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

21st Annual UCLA Philharmonia All-Star Concert

Each year, the All-Star competition provides Music Department students with the opportunity to audition for the privilege of performing as soloists with the UCLA Philharmonia, the school’s flagship orchestra. Join us in Schoenberg Hall this year for the 21st Annual All-Star Concert featuring the winners of Fall 2026’s All-Star Competition.

UCLA Philharmonia: Séjourné, Brahms and Ravel

Atwater Kent Concerto co-winner Robbie Darling brings the marimba to the forefront in Emmanuel Séjourné’s dazzling Concerto for Marimba, a virtuosic showcase of rhythm, color and sound. Ravel’s dazzling Alborada del Gracioso. and Brahms’s exciting Symphony No. 4 round out this concert.  

UCLA Philharmonia: The “Don Quixote” Experience

Perhaps to be too practical is madness. To surrender dreams — this may be madness. Too much sanity may be madness — and maddest of all: to see life as it is, and not as it should be! – Don Quixote Immerse yourself in the fantastical world of Don Quixote, where comic misadventures, tender moments

Opera | Black | Queer — Day 3

A Symposium at UCLA October 1-3, 2026 This three-day symposium welcomes scholars, practitioners, and students to join the international Black Opera Research Network (BORN) for papers, a workshop, a performance, and the North American premiere of an opera film. Highlights include a performance by composer Yvette Janine Jackson and her Radio Opera Workshop ensemble; a

Opera | Black | Queer — Day 2

A Symposium at UCLA October 1-3, 2026 This three-day symposium welcomes scholars, practitioners, and students to join the international Black Opera Research Network (BORN) for papers, a workshop, a performance, and the North American premiere of an opera film. Highlights include a performance by composer Yvette Janine Jackson and her Radio Opera Workshop ensemble; a

Opera | Black | Queer — Day 1

A Symposium at UCLA October 1-3, 2026 This three-day symposium welcomes scholars, practitioners, and students to join the international Black Opera Research Network (BORN) for papers, a workshop, a performance, and the North American premiere of an opera film. Highlights include a performance by composer Yvette Janine Jackson and her Radio Opera Workshop ensemble; a

2026 Commencement

We are proud to present the class of 2026. For all the information about commencement, follow the link to the commencement landing page.