This public conference features prominent scholars and experts exploring the historical and cultural connections of Black and Jewish communities in the United States, intimate analyses of Brubeck’s The Gates of Justice, and the contemporary relevance of music to social justice.
Get in the holiday spirit with performances by your favorite tuba and euphonium players at UCLA! Featuring festive tunes, decorations, lighting, and perhaps an appearance by Santa! 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
Join us for a discussion with composer, teacher, and musician Darius Brubeck and Wall Street Journal music critic and culture reporter Larry Blumenfeld. The conversation will be moderated by Arturo O’Farrill, Grammy-winning pianist and composer.
Written by Henekh Kon in 1924, Bas Sheve is one of the only known pre-Holocaust Yiddish operas. Learn the remarkable story of how it was brought back to life by an international team of artists and musicians, and enthralled audiences along the way.
Each year, thousands of people participate as learners and audience members in Yiddish and klezmer music intensive learning programs. Learn about some of the leading ones here.
Each year, thousands of people participate as learners and audience members in Yiddish and klezmer music programs. Many of them are young people seeking connection to their roots. The ‘klezmer revival’ that began in the 1980’s is thriving today.
The UCLA Chinese Music Ensemble, directed by Chi Li, performs its annual Fall concert featuring traditional and contemporary Chinese music.
Michael Hernandez has been described as one of the finest soprano saxophone artists of the present generation.
Huib Schippers is the Regents’ Professor at UCLA for the Fall quarter, and here to share everything he’s learned in a 40-year career including initiating, supporting, and running music initiatives and institutions in The Netherlands, Australia, Nepal, The Gambia, and the US, where he helped revitalize the iconic record label Smithsonian Folkways (2016-2020).
Join us for the 18th Annual All-Star Concert.
