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Gramian-Emrani Center for Iranian Music endowed fund established with $5 million
Established with a gift from Haleh Emrani, the new Gramian-Emrani Center for Iranian Music will coordinate with academic resources across campus, including those housed in the school of music.
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
UCLA's Incoming Chancellor Julio FrenkVisits Impromptu Recording Sessionat the School of Music
Chancellor Julio Frenk loves opera. As he gets to know UCLA, he paid a visit to The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music to listen to some opera arias during an impromptu recording session.
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.
Musicology Postdoctoral Scholar Named Area Editor for Grove Dictionary
Bernard Gordillo, chancellor’s postdoctoral scholar in history, musicology, and the Chicano Studies Research Center, has been named the Central America Area Editor for the Grove Music Online: Latin American and Iberian Music.
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.

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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.
Is Opera Relevant Today? Naomi André thinks so. Join us for a lecture and discussion with Naomi André, the David G. Frey Distinguished Professor at UNC Chapel Hill as André talks about bold new work and reimagining the operatic canon.
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 4:00 P.M.
LANI HALL
https://schoolofmusic.ucla.edu/event/robert-m-stevenson-lecture-with-naomi-andre/
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#ThisisUCLAmusic #opera #blackoperaresearchnetwork #newmusic

Is Opera Relevant Today? Naomi André thinks so. Join us for a lecture and discussion with Naomi André, the David G. Frey Distinguished Professor at UNC Chapel Hill as André talks about bold new work and reimagining the operatic canon.
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 4:00 P.M.
LANI HALL
https://schoolofmusic.ucla.edu/event/robert-m-stevenson-lecture-with-naomi-andre/
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#ThisisUCLAmusic #opera #blackoperaresearchnetwork #newmusic
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Welcome to the 2024-25 Gluck Fellows at The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music!
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Since 1996, our Gluck Fellows Program has provided FREE community concerts in schools, libraries, senior centers and other nontraditional venues all around Los Angeles County. Thanks to a generous grant from the Max H. Gluck Foundation, top-tier students in The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music are selected every year to perform in chamber ensembles or as solo artists to offer educational performances across a diversity of styles. 
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Visit our Gluck Fellows Program page for more information or to request a Gluck Fellows Performance. Link in bio.
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#ThisisUCLAmusic #GluckFellows #UCLA #Music

Welcome to the 2024-25 Gluck Fellows at The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music!
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Since 1996, our Gluck Fellows Program has provided FREE community concerts in schools, libraries, senior centers and other nontraditional venues all around Los Angeles County. Thanks to a generous grant from the Max H. Gluck Foundation, top-tier students in The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music are selected every year to perform in chamber ensembles or as solo artists to offer educational performances across a diversity of styles.
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Visit our Gluck Fellows Program page for more information or to request a Gluck Fellows Performance. Link in bio.
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#ThisisUCLAmusic #GluckFellows #UCLA #Music
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We are thrilled to welcome GRAMMY-Award nominated director and producer JAMES DARRAH as the new directer of Opera UCLA and professor on faculty at The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music! Darrah has directed operatic productions for some of the most notable arts organizations in the world. Since 2021 he has been the artistic director and chief creative officer of Long Beach Opera and will continue in that role. Welcome James Darrah!
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Read the press release. Link in bio.
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#ThisisUCLAmusic #opera #UCLA #voice

We are thrilled to welcome GRAMMY-Award nominated director and producer JAMES DARRAH as the new directer of Opera UCLA and professor on faculty at The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music! Darrah has directed operatic productions for some of the most notable arts organizations in the world. Since 2021 he has been the artistic director and chief creative officer of Long Beach Opera and will continue in that role. Welcome James Darrah!
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Read the press release. Link in bio.
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#ThisisUCLAmusic #opera #UCLA #voice
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Catherine Provenzano, assistant professor of musicology and music industry at The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, was one of ten scholars across the country to win a Mellon Emerging Faculty Leaders Award. - Check out her profile to learn about her work on Auto-Tune and the emotional core of music technology. 
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#ThisisUCLAmusic  #UCLA #musicology #musicindustry #autotune

Catherine Provenzano, assistant professor of musicology and music industry at The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, was one of ten scholars across the country to win a Mellon Emerging Faculty Leaders Award. - Check out her profile to learn about her work on Auto-Tune and the emotional core of music technology.
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link in bio
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#ThisisUCLAmusic #UCLA #musicology #musicindustry #autotune
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UCLA has been the number one public university eight years in a row. We at The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music are thrilled to be a part of such a dynamic university as the UC's ONLY school of music. 
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Watch the video, and keep an eye out for our very own Mariachi de Uclatlán and Jesús Guzmán! Link in bio.
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#UCLA #Music #ThisisUCLAmusic

UCLA has been the number one public university eight years in a row. We at The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music are thrilled to be a part of such a dynamic university as the UC`s ONLY school of music.
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Watch the video, and keep an eye out for our very own Mariachi de Uclatlán and Jesús Guzmán! Link in bio.
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#UCLA #Music #ThisisUCLAmusic
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