A Symposium at UCLA October 1-3, 2026 This three-day symposium welcomes scholars, practitioners, and students to join the international Black Opera Research Network (BORN) for papers, a workshop, a performance, and the North American premiere of an opera film. Highlights include a performance by composer Yvette Janine Jackson and her Radio Opera Workshop ensemble; a
A Symposium at UCLA October 1-3, 2026 This three-day symposium welcomes scholars, practitioners, and students to join the international Black Opera Research Network (BORN) for papers, a workshop, a performance, and the North American premiere of an opera film. Highlights include a performance by composer Yvette Janine Jackson and her Radio Opera Workshop ensemble; a
A Symposium at UCLA October 1-3, 2026 This three-day symposium welcomes scholars, practitioners, and students to join the international Black Opera Research Network (BORN) for papers, a workshop, a performance, and the North American premiere of an opera film. Highlights include a performance by composer Yvette Janine Jackson and her Radio Opera Workshop ensemble; a
We are proud to present the class of 2026. For all the information about commencement, follow the link to the commencement landing page.
Join Professor James Miller and his studio for an afternoon of music featuring the trombone.
Join us for the Feminist Armenian Research Collective’s (FemARC) Third Workshop, New Directions in Music, Arts, and Performance Studies, which will be held at UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music’s Schoenberg Music Building on May 26–27, 2026. See the workshop webpage and details here! On May 26th, panels will run all day in the Green
This event has been cancelled. Abstract: This paper examines the multimodal communicative ecology of transnational Oaxacan philharmonic bands: the integrated system of hand gesture, multilingual speech, and instrumental signaling that enables ensembles of 20-35 musicians to coordinate performances without a conductor. Drawing on ethnographic research since 2014 with musicians and educators across California and Oaxaca,
“One of the top ensembles today.” -CNN In this exciting concert, the versatile Sejong Soloists bring their signature sound to Los Angeles. The concert opens with an arrangement for orchestra of the Adagio from Schumann’s String Quartet in A minor. This is followed by Lera Auerbach’s Dialogues on Stabat Mater, which Auerbach describes in her
The festival’s final day brings a forward-looking celebration of innovation, collaboration, and artistic voice across a diverse set of ensembles. The Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz Performance at UCLA represents the next generation of jazz artists, showcasing musicians whose work is rooted in the tradition while actively shaping its future through bold, contemporary expression. The
