Francesca Caccini, “La liberazione di Ruggiero dall’Isola di Alcina” 400th Anniversary Performance The UCLA Early Music Ensemble, featuring guest artists from L.A. Camerata, will celebrate Early Music Month and Women’s History Month with a performance of the first opera composed by a woman. Caccini’s Alcina depicts a power struggle between two women—demigodess Melissa and
This unique event invites audiences to an immersive journey into climate change through the powerful interplay of music, science, and dialogue. Featuring original compositions by talented students from the School of Music’s composition area and an interactive Q&A panel with scientists, Climate Notes brings climate science to life in a way that is accessible, emotionally
Join the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music as we welcome guest pianist Jose Raul Lopez for an evening of music by 19th century Jewish composers. Entitled “Stars of David”, the evening will feature works by Felix Mendelssohn, Ferdinand Hiller, Fanny Hensel, Benjamin Godard, Charles Valentin Alkan, Julius Schulhoff, and Charles Valentin Alkan. This event
Join the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music for a vibrant night of music featuring Professor Vladimir Chernov and guest harpist Alexander Boldachev. About Alexander Boldachev: Alexander Boldachev is a virtuoso-harpist, composer, exclusive artist of Italian harp house Salvi Harps, initiator of the World Harp Day, founder of the Zurich Harp Festival, co-founder of
This event has been postponed from Tuesday 11/5/24 to Friday 11/15/24 Join the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music and the Gramian-Emrani Center for Iranian Music as we welcome Maestro Kaykhosrou Pournazeri for an afternoon in intimate Lani Hall. This event will be conducted in Persian.
In July 2024, Brazil recognized funk carioca as a cultural symbol, despite its contested history. Once silenced by authorities, this music reclaims favelas’ identity, exposing Brazil’s contradictions in race and democracy.
The Lowell Milken Center for Music of American Jewish Experience presents the Milken Center Chamber Music Series, concerts of uplifting and distinctive chamber music curated by Neal Stulberg, Artistic Director. Paul Schoenfield (1947-2024) was a unique and brilliant musician of decidedly American Jewish Experience. A virtuoso concert pianist and hugely gifted composer who wrote for first-class performers
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. This event is made possible by the David and Irmgard Dobrow Fund. Classical music was a passion of the Dobrows, who established
About the Early Sounds of Jewish Music Symposium Early Sounds of Jewish Music is a rare journey into the Jewish soundscape of the Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque periods. Featuring international scholars, our program will be in two parts: An interactive symposium with leading scholars and practitioners of Jewish Early Music, and a collaborative concert with
Four members of L.A.’s very own Jewish roots ensemble, Mostly Kosher, present a workshop exploring their creative process of integrating klezmer and Yiddish music with various other musical styles.
