UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music

UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music All in One Place. Performance. Scholarship. Innovation.

The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music is the first – and only – school of music in the University of California system. We train and educate students across western classical and world music traditions, transcending traditional academic boundaries by balancing performance mastery and composition with cutting-edge scholarship. Rigorous and improvisational, we encourage and embrace the exploration of

music in all its contemporary and historical diversity. Our 450 undergraduate and graduate students have a multitude of performance opportunities and access to exceptional faculty, new state-of-the-art facilities, world-class archives and instrument collections, and dedicated degree programs and centers of study.

Our thoughts are with all those affected by the wildfires in Southern California. UCLA wildfire emergency procedures alo...
01/09/2025

Our thoughts are with all those affected by the wildfires in Southern California. UCLA wildfire emergency procedures along with a running list of resources from LA County are available online. Emergency notifications can be found at the Bruin Safe Online webpage.
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UCLA wildfire emergency procedures: https://oem.ucla.edu/wildfire
Bruins Safe Online: https://bso.ucla.edu
LA County Resources: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/1/d/1KMk34XY5dsvVJjAoD2mQUVHYU_Ib6COz6jcGH5uJWDY/htmlview?usp=sharing
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Please stay safe.

BOOK TALK: A Fresh Perspective on the Origins of Jazz-Join us as saxophonist and historian Benjamin Barson takes us on a...
01/08/2025

BOOK TALK: A Fresh Perspective on the Origins of Jazz
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Join us as saxophonist and historian Benjamin Barson takes us on a fascinating journey through New Orleans, Haiti, Mexico, and the U.S. South in his groundbreaking book, Brassroots Democracy: Maroon Ecologies and the Jazz Commons. Barson explores how African American and Caribbean musicians were instrumental in social movements, using jazz to liberate both land and people. Discover the deep connection between jazz and mass mobilizations during Reconstruction and beyond.

📅 Tuesday, January 14
🕓 1:00 PM
📍 Green Room, Schoenberg Music Building
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https://schoolofmusic.ucla.edu/event/brassroots-democracy-maroon-ecologies-and-the-jazz-commons-book-talk-by-benjamin-barson/
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Welcome to UCLA, Chancellor Julio Frenk! The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music is eager to share our students' high notes...
01/07/2025

Welcome to UCLA, Chancellor Julio Frenk! The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music is eager to share our students' high notes of sucess in scholarship and the arts. https://ucla.in/4gbB1EG

Discover the Eclectic Sounds of Paul Schoenfield-The Lowell Milken Center for Music of American Jewish Experience proudl...
01/07/2025

Discover the Eclectic Sounds of Paul Schoenfield
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The Lowell Milken Center for Music of American Jewish Experience proudly presents for its Chamber Music Series the music of Paul Schoenfield—a virtuoso pianist and composer whose work is a vibrant tapestry of styles. From klezmer and Hasidic influences to liturgical, jazz, blues, bluegrass, and Americana, Schoenfield’s compositions beautifully capture the essence of the American Jewish experience.
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📅 Sunday, January 12
🕓 4:00 PM
📍 Lani Hall
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Reservations are encouraged.
‌https://schoolofmusic.ucla.edu/event/composer-portrait-the-music-of-paul-schoenfield/
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🎹🌙 Happy Birthday to Frank Sinatra! We are pleased that his legendary Bösendorfer piano has found a new home at The UCLA...
12/12/2024

🎹🌙 Happy Birthday to Frank Sinatra! We are pleased that his legendary Bösendorfer piano has found a new home at The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music. This iconic instrument, rich with musical history, will now inspire and elevate our students as they carry forward its timeless legacy. Enjoy this rendition of “Fly Me to the Moon,” a Sinatra standard by Hugo Nguyen (vocals) and Miles Lennox (on the Bösendorfer 275).

Enjoy the preview, and catch the whole video on Youtube. Link in bio.

A heartfelt thank you to the Sinatra family for your generosity and for paving the way for future generations of UCLA musicians to dream big and perform boldly. 💙✨

🎹✨ A timeless treasure arrives at The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music! Nancy and Tina Sinatra have begun the process of...
12/12/2024

🎹✨ A timeless treasure arrives at The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music! Nancy and Tina Sinatra have begun the process of gifting the school of music an incredible piece of music history: Frank Sinatra's Bösendorfer grand piano, originally given to him by composer and collaborator Jimmy Van Heusen.

