Events for December 2025 – Page 7 – The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music

Happy Holidays with the UCLA Tuba and Euphonium Studio!

Join the UCLA Tuba and Euphonium Studio for a toot-ally festive evening of music and merriment! Our coolest cats in the lowest clefs are ready to sleigh your holiday blues with warm brass tones, cheeky carols, and a whole lot of tuba-lent cheer. Whether you’re a fan of frosty favorites or euphonious yuletide jams, this

UCLA Philharmonia

Please join us for UCLA Philharmonia’s second concert of the season, featuring Mozart’s “Prague” Symphony; the North American premiere of UCLA PhD graduate Tomàs Peire Serrate’s “Borealis” (2020); and Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 5. Mozart Symphony No. 38 in D major, K. 504 (“Prague”) Tomàs Peire Serrate “Borealis” (2020) (North American premiere) Prokofiev Symphony No. 5

Advanced Vocal Literature & Diction Class Recital

The Advanced Vocal Literature class, featuring UCLA’s most advanced classical singers under the direction of Professor Juliana Gondek and collaborative pianist Victoria Kirsch, present an eclectic mix of English and American art songs from the 18th to the 21st centuries.

uclaFLUX Fall Concert

Join the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music for the first uclaFLUX concert of the 2025-2026 academic year. uclaFLUX is devoted to the performance of chamber music from the 20th and 21st centuries. We explore and embrace new performance approaches and techniques associated with the dynamic, ever-evolving languages of contemporary music. In preparing to perform

UCLA Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band

The UCLA Symphonic Band performs for the first time this academic year and the first time with conductor Justin McManus, recently appointed director of athletic bands, associate director of bands, and assistant professor of music. The program includes new and old works for concert band by Katahj Copley, Brooke Pierson, Jodie Blackshaw, Frank Ticheli, and

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

UCLA Symphony, our remarkable all-campus orchestra, presents its first concert of the 2025-26 season.  108 musicians strong, Symphony is led by graduate conducting majors and features graduate performance-major soloists.   It draws its membership from every corner of the campus and plays to packed Hall Schoenberg audiences.  Symphony’s fall program features a performance of Beethoven’s beloved