Category: Music
Walking that Line between Art and Entertainment
An Interview with Composer Tod Machover Hailed as “a composer biography like no other” (The Boston Globe) and praised for its “ingenious music” (The Wall Street Journal), Tod Machover’s opera…
Climate Notes: Where Science Meets Symphony at UCLA
The inaugural performance of “Climate Notes” on April 27 at 4 p.m. in Schoenberg Hall is more than a concert; it’s a vital intersection of music, science and advocacy, encouraging…
Alumnus Christian Gonzales Profiled
Christian Gonzales (BM 2022) went on to Juilliard and is launching his performance and educational career in California. Read the profile by CanvasRebel.…
Review: UCLA Philharmonia Shines at Mahlerthon
From the LA Times: “Neal Stulberg led an intense, brilliant, riveting performance of Mahler’s most agitated symphony, the 80-minute Sixth (known as the “Tragic”).”…
UCLA, Virginia State 'Trouble the Water' Events Dive into HBCU Choral Tradition
From the Daily Bruin: The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music is set to host a group of choral musicians from Virginia State University, an HBCU, later this week for…
UCLA Philharmonia Triumphs with Mahler's Symphony No. 6 at Disney Hall
On Sunday, March 2, UCLA Philharmonia took the stage at Disney Hall as part of the LA Philharmonic’s “Mahlerthon,” a daylong event celebrating the symphonies and chamber music of Gustav…
Alumna Sabrina Langlois Places in Laffont Competition
LA-based Haitian-American soprano Sabrina Langlois, alumna of The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, has won 3rd prize in the 2025 Western Regional Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition. Langlois has made…
Annual Vivaldi Concert to Feature First-Year Soloists
First-year music students rarely get to solo with a chamber orchestra. But at The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, it happens every year for the string students. On Friday,…
A Conversation with Pulitzer Prize-Winner Michael Abels
The compositions of Michael Abels are marked by eclectic themes and sounds, creating rich soundscapes that explore connections between global musical traditions. In 2023 he won the Pulitzer Prize for…