Events for September 2026 – Page 173 – The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music

Music of China Concert

The UCLA Chinese Music Ensemble, directed by Chi Li, performs its annual Fall concert featuring traditional and contemporary music, including Chinese opera aria, zheng unison, qin unison, folk dance, and silk-and-bamboo music.

Hila Plitmann In Conversation

Grammy Award-winning soprano Hila Plitmann begins her week-long UCLA residency by joining renowned composer and professor Richard Danielpour in conversation. The evening will offer insight into how Plitmann, one of the great performers of our time, approaches new music and how composers and performers collaborate in the process.

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.