An Evening with Jed Distler
Composer-Pianist-Arranger-Gramophone magazine reviewer known as much for his wit and eloquence as for his original piano composition, Jed Distler shares an evening of performance, improvisation and conversation
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Susanna’s Tears: Storytelling through Consorts and Lute Songs
UCLA Early Music Ensemble presents “Susanna’s Tears: Storytelling through Consorts and Lute Songs” The UCLA Early Music Ensemble demonstrates the unique sonorities of various historical instrument families in homogenous consorts of violas da gamba, recorders, historical brass, shawms, crumhorns, and voices accompanied by lutes and harpsichord. Come experience multiple settings of such popular tunes as
Spring Collaborative Piano Class Concert
Dr. James Lent leads his class of pianists in a varied concert featuring works for piano duet, piano duo, piano quartet, violin and piano, voice and piano, piano concertos, and other unique combinations.
Anthony Marwood – Masterclass
Join the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music as we welcome Anthony Marwood for a violin and chamber music masterclass. About Anthony Marwood: Anthony Marwood enjoys a wide-ranging international career as a soloist, director, and chamber musician. Recent solo highlights include performances with the Hallé Orchestra, BBC Philharmonic, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Concerto Budapest,
UCLA Wind Ensemble
The Palisades Charter High School Wind Ensemble, conducted by UCLA alumnus Peter Ye, joins the UCLA Wind Ensemble for a Sunday afternoon concert in Schoenberg Hall. The Pali band plays works by Paul Dukes, John Philip Sousa, John Mackey, Peter Mennin, and Bruce Yurko. The UCLA Wind Ensemble opens the second half of the concert
Remembering Hormoz Farhat – Music, Scholarship, and Beyond
Hormoz Farhat—composer, ethnomusicologist, and educator—was a pioneering figure in the academic field of Iranian music. In 1959, he founded The Music of Persia Performance Group, the first university-based ensemble dedicated to Persian music, and later became the first Iranian scholar to lecture on Iranian music at UCLA. He served as Professor and Head of the Music
UCLA Choral Studies – Francis – an oratorio in nine scenes by Richard Danielpour
The UCLA Chamber Singers and Chorale are joined by soloists Leela Subramaniam, Jared Jones, and Ann Schubert to present the latest feature length work by American composer Richard Danielpour. Music that is epic is scale and variety will chronicle the remarkable life and transformation of Francis: a saint for the ages.
UCLA Gluck Musicians Year End Showcase Concert
The Gluck End of Year Showcase Concert features performances from many different UCLA Gluck Ensembles for an audience of K-12 students from partner schools throughout the Los Angeles area. Since 1996, the UCLA Gluck Fellows Music Program has been the beneficiary of a generous grant from the Max H. Gluck Foundation, which enables our
Opera UCLA – Gluck’s Iphigenie en Tauride
Join us for an innovative new production of Iphigénie en Tauride for the Opera UCLA ensemble featuring students from voice and opera. Iphigénie en Tauride follows the cursed House of Atreus in ancient Greece. Spared from sacrifice by the goddess Artemis, Iphigénie is carried to Tauris, where she serves as a priestess among a people
UCLA Abell Piano Masters series with Antonio Pompa-Baldi
Join the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music as we welcome pianist Antonio Pompa-Baldi for the Winter installment of our 2025/26 David L. Abell Piano Master Series, a concert series which features renowned artists visiting UCLA to perform and work with our piano students. About Antonio Pompa-Baldi: Born and raised in Foggia, Italy, Antonio