Events for June 2026 – Page 140 – The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music

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A Conversation with Industry Executive and Artist Manager, Michael Ostin

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With over 35 years of experience in the music industry, Michael Ostin has been involved in recording and managing some of the biggest names in music including: Christopher Cross, Paul Simon, Madonna, and Green Day and others. The former Senior Vice President of A&R for Warner Records and as president of Dreamworks Records will share his unique perspective on the state of music, the music industry, and the arts in response to current challenges.

‘Survivors’ Music’ and Transitional Justice in Post-genocide Bosnia

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In addition to the official transitional justice mechanisms established to address the 1995 Srebrenica genocide in Bosnia-Herzegovina, a large part of a transnational community of Srebrenica survivors has been engaged in a local musical practice to narrate, or testify about, their experiences of the genocide. This lecture will focus on this repertoire vis-à-vis official transitional justice mechanisms, and as a tool through which survivors express and claim their truth about the genocide.

POSTPONED – A Conversation With Randy Newman

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Renowned songwriter and film composer Randy Newman joins with Professor Robert Fink, Chair of the Music Industry Program, in conversation discussing Newman’s various careers and his influences and approaches to the diverse media in which he has worked.

Gone to the Village — Documentary Screening

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Gone to the Village is a multifaceted and multidirectional documentary that chronicles the fusion of oral traditions, political authority, and national unity with the visual, musical, and performance arts of Asante. It is a unique and powerful documentary of the elaborate funerary rites for the Queen Mother of the Asante in Ghana.

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