To Capture the Outlandish Subject of Schoenberg in Hollywood, It Takes an Opera
REVIEW by Mark Swed of the LA Times: “The commanding performance by The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music ensemble, conducted by Neal Stulberg, makes the high/low dichotomy irrelevant, leading
Can Dave Brubeck's Cantata Bring Black and Jewish Communities Together
By Larry Blumenfeld. In late February at Holman United Methodist Church in Los Angeles, Remy Ohara, a UCLA music student, sounded a shofar, the ramโ€™s horn usually used for High
A Week of Music and Justice
Thousands witnessed three days of "Music and Justice" hosted by the Lowell Milken Center for Music of the American Jewish Experience. Many came to see Darius, Chris and Dan Brubeck on stage, to hear two world premieres, or to catch glimpse of real life freedom riders. But the week was much more than that. The Brubecks visited classes, jammed with students, and reflected on their father's legacy at a conference.
A Dave Brubeck Cantata Boasts Star Soloists: His Sons
โ€œWant to give us a blast?โ€ the bassist Chris Brubeck asked the young woman in a music studio at the University of California, Los Angeles, on Wednesday morning. Remy Ohara lifted a long, corkscrewing shofar to her lips and blew a resonant call. Brubeck had brought a few other shofars with him as options, but it was clear from the moment Ohara, a sophomore trumpet student, started playing that this one had what he was looking for.
UCLA Composer's "Dear Freedom Rider" Honors 1960s Civil Rights Activists
When composer and UCLA instructor Diane White-Clayton was commissioned to create a new work for the sweeping โ€œMusic and Justiceโ€ concert being presented by UCLAโ€™s Herb Alpert School of Music and the
Feb. 28 "The Gates of Justice" Concert to Feature 1960s Era Freedom Rider
On Feb. 28, the Brubecks, Arturo O'Farrill, Tonality, and a host of other artists will be joined on stage by a very special guest: Peggy Trotter Dammond Preacely, one of the Freedom Riders who battled segregation in 1961.
Music, Justice, and a New Generation of Artists
As events go, it doesnโ€™t get much bigger than the upcoming Gates of Justice concert on Feb. 26 at Royce Hall. International stars? Check. Jazz royalty? Check. Anticipated world premieres? Check. As
Music and Justice Program Features Brubeck Sons and World Premieres by UCLA Faculty
On Sunday, Feb. 26, Brubeckโ€™s โ€œThe Gates of Justiceโ€ will be performed at Royce Hall as part of โ€œMusic and Justice,โ€ a series by the Lowell Milken Center for Music of the Jewish
Inna Faliks: Music, History and Identity
Inna Faliks, the renowned concert pianist, and professor and head of the piano department at the School of Music reflects on how music helped her connect more deeply with her Jewish heritage.