Course Category: Composition BA

What could AI do for an opera? This was a question on James Darrah’s mind as he planned his first full season of Opera UCLA. Darrah, professor of voice and

Tucked away in the basement of The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music is Adam Gilberti’s workshop. As the school’s musical instrument curator, Gilberti performs the essential task of maintaining

BRUIN GRAMMY NOMINATIONS! Congratulations to faculty and alums of The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music who have been nominated for a 2026 Grammy Award.  Music Industry faculty member Erik

Steve Dyer, the South African multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer, visited The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music the week of October 27 with his quartet Aaron Rimbui (piano), Jimmy Mngwandi

Shannon Tyra, the director of operations at The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, knows a thing or two about running things. For 36 years she worked for UCLA Hospital,

From the LA Sentinel: The Lowell Milken Center for Music of American Jewish Experience hosted an event telling the little-known story of African Americans who performed and recorded Yiddish and

Forty years after the African music festival Freedom Melody challenged apartheid, an artist brings the songs of resistance and humanity to the stage On Wednesday, October 29, The UCLA Herb

Michael Beckerman, the new dean of The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, is a leading music scholar. His groundbreaking studies of Central European composers have been praised for their

From the Daily Bruin: The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music new chapter has one prevalent theme – unity.