Events for April 2026 – Page 168 – The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music

NEW DATE: Shir Chadash (New Song) Concert Series

Michel Klein, composer and UCLA Ph.D. candidate, curates a concert of Jewish concert works, all composed in the last few decades. Featuring professional musicians and students from Herb Alpert School of Music, this concert will have you re-think the concept of Jewish music.

Collaborative Piano Class Concert

The collaborative piano class presents a varied evening of works including piano concertos, violin works, vocal works, and works for 6 hands, 8 hands, and Tchaikovsky’s “Waltz of the Flowers” arranged for 4 Pianos! Also featuring MM graduates Vanessa Martucci, soprano, and Stephanie Nagler, violin.

UCLA Big Band Concert

The UCLA LatinJazz Big Band, the Contemporary Jazz Ensemble, and the UCLA Jazz Orchestra, directed by world-class jazz artists, will be performing well-known jazz standards as well as original compositions.

Victor Rosenbaum Piano Masterclass

Renowned pianist and pedagogue Victor Rosenbaum, for many years the head of the Piano Department at New England Conservatory, gives a masterclass to UCLA piano students. Works performed and workshopped include piano concerti.

Daniel Szabo Large Ensemble Pre-Release Show

Daniel Szabo debuts new music at the Blue Whale. His upcoming album, recorded in April of 2018 at The Bridge Studio in Glendale, California, was written for a unique instrumentation combining woodwind sextet with string quartet and jazz rhythm section. In “Visionary,” Szabo features an outstanding line-up of musicians and such as Sara Andon, Charlie