Schoenberg Hall
Virtuoso violinist Movses Pogossian performs selections from his newest CD, including four world premieres and works by one of the greatest living European classical music composers, Hungarian composer György Kurtág.
Bent Frequency plays George Lewis
Saturday, November 5, 8:00 p.m.
Schoenberg Hall
For four decades, George E. Lewis has been a leading African-American voice in modern American composition. Come hear the Bent Frequency Duo and friends premiere a new work by George Lewis and Alvin Singleton.
Regents’ Lecture: Sound Futures: Why Some Music Practices Thrive, Many Struggle, and Others Disappear
Monday, November 7, 1:30 p.m.
Schoenberg Hall
Huib Schippers – UCLA Regents’ Professor for Fall 2022, noted scholar, and Billboard 2020 Indie Power Player – will explore the idea that a complex of mostly non-musical forces determines the sustainability of any music practice, whether fringe or mainstream, from West or East, community-based or widely mediated, despised by many or loved by all.
Angel Blue in Concert
Monday, November 21, 8:00 p.m.
Schoenberg Hall
Soprano superstar (and Bruin alumna!) Angel Joy Blue has performed with the Vienna State Opera, the Dresden Opera, the Royal Opera House, the San Francisco Opera and at a New York Met debut so successful that the Met had to add extra performances.
Vocal Night: A Tribute to Los Angeles Jazz and Blues Legend Barbara Morrison
Saturday, April 29, 7:00 p.m.
Lani Hall
Barbara Morrison was a jazz legend in Los Angeles, known for her sultry vocals and lively performances. She was also a community organizer and a long-time UCLA faculty member. Join us for an evening dedicated to her music and her life.
Music and Justice series presents Dave Brubeck’s “The Gates of Justice”
Sunday, February 26, 4:00 p.m.
Royce Hall
Dave Brubeck’s three sons will perform—for the first time, together—Brubeck’s monumental cantata Gates of Justice. Written by Brubeck after the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., the work was designed to reflect and heal rifts between Black and Jewish communities. A pre-concert discussion between Darius Brubeck and Wall Street Journal critic Larry Blumenfield will be held at Schoenberg Hall at 2:30 p.m.
West Coast Premiere: Lera Auerbach, Symphony No. 6, “Vessels of Light”
Thursday, May 18, 8:00 p.m.
Royce Hall
The west coast premiere of Symphony No. 6, “Vessels of Light,” a large symphonic work with music and libretto by Lera Auerbach featuring solo cello, choir, and orchestra commemorating the incredible and singular heroism of Chiune Sugihara.
QUAKE World Premiere by UCLA Opera, on a Double Bill with Poulenc
June 2, 8:00 p.m., June 3, 2:00 & 800 p.m., June 4, 2:00 p.m.
Freud Playhouse at the UCLA School of Theater, Film & Television
Opera UCLA presents the third in a series of world premieres of operas by women composers and librettists: QUAKE, by UCLA Professor Kay Rhie, to a libretto by Amanda Hollander. This wry comedy imagines a retelling of the end of the ODYSSEY with a particularly Los Angeles twist. On a double bill with Francis Poulenc, Les Mamelles de Tirésias (The Breasts of Tirésas).
The Signature Series
The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music offers a range of programming annually to stimulate the senses and the mind. Join us for our signature series of concerts and conversations.
Quadre – The Voice of Four Horns, with the UCLA Brass
Saturday, September 24, 4:30 p.m.
Schoenberg Hall
Kick off the new school year with an exceptional performance by the Quadre Horn Quartet, who will join students and faculty in the UCLA Brass area.
Nadine Hubbs delivers the Stevenson Lecture
Tuesday, October 18, 4:00 p.m.
Lani Hall
Join Nadine Hubbs, director of the Lesbian-Gay-Queer Research Initiative and professor of women’s studies and music at the University of Michigan, for an afternoon conversation. A reception will follow.
Camarades String Chamber Music Concert
Wednesday, November 30, 7:00 p.m.
Lani Hall
The UCLA Strings present UCLA Camarades (“The Music of Friends”), chamber music for all ensembles incorporating strings, from trios to octets, with a special consideration to the rich string quartet literature.
UCLA Philharmonia 18th Annual All-Star Concert
Sunday, January 29, 4:00 p.m.
Royce Hall
Winners of the All-Star solo competition will perform with the UCLA Philharmonia, the flagship orchestra of The Herb Alpert UCLA School of Music.
Winter Woodwind Chamber Music Concert
Tuesday, March 14, 6:00 p.m.
Lani Hall
Spanning the baroque to the contemporary, the Woodwind Chamber Music Concert features over fifty graduate and undergraduate performers in ensembles ranging from duos to octets, highlighting the range and depth of works featuring woodwinds.
Trevor Reed, with Jessica Bissett Perea delivers the annual Robert U. Nelson Lecture
Thursday, April 20, 5:00 p.m.
Lani Hall
Musicologists Trevor Reed and Jessica Bissett Perea discuss indigenous North American music.
Jose Ramon Mendez performs in the David L. Abell Piano Recital
Thursday, May 11, 6:30 p.m.
Lani Hall
Jose Ramon Mendez has been hailed as the “Spanish pianist of his generation.” Come hear his special recital in the intimate setting of Lani Hall.
