People Category: TAs
Music Partnership Program Connects Students with the Community
Founded in 1994, the Music Partnership Program has brought music lessons to young students in the Los Angeles area. The program is supported entirely through generous philanthropy, including from the
Ethnomusicology Professors and Graduate Students at Eighth Annual Lisbon Conference
Launched in 2016, the Lisbon Conference explores the diverse musical traditions of Asia. The eighth annual conference “Chinese Music and Musical Instruments: Embracing the Wide Variety of Asian Music and
UCLA Professor Composes for the Community
Munir Beken, professor of ethnomusicology, composed an original piece for the Santa Monica Schools. "Dandelions" was performed for the McKinley Elementary's Culmination event, featuring the school's choral students and members of Lincoln Middle School's Level 4 Orchestra.
Universal Music Group and The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music Establish the Berry Gordy Music Industry Scholarship to Honor the Legacy of a Music Pioneer
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 generation of music industry leaders LOS
Gabriel Esperon, Violin Student, Appointed LA Phil Resident Fellow
Gabriel Esperon, a master’s student in violin performance, has been appointed a Judith and Thomas L. Beckmen LA Phil Resident Fellow in Fall 2025. As a fellow, Esperon will perform
The 2025 Commencement in Photographs, "One by One"
By any measure, the 2024-2025 academic year brought extraordinary challenges, among which were two historic fires that forced an evacuation of UCLA in January. Ever resilient, the stalwart students and
Justin McManus to Lead UCLA Marching Band
On July 1, the Solid Gold Sound welcomes a new leader. Justin McManus, most recently the director of athletic bands at the University of Connecticut, will join The UCLA Herb
Kay Rhie's "H'on" Receives its World Premiere by the LA Philharmonic
(San Francisco Classical Voice): Kay Rhie’s piece is called H’on, which “means ‘spirit’ or ‘soul’ in Korean,” she explained. “For me, it’s [asking the question] ‘What does the spirit of Korean sound
Julio Frenk's Inauguration Ceremony is Music to His Ears
With vocals and instruments echoing through Royce Hall, The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music helped bring to life the June 5 inauguration ceremony for UCLA’s seventh chancellor, Julio Frenk.