Music Performance

Bachelor of Music

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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.

A Conversation with Pianist Inna Faliks
Inna Faliks, professor of piano performance, sat down with on-air host John Banther of WETA, PBS for Washington D.C., to talk piano, memoir writing, and her forthcoming album, Manuscripts Don’t Burn.
19th Annual All-Star Concert Promises Many Musical Firsts for Performers
The 19th Annual All-Star Concert, held by the School of Music, provides students in the department the chance to perform as soloists with the UCLA Philharmonia, the university’s flagship orchestra. Performers for the concert were selected through a rigorous audition process, where judges looked for musicians performing fresh and forward-thinking works, said Nayeon Cho, a
Jan Baker on KPFK Radio
The Anne LeBaron Portrait Concert (Wednesday, Feb. 7, 7:00 p.m., Lani Hall) will feature a number of top artists. Jan Berry Baker, saxophone professor, headed over to KPFK Radio to play some of Anne’s music on Global Village, hosted by John Schneider. The show is live on Thursday, January 25 at 11 a.m. You can
Mar 19 2024
THIS EVENT HAS PASSED
Winter Trombone Studio Recital
Join Professor James Miller and his studio for an afternoon of music featuring the trombone.   This event is made possible by the David and Irmgard Dobrow Fund. Classical music was a passion of the Dobrows, who established a generous endowment at The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music to make programs like this possible.
Lani Hall
Apr 7 Sun
3:00pm
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 conceived
Lani Hall
May 2 Thu
6:00pm
Free
classical
David L. Abell Piano Master Series featuring HieYon Choi
Join the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music as we welcome pianist HieYon Choi for the Spring installment of our 2023/24 David L. Abell Piano Master Series, a concert series which features renowned artists visiting UCLA to perform and work with our piano students.   About HieYon Choi: HieYon Choi, a distinguished South Korean pianist,
Lani Hall

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