Author: Robert Baker
In Memoriam Mimi Alpert Feldman
She was a humanitarian and a philanthropist. She was a UCLA Bruin and a businesswoman. She was a champion for education. Mimi Alpert Feldman passed away at her home in
Music Alive in the Archive
Hua Wenyi (1941–2022) was one of the most influential Kunqu opera performers of her generation. On February 9, the Ethnomusicology Archive hosted a conference celebrating her music, dance and legacy.
UCLA Students Sweep Instrumental and Piano/Harp Category at Annual Competition
Every year, the Pasadena Alumnae Chapter of Sigma Alpha Iota offers a scholarship for woodwinds, piano and voice area undergraduate and graduate students. In 2026, UCLA students swept the woodwind
From the Classroom to the Community, UCLA Music Education Shapes the Future of Teaching and Learning
From the Classroom to the Community, UCLA Music Education Shapes the Future of Teaching and Learning
Dani Santana, fourth-year music education student at The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, was scheduled to run a clinic on Ecuadorian musical traditions of Pasillo and Pasacalle at the
UCLA Marching Band Serves as a Symbol of Unity for Los Angeles
In a special “state of the city” address on Monday, February 2, 2026, Mayor Karen Bass looked ahead to several major events that Los Angeles is set to host in
The Cultural Stakes of the Super Bowl Halftime Show, from Madonna to Bad Bunny
Professor Joanna Love, who completed her doctorate in musicology at UCLA in 2012, examines how halftime performances reflect changing ideas of America
Alumnus Jake Heggie Wins Grammy
The composer was honored for his opera ‘Intelligence,’ while several other Bruins contributed to award-winning music
Faculty and Alumni Recognized in 2026 Grammy Awards
Congratulations to faculty and alums of The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music who have been been recognized in the 2026 Grammy Awards. Music alum Alexander Lloyd Blake is the
Composition Alum Jake Heggie Wins Grammy
From the Daily Bruin: “You might be in a theater with two to 3,000 people you don’t know,” Heggie said. “But because of the experience of this human drama and