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Lectures and Symposia
Voices in Shadow: The Artistic Journey of Iranian Female Singers after the Revolution
Feb 5 Wed
Lectures and Symposia
POSTPONED: Theorizing Trauma and Disability in the Arts: an Interdisciplinary Conference
Feb 7 Fri
Chamber Music
Composer Portrait: The Music of Stanley Walden (Milken Center Chamber Music Series)
Feb 16 Sun
Lectures and Symposia
Instrument of the State: A Century of Music in Louisiana's Angola Prison (Jazz Edition)
Feb 28 Fri
Classical
Trouble the Water - UCLA Choral Studies and Virginia State University Concert Choir
Mar 13 Thu
Lectures and Symposia
“Trouble the Water”: Celebrating the HBCU Choral Tradition through the Music of Undine Smith Moore
Mar 14 Fri
Lectures and Symposia
RESCHEDULED: Paula C. Harper Explores Sonic Memes, Contagious Tunes, and Viral Musicking
Apr 15 Tue
Lectures and Symposia
Book Talk: For Women and Girls Only: Reshaping Jewish Orthodox Through the Arts in the Digital Age with author Jessica Roda
May 1 Thu
Lectures and Symposia
Pierre Boulez@100 - Boulez’s "Livres" as Bookends of his Musical Maturation
May 29 Thu
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Samuel Lamontagne Joins UC Riverside as Assistant Professor
Lamontagne, who completed his dissertation in ethnomusicology under the direction of Tim Taylor in 2022, held a UC Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Fellowship at the UCLA Department of History prior to joining the faculty at UC Riverside.
The Sinatra Piano Finds a New Home at UCLA
On Wednesday, December 4, four skilled piano movers wheeled a nine-foot Model 275, 92-key Bösendorfer grand piano into the recording studio at The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music. The rare instrument had already drawn a crowd, including faculty, staff and the dean. With them was Tina Sinatra. She and her sister Nancy were in
Mostly Kosher Shares Klezmer Rock Music and Jewish Culture with UCLA
Brought to UCLA by the Milken Center for Music of American Jewish Experience, Mostly Kosher treated a Lani Hall audience with an evening of klezmer music with multiple influences. “The name is kind of a double entendre,” said Milken center director Mark Kligman. “They’re not confined to Klezmer.” From the Daily Bruin.
Every Fall, The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music proudly announces its Gluck Fellows, who bring free concerts to schools, senior homes, libraries, and public spaces across Los Angeles. In challenging times like these, music has the power to inspire, uplift and heal. Our Gluck Fellows look forward to spreading that joy in our community.
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Every Fall, The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music proudly announces its Gluck Fellows, who bring free concerts to schools, senior homes, libraries, and public spaces across Los Angeles. In challenging times like these, music has the power to inspire, uplift and heal. Our Gluck Fellows look forward to spreading that joy in our community.
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#thisisuclamusic #gluckfellowsprogram
Our thoughts are with all those affected by the wildfires in Southern California. UCLA wildfire emergency procedures along with a running list of resources from LA County are available online. Emergency notifications can be found at the Bruin Safe Online webpage.
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Please stay safe.
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Our thoughts are with all those affected by the wildfires in Southern California. UCLA wildfire emergency procedures along with a running list of resources from LA County are available online. Emergency notifications can be found at the Bruin Safe Online webpage.
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Links in bio.
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Please stay safe.
BOOK TALK: A Fresh Perspective on the Origins of Jazz
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Join us as saxophonist and historian Benjamin Barson takes us on a fascinating journey through New Orleans, Haiti, Mexico, and the U.S. South in his groundbreaking book, Brassroots Democracy: Maroon Ecologies and the Jazz Commons. Barson explores how African American and Caribbean musicians were instrumental in social movements, using jazz to liberate both land and people. Discover the deep connection between jazz and mass mobilizations during Reconstruction and beyond.
📅 Tuesday, January 14
🕓 1:00 PM
📍 Green Room, Schoenberg Music Building
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more information: link in bio
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#thisisUCLAmusic #BookTalk #JazzHistory #UCLAEvents #BrassrootsDemocracy #Jazz #History
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BOOK TALK: A Fresh Perspective on the Origins of Jazz
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Join us as saxophonist and historian Benjamin Barson takes us on a fascinating journey through New Orleans, Haiti, Mexico, and the U.S. South in his groundbreaking book, Brassroots Democracy: Maroon Ecologies and the Jazz Commons. Barson explores how African American and Caribbean musicians were instrumental in social movements, using jazz to liberate both land and people. Discover the deep connection between jazz and mass mobilizations during Reconstruction and beyond.
📅 Tuesday, January 14
🕓 1:00 PM
📍 Green Room, Schoenberg Music Building
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more information: link in bio
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#thisisUCLAmusic #BookTalk #JazzHistory #UCLAEvents #BrassrootsDemocracy #Jazz #History
Welcome to UCLA, Chancellor Julio Frenk! The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music is eager to share our students` high notes of sucess in scholarship and the arts.
