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Jens Lindemann on Loss and Resilience
From CBS News–One year ago, trumpet professor Jens Lindemann lost his home in the Pacific Palisades during the historic Los Angeles wildfires. To mark the solemn one-year anniversary, Lindemann gathered
James Darrah Black Directs New Pintschner Opera in Berlin
From the New York Times: James Darrah Black, professor of voice at The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, will direct the Berlin premiere of Matthias Pintschner’s highly anticipated new
UCLA's Moment of Reflection Marks the One-Year Anniversary of LA Wildfires
At a somber moment of reflection and renewal, the UCLA Chamber Singers delivered a stirring rendition of “Only in Sleep” by Latvian composer Ēriks Ešenvalds known for its hushed intensity and
Remembering Hazel Chung Hood
Hazel Chung Hood played a pivotal role in establishing the bi-musicality methodology at the UCLA Institute of Ethnomusicology (now the UCLA Department of Ethnomusicology) by teaching world dance studies. This
Inna Faliks Premieres Concerto for Minimoog Synthesizer
On November 15, 2025, Casa da Música in Porto hosted the world premiere of Gabriel Prokofiev’s Concerto for Minimoog Synthesizer and Orchestra, a groundbreaking work that bridges electronic and classical traditions. The
Hollywood Reporter Names The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music a Top Music School
Bob Fink, department chair of the school of music’s music industry program, says UCLA’s rigid academics help breed students who are ready to work in the industry. Alternate Hero
Opera UCLA's The Turn of the Screw Explores Themes of Puppetry, Control.
The opera, which revolves around a governess who encounters ghosts while acting as a caretaker for two children, experiments with themes of constantly being puppeted, said assistant director Katya Lynch.
The Keys of Ol' Blue Eyes
Frank Sinatra’s Daughter gifts her dad’s Bösendorfer to The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music. (From the UCLA Magazine) Alternate Hero
Opera UCLA revives haunting classic to new ears with ‘The Turn of the Screw’
From the Daily Bruin: Based on Henry James’ 1898 novella of the same name, the story follows a governess sent to a remote estate to care for two children whom