Events for October 2026 – Page 5 – The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music

Copyright and Music Law Update: A Report from the Litigation Trenches

Music and copyright protection are at the forefront of the music industry in AI-music creation and streaming. Hear the latest from leading music attorney Richard Busch as he discusses cutting-edge court cases, issues in the music copyright field, and his experience in protecting musicians and their rights. Q&A and reception to follow.

Gender Amplified at 20: Two Decades of Amplifying Change | DAY 1

A two-day convening celebrating 20 years of Gender Amplified’s work advancing women and gender-expansive persons in music production, audio engineering, and emerging music technologies. The event will bring together students, artists, educators, producers, technologists, and industry leaders through performances, workshops, panels, demonstrations, and community engagement opportunities.

Pianist Vicki Ray: Concert Curation IS Composition!

Join us for the first of six workshops as part of the Modal Interchange: Conversations on 21st-Century Performance Practices series with Vicki Ray, a Los Angeles based composer and pianist, who will join Wendy Richman in a conversation about concert programming and commissioning new works. Concert Curation IS Composition! Every musician presenting a concert is: …

Eclipse String Quartet with William Kanengiser

Join the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music for an evening in historic Schoenberg Hall featuring the Eclipse String Quartet and renowned guitarist William Kanengiser in “The British Invasion,” a dynamic concert of recent works for guitar quintet presented as part of their student composer residency.

UCLA Piano Marathon 2027

Join the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music for our annual Piano Marathon as talented student pianists unite for an inspiring, theme-focused recital showcasing the dynamic range of our piano program.

Winter Undergraduate Composers Concert

Join us for a night of new music composed by UCLA undergraduate composition students.   Among one of the most competitive schools for composition in the country, the UCLA 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 …

Gilles Apap and UCLA Strings: A Regents’ Lecturer Showcase

Join the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music for a dynamic performance by UCLA Strings led by 2026–2027 Regents’ Lecturer and genre-bending violin virtuoso Gilles Apap, featuring a collaborative rendition of Mendelssohn’s Concerto for Violin, Piano, and String Orchestra alongside UCLA piano faculty Inna Faliks.