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Ethnomusicology
March 3, 2026

The program will include a tribute to the late Richard Smallwood, the renowned gospel composer, vocalist, and pianist, who passed away on Dec. 30,...

Music Industry
March 3, 2026

GRAMMY-Nominated engineer Erik Madrid teaches in the music industry program at The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music. He brings with him 15 years...

School of Music
March 2, 2026

The Chancellor’s Council on the Arts, in partnership with the Office of Research and Creative Activities, has announced fourteen faculty-led projects that will receive...

Students and Alumni
February 25, 2026

She was a humanitarian and a philanthropist. She was a UCLA Bruin and a businesswoman. She was a champion for education. Mimi Alpert Feldman...

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Ethnomusicology
February 25, 2026

Hua Wenyi (1941–2022) was one of the most influential Kunqu opera performers of her generation. On February 9, the Ethnomusicology Archive hosted a conference...

Students and Alumni
February 24, 2026

Every year, the Pasadena Alumnae Chapter of Sigma Alpha Iota offers a scholarship for woodwinds, piano and voice area undergraduate and graduate students. In...

Music Education
February 24, 2026

Dani Santana, fourth-year music education student at The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, was scheduled to run a clinic on Ecuadorian musical traditions...

Marching Band
February 9, 2026

In a special “state of the city” address on Monday, February 2, 2026, Mayor Karen Bass looked ahead to several major events that Los...

Students and Alumni
February 4, 2026

Professor Joanna Love, who completed her doctorate in musicology at UCLA in 2012, examines how halftime performances reflect changing ideas of America

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Students and Alumni
February 3, 2026

The composer was honored for his opera ‘Intelligence,’ while several other Bruins contributed to award-winning music

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Music Performance, Education and Composition
February 2, 2026

Congratulations to faculty and alums of The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music who have been been recognized in the 2026 Grammy Awards.  Music...

Students and Alumni
February 2, 2026

From the Daily Bruin: “You might be in a theater with two to 3,000 people you don’t know,” Heggie said. “But because of the...

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