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Welcome to UCLA, Chancellor Julio Frenk! The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music is eager to share our students` high notes of sucess in scholarship and the arts.
Discover the Eclectic Sounds of Paul Schoenfield
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The Lowell Milken Center for Music of American Jewish Experience proudly presents for its Chamber Music Series the music of Paul Schoenfield—a virtuoso pianist and composer whose work is a vibrant tapestry of styles. From klezmer and Hasidic influences to liturgical, jazz, blues, bluegrass, and Americana, Schoenfield’s compositions beautifully capture the essence of the American Jewish experience.
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📅 Sunday, January 12
🕓 4:00 PM
📍 Lani Hall
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Reservations are encouraged.
Link in bio
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#thisisUCLAmusic #MusicOfAmericanJewishExperience #ChamberMusic #PaulSchoenfield #LiveMusic #UCLAConcerts
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Discover the Eclectic Sounds of Paul Schoenfield
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The Lowell Milken Center for Music of American Jewish Experience proudly presents for its Chamber Music Series the music of Paul Schoenfield—a virtuoso pianist and composer whose work is a vibrant tapestry of styles. From klezmer and Hasidic influences to liturgical, jazz, blues, bluegrass, and Americana, Schoenfield’s compositions beautifully capture the essence of the American Jewish experience.
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📅 Sunday, January 12
🕓 4:00 PM
📍 Lani Hall
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Reservations are encouraged.
Link in bio
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#thisisUCLAmusic #MusicOfAmericanJewishExperience #ChamberMusic #PaulSchoenfield #LiveMusic #UCLAConcerts
Looking for an unforgettable experience for high school age musicians? UCLA offers one-week intensives in global jazz, songwriting, voice, or the music industry. Learn from UCLA’s renowned faculty, artists, and industry professionals. Registration opens in January, and spots go fast! Sign up to receive more information about this popular Summer opportunity for high schoolers.
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Looking for an unforgettable experience for high school age musicians? UCLA offers one-week intensives in global jazz, songwriting, voice, or the music industry. Learn from UCLA’s renowned faculty, artists, and industry professionals. Registration opens in January, and spots go fast! Sign up to receive more information about this popular Summer opportunity for high schoolers.
✨ Happy Holidays from The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music! ✨
From our campus to your home, we wish you a season filled with joy and music. 🎶
Enjoy the Scope Saxophone Quartet 🎷 performing an excerpt from Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite (Russian Dance).
🙌 Huge thanks to our amazing quartet:
🎵 Mathew Harget (soprano)
🎵 Austin Hailey (alto)
🎵 Olivia Phaneuf (tenor)
🎵 Daniel Reyes-Velarde (baritone)
#HappyHolidays #ThisisUCLAmusic #NutcrackerSuite #SaxophoneQuartet #HolidayVibes #ucla
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✨ Happy Holidays from The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music! ✨
From our campus to your home, we wish you a season filled with joy and music. 🎶
Enjoy the Scope Saxophone Quartet 🎷 performing an excerpt from Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite (Russian Dance).
🙌 Huge thanks to our amazing quartet:
🎵 Mathew Harget (soprano)
🎵 Austin Hailey (alto)
🎵 Olivia Phaneuf (tenor)
🎵 Daniel Reyes-Velarde (baritone)
#HappyHolidays #ThisisUCLAmusic #NutcrackerSuite #SaxophoneQuartet #HolidayVibes #ucla
🎹🌙 Happy Birthday to Frank Sinatra! We are pleased that his legendary Bösendorfer piano has found a new home at The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music. This iconic instrument, rich with musical history, will now inspire and elevate our students as they carry forward its timeless legacy. Enjoy this rendition of “Fly Me to the Moon,” a Sinatra standard by Hugo Nguyen (vocals) and Miles Lennox (on the Bösendorfer 275).
Enjoy the preview, and catch the whole video on Youtube. Link in bio.
A heartfelt thank you to the Sinatra family for their generosity and for paving the way for future generations of UCLA musicians to dream big and perform boldly. 💙✨
#ThisisUCLAmusic #HappyBirthdayFrank #SinatraLegacy #UCLA
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🎹🌙 Happy Birthday to Frank Sinatra! We are pleased that his legendary Bösendorfer piano has found a new home at The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music. This iconic instrument, rich with musical history, will now inspire and elevate our students as they carry forward its timeless legacy. Enjoy this rendition of “Fly Me to the Moon,” a Sinatra standard by Hugo Nguyen (vocals) and Miles Lennox (on the Bösendorfer 275).
Enjoy the preview, and catch the whole video on Youtube. Link in bio.
A heartfelt thank you to the Sinatra family for their generosity and for paving the way for future generations of UCLA musicians to dream big and perform boldly. 💙✨
#ThisisUCLAmusic #HappyBirthdayFrank #SinatraLegacy #UCLA
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