Events for December 2025 – Page 4 – The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music

UCLA Flute Studio in Recital

Join the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music and the students of the UCLA Flute Studio as they present an evening of new works written by fellow HASOM composition students.

György Kurtág at 100: Last of a Great Generation of Composers

Join the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music as we welcome professor Rachel Beckles Willson for an event celebrating György Kurtág. Still active at the age of 99, Kurtág will be 100 on 19 February 2026. Professor Willson’s most recent work on the composer was the co-edited volume “Perspectives on the Music of György Kurtág:

UCLA Abell Piano Master Series with Clara Yang

Join the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music as we welcome pianist Clara Yang 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 Clara Yang: Praised for her “breathtaking technical prowess” (Cultural

Pathways and Possibilities: Building a Career in the Arts

Join the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music as we welcome Dr. Thomas Kurtz for a masterclass, hosted by the studio of Dr. Jan Berry Baker.   About Dr. Kurtz: Dr. Thomas Kurtz enjoys a multi-hyphenate career as an educator, scholar, performing artist, and cultural arts leader, whose work sits at the intersection of music,

Fall Graduate Composers’ Concert

Join us for a night of new music composed by UCLA Graduate composition students! Among one of the most competitive schools for composition in the country, Herb Alpert School of Music boasts performances of music written by ferociously talented and exceptionally gifted young composers. Please come support their endeavors as we kick off the 2025-26