Category: Donors
The Sinatra Piano Finds a New Home at UCLA
On Wednesday, December 4, four skilled piano movers wheeled a nine-foot Model 275, 92-key Bösendorfer grand piano into the recording studio at The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music. The…
Music Partnership Program Celebrates 30 Years
Now in its thirtieth year, the Music Partnership Program is a vital part of The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music’s community engagement programs. The program is supported entirely through generous philanthropy.
Meet the New Director of the UCLA Gluck Fellows Program
Originally from Australia, Catherine Gregory is the new director of the UCLA Gluck Fellows Program which wrapped up its 2023-24 season with its annual showcase. Gregory, who performs internationally as…
Berry Gordy Honored at The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music
The Los Angeles Sentinel covered the ceremony honoring Berry Gordy, hosted by the School of Music at the London West Hollywood on June 8. In attendance were such Motown luminaries…
The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music to Receive $5 Million Gift to Establish The Berry Gordy Music Industry Center
May 21, 2024. Berry Gordy, founder of the iconic record label and hit-making enterprise Motown, has pledged a $5 million gift to establish The UCLA Berry Gordy Music Industry Center.
A Special Gift for Mother's Day
What are you getting your mother for Mother’s Day? A card, chocolates, flowers, perhaps a bottle of champagne? Well, what about endowing a scholarship in her name? This year, two…
Steve Lawrence, Scholarship Donor, Passes Away
Steve Lawrence and his wife Edye Gormé were stars in the recording studio and on television in the 1950s and 60s. In 1976 they established a scholarship in their name…
Melissa Bilal named to new Promise Chair in Armenian Music, Arts, and Culture at UCLA
Made possible by a gift to The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, Melissa Bilal will be the inaugural holder of the Promise Chair.
UCLA Honors Ron Katz with Fiat Lux Award
Ron Katz’s philanthropy at UCLA is legend. Among his gifts, he endowed the Mickey Katz Chair in Jewish Music at The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, currently held by…