We are excited to welcome José Ramón Mendez to our David L. Abell Piano Master Series for Spring 2023. Ramón Mendez has been described as “an artist with a polished sound and tremendous constructive power” and hailed by the Hoja del Lunes de Madrid, as “the Spanish pianist of his generation.” This event is made
Department of Ethnomusicology student Sophia Bacino will present a senior recital on piano and guitar.
How did newly-minted American Jews navigate their adopted identities? Join us as we explore culture as a way of helping the Jewish public reflect on and manage social challenges and change in America.
How did newly-minted American Jews navigate their adopted identities? Join us as we explore culture as a way of helping the Jewish public reflect on and manage social challenges and change in America.
How did newly-minted American Jews navigate their adopted identities? Join us as we explore culture as a way of helping the Jewish public reflect on and manage social challenges and change in America.
Join composers and scholars for a panel discussion about the influence of Persian instruments on modern compositions, curated by our new post-doctoral scholar of Iranian music, Shahab Paranj. The panel features Richard Danielpour, Ian Krouse, Reza Vali, and Shahab Paranj, composers who have all incorporated Persian instruments into their string quartet compositions. This program is
This panel discussion, led by moderator and post-doctoral scholar of Iranian music, Shahab Paranj, will serve as an introduction to the PluComp lecture series, which aims to approach composition from a non-Eurocentric perspective. Join Erberk Erylmaz from Ankara Music and Fine Arts University and Reza Vali from Carnegie Mellon University to explore the ways in
To conclude the two-day UCLA Wind Ensemble Invitational, which brings outstanding high school bands from across Southern California to play on the stage of Royce Hall and receive feedback from a panel of expert artist-teachers, the UCLA Wind Ensemble performs music celebrating some of the great cities of the world. The concert opens with a
Join us for a masterclass with acclaimed cellist, Sunny Yang. UCLA students will perform contemporary and classical works for Yang’s instruction. Program: Peter Walsh – Seven, for solo cello, by Benjamin Fleischacker – Three Songs for Pipa and Cello by Bright Sheng, with Selina Li Brahms Trio in C minor (Sean Takada, Alex Tchaikov, Isabelle Fromme) Sunny
This concert features a vivid program of new music by our UCLA Composition Faculty. This event is made possible by the David and Irmgard Dobrow Fund. Classical music was a passion of the Dobrows, who established a generous endowment at The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music to make programs like this possible. We
