The UCLA Symphonic Band performs for the first time this academic year and the first time with conductor Justin McManus, recently appointed director of athletic bands, associate director of bands, and assistant professor of music. The program includes new and old works for concert band by Katahj Copley, Brooke Pierson, Jodie Blackshaw, Frank Ticheli, and Dmitry Shostakovich. The UCLA Wind Ensemble follows with a program built around a transcription of Carl Orff's thrilling choral-orchestral masterwork Carmina Burana. Other works include Kimberly Archer's Fanfare Politeia, composed for the 59th Presidential Inauguration; James M. David's Urban Light, a musical homage to the iconic artwork in front of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art; and a beautiful Meditation by UCLA alumnus and faculty member Dwayne Milburn.
UCLA Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band
This event is made possible by the David and Irmgard Dobrow Fund. Classical music was a passion of the Dobrows, who established a generous endowment at The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music to make programs like this possible. We are proud to celebrate this program as part of the 2025-26 Dobrow Series.
Like most of UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music’s programs, this event is FREE! Early arrival is recommended. Seating is on a first-come, first-seated basis. No RSVP required.
While Inside the Venue:
No Food or Drink allowed in the theater.
Ticketing
This event is FREE! No RSVP required. Early arrival is recommended.
PARKING
Self-service parking is available at UCLA’s Parking Structure #2 for events in Schoenberg Music Building and the Evelyn and Mo Ostin Music Center. Visitor parking is marked by a green circle and the letter “P” and is on the lower levels (do not go up the ramp to levels 3-7). Costs range from $5 for 1 hour to $17 for all day. Evening rates (after 4 p.m.) are $3-$6 for 1 to 2 hours and $12 for all night. Please verify all rates with campus parking, as they are subject to change. Learn more about campus parking.
ACCESSIBILITY
The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music is eager to provide a variety of accommodations and services for access and communications. If you would like to request accommodations, please do so 10 days in advance of the event by emailing ADA@schoolofmusic.ucla.edu or calling (310) 825-0174.
PHOTOGRAPHY
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FOOD & DRINK
Food and drink may not be carried into the theaters. Thank you!
Acknowledgment
The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music acknowledges the Gabrielino/Tongva peoples as the traditional land caretakers of Tovaangar (the Los Angeles basin and So. Channel Islands). As a land grant institution, we pay our respects to the Honuukvetam (Ancestors), ‘Ahiihirom (Elders) and ‘Eyoohiinkem (our relatives/relations) past, present and emerging.
We would also like to acknowledge the impact on our city and community of the recent wildfires and their aftermath. We believe that art and scholarship can provide comfort in times of great suffering.