Both copyright and the exceptions and limitations to copyright are engines that drive new expression of all kinds, including musical expression. Recent developments in AI-generated music, like services from Suno and Udio, raise questions about how copyright law applies, or should apply, to the creation and use of AI music generation tools. In this presentation,
The Armenian Music Program at The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music presents a celebration honoring Hayrik Mouradian’s 120th anniversary featuring UCLA Armenian Music Ensemble UCLA VEM Ensemble Hasmik Harutyunyan Ensemble with special guests Narine Dellalian and Levon Mouradian from Lisbon A genocide survivor from the Van region, the historian, singer, and folk revivalist Hayrik
What does freedom mean in a globalized but fractured world? South African saxophonist and composer Steve Dyer brings his acclaimed quartet to Lani Hall for the West Coast premiere of Freedom Melody 2025. Featuring six vocalists from the UCLA Global Jazz Studies program, this powerful concert reimagines the spirit of the groundbreaking 1985 Freedom Melody
Join the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music as we welcome the Nois Saxophone Quartet for a recital and masterclass featuring undergraduate and graduate Music students. About Nois: Take your preconceptions of ‘noise’ and toss them out the window. Equal parts “fiendishly good and fiendishly goofy” (Chicago Tribune), ~Nois Quartet is a “prolific, charismatic
Join the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music as we welcome renowned pianist Emanuel Ax for an evening of conversation and demonstration. Emanuel Ax is one of the most renowned pianists, and a distinguished Mozartian. In connection with his performances of Mozart’s imposing Concerto in C major, K. 503, with the LA Philharmonic, he will
Join the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music as we welcome violinist Martin Beaver for a masterclass featuring undergraduate and graduate violin students. About Martin Beaver: Mr. Beaver was First Violin of the world-renowned Tokyo String Quartet from June 2002 until its final concert in July 2013. As such, he appeared to critical and public
Join us for the annual Robert M. Stevenson Lecture, featuring guest speaker Emily Wilbourne. The lecture will take place on Tuesday, October 7th at 4:00 PM in Lani Hall. Wilbourne will present a talk titled Impersonation and the Voice, exploring the complex role of vocal sound in shaping our understanding of personhood. In Western culture,
We invite you to celebrate Distinguished Professor Movses Pogossian in his final recital at UCLA. Pogossian’s profound influence—as a soloist, chamber musician, recording artist, and beloved teacher—leaves a rich and enduring legacy. This recital offers a snapshot of his musical and pedagogical passions, bringing together students and close colleagues to celebrate the music he loves.
This concert marks the second installment of this ambitious six-concert series, offering audiences an immersive journey through Beethoven’s early mastery of the string quartet medium.
Join us for the string area’s annual Vivaldi concert, featuring first year students as soloists in the intimate Lani Hall. UCLA Camarades (“The Music of Friends”) is the title given to the chamber music program that is guided and driven by the String Department. It offers superior coaching to all ensembles incorporating strings, from trios
