Events for April 2026 – Page 70 – The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music

The Selma Moidel Smith Recital Featuring Gabrielle Sipen

The Selma Moidel Smith Recital series celebrates and honors former UCLA music student Selma Moidel Smith. This year’s recital features Gabrielle Sipen, an exceptional graduate piano student in the School of Music. Sipen will perform original compositions by Selma Moidel Smith, other works, and a world premiere by a UCLA student composer.   Learn more

Music of China Fall Concert

The UCLA Chinese Music Ensemble, directed by Chi Li, performs its annual Fall concert featuring traditional and contemporary music, including Chinese opera aria, zheng unison, qin unison, folk dance, and silk-and-bamboo music.

Still Waiting Speaker Series, with Terri Lyne Carrington

We are pleased to welcome this year Terri Lyne Carrington, an NEA Jazz Master, Doris Duke Artist, and three-time Grammy award-winning drummer, composer, producer, and educator. She serves as Founder and Artistic Director of the Berklee Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice, as well Artistic Director for both Next Jazz Legacy program (a collaboration with New

Richard Danielpour’s New Opera The Grand Hotel Tartarus

Six guests appear at an ornate hotel with no idea how they got there. The gracious and aristocratic hotel manager, Mr. Lucian, promises to fulfill all their earthly desires if they remain. In this new opera by Richard Danielpour, the guests will have one night only to ponder a choice that will affect them for

Richard Danielpour’s New Opera, The Grand Hotel Tartarus

Six guests appear at an ornate hotel with no idea how they got there. The gracious and aristocratic hotel manager, Mr. Lucian, promises to fulfill all their earthly desires if they remain. In this new opera by Richard Danielpour, the guests will have one night only to ponder a choice that will affect them for

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