Events for April 2026 – Page 82 – The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music

New Beginnings: An Evening with UCLA Graduate Composers

This concert is an exciting collection of new music by our graduate composers, featuring works by Austin Ali, Andreas Apostolou, Madeline Barrett, Carlos Durán, Robby Good, Morgan Moss, Sergey Nesterov, and Pedro Osuna.     This event is made possible by the David and Irmgard Dobrow Fund. Classical music was a passion of the Dobrows,

Music Alive in the Archive: An Exploration of Kulintang Music in the Danongan Kalanduyan Collection at UCLA

Join the UCLA academic community and Filipinx American performing artists at a symposium to celebrate the launch of the UCLA Danongan Kalanduyan Collection, which brings the rich living heritage of indigenous Philippine music to California. This collection honors Danongan Kalanduyan (1947-2016), kulintang master musician and NEA National Heritage Fellow, who taught and performed with virtually

Armenian Music Program Presents Artur Avanesov, in Concert

Under the auspices of the 3rd Annual Day of Armenian Music at UCLA, the Armenian Music Program hosts internationally acclaimed pianist and composer Artur Avanesov (Armenia). He will be joined by Varty Manouelian, Movses Pogossian, and the VEM Ensemble for an afternoon concert that features works by Avanesov, Khosrovidukht, Gazarossian, Toumajan, Mirzoyan, and 2023 Mansurian Composition

Music of India Ensemble and African American Music Ensemble

Spring Festival of World Music 2023 The Music of India Ensemble performances will include short compositions of North Indian classical and semi-classical ragas (harmonic modes) and talas (rhythmic patterns on tabla or drums). Students of Rahul Neuman will play the sitar (a long-necked lute with seven principal strings, plus 12 to 20 sympathetic strings) and

Day of Armenian Music

The third annual Day of Armenian Music at UCLA will showcase the depth and breadth of the Armenian Music Program. The noon concert presents AMP’s resident folk music and dance ensemble Lernazang featuring legendary singer Hasmik Harutyunyan and kamancha master Vardan Baghdasaryan. Also, duduk master Emmanuel Hovhannisyan appears as a guest artist for a folk-jazz set