Wind Ensemble

Wind Ensemble

Director: Travis Cross

The UCLA Wind Ensemble is the premier wind band at the University of California, Los Angeles. Comprising both graduate and undergraduate students, its 50 members are highly skilled and versatile musicians selected by competitive audition each fall.

As a flexible and inclusive medium that honors its rich history while also fostering living composers, the wind ensemble provides an ideal laboratory for students to encounter a wide range of musical viewpoints. Innovative programming, interaction with faculty and guest artists, and vibrant outreach programs position the wind ensemble as a musical nexus, bringing together professional players and artist-teachers, composers, academics, school band directors, and audiences — with student-musicians at the core.

Feb 9 Sun
4:00pm
Free
classical, contemporary
Winter Wind Ensemble Concert
For its first concert of the winter quarter, the UCLA Wind Ensemble is joined by the UCLA Department of Ethnomusicology’s spectacular Mariachi de Uclátlan, founded in 1961 as the first
Schoenberg Hall
Feb 16 Sun
4:00pm
Free
chamber-music, classical
Composer Portrait: The Music of Stanley Walden (Milken Center Chamber Music Series)
Four members of L.A.’s very own Jewish roots ensemble, Mostly Kosher, present a workshop exploring their creative process of integrating klezmer and Yiddish music with various other musical styles.
Lani Hall
Feb 18 Tue
3:00pm
Free
classical, contemporary
Duo HaLo - Masterclass and Recital
Acknowledged as one of today’s finest saxophone and piano duos, Duo HaLo has delighted audiences across the United States, showcasing programs with exciting new music from across the globe, but
Lani Hall
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
67th GRAMMY Award Winners
The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music is proud to share that faculty and alumni were well represented at the 67th GRAMMY Awards. In all, thirteen faculty and six alums
Sinatra Sisters Donate Frank Sinatra's Celebrated Piano
From the Daily Bruin: A priceless piece of Frank Sinatra’s personal instrument collection has found a new home at UCLA.