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Four Faculty Receive Chancellor's Arts Initiative Grants
The Chancellor’s Council on the Arts, in partnership with the Office of Research and Creative Activities, has announced fourteen faculty-led projects that will receive seed funding this year. Four of
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
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
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
Alumnus Brian Vu Talks Grammy Nomination, Opera Performance
UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music alumnus Brian Vu received a nomination for Best Opera Recording at the 68th Grammy Awards for his performance in “Huang Ruo: An American Soldier.”
Jens Lindemann on Loss and Resilience
From CBS News–One year ago, trumpet professor Jens Lindemann lost his home in the Pacific Palisades during the historic Los Angeles wildfires. To mark the solemn one-year anniversary, Lindemann gathered
James Darrah Black Directs New Pintschner Opera in Berlin
From the New York Times: James Darrah Black, professor of voice at The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, will direct the Berlin premiere of Matthias Pintschner’s highly anticipated new