Events for April 2026 – Page 89 – The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music

The 100 Percenters: a conversation with music industry innovators

Music Creative non-profit The 100 Percenters will join UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music to host a panel about how music creatives and executives can have a more productive relationship in the digital age.   Tiffany Red is a multifaceted artist hailing from South Jersey. With a passion for music and community service, she has established

Conversations on Music and Justice – Session 3

This final session invites participants into the discussion exploring the role music can play in building bridges of understanding, furthering social justice and promoting healing across communities. It is a continuation of the series, “Conversations on Music and Justice”, intended to explore these issues while welcoming the voices of our national audience.

Conversations on Music and Justice – Session 2

To the Promised Land: Facilitating Mutual Healing Through Dialogue is a two-part discussion exploring the role music can play in building bridges of understanding, furthering social justice and promoting healing across communities. It is a continuation of the series, “Conversations on Music and Justice”, intended to explore these issues while inviting our national audience to participate in the discussion.

A 3-Session Series hosted by Garrett McQueen

What role can music play in building bridges of understanding, furthering social justice and promoting healing across communities? This online three-part series, “Conversations on Music and Justice”, is intended to explore all of these issues while inviting our national audience to participate in the discussion.

UCLA Wind Ensemble and LA Winds: Picture Show

The UCLA Wind Ensemble presents its first concert of winter quarter, joined by the community based Los Angeles Winds, Stephen Piazza, conductor. The program is anchored by musical works inspired by visual art.   The UCLA Wind Ensemble opens the concert with Zhou Tian’s Petals of Fire, a response to Cy Twombly’s 1989 painting of

David L. Abell Piano Master Series featuring Sofya Gulyak

We are excited to welcome Sofya Gulyak to our David L. Abell Piano Master Series for Winter, 2023. Sofya Gulyak’s resume includes prizes from many prestigious piano competitions: she is a first-prize winner of William Kapell International Piano Competition in the U.S., Maj Lind Helsinki International Piano Competition in Helsinki, Tivoli Piano Competition in Copenhagen,

Fandango at the Wall, Screening and Live Concert

Join filmmaker Varda Bar-Kar and Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra founder Arturo O’Farrill for a screening of the documentary Fandango at the Wall. The documentary, which aired on HBO in 2022, follows multi-Grammy Award winners Arturo O’Farrill and Kabir Sehgal, as they prepare to record a live album at the U.S.-Mexico border wall. The project is inspired by the annual Fandango Fronterizo Festival, which

Distinguished Lecture Series: An Afternoon with Fred Frith

Fred Frith—multi-instrumentalist, composer, and pioneer of the extended electric guitar—has been active for many years in the fertile margins of new music. Deeply involved in the art and craft of improvisation since the late 1960s, he has also maintained a strong connection with his roots in rock and folk music, through bands like Henry Cow,

Aperture Duo Residency Concerts

As the culmination of their Fall 2022 residency, Aperture Duo presents two evenings of new sounds for violin and viola. Featuring thirteen world premieres by UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music students and faculty.