The concert centers artist-driven expression, bringing together a compelling lineup that reflects the depth and breadth of contemporary jazz. The Gluck Jazz Combo, directed by Duane Benjamin, foregrounds expressive improvisation and cohesive ensemble dialogue, creating space for each musician’s voice to emerge within a unified sound. They are joined by the Charles Mingus Ensemble under …
The Selma Moidel Smith Recital series celebrates and honors former UCLA music student Selma Moidel Smith. This year’s recital features Filippo Lugnan, an exceptional piano graduate student in the School of Music who will perform works by Selma Moidel Smith, SiHyun Uhm, and others. Learn more about Selma Moidel Smith on her website. Selma …
Due to unforeseen circumstances, this performance has been cancelled. Please join us Tuesday 5/12/26 for the Spring Graduate Composer’s concert.
Join the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music for an evening featuring the works of our graduate composition students.
Join the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music for an evening of music featuring the works of our esteemed composition faculty.
Please join us on for the 2026 Musicology Capstone Presentations on May 20th, 2026 from 9am-2:45pm in 1230 Schoenberg Music Building (Green Room).
Listening Back: Community and the Life of Archival Sound This talk examines how archival sound recordings can reenter cultural life when they are returned to the communities from which they originate. Drawing on work at the University of the Philippines Center for Ethnomusicology and the Sagada Community Archives Initiative in the northern Cordillera region, the …
No group of compositions occupies a more central position in chamber music than Beethoven’s string quartets. The six quartets of his opus 18, completed in 1800, are the magnum opus of Beethoven’s first decade at Vienna, and build upon the legacy of Haydn and Mozart. This event is coordinated with the 2nd performance of the Beethoven …
