The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music is proud to share that faculty and alumni were well represented at the 67th GRAMMY Awards. In all, thirteen faculty and six alums were nominated (or were recognized in nominations) across eleven categories. Seven faculty and four alums were recognized in wins.
“Alma (feat. Regina Carter on violin)” by säje
WINNER- Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals
Regina Carter, professor of music performance
“16 Carriages” from Beyonce’s “Cowboy Carter”
WINNER- Album of the Year
WINNER- Best Country Album
Ryan Svendsen – Faculty & Alumni Trumpet performance on
LA Philharmonic: “Gabriela Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina”
WINNER Best Orchestral Performance
WINNER Best Classical Compendium
WINNER Best Contemporary Classical Composition
Congratulations to all our faculty and alums featured on the recording: Boris Allakhverdyan (principal clarinet), Jan Berry Baker (alto saxophone for the recording) Chris Hanulik (principal bass), Ben Hong (associate principal cello), Varty Manouelian (violin), James Miller (associate principal trombone), school of music alumnus David Riccobono (assistant principal timpanist and section percussionist). Two UCLA alums sang on the recording, Chloé Vaught (soprano) and Kelci Hahn (soprano).
Congratulations to the outstanding UCLA musicians on this well-deserved recognition.