On December 4, Tina Sinatra arrived to see the piano brought out of storage since 1998. Our own piano faculty David Kaplan was on hand to test out the venerable grand, and we are pleased to share that its sound is as majestic as its legacy. 🎶

See the piano arrive! https://youtu.be/bH1bV20VUhw

Alumni Shoutout! Jake Heggie (BM 1984, MA 2005) was named Composer of the Year and Angel Blue (MM 2008) was named Vocali...
12/09/2024

Alumni Shoutout! Jake Heggie (BM 1984, MA 2005) was named Composer of the Year and Angel Blue (MM 2008) was named Vocalist of the Year by Musical America Worldwide Awards. Congratulations on a stellar 2024!
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David Kaplan's 2024 album "New Dances of the League of David" has been named a top classical album of 2024 by Textura Ma...
12/07/2024

David Kaplan's 2024 album "New Dances of the League of David" has been named a top classical album of 2024 by Textura Magazine (instrumental solo category). "A more fascinating and original treatment of Robert Schumann's music," writes Textura magazine, "would be hard to imagine." Combining Schumann's Davidsbündlertänze with commissions from composers responding to Schumann's 1830 work, makes it "a riveting portrait in 28 parts."
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Available for purchase, and streaming on all major platforms.

Step into Imagination Hall! The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music has just opened 49 newly renovated practice rooms. Read...
12/06/2024

Step into Imagination Hall! The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music has just opened 49 newly renovated practice rooms. Read about the new acoustical design, the generous gift from Herb Alpert that made it possible, and see video tour of the space and students using the rooms.
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https://schoolofmusic.ucla.edu/step-into-imagination-hall/

Textura Magazine just named "Serenade with a Dandelion" one of the top twenty classical albums (quartet, ensemble or orc...
12/05/2024

Textura Magazine just named "Serenade with a Dandelion" one of the top twenty classical albums (quartet, ensemble or orchestral category). The 4 disc set was the vision of Movses Pogossian and Varty Manouelian and features UCLA faculty Jan Berry Baker and Che-Yen Chen. Textura praised the compilation as "extremely accessible" and "a stunning act of curation... [that] captures the incredible richness of Armenian music, past and present."
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Available for purchase and streaming on all major platforms.

Join the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music as we welcome violinist Yevgeny Kutik for a special guest lecture about his on...
12/01/2024

Join the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music as we welcome violinist Yevgeny Kutik for a special guest lecture about his ongoing recital projects that explore his experience as part of the Eastern-European Jewish diaspora.
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 4:00 PM
LANI HALL
https://schoolofmusic.ucla.edu/event/ucla-yevgeny-kutik/
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Every Fall, The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music proudly announces its Gluck Fellows, who bring free concerts to schools, senior homes, libraries, and public spaces across Los Angeles. In challenging times like these, music has the power to inspire, uplift and heal. Our Gluck Fellows look forward to spreading that joy in our community. - #thisisuclamusic #gluckfellowsprogram

Looking for an unforgettable experience for high school age musicians? UCLA offers one-week intensives in global jazz, songwriting, voice, or the music industry. Learn from UCLA’s renowned faculty, artists, and industry professionals. Registration opens in January, and spots go fast! Sign up to receive more information about this popular Summer opportunity for high schoolers.

✨ Happy Holidays from The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music! ✨ From our campus to your home, we wish you a season filled with joy and music. 🎶 Enjoy the Scope Saxophone Quartet 🎷 performing an excerpt from Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite (Russian Dance). 🙌 Huge thanks to our amazing quartet: 🎵 Mathew Harget (soprano) 🎵 Austin Hailey (alto) 🎵 Olivia Phaneuf (tenor) 🎵 Daniel Reyes-Velarde (baritone) #HappyHolidays #ThisisUCLAmusic #NutcrackerSuite #SaxophoneQuartet #HolidayVibes #ucla

BATTLE OF THE BANDS! Amp up, Bruins! From November 17-24, the UCLA and USC marching bands are going head-to-head in an unprecedented fundraising challenge to see who can rally the most supporters. The band with the MOST SUPPORTERS WINS. Every donation counts, no matter the size. Let’s show our crosstown rivals what it really means to awaken the pride of the students and alumni of America’s #1 public university. 🐻🏆 - Donate today to support the UCLA Marching Band! 💙💛🎺 https://spark.ucla.edu/project/44716&code=m-46225 #GoBruins #MarchingBandChallenge #UCLAPride #SolidGoldSound

Experience an evening with Mostly Kosher: Klezmer-Rock with special guest The Klezmer Music Ensemble. November 20, 7:30PM at Lani Hall on the UCLA Campus. Free Admission, but RSVP highly recommended at https://schoolofmusic.ucla.edu/mostly-kosher/ - The Klezmer/Rock band Mostly Kosher performs a musical feast that explodes into a global food-fight of Jazz, Latin, Rock, and Folk. See the band live as they reconstruct Jewish and American cultural music with an original voice that resounds with themes of social justice, human dignity and mutual understanding. - Made possible by the Lowell Milken Fund for American Jewish Music at The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music with additional support from the David Vickter Foundation.

