A tight-knit family that is both supportive and competitive

Weekly lessons focus on establishing efficient fundamentals and musicality through the study of etudes, solos, excerpts, improvisation, and exercises. Learning from each other is encouraged, and students play for each other in our weekly Studio Class. Each year, the group gives a Studio Recital and holds a Mock Orchestral Audition with prominent guest judges. Horn students have opportunities to perform with all major ensembles, woodwind/brass chamber groups, UCLA Brass Ensemble, Bruin Horn Club, and take part in morning horn warm-up classes, affectionately called “Horn-up”.

Lecturer - Horn Performance
Amy Sanchez
Amy Sanchez maintains a diverse career in Los Angeles as a full-time freelance musician. She was appointed Lecturer of Horn at UCLA in 2014 and is proud of fostering a
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Mar 2 Sun
5:00pm
Free
classical
UCLA Philharmonia at Disney Hall
As part of its Spring 2025 Mahler Grooves Festival, the Los Angeles Philharmonic has invited several Southern California training orchestras to perform Mahler on the Disney Hall stage throughout the day
Walt Disney Concert Hall
Mar 6 Thu
8:00pm
Free
classical, contemporary
UCLA Wind Ensemble
The UCLA Wind Ensemble opens its second concert of the winter quarter with Óscar Navarro’s celebratory Downey Overture, written originally for the Downey Symphony Orchestra here in the Los Angeles
Schoenberg Hall
Mar 9 Sun
7:00pm
Free
classical, contemporary
UCLA Horn Studio Recital
Join Professor Amy Sanchez and her studio as they present an evening of solo and group performances featuring the horn. This event is made possible by the David and Irmgard
Lani Hall
Summer Dispatches from Students, Faculty & Alumni, 2024
Our students, faculty and alums have had a busy summer. We’ve been collecting their dispatches from Italy to Mongolia, from the Hollywood Bowl to Mannheim, Germany, from South Korea to
The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music offers a diverse 2023-2024 season that traverses musical worlds
From the stirring rhythms of Freedom First to the harmonious echoes of Antonio Lysy and The Spikes, The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music invites audiences to spaces where music and modern culture intertwine. Artists and programs hosted and curated by the School of Music reinvent modern symphonic styles, enlighten with discussions of the craft, and celebrate traditions from around the globe.
Music, Justice, and a New Generation of Artists
As events go, it doesn’t get much bigger than the upcoming Gates of Justice concert on Feb. 26 at Royce Hall. International stars? Check. Jazz royalty? Check. Anticipated world premieres? Check. As

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