Events for April 2026 – Page 8 – The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music

 Tenzin Norbu: The dranyen (སྒྲ་སྙན་) and other Tibetan instruments

Come and experience the varied regional styles of the Tibetan dranyen (སྒྲ་སྙན་ lute) from the master musician and multi-instrumentalist, Tenor (Tenzin Norbu). The dranyen is played across the central, southern and western areas of the vast Tibetan Buddhist Himalaya in dance-songs performed for ceremonial occasions and entertainment by community and itinerant musicians. Both a melodic

The Ehnes Quartet in Discussion

No group of compositions occupies a more central position in chamber music than Beethoven’s string quartets. Join members of the Ehnes Quartet in conversation with Bill Kinderman about their interpretation of Beethoven’s work.

Ehnes Quartet Open Rehearsal

Rare behind-the-scenes access: Step inside the rehearsal room and watch the world-renowned Ehnes Quartet bring Beethoven’s revolutionary quartets to life as they prepare for the opening night of their complete Beethoven Cycle.

Music of Charles Tomlinson Griffes

Join the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music for a program of music by Charles Tomlinson Griffes, featuring songs for soprano and baritone, flute and piano, and solo piano repertoire. The program highlights Griffes’s poetic, impressionistic, and coloristic musical language across a range of vocal and instrumental works, offering audiences an opportunity to encounter both

Sonic Representations of Jewishness, On Screen and Off

In-person conference at UCLA, April 19-21, 2026 Jews’ longstanding involvement with film and television has drawn much attention from scholars and the general public alike, raising the question of the significance of Jewish heritage and Jewishness more broadly for these creative endeavors, both on screen and behind the scenes. Given the centrality of music to

Sonic Representations of Jewishness, On Screen and Off

In-person conference at UCLA, April 19-21, 2026 Jews’ longstanding involvement with film and television has drawn much attention from scholars and the general public alike, raising the question of the significance of Jewish heritage and Jewishness more broadly for these creative endeavors, both on screen and behind the scenes. Given the centrality of music to