UCLA Philharmonia celebrates the 150th anniversary of the birth of Charles Ives and the 200th anniversary of the birth of Anton Bruckner with this concert of visionary musical landscapes. Charles Ives “Three Places in New England” (1911-1914; rev. 1929) Anton Bruckner Symphony No. 4 in E flat (“Romantic”) (1874; rev. 1880) This event is
Join Professor James Miller and his studio for an evening of music featuring the trombone. This event is made possible by the David and Irmgard Dobrow Fund. Classical music was a passion of the Dobrows, who established a generous endowment at The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music to make programs like this possible. We
Each year, the All-Star competition provides Music Department students with the opportunity to audition for the privilege of performing as soloists with the UCLA Philharmonia, the school’s flagship orchestra. Join us in Schoenberg Hall this year for the 20th Annual All-Star Concert featuring the winners of Fall 2024’s All-Star Competition. This event is made possible
Following the 1979 revolution, Iranian female singers have been banned from performing as solo artists. With public performances under interdiction, many prominent female artists had to halt their careers at the height of their artistic mastery. A prominent case of this was Parisa, the virtuoso female singer who was recognized internationally as a generational talent,
For its first concert of the winter quarter, the UCLA Wind Ensemble is joined by the UCLA Department of Ethnomusicology’s spectacular Mariachi de Uclátlan, founded in 1961 as the first ensemble of its kind to be established at an academic university. The Mariachi ensemble, led by Grammy winning musical director Jesús “Chuy” Guzmán, opens the
Join the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music for an evening highlighting the music of undergraduate student composers. This event is made possible by the David and Irmgard Dobrow Fund. Classical music was a passion of the Dobrows, who established a generous endowment at The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music to make programs like
Acknowledged as one of today’s finest saxophone and piano duos, Duo HaLo has delighted audiences across the United States, showcasing programs with exciting new music from across the globe, but also reimagining works by the great composers of the past. Described by the New York Concert Review as “High Voltage” and “Brimming with Lyricism,” members
The graduate-level students of the UCLA Department of Music Composition Area showcase their latest works. Join us for a variety of creative, unique, and emotive pieces. This event is made possible by the David and Irmgard Dobrow Fund. Classical music was a passion of the Dobrows, who established a generous endowment at The UCLA Herb
An original and devised cabaret evening from the artists of Opera UCLA that showcases the vocal students in a genre bending devised performance that blends the music of Kurt Weill with the texts of Bertolt Brecht and others. Showtimes are 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Opera UCLA is designed to provide students in the Voice
UCLA Philharmonia performs Gustav Mahler’s epic Symphony No. 6 (“Tragic”). Composed during a time of personal fulfillment and worldwide professional success, this four-movement, 80 minute symphony is nonetheless turbulent and relentlessly serious, exploring the far extremes of human emotion. Mahler deploys a gigantic orchestra, including his first use of Almglocken (cowbells) and an instrument he
