Events for June 2026 – Page 138 – The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music

A Conversation with Troy Carter, Founder and CEO of Q&A

Troy Carter is founder and CEO of Q&A, a technology and media company focused on powering the business of music via distribution, services, and data analytics. Carter rose to prominence as the former founder and CEO of Atom Factory, where he nurtured the careers of global superstars including Lady Gaga and John Legend.

“Fandango at the Wall” Screening & Panel Discussion

“Fandango at the Wall,” features Grammy Award-winning musicians Arturo O’Farrill and Kabir Sehgal as they prepare to record a live album at the U.S.-Mexican border. Register for a link to screen the film NOW, and join us on Nov. 17 for a panel discussion with Arturo O’Farrill (Founder, Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra), Jorge Francisco Castillo (Founder, Fandango Fronterizo), Varda Bar-Kar (Director) and Kabir Sehgal (Producer)

Indo-Persian Musical Connections: Modal Negotiations

The Indo-Persian Musical Confluence Event Series presents a series of performances, workshops, and presentations by academics, independent scholars, musicians and artists whose work relates to Indo-Persian musical cultures, including the Indian subcontinent, Central Asia and Iran.

Nagorno Karabakh/ Artsakh and the Palimpsests of Conflict, Violence, and Memory

The UCLA Armenian Music Program presents two musical programs during a one-day international conference featuring the UCLA VEM Ensemble, Danielle Segen, UCLA Seraphic Fire Young Singers, The Pogossian Family Ensemble, Lilia and Alexandra Yaralian presenting the music of Komitas, Sayat-Nova, Arno Babajanyan, Tigran Mansurian, Alan Hovhaness, Geghuni Chitchian, Ian Krouse, and the music of the Los Angeles-based Armenian composer Artashes Kartalyan.