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Music Performance, Education and Composition
April 2, 2026

Mike Lee, an accomplished fortepianist with an international performance career, has joined The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music. He holds advanced degrees from...

Brass
April 1, 2026

UCLA Women’s Basketball is on to the Final Four in search of its first national championship this season. But there’s more madness to March...

Music Performance
March 12, 2026
Ben Hong, associate principal cello of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, has joined the faculty as professor of cello performance....
Global Jazz Studies
March 12, 2026
Salim Washington, professor and chair of global jazz studies, is working to expand opportunities for students to experience the truly global nature of jazz....
Ethnomusicology
March 11, 2026

Professor Cheryl Keyes talks about the importance of the Delta blues in the horror film, which has been nominated for 16 Oscars

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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,...

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Press Release
July 1, 2025

The endowed scholarship builds on UMG’s Sounds of the Future initiative and The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music’s commitment to nurturing the next...

Press Release
April 21, 2025

Acclaimed higher education scholar and author Michael Beckerman has been named the new dean of The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music. He will...

Press Release
February 4, 2025

Through a special pledge by Mike Curb, California’s former lieutenant and acting governor, and music industry veteran, The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music...