Category: Music Performance
To Capture the Outlandish Subject of Schoenberg in Hollywood, It Takes an Opera
REVIEW by Mark Swed of the LA Times: “The commanding performance by The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music ensemble, conducted by Neal Stulberg, makes the high/low dichotomy irrelevant, leading…
Opera Star Denyce Graves to Deliver 2025 Commencement Address
Mezzo-Soprano Denyce Graves has built a remarkable career. Educated at Oberlin College and the New England Conservatory, she launched her professional journey through the training program of the Houston Grand…
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,…