Events for June 2026 – Page 49 – The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music

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

Rainbow Music: The UCLA Percussion Ensemble Celebrates the Sounds of Pride

For its Fall concert, the UCLA Percussion Ensemble will survey works of LGBTQIA+ Composers, everyone from John Cage to Lou Harrison to Aaron Copland. And, in the spirit of community, the ensemble will perform Nico Muhly, Pulses, Cycles, Clouds, a community performance work. Everyone is welcome to this exciting performance.   This event is made possible

Quatuor Diotima in Residency

Join the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music for the opening night of Quatuor Diotima’s residency with a concert of works by Beethoven, Schoenberg, and Boulez.   About Quatuor Diotima: The Quatuor Diotima is one of the most in-demand chamber ensembles in the world today; it was formed in 1996 by graduates of the Paris

Quatuor Diotima in Residency – Concert of Student Works

Join the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music for the epic conclusion of Quatuor Diotima’s residency with a concert of works by UCLA students.   About Quatuor Diotima: The Quatuor Diotima is one of the most in-demand chamber ensembles in the world today; it was formed in 1996 by graduates of the Paris national conservatory

Happy Tubaween – An Evening with the Tuba and Euphonium Studio

Prepare to be bewitched and tuba-fied at our spooktacular tuba and euphonium recital, where we’re summoning up some scary good tunes just in time for Halloween! Our students are brewing up a cauldron of haunting melodies and bone-chilling harmonies. From ghostly marches to eu-fear-nium serenades, we’re pulling out all the stops to make this concert

UCLA Faculty Artist Series – American Grace: A Recital of New Works for Flute

Join the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music for the first installment of anew concert series featuring faculty performers collaborating with renowned guests, selected students, and alumni from around the globe.   The first installment of the Faculty Artist Series will feature Flute Professor Ben Smolen in collaboration with Catherine Gregory, Jonathan Davis, and Mitsuko Morikawa.

UCLA Philharmonia

UCLA Philharmonia begins its 2024-25 concert season with a program commemorating 50 years since Dmitri Shostakovich’s death. It juxtaposes two works defining the composer’s unnerving relationship with Josef Stalin — the transgressive Ninth with the terrifying Tenth.   Repertoire: Dmitri Shostakovich Symphony No. 9 in E flat major, Op. 70 (1945)   INTERMISSION Dmitri Shostakovich

Fall Undergraduate Composers’ Concert

Join the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music for the first undergraduate student composer concert of the 2024-2025 academic year.   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