Stig Edgren, lecturer in the Music Industry Program at The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, took his class “Producing Special Events and Concerts” on an unforgettable field trip to SoFi Stadium. Students get real experience by exploring major performance venues. This semester, they visited the Kia Forum and the Hollywood Bowl. Stay tuned for their journey! - #ThisisUCLAmusic #musicindustry #leveledup #LiveEvents #StudentLife #UCLA

The UCLA Marching Band is halfway to its goal! Help Maxine and her bandmates bring it home. Donating to the Spark campaign will help keep the marching band a cost-free experience - the money will go towards purchasing and maintaining instruments. Help the "Solid Gold Sound" continue to bring Bruin spirit to the world. - Donate today. https://spark.ucla.edu/project/41406 - #ucla #music #thisisUCLAmusic #bruinmarchingband #marchingband #collegiatemarchingband

How You Been?
How You Been?

Featured at the 2024 Commencement, "How You Been?" was a collaborative venture created by students in Adam Moseley's Music Industry 115A class this year. - CREDITS Music By: Ben Whitley Bella Andrews David Guan Samantha Lim Ali Alqatari Adam Moseley Sung By: Bella Andrews “How You Been?” Lyrics: Bella Andrews, Ben Whitley, Ali Alqatari String Arrangement: Samantha Lim, Adam Moseley Produced By: Adam Moseley, Ben Whitley, Bella Andrews, Samantha Lim, Rise Barkan, David Guan Mixed By: Adam Moseley Edited By: Adam Moseley Recorded By: Isabel Parrott, Laura Agudelo, Cuartas Matheus, Maciel Lorenzo Siciliano, Jose Carrillo, Adam Moseley MUSICIANS Drums: Julian Acosta Bass: Connor Gilbert Piano: Samantha Lim Acoustic Guitar: Ben Whitley Electric Guitars: Elliot Gorham (Lead) Jacob Williams (Rhythm) Clarinet: Alyssa Cosico String Quartet: Samantha Lim (1st Violin), Sophia Shih (2nd Violin), Jocelyn Pon (Viola), Amir Elahi (Contrabass) Additional Vocals: Ali Alqatari, Samuel Miller Background Vocals: Lissett Vega, Samantha Lim, Ali Alqatari, Samuel Miller, Kaia Reed Garcia-Vandegrift, Rise Barkan, Michèl Wiener, Juliana Edelnant, Bella Andrews - #ucla #commencement #music #newmusic #ThisIsUCLAMusic

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Support Maxine and her bandmates as they reach for new heights! Over the past year, the UCLA Marching Band has dazzled audiences around the world, and we are eager to keep this incredible tradition going. Donating to the Spark campaign will help keep it a cost-free experience - the money will go towards purchasing and maintaining instruments. Help the "Solid Gold Sound" continue to bring Bruin spirit to the world. - Donate today: https://spark.ucla.edu/project/41406 - #ucla #music #thisisUCLAmusic #bruinmarchingband #marchingband #collegiatemarchingband

Looking for summer music study opportunities for high school students? The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music offers summer intensive sessions in MUSIC INDUSTRY, GLOBAL JAZZ, SONGWRITING, and VOICE. Learn from world-class faculty at America's #1 public university and special guests. All sessions include hands' on work and participation.—Space is limited, so sign up today. https://schoolofmusic.ucla.edu/academics/summer/special-summer-programs/ #ucla #music #uclamusic #uclaalpert #thisisuclamusic #summerprograms (edited)

The Grand Hotel Tartarus
The Grand Hotel Tartarus

A new opera. Now being served. Join us for The Grand Hotel Tartarus at the Freud Playhouse on the UCLA Campus. May 17 & 19 (public previews); performances May 21 & 23. Free Admission, but RSVP highly recommended. Visit our landing page to select a date and RSVP: https://uclamusic.info/3UzcUGK - Six guests appear at an ornate hotel with no idea how they got there. The gracious and aristocratic hotel manager, Mr. Lucian, promises to fulfill all their earthly desires if they remain. In this new opera by Richard Danielpour, the guests will have one night only to ponder a choice that will affect them for eternity. - A joint production of Opera UCLA in The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music and the UCLA School of Theater, Film & Television. - #ucla #music #thisisUCLAmusic #uclaalpert #opera #newmusic

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All in One Place

Only at UCLA! We are a school of music that unites independent but complementary departments and programs in Ethnomusicology, Global Jazz Studies, Music, Music Industry and Musicology – all in one place. Our exceptional approach to education provides our students with academic opportunities that balance cutting-edge scholarship, performance mastery, and composition, with access to a leading music industry program.

The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music is the first – and only – school of music in the University of California system. We train and educate students across western classical and world music traditions, transcending traditional academic boundaries by balancing performance mastery and composition with cutting-edge scholarship. Rigorous and improvisational, we encourage and embrace the exploration of music in all its contemporary and historical diversity. Our 450 undergraduate and graduate students have a multitude of performance opportunities and access to exceptional faculty, new state-of-the-art facilities, world-class archives and instrument collections, and dedicated degree programs and centers of study. Within UCLA’s interdisciplinary environment, The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music is the portal through which music engages with other disciplines on campus and beyond.