Category: School of Music
"In Practice 2026" Features School of Music Graduates
The Chancellor’s Council on the Arts featured four members of The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music’s class of 2026 in its magazine celebrating UCLA arts graduates.
Dean Beckerman Speaks at LABEST, Weeklong Scientific Summit
Michael Beckerman spoke to scientists about research on the benefits of music for treating Alzheimer’s and promoting health.
Reggae and Resistance: Meet Racquel Bernard, 2026 Graduate Student Speaker
What does resistance sound like? Beyond the venerable tradition of protest songs, it can live in something more subtle: a voice, a rhythm, a timbre, a way of claiming space
Out of Many Experiences, One Music Community: Meet Aditi Sreenivas, 2026 Undergraduate Speaker
Aditi Sreenivas’s experiences span continents, from Bangalore to New Jersey to California. When she arrived at UCLA, she loved music but lacked a clear idea of how music might become
In Purpose and Triumph: Meet Kiran Gandhi, 2026 Commencement Speaker
by Robert Baker It is somewhat cliché to speak of the unconventional path of an indie artist—their rocky childhood or that serendipitous encounter that led to their big break or
Golden Season, Solid Gold Sound
The UCLA women’s basketball team brought home the national championship after a dominant run through the season and the tournament. And from the first tip through the final trophy hoist,
Cellist Ben Hong Joins Faculty
Ben Hong, associate principal cello of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, has joined the faculty as professor of cello performance.
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
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