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Jan Baker on KPFK Radio
The Anne LeBaron Portrait Concert (Wednesday, Feb. 7, 7:00 p.m., Lani Hall) will feature a number of top artists. Jan Berry Baker, saxophone professor, headed over to KPFK Radio to play some of Anne’s music on Global Village, hosted by John Schneider. The show is live on Thursday, January 25 at 11 a.m. You can
Professor David Leaf's Book Named One of Top 2023 Rock Books
Next to Bob Dylan’s Philosophy of Modern Sound and Bono’s memoir (yes, that Bono), one of the top rock books of 2023 is David Leaf’s God Only Knows: the Story of Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys and the California Myth. Read the full story and watch the interview with Evan Toth.
Trailblazing Composer Anne LeBaron Honored with Concert at UCLA
Internationally-acclaimed composer and harpist Anne LeBaron marks her illustrious tenure at CalArts with a retrospective concert at UCLA’s Lani Hall, on Wednesday, February 7, at 7 PM. The program, encapsulating four decades of pioneering music, will be followed by an enlightening talkback and reception.
LA Magazine Profiles UCLA's New Music Industry Program
Professor Bob Fink and bachelor's student Elena Flauto explain what makes The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music's new program in music industry the best in the country.
Khon: Thai Masked Dance and Music
Organized by Supeena Adler, this monumental concert brought together internationally acclaimed Thai musicians and dancers with UCLA students and the greater UCLA community.
Seraphic Fire Christmas Album Cracks the Billboard Top Ten
James K. Bass, professor and chair of the music department, is also the associate conductor of the vocal ensemble Seraphic Fire. Their most recent release, The Apple Tree: Christmas with Seraphic Fire, cracked the Billboard classical charts at number seven in the holiday week. Seraphic Fire is an ensemble known for its breadth and risk-taking.
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Musicology Student Wins Prestigious National Scholarship
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Meet Emma Breen, Twenty-First Century Music Student
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She was completing her bachelor’s in music at Northwestern University, and she was preparing for graduate study. She had been admitted to the Royal Academy of Music. She had also been admitted to The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music.
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