UCLA Students Sweep Instrumental and Piano/Harp Category at Annual Competition - The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music

UCLA Students Sweep Instrumental and Piano/Harp Category at Annual Competition

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Every year, the Pasadena Alumnae Chapter of Sigma Alpha Iota offers a scholarship for woodwinds, piano and voice area undergraduate and graduate students. In 2026, UCLA students swept the woodwind and piano/harp category. In the Piano/Harp category, Oliver Corro (piano) won first place and Nina Zipnick (harp) won second. In the instrumental category, Max Kaminsky (clarinet) won first place and Olivia Phaneuf (saxophone) won second.

The winners will give a recital, which will be FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

Recital Details

March 7th, 2026 @ 1:30pm

Shigemi Matsumoto Recital Hall
California State University, Northridge
18236 Nordhoff St.
Northridge, CA 91325

Parking & Directions:

The closest parking structure to Shigemi Matsumoto Recital Hall is B1. Parking is $6.05 for 2 hours, $8.25 for 4 hours, and $10.45 for the whole day. Permits can be purchased at the kiosk in the B1 parking lot. A map of the campus can be found here. See photo for screenshot of the map outlining the B1 parking lot and walking paths to Shigemi Matsumoto Recital Hall. Shigemi Matsumoto Recital Hall is the blue star on the map. There will be signs to help guide you to the hall.