Events for April 2026 – Page 51 – The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music

UCLA Symphonic Band

Join the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music for the first public Symphonic Band performance of the 2024-2025 Academic Year. Conducted by Dwayne S. Milburn, this ensemble features musicians from all majors and degrees around UCLA.   Repertoire: John Phillip Sousa The Rifle Regiment   Guiseppe Verdi Arr. M. L. Lake La Forza Del Destino

uclaFLUX

This quarter, uclaFLUX has explored text scores and graphic scores for unspecified (“open”) instrumentation with violist Dr. Wendy Richman. The concert will include works by Leah Asher, Christine Burke, Eva-Maria Houben, and Pauline Oliveros, performed by Ally Cho, Gabriel Esperon, Katya Lynch, Kaya Ralls, Samantha Reavis, Wendy Richman, and Isaac Visoutsy. The viola/organ duo of

Camarades

UCLA Camarades (“The Music of Friends”) is the title given to the chamber music program that is guided and driven by the String Department. It offers superior coaching to all ensembles incorporating strings, from trios to octets, with a special consideration to the rich string quartet literature. These endeavors of study and instruction are crowned

UCLA Symphony

Founded in 2002, UCLA Symphony is UCLA’s campus-wide orchestra, drawing its membership from throughout the university community and performing a full spectrum of symphonic repertoire. Join the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music in Schoenberg Hall for their second concert of the 2024-2025 academic year. This event is made possible by the David and Irmgard

Woodwind Chamber Concert

Join the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music for an evening of chamber music highlighting members of the woodwind family. 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

UCLA Percussion Ensemble

The UCLA Percussion Ensemble presents Mostly Marimba…and some other stuff. The concert will include Ancient Military Aires, arranged by Nexus, Arabesque No. 1 and Pagodes by Debussy, Kecak by Nishimura, A Flight of Virtuosity by Steinke, Escape Velocity by Dave Hall, Five on Five by Primatic and YYZ by Geddy Lee, the famous drummer from

Music Alive in the Archive: Celebrating the Music and Legacy of Rev. Tom Kurai

Join us for an afternoon of music and memories to celebrate UCLA’s acquisition and digitization of Rev. Shuichi Thomas Kurai’s audiovisual holdings. Rev. Tom was a well-known taiko teacher and performer in the greater Los Angeles area as well as a Soto Zen priest. Taiko is a tradition of Japanese drumming that is immensely popular

Fall Saxophone Studio Recital

Join Dr. Jan Berry Baker and her students as they present an evening of works showcasing the saxophone. 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

Nate Sloan on the Pleasures and Perils of Public Musicology

Musicology Distinguished Lecture Series Reluctant public intellectual Nate Sloan will share reflections and insights gleaned from ten years of producing Switched on Pop, a podcast exploring the making and meaning of popular music. Prepare to be regaled with true tales of decoding the Billboard charts, searching for redemption from the Jonas Brothers, and accidentally canceling