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The New Music Industry Program at UCLA
The Music Industry Program
The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music now has the UC system's only music industry program. With more than one quarter of job postings for the industry in California, this is the premiere place to study and experience the music industry.
The Music Industry Program
The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music offers a diverse 2023-2024 season that traverses musical worlds
The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music offers a diverse 2023-2024 season that traverses musical worlds
Read About the 2023-24 Season
The new 2023-24 concerts and events season at the School of Music reinvents modern styles, elevates discussion of the craft, and celebrates musical traditions around the globe.
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Regina Carter to Bring the Music and Culture of Lost Neighborhoods to UCLA Students
When Regina Carter was a young girl growing up in Detroit, her mother sometimes took her to work with her. As they drove to the elementary school where she taught, Carter’s mother pointed out the different neighborhoods. “This one is ‘Black Bottom,’ and this is ‘Paradise Valley,’” she would say, as Carter looked out the window.The only trouble was, these historic African American neighborhoods didn’t exist anymore. They had been destroyed to make way for the I-75.
Jazz Violinist, Composer and Educator Regina Carter Joins Faculty at The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music
Regina Carter, the acclaimed jazz violinist who has been awarded a MacArthur Fellowship (2007), a Doris Duke Award (2018), and honored as an NEA Jazz Master Fellow (2023), will join The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music faculty in 2024. Carter will teach courses in jazz performance and history and urban musical culture. Her teachings will also offer lessons and masterclasses for School of Music students.
"He Danced the Music He Was Playing:" In Memoriam Antonio Lysy
Virtuoso cellist taught for twenty years at The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music On Sunday, February 4, the UCLA community learned of the sudden and unexpected loss of Antonio Lysy (1963-2024). Known the world over for his virtuosic performances and astounding creativity, Lysy was a beloved colleague and teacher, mentor and friend. Lysy’s sudden
Apr
1
Mon
3:00pm
Free
Free
jazz
Patrice Rushen in Dialogue and Performance
This event will feature award-winning musician and composer Patrice Rushen in a dialogue with highly acclaimed jazz violinist Regina Carter. The event will culminate in a solo piano performance by Patrice Rushen.
Apr
7
Sun
3:00pm
Free
Free
classical, opera
Vocal Vision Awards
Join the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music for the 2024 installment of the Vocal Vision Awards Competition! Designed to reward excellence for singing in English, this competition features both graduate and undergraduate Vocal Performance majors, in a thrilling and varied program of opera, art song, and Broadway hits. The Vocal Vision Awards were
Apr
17
Wed
7:30pm
Free
Free
classical, world-music
Intersections: Armenian Classical Composers
Co-presented by the Hammer Museum at UCLA. Celebrate the intersections of Armenian musical heritage with exquisite performances of works by Armenian classical composers in Western and Ottoman music traditions. The concert will feature an exciting lineup of musicians including Antranig Kzirian, known for his innovative style of oud interpretation, and the UCLA VEM Ensemble under
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