Events for March 2026 – Page 37 – The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music

New Orford String Quartet – Masterclass

Join the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music as we welcome the New Orford String Quartet for a masterclass focused on chamber music.   About the New Orford String Quartet: Four musicians with equally stellar pedigrees formed the New Orford String Quartet with the goal of developing a new model for a touring string quartet.

Spring Student Composers’ Concert

The most ambitious concert yet by undergraduate and graduate composers of The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music. Featuring: Lunar Bow, Kaitlin Webster-Zuber Arctic (The Endangered Animal Project), SiHyun Uhm Symphony of the Sun, I; “Totality,” Austin Ali A Divine Presence, Yoni Fogelman The Sun in My Heart, III. The Body A Tree, Madeline Barrett

8th Annual Robert U Nelson Lecture: A Conversation with Michael Abels

The UCLA Robert U. Nelson Lecture Series, hosted by the Center for Musical Humanities, presents A Conversation with Michael Abels. Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Michael Abels’ latest original score is for the series STAR WARS: THE ACOLYTE on Disney Plus, featuring the original song “The Power Of Two” which Abels co-wrote with Grammy-winners Victoria Monet and

Resonance and Remembrance: The Violin in Holocaust Cinema

This lecture explores the symbolic and emotional role of the violin in Holocaust cinema. Dr. Kathryn Agnes Huether offers deeper insights into the violin’s impact on the narrative and emotional landscape of Holocaust memory, examining its symbolic significance within the broader context of Holocaust representation in film. A reception in the Green Room will follow.

Symposium on Sound and Hate Studies

This half-day symposium at UCLA will explore the intersection of sound and hate, focusing on how auditory experiences can propagate, resist, and reflect social animosities. Through discussions and lectures, the event will present unique perspectives on various forms of hate from the lens of sound studies, drawing on diverse fields to examine a wide range

Sumeet Anand in Concert

Join us for an evening of Hindustani classical music featuring Sumeet Anand in concert. Sumeet belongs to the Darbhanga Dhrupad vocalist tradition, a centuries-old family of musicians from North Bihar in India. Dhrupad is the oldest surviving genre of Hindustani classical music. Some trace its origin to the tradition of Chhanda-prabandha, and it is believed

UCLA Philharmonia

UCLA Philharmonia’s final concert of the season features Ravel’s evocative Rhapsodie Espagnole, Shostakovich’s spiky Piano Concerto No. 1, featuring Ryan Jia, the Atwater Kent Competition Winner soloist. The program will also feature Arnold Schoenberg’s opulent orchestration of Brahms’ Quartet for Piano and Strings in G minor, Op. 25. This event is made possible by the

UCLA Wind Ensemble ft. Mira Mesa High School Wind Ensemble

The UCLA Wind Ensemble is joined by the Mira Mesa High School Wind Ensemble from San Diego, conducted by Jeanne Christensen. Mira Mesa has the largest band program in the San Diego Unified School District, and notable recent performances include a 2024 tour to Washington, D.C., and the 2022 Tournament of Roses Parade. The UCLA

Faculty Composers Concert

Our UCLA composition faculty have programmed a wide-ranging concert, featuring Ian Krouse’s Two Sephardic Songs and Two Japanese Songs, Kay Rhie’s Twelve Minutes for Oboe and String Trio, Shahab Paranj’s Diar, Richard Danielpour’s Seven Mysteries, piano pieces by Peter Golub and Noah Meites, and more. This event is made possible by the David and Irmgard Dobrow Fund. Classical music