Hormoz Farhat—composer, ethnomusicologist, and educator—was a pioneering figure in the academic field of Iranian music. In 1959, he founded The Music of Persia Performance Group, the first university-based ensemble dedicated to Persian music, and later became the first Iranian scholar to lecture on Iranian music at UCLA. He served as Professor and Head of the Music
Join the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music and the Chorale Studies are for the first presentation of a new, feature-length oratorio by School of Music faculty member Richard Danielpour.
The Gluck End of Year Showcase Concert features performances from many different UCLA Gluck Ensembles for an audience of K-12 students from partner schools throughout the Los Angeles area. Since 1996, the UCLA Gluck Fellows Music Program has been the beneficiary of a generous grant from the Max H. Gluck Foundation, which enables our
Join us for an innovative new production of Iphigénie en Tauride for the Opera UCLA ensemble featuring students from voice and opera. Iphigénie en Tauride follows the cursed House of Atreus in ancient Greece. Spared from sacrifice by the goddess Artemis, Iphigénie is carried to Tauris, where she serves as a priestess among a people
Join the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music as we welcome pianist Antonio Pompa-Baldi for the Winter installment of our 2025/26 David L. Abell Piano Master Series, a concert series which features renowned artists visiting UCLA to perform and work with our piano students. About Antonio Pompa-Baldi: Born and raised in Foggia, Italy, Antonio
Join the UCLA Philharmonia for the 2026 installment of their bi-annual Hear Now Festival concert. Click here to see the exciting program of this installment of the 2026 Hear Now Festival.
The End-of-quarter Guitar Recital will feature solo, chamber, and ensemble performances by guitar students, alumni, and faculty, conducted by Dr. Mircea Gogoncea.
The Advanced Vocal Literature class, featuring UCLA’s most advanced classical singers under the direction of Professor Juliana Gondek and collaborative pianist Victoria Kirsch, present an eclectic mix of English and American art songs from the 18th to the 21st centuries.
The UCLA Symphonic Band opens the concert with band works by Alfred Reed, Frank Ticheli, Cait Nishimura, and Percy Aldridge Grainger, as well as a medley of songs from The Wizard of Oz and P.D.Q. Bach’s Grand Serenade for an Awful Lot of Winds and Percussion. The UCLA Wind Ensemble opens the second half with
