Events for April 2026 – Page 76 – The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music

Serenade with a Dandelion

Join the Armenian Music Program for a festive concert in celebration of the launch of their 4-CD set Serenade with a Dandelion. The concert will showcase the best of Armenian art music, from hallowed classics to world premieres and feature world-class artists: violinists Varty Manouelian, Andrew McIntosh, Kristapor Najarian and Movses Pogossian, violist Che-Yen Chen,

David L. Abell Piano Master Series featuring HieYon Choi

In light of safety concerns arising from recent campus events, and based on the guidance of university leadership and the academic senate, we’ve regrettably opted to relocate this event. New Location: Keyboard Concepts 5539 Van Nuys Blvd. Sherman Oaks, CA 91401   Join the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music as we welcome pianist HieYon

Freedom First

Concert featuring jazz artist and political activist Keith LaMar, who is an African American man on death row falsely accused of murder in the Lucasville Prison Uprising in Youngstown, OH.  He has caught international attention and has become a symbol of the injustices of the Criminal Justice System.  A symphonic work by UCLA Department of Ethnomusicology graduate student Dexter Story was commissioned for this historic concert. The concert will also feature the Freedom First Ensemble featuring Albert Marquès and new UCLA Global Jazz Studies faculty member Salim Washington on saxophone.

Nexus: Ethnomusicology and Education

Distinguished professor Patricia Campbell offers observations of ethnomusicology’s evolving commitment, often through collaborative efforts with teachers, to understanding and activating on questions of music, education, and culture for learners of every age, experience, and circumstance.

UCLA Jazz Combos and Ensembles Concert 1

UCLA student combos and ensembles directed by world-class jazz artists will be performing well-known jazz standards, contemporary works, and pop songs, as well as compositions by the faculty directors and the students. Tonight’s concert will feature the following groups: Jazz Combo directed by Charley Harrison The UCLA World Jazz and Intercultural Improvisation Ensemble directed by