#David Lefkowitz
Theoreticals Return
From the Daily Bruin: music theory faculty reprised their pandemic-era concert with the 2026 follow-up “Theoreticals Return.” Faculty performed new music from Dante De Silva, Nick DePinna, David Lefkowitz, Dwane …
Music Course Explores Connections between Music and Politics
From the Daily Bruin: What do Beethoven and Beyoncé have in common? Professor David Lefkowitz explores how musical artists shape political engagement in this exciting course.
Professor David Lefkowitz Destroys His Piano
On a bright, summer Sunday in Westwood, scores of people convened at the Spanish revival home of David Lefkowitz, composer and professor of composition and music theory at The UCLA …
Composition Alumnus Stephen Spies wins Emmy
The 2nd Annual Children & Family Creative Arts Emmy Awards for 2023 were announced on December 16 and broadcast over two days. One of the biggest winners was Netflix’s live-action …
UCLA Library awards grants to eight music school projects
Funds to support commissions, performances, recordings, residencies and research for contemporary music
Bruins Who Score- UCLA's film composition students
Anything but generic, UCLA’s Composing for Visual Media Program, which awarded its first degree in 2008, provides exposure to a broad range of musical styles, as well as what Lefkowitz calls a “focus on fundamentals” — long a hallmark of …