The Bachelor of Music in Music Performance combines intensive applied study of Western classical music with the superb academics of a major research university situated in a global cultural capital. Students in the performance concentration study individually with world-class performers and teachers, participate fully in a range of large and small ensembles, and pursue rigorous coursework in music theory, history, and analysis. Across the major, frequent performance opportunities, open to students regardless of class standing, ensure that each student gains extensive experience in a wide variety of performance contexts. The small, collaborative nature of the program guarantees students tailored individual attention from faculty throughout the Music Department.
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Music Performance Faculty
Boris Allakhverdyan
Continuing Lecturer - Clarinet Performance, Principal Clarinet LA Philharmonic
Ji Young An
Continuing Lecturer - Violin Performance
Jan Berry Baker
Associate Dean for Faculty Mentoring and Community Relations, Professor - Saxophone, Head of Woodwinds, Vice Chair of the Department of Music Performance, Education & Composition
James Bass
Professor and Chair of the Department of Music Performance, Education & Composition, Director of Choral Studies
John Buffett
Lecturer - Choral Studies, Voice
Christoph Bull
Adjunct Professor - Organ Performance
Wendy Caldwell
Continuing Lecturer - Vocal Coaching
Noel Cano Hearn
Lecturer - Alexander Technique and Music Education
Che-Yen Chen
Professor - Viola Performance
Gloria Cheng
Adjunct Professor Emerita - Contemporary Music, Performance Studies
Vladimir Chernov
Distinguished Professor - Voice Performance
Travis J. Cross
Associate Dean for Inclusive Excellence, Director of Bands, Professor - Conducting
James Darrah Black
Professor - Director of Opera UCLA
Jonathan Davis
Senior Continuing Lecturer - Oboe Performance
Michael Dean
Emeritus
Theresa Dimond
Continuing Lecturer - Percussion Performance
Inna Faliks
Professor - Head of Piano Performance
Cheryl Lin Fielding
Continuing Lecturer - Vocal Diction and Vocal Coaching
Aubrey Foard
Continuing Lecturer - Tuba Performance
Mircea Gogoncea
Lecturer - Guitar
Juliana Gondek
Distinguished Professor - Voice Performance
Gregory Goodall
Continuing Lecturer - Percussion Performance
Catherine Gregory
Lecturer - Flute Performance, Director of the Gluck Fellowship Program
Rakefet Hak
Senior Continuing Lecturer - Opera UCLA
Chris Hanulik
Adjunct Professor - String Bass Performance; Principal Bass LA Phil
David Kaplan
Associate Professor - Piano Performance
William Kinderman
Distinguished Professor and Elaine Krown Klein Professor in Performance Studies
Victoria Kirsch
Continuing Lecturer - Vocal Coaching
James Lent
Continuing Lecturer - Collaborative Piano
Jens Lindemann
Distinguished Professor - Trumpet Performance
Iris Malkin
Continuing Lecturer - Vocal Coaching
Varty Manouelian
Continuing Lecturer - Violin Performance, Violin LA Philharmonic
Justin McManus
Assistant Professor - Director of Athletic Bands and Associate Director of Bands
James Miller
Continuing Lecturer - Trombone Performance, Associate Principal Trombone LA Phil
Lou Anne Neill
Continuing Lecturer - Harp Performance, Harp LA Philharmonic
Movses Pogossian
Emeritus
Joshua Ranz
Continuing Lecturer - Clarinet Performance
Amy Sanchez
Continuing Lecturer - Horn Performance
Benjamin Smolen
Lecturer - Flute Performance
John Steinmetz
Continuing Lecturer - Bassoon Performance
Lucy Yates
Continuing Lecturer - Vocal Diction and Vocal Coaching
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