Masterclass with Deborah Pae, Cellist, Formosa Quartet
Cellist Deborah Pae will discuss and demonstrate ways to achieve heightened nuances in timbre and expressiveness through her experiences as both an ensemble member and an acclaimed soloist.
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UCLA Gluck Near East Ensemble Performance
The UCLA Gluck Near East Ensemble performs music of the Arab world, North Africa, Turkey, Central Asia, and parts of Eastern Europe.
Amplify Music in Our Los Angeles
This day-long conference expands the conversation of how Los Angeles can grow and connect/collaborate around its diverse music scenes. If other cities are challenged by gentrification in having vibrant live music scenes, (a) why is Los Angeles seeming to be growing, despite these difficulties and (b) how do we enhance and amplify this growth?
19th Annual Benno Rubinyi Piano Competition
Students from the school of music compete for top honors, each performing two classical selections for an esteemed panel of judges.
David L. Abell Piano Masters Series – “All Chopin” Featuring Ian Jones
Renowned guest pianist Ian Jones hosts a masterclass and mini-recital; this is a unique opportunity to explore the music of Chopin with a world acclaimed teacher and performer.
MindfulMusic concert series: Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz Performance Ensemble at UCLA
Refresh your mind with the healing power of music at a live lunchtime concert by the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz Performance Ensemble at UCLA.
A Creative Dialogue about Wadada Leo Smith’s Compositional Practice
In this conversation with UCLA musicologist Nina Eidsheim, trumpeter, multi-instrumentalist, composer, and improviser Wadada Leo Smith discusses his original compositional language called Ankhrasmation, which he first realized in 1967.
Moniker Brass Quintet
Founded just this year, Moniker Brass received the prestigious honor of being accepted to the American Brass Quintet Seminar at the 2019 Aspen Music Festival.
David’s Reed: A Tribute to Morteza Neydavoud
This program of lectures and concert honors the musical contributions of Morteza Neydavoud (1900-1990), an Iranian Jewish composer who was a pivotal figure in the development of Iranian music in the first half of the twentieth century.
Graham Haynes: Music Beyond Music
American cornetist, trumpeter, and composer Graham Haynes discusses the theory and concept of Conduction®: The practice of conveying and interpreting a lexicon of directives to modify or construct sonic arrangement or composition.