Jan Berry Baker has joined the UCLA Department of Music as the new Associate Professor of Music, She will be teaching saxophone and wind ensemble students. She is in demand as a solo and chamber music performer, and is an advocate of contemporary music.
Saxophone
Saxophone
Faculty
Professor - Saxophone, Head of Woodwinds, Vice Chair of the Department of Music, Special Assistant to the Dean for Faculty Mentoring
Jan Berry Baker Canadian-American saxophonist Jan Berry Baker has performed as a soloist, chamber, and orchestral musician on many of the world’s great stages. Recent engagements include performances across the United States, Canada,…
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May 13 Tue
8:00pm
Free
Free
classical, contemporary
Spring Student Composers' Concert The most ambitious concert yet by undergraduate and graduate composers of The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music. Featuring: Lunar Bow, Kaitlin Webster-Zuber Arctic (The Endangered Animal Project), SiHyun Uhm…
Schoenberg Hall Learn More
May 14 Wed
6:00pm
Free
Free
masterclasses
New Orford String Quartet - Masterclass Join the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music as we welcome the New Orford String Quartet for a masterclass focused on chamber music. About the New Orford String Quartet:…
Lani Hall Learn More
May 15 Thu
4:00pm
Free
Free
lectures-symposia
Schoenberg in Hollywood and Representations of Jewishness in Opera Lowell Milken Lecture in Jewish Music by Professor Joy H. Calico May 15th, 2025, 4:00 PM – The UCLA Faculty Club There is a long history of representing Jewishness on…
UCLA Faculty Center Learn More
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