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.
Hear + Việt + Film: a Symposium on Trans-Vietnamese Music in Film is a two-day event bringing together scholars, filmmakers, and composers for a critical reassessment of music in Vietnamese film. Featuring lecture panels, film screenings, and Q&A sessions, the event seeks to bridge transnational as well as transdisciplinary perspectives on this global medium. It
Concert featuring UCLA Jazz Combos, directed by Terence Blanchard, Clayton Cameron, Charley Harrison, Roberto Miranda, and Michele Weir. With special guests, the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz Performance Ensemble at UCLA.
The World Jazz and Intercultural Improvisation Ensemble and the Charles Mingus Ensemble will be performing well-known jazz standards as well as compositions by the faculty directors and the students.
