Come join Peabody Award winning author and UCLA Professor David Leaf in an event celebrating the release of his critically-acclaimed book God Only Knows: The Story of Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys and the California Myth. Originally released in 1978, the new edition of what’s been called “The Beach Boys bible” has been massively updated. With
Angel Blue will work with students from our opera program in a public masterclass. Using her unique blend of keen intelligence, charm, and helpful honesty, Angel will also entertain questions from the students about what they can expect from a career as an opera singer in today’s world. There is no charge for admission.
Soprano Angel Joy Blue, M.M. ’08, is the featured artist of the inaugural Judith L. Smith Voice Recital Series, celebrating talented vocalists and the distinguished tenure of UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, Founding Dean Judith Smith. Angel Blue made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera House in 2017 and returns to her alma mater for this special performance. Pianist Brain Zeger will accompany Angel. Angel and Brian will join us the following day as each will hold masterclasses for students of the Department of Music.
The UCLA Philharmonia heralds in the Fall quarter with a program of dance-inspired music from across the globe. Tonight’s program includes the Hungarian-inspired Galánta Dances by Zoltán Kodály, Halloween tone-poem Danse Macabre by Saint-Säens, the sensuous Danzón No. 4 by Mexican composer Arturo Marquez, Leonard Bernstein’s Three Dance Episodes from “On the Town,” The Bamboula: Rhapsodic Dance For Orchestra by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Richard Strauss’s “Dance of the Seven Veils” from “Salome,” and the famous “Bolero” by Maurice Ravel.
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
Renowned pianist Ilya Poletaev conducts a masterclass for UCLA student pianists and performs as part of The David L. Abell Piano Masters Series.
Movses Pogossian’s faculty recital celebrates the Naxos release of his “Hommage à Kurtág” CD. In addition to the recording of György Kurtág’s complete Signs, Games, and Messages for solo violin, the CD also includes companion pieces by Gabriela Lena Frank, Kay Rhie, Jungyoon Wie, and Aida Shirazi, inspired by the great Hungarian composer’s music. Generously commissioned by Justus and Helen Schlichting, they will receive world premieres at the concert, performed alongside several Kurtág miniatures. Also on the program: Zoltan Kodaly’s folk-inspired masterpiece, Duo for Violin and Cello (with distinguished Scottish cellist Niall Brown), and a selection of Béla Bartók’s Duos with UCLA Music Education violin students Kayla Phan, Yidan Sun, Yoosung Lee, Emily Taylor, Raina Markham, Kayla Lee, and alumnus Sam Lorenzini.
Professor Antonio Lysy, Cello Performance, and Strings Area Head performs the cycle of Bach Suites for solo cello within an informal performance in an openly accessible, revolving audience, walk-through setting, near the warmly resonant Richard Serra T.E.U.C.L.A. sculpture, adjacent to the Richard Meier Broad Arts Building.
Join the UCLA Philharmonia to celebrate the life and centenary of composer, conductor, percussionist, and educator William Kraft (1923-2022). William Kraft was the principal percussionist of the LA Phil for decades, founded the New Music Group of the LA Phil, and served on the UCLA and UCSB composition faculties. This free community event features live performances, videos, and tributes from the stage. In conjunction with the event, view an exhibition of William Kraft’s scores and memorabilia in the Music Library adjacent to Schoenberg Hall.
The UCLA Brass area kicks off the new school year with an exceptional performance by the professional horn quartet, Quadre. Quadre will perform a recital of various works, including a horn quintet performance with UCLA Department of Music Lecturer for Horn Performance, Amy Sanchez. A newly formed UCLA Gluck Fellows Horn Quartet will perform as well, and students from the UCLA Brass area will join Quadre to perform the entire brass ensemble repertoire.
