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

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

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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.

A Conversation with James Newton Howard, Award Winning Film Composer

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As one of the film industry’s most versatile and honored composers, James Newton Howard’s career spans over thirty years and encompasses more than 140 film and television projects. The eight-time Oscar nominee and Emmy and Grammy Award winner recaps his career creating his memorable sound for films and shows in this engaging conversation.

POSTPONED – A Conversation with Alexandra Patsavas, Director Music Creative/Production for Original Series at Netflix

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Postponed – Three-time Grammy nominee, Alexandra Patsavas fosters essential partnerships between Netflix studio producers and the music industry in her role as Director of Music Creative/Production for Original Series with the streaming company. Patsavas shares insights into her expansive and evolving career in the dynamic field of music supervision.

Learn to Play Klezmer Workshop – Any Instrument Will Do

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Join Dr. Lorry Black, acclaimed local percussionist, klezmer musician, and our very own associate director, as he explores the ways in which you can engage any instrument in klezmer repertoire. Don’t forget to have your instrument at hand for this special two-part workshop engagement. He’ll be playing his xylophone!

Album Drop featuring Frank London

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The first program in the new series ‘Album Drop’, offered by the Lowell Milken Fund for American Jewish Music’ features a music legend. With two albums dropping, nothing can hold back the creative prowess of Grammy-winning Sir Frank London (of the acclaimed Klezmatics, Frank London’s Klezmer Brass Allstars, and many more).

Jewish Music Masterclass featuring David Amram

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Featuring “…one of the most talented musicians in the universe!” (Pete Seeger, The New York Times, April, 2011), David Amram is a composer whose long, varied and extensive career may also serve as a case study in the ongoing evolution of Jewish music. Learn about and connect with this artist to explore the inspirations behind his multiple compositions with Jewish themes

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