Celebrating 45 Years of Mimi Scholars
Sierra Allen was a DMA student at The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, preparing for a performance and teaching career. In February 2022 she had just begun work on her dissertation, which focused on E-flat and bass clarinet doubling in chamber and orchestral music. And she already had a toehold in the competitive world
One Donor's Generosity Inspires Others to Give
  Mimi Alpert Feldman is more than a donor. She is a friend and inspiration to her music scholarship recipients. “She encouraged me to keep dreaming,” said Natalia Kartashova, a 2008 and 2011 Mimi Alpert Feldman Scholarship Recipient. “Without her help, my musical journey would have ended.” Feldman selected her first scholarship recipients in 1977.