#VEM Quartet

The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr. Melissa Bilal, an internationally recognized ethnomusicologist, sociocultural anthropologist, and social historian, as the full-time Associate Director of the Armenian Music Program.

The UCLA Armenian Music Program celebrates the official release of “Modulation Necklace,” a new CD of Armenian Music, by the Naxos-distributed label, New Focus Recordings.

The Lark Musical Society, a community partner of the UCLA Armenian Music Program, is sponsoring an inaugural Music Composition Competition to encourage the creation of chamber music that demonstrates a tangible connection to Armenian art, culture and/or history.

Take a glimpse into the VEM ensemble's journey as they embarked on a trip to Armenia to present a performance of Armenian Music at the House-Museum of Aram Khachaturian.

READ: The VEM Ensemble is the cornerstone of the Armenian Music Program at UCLA, and features school of music students and alumni. The ensemble begins its North American tour on March 27 in Detroit, with stops in Montreal, Boston, and Glendale and Altadena, California.

READ: The UCLA VEM Quartet performed for students of the AGBU Vatche and Tamar Manoukian High School in an inspiring and educational program under the guidance of artistic director Professor Movses Pogossian.