Author: Robert Baker
Professor Dexter Story on KCRW's Press Play with Madeline Brand
Dexter Story sat for an interview with KCRW’s Madeline Brand on Press Play, talking about the spiritual practice of fasting. Click through to hear the interview.
Johanna Gamboa-Kroesen Receives Faculty Career Developemnt Award to Advance Music Education and Belonging
Dr. Johanna Gamboa-Kroesen, Assistant Professor of Music Education at UCLA, received a Faculty Career Development Award for the 2026 to 2027 academic year. This award is given by the UCLA …
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 …