#Outreach
Meet the New Director of the UCLA Gluck Fellows Program
Originally from Australia, Catherine Gregory is the new director of the UCLA Gluck Fellows Program which wrapped up its 2023-24 season with its annual showcase. Gregory, who performs internationally as a flute soloist and chamber musician, is also a lecturer in the School of Music’s music industry program. Catherine first came to the United States
The Music Partnership Program Brings UCLA Students to the Community
The Music Partnership Program (MPP) at The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music has served hundreds of students during its two-decade existence. After a recent hiatus during the pandemic, the program is back in full force.
Gluck Showcase Concert Thrills Young Audience
When 500 elementary and secondary students arrived at Schoenberg Hall at The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music for the 2023 Gluck Fellows Showcase Concert, few may have thought they would have work to do. But when Mathew Harget stepped to the mic, he set things straight. “This is UCLA,” he told the young audience.
Third Annual Day of Armenian Music to Feature Noted Armenian Composer, Artur Avanesov
In 2013, the Armenian Music Program was launched at UCLA with a single ensemble-in-residence, the string quartet VEM. The ensemble performed on campus and conducted a few outreach programs in what were admittedly modest beginnings. A lot has changed in ten years. When the program hosts its third-annual Day of Armenian Music on May 26
Meet Danielle Segen of VEM Ensemble in Westwood
Voice performance alumna, Danielle Segen, M.M. '16, shares her story with VoyageLA, discussing her experiences at the School of Music and with the UCLA Armenian Music Ensemble.
Alumni band Hello Noon's new music video celebrates inclusion
READ & WATCH: Friendship and a passion for social change led to the formation of Hello Noon, an orchestral, pop-rock band featuring school of music alums Kyle Dombroski M.M. ‘17, Stephen Spies B.A. ’17, and sisters Kate Bacich B.A. ‘18 and Rebecca Bacich B.A. ‘19. The group recently partnered with Special Olympics of Southern California for the band's new music video, “Run Free," a song about inclusion.
At UCLA, the Hill is Alive with the Sound of Music
Public pianos, donated by the Herb Alpert School of Music, encourage passersby to start conversations with the pianists.