Author: Robert Baker
James Bass Appointed as Artistic Director of Miami-based Choir, Seraphic Fire
From South Florida Classical Review: When James K. Bass takes the stage this week for his first concerts as artistic director of Seraphic Fire, the stellar Miami-based chamber choir, it …
UCLA Director of Choral Studies James Bass Leads Seraphic Fire in a Dynamic New Program
From South Florida Classical Review: James K. Bass made an auspicious debut as artistic director of Seraphic Fire on Friday night with “Serenade to Music,” a program of four works …
Michael Beckerman and Michael Schachter on Music and Memory in Terezín
How does a composer reimagine music written in a concentration camp? Dean Michael Beckerman speaks with composer Michael Schachter about Four for Gideon, inspired by folk songs arranged by Gideon Klein …
Global Jazz Studies Celebrates Coltrane's 100th Birthday
It may well be impossible to capture John Coltrane’s full achievement in words. He wasn’t just an outstanding musician. He wasn’t just a gifted composer. He was a kind of …
UCLA Composition Alumnus Andreas Foivos Apostolou wins Established Artist Fellowship
Pianist-composer Andreas Foivos Apostolou, (Ph.D. Composition 2023) was awarded an Established Artist Fellowship from the California Arts Council for its 2026-2027 Fellowship cycle. Apostolou’s multi-genre work in both performance and …
Inna Faliks’s New Album a Top Classical Pick
From Cultural Attaché: Mahler’s Symphony No. 6 arranged for four hands is critic Craig Byrd’s top pick this week. Byrd writes that Faliks manages “to do the impossible: provide all …
Berry Gordy Music Industry Center Expands Public Programming to Shape the Future of Music Industry Education
Dr. Tiffany Naiman, Ph.D. appointed director as center broadens partnerships, career pathways and interdisciplinary initiatives Los Angeles, CA | October 13, 2026 The Berry Gordy Music Industry Center at The UCLA …
Yvette Janine Jackson’s radio opera ‘Harvest’ sows seeds of sound at UCLA Nimoy Theater
From the Daily Bruin: The Center for Musical Humanities hosted award-winning composer Yvette Janine Jackson with her Radio Opera Workshop at the Nimoy.
Rising Costs, Festival Fatigue, Heat Factored into Pilgrimage's April Move
From The Tennesseean: Why are music festivals experiencing economic woes? Tiffany Naiman, director of the Berry Gordy Music Industry Center, helps explain.