Rhapsody and the Blues
An All-Star evening featuring the West Coast premiere of George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue with Big Band along with the music of Duke Ellington, Oscar Peterson, Tommy Dorsey and Dizzy Gillespie.
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The David L. Abell Piano Masters Series Featuring Awadagin Pratt
Awadagin Pratt conducts a masterclass for UCLA student pianists and performs as part of The David L. Abell Piano Masters Series.
Dancing through the Diaspora
A personal reflection about Iranian dance through a diasporic lens by Melieka Fathi, the Founder & Artistic Director of the Melieka Fathi Dance Company based in Los Angeles.
UCLA Percussion Ensemble Fall Concert
The UCLA Percussion Ensemble is comprised of students performing from the ever-growing volume of percussion ensemble literature. The Percussion Ensemble presents one public performance each quarter. This event will mark the Percussion Ensemble’s return to live performance.
UCLA Wind Ensemble: American Anthems
The UCLA Wind Ensemble presents American Anthems with music of celebration, faith, struggle, and hope. Works by Copland, Bremer, Sousa, Milburn, Schuman, and Thomas reflect the continuing journey to fulfill the founding promise of our nation.
Distinguished Lecture Series : The Afterlives of Truth and Musicals
The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music Department of Musicology presents: The Distinguished Lecture Series – “The Afterlives of Truth and Musicals”, a lecture by Jake Johnson. Lies, to invoke Mary Douglas, are stories out of place. Musicals are also stories out of place. They invest in the not-yet and enable a certain parlaying with
UCLA Philharmonia: A Concert of Celebration and Renewal
UCLA Philharmonia returns to live performance with a concert of celebration and renewal, featuring Lili Boulanger’s expectant and effervescent “Of a spring morning,” Mozart’s valedictory “Jupiter” Symphony, and Dawson’s searingly powerful “Negro Folk Symphony.”
Bella Hristova and David Kaplan Perform Five New Works by UCLA Composers
Internationally acclaimed violinist Bella Hristova and UCLA Assistant Professor, Piano Performance, Music Performance, David Kaplan, perform original works by students of the UCLA Composition Area.
Cesare, Child of Night: A Horror Opera Based on “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari”
Opera UCLA is delighted to present the world premiere of horror opera Cesare, Child of Night from Composer and Film/TV Orchestrator Jonathan Beard (Respect, King Richard, Zack Snyder’s Justice League, and The Mandalorian), and directed by Emmy-nominated Director and Editor Stewart Schill (American Crime Story), with performances by several UCLA professors, including Michael Dean (Professor, Voice Performance), Antonio Lysy (Area Head, Strings), Movses Pogossian (Professor of Violin), and Mike Shapiro (Lecturer, Music Industry).
Back to School Night – Day 2
The Undergraduate Student Advisory Board and Graduate Student Council are proud to present the first-ever “Back to School Night” School of Music Showcase.