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Mostly Kosher Shares Klezmer Rock Music and Jewish Culture with UCLA
Brought to UCLA by the Milken Center for Music of American Jewish Experience, Mostly Kosher treated a Lani Hall audience with an evening of klezmer music with multiple influences. “The
Step Into Imagination Hall, The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music’s Newly Renovated Practice Rooms
In Fall 2024, forty-nine practice rooms at UCLA re-opened after their first comprehensive renovation since their construction in 1955.
Serenade with a Dandelion Named a Top Classical Album in 2024
Long-running and influential online magazine Textura has just released its top 20 lists for classical and jazz recordings of 2024. Coming in at number three on the list for quartet, ensemble or
David Kaplan's Solo Album Named a Top Classical Recording of 2024
Long-running and influential online magazine Textura has just released its top 20 lists for classical and jazz recordings of 2024. Coming in at number seven on the list of instrumental solo classical albums is David Kaplan, assistant professor of piano performance, with New Dances of the League of David.
A Wicked Orchestration
One of this holiday’s biggest blockbuster film releases is Wicked, the film adaptation of the smash 2003 Broadway musical. Crowds flocked to the theaters to see the movie over the
UCLA Alums Jake Heggie and Angel Blue win Musical America Worldwide Awards
Jake Heggie (BM 1984, MA 2005) was named Composer of the Year and Angel Blue (MM 2008) was named Vocalist of the Year by the coveted Musical America Worldwide Awards.
GRAMMY Award Nominations in 2024
The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music is proud to share that faculty and alumni were well represented at this year’s GRAMMY Awards. In all, twelve faculty and four alums
Shahab Paranj on "Persian Perspectives Today" Podcast
From the Daily Bruin: Listen to series host and podcast contributor Megan Vahdat sit down with the director of UCLA’s Iranian music program, Dr. Shahab Paranj, to discuss the importance
Billboard Magazine Names The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music a Top Business School of 2024
From Billboard Magazine: The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music this summer announced the establishment of The UCLA Berry Gordy Music Industry Center as it continues its commitment to becoming
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The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music Receives $5 Million to Establish Gramian-Emrani Center for Iranian Music
New academic center bolsters UCLA as a major force in the study of Iranian culture Through a $5 million pledge by Haleh Emrani in honor of her late husband, Ahmad
GRAMMY-Nominated Opera Director James Darrah Joins The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music
James Darrah, the GRAMMY Award-nominated director/producer of acclaimed and innovative opera and film productions will join The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music faculty in Fall 2024.
The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music Announces the 2024-25 Season
September 26, 2024. The new season features celebrated poet Nathaniel Mackey, Tod Machover's opera "Schoenberg in Hollywood," student performances and scholarly symposia.
The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music to Receive $5 Million Gift to Establish The Berry Gordy Music Industry Center
May 21, 2024. Berry Gordy, founder of the iconic record label and hit-making enterprise Motown, has pledged a $5 million gift to establish The UCLA Berry Gordy Music Industry Center.
Opera UCLA Presents the World Premiere of Richard Danielpour’s The Grand Hotel Tartarus at the Freud Playhouse
May 9, 2024. Opera UCLA, a collaboration between The Herb Alpert School of Music and the UCLA School of Theatre, Film and Television, will present the world premiere of Grammy Award-winning composer Richard Danielpour’s new opera, The Grand Hotel Tartarus.
Jazz Violinist, Composer and Educator Regina Carter Joins Faculty at The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music
March 27, 2024. Regina Carter, the acclaimed jazz violinist who has been awarded a MacArthur Fellowship (2007), a Doris Duke Award (2018), and honored as an NEA Jazz Master Fellow (2023), will join The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music faculty in 2024.
Serenade with a Dandelion
MEDIA ADVISORY The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music features a world premiere of Serenade with a Dandelion. This live concert event showcases internationally-renowned musicians performing a curated selection of top Armenian composers’ work, all featured on a new 4-CD set. Hailed as a “game changer,” “a five-star
The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music to offer new Music Industry Bachelor of Arts degree beginning in Fall 2023
October 6, 2023. Responding to student demand, a new B.A in Music Industry from The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music will set graduates on track toward careers in artist and label management, publicity, music publishing and licensing and more.
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