Gluck Fellows Showcase
Friday, May 12, 2:00 p.m.
Schoenberg Hall
Gluck Ensembles, from Mariachi to Opera to Jazz to String Quartets perform in their annual concert for elementary and secondary school students.
UCLA Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band Spring Concert
Wednesday, May 31, 8:00 p.m.
Schoenberg Hall
The premiere wind band of The Herb Alpert UCLA School of Music programs concerts that honor the rich history of the literature and fosters new composers.
Spring Festival of World Music
May 19-21, June 2-4.
Schoenberg Hall
UCLA’s storied Spring Festival of World Music features ensembles from every corner of the world, from Javanese Gamelan to traditional Turkish music, from Persian classical music to African American spirituals, and from Indian sitar to Old Time String Band.
Amplify
Voices to be heard. Art and perspectives from our own communities and from the world as a whole.
An Evening with Shujaat Khan
Friday, October 7, 7:00 p.m.
Schoenberg Hall
Grammy-nominated artist Shujaat Khan is one of the greatest Hindustani classical musicians of his generation. He’s played to packed concert halls in Europe, India, Africa, Asia, and North America. Come hear him in the intimate setting of Schoenberg Hall at UCLA.
Nadine Hubbs delivers the Stevenson Lecture
Tuesday, October 18, 4:00 p.m.
Lani Hall
Join Nadine Hubbs, director of the Lesbian-Gay-Queer Research Initiative and professor of women’s studies and music at the University of Michigan, for an afternoon conversation. A reception will follow.
Hear + Viet + Film Symposium
October 21 & 22, 2022
Schoenberg Hall
A two-day event bringing together scholars, filmmakers, and composers for a critical reassessment of music in Vietnamese cinema, whether produced in Vietnam or from the regions touched by the Vietnamese diaspora.
Asian Representation on Stage and Screen
Saturday, October 29, all day
Schoenberg Hall
A day-long symposium consisting of panels, discussions, and performances about Asian American and Pacific Islander representation in cultural media.
George Lewis, New Music and the Heterogeneous Sound Ideal
Thursday, November 3, 4:00 p.m.
Royce 314
George Lewis of Columbia University discusses Afrodiasporic music-making, especially as articulated and defined by influential African American composer Olly Wilson (1937-2018). Lewis will identify aesthetic directions in Afrodiasporic contemporary classical music since 1960.
Bent Frequency plays George Lewis
Saturday, November 5, 8:00 p.m.
Schoenberg Hall
For four decades, George E. Lewis has been a leading African-American voice in modern American composition. Come hear the Bent Frequency Duo and friends premiere a new work by George Lewis, and Alvin Singleton.
Angel Blue in Concert
Monday, November 21, 8:00 p.m.
Schoenberg Hall
Soprano superstar (and Bruin alumna!) Angel Blue has performed with the Vienna State Opera, the Dresden Opera, the Met, The Royal Opera House, the San Francisco Opera and at a New York Met debut so successful that the Met had to add extra performances.
Vocal Night: A Tribute to Los Angeles Jazz and Blues Legend Barbara Morrison
Saturday, April 29, 7:00 p.m.
Lani Hall
Barbara Morrison was a jazz legend in Los Angeles, known for her sultry vocals and lively performances. She was also a community organizer and a long-time UCLA faculty member. Join us for an evening dedicated to her music and her life.
Music and Justice series presents Dave Brubeck’s “The Gates of Justice”
Sunday, February 26, 4:00 p.m.
Royce Hall
Dave Brubeck’s three sons will perform—for the first time, together—Brubeck’s monumental cantata Gates of Justice. Written by Brubeck after the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., the work was designed to reflect and heal rifts between Black and Jewish communities. A pre-concert discussion between Darius Brubeck and Wall Street Journal critic Larry Blumenfield will be held at Schoenberg Hall at 2:30 p.m.
Trevor Reed, with Jessica Bissett Perea delivers the annual Robert U. Nelson Lecture
Thursday, April 20, 5:00 p.m.
Lani Hall
Musicologists Trevor Reed and Jessica Bissett Perea discuss indigenous North American music.
West Coast Premiere: Lera Auerbach, Symphony No. 6, “Vessels of Light”
Thursday, May 18, 5:00 p.m.
Royce Hall
The west coast premiere of Symphony No. 6, “Vessels of Light,” a large symphonic work with music and libretto by Lera Auerbach featuring solo cello, choir, and orchestra commemorating the incredible and singular heroism of Chiune Sugihara.
Day of Armenian Music
Friday, May 26, 12:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
Schoenberg Hall
The third annual Day of Armenian Music at UCLA will begin with workshops and “meet the artists” sessions from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., including an outdoors dance workshop. Concert at Schoenberg Hall will feature the UCLA VEM Ensemble, the UCLA Armenian Music Ensemble, composer/pianist Artur Avanesov, and world-renowned guests.
Spring Festival of World Music
May 19-21, June 2-4.
Schoenberg Hall
UCLA’s storied Spring Festival of World Music features ensembles from every corner of the world, from Javanese Gamelan to traditional Turkish music, from Persian classical music to African American spirituals, and from Indian sitar to Old Time String Band.