In partnership with Angel City Jazz, Piano Spheres, and the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, Grammy-winning faculty pianist Gloria Cheng launches her latest commissioning project: Root Progressions (named for a seminal jazz theory method). The intent is to bridge two genres steeped in experimentation and exploration—jazz and contemporary classical music—yet perennially divided by genre
Tenor Issachah Savage is the featured artist of the second annual Judith L. Smith Voice Recital Series, celebrating talented vocalists and the distinguished tenure of UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, Founding Dean Judith Smith. Issachah will join us again on October 31st to hold a masterclass for students of the Department of Music.
Join us as the UCLA Philharmonia opens its 2023-24 season with a special Halloween program. Come in costume (the orchestra and conductor will!) and experience a spectacular night of eerie music, silent films accompanied by the Royce Hall organ and other scary surprises! Christoph Bull, organ Michelle Rice, narrator Yuki Izumihara, animation design Neal Stulberg,
Join us for a farewell concert in celebration of Professor Antonio Lysy’s 20 years as a cherished cello professor. The program will feature the UCLA Spikes Cello Ensemble and music by Bach, Sollima, Debussy, Piazzolla, Klengel, Morricone, and Britell. This event is made possible in part by the David and Irmgard Dobrow Fund. Classical music
On Friday, November 17, the Armenian Music Program presented A Celebration of Aram Khachaturian’s 120th Birth Anniversary. Internationally acclaimed pianists Armine Grigoryan (Director of the Aram Khachaturian Museum in Yerevan) and Sona Barseghyan engaged the audience in a lecture and concert in celebration of Armenian composer Aram Khachaturian’s 120th birth anniversary. The Armenian Music Program
We are excited to welcome venerable pianist and educator Gilbert Kalish to our David L. Abell Piano Masters Series for Fall 2023. This performance will be preceded by a Masterclass with UCLA Piano students on 12/7 in Lani Hall from 6:00-7:30pm. About Gilbert Kalish: Gilbert Kalish leads a musical life of unusual variety and breadth. As
Join us for the winter installment of our 2023-24 David L. Abell Piano Master Series as we welcome the renowned pianist Pedja Mužijević. Homage to Mixtapes (Mixtape (noun) : a compilation of music recorded from various sources) Pedja Muzijevic, piano This program is an homage to homemade recorded compilations on cassettes– sometimes curated and
Join us as the New Thread Saxophone Quartet (called “adventurous” and “rule-breaking” by NewMusicBox) visits UCLA from New York City for a three-day residency (1/28-1/30). This multi-disciplinary engagement will include a reading session of student compositions, a masterclass with Prof. Jan Berry Baker’s saxophone studio, and a workshop on New Music entrepreneurship, culminating in a
Join us for the 19th annual All-Star Concert
Join us for the string area’s annual Vivaldi concert, featuring first year students as soloists in the historic Schoenberg Hall. This performance is held in support of the food services of Ketchum Downtown YMCA, through Music for Food. This musician-led initiative harmonizes the power of the arts with the critical mission of combating hunger, underscoring
