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$1 million gift endows UCLA faculty chair in piano performance
Alumni Ralph and Shirley Shapiro have now funded more than 20 endowed chairs across campus.
Kiefer and the Magic of Improvisation
The award-winning producer and pianist talks about his musical aspirations and how attending UCLA changed his identity.
‘There’s so much left to do’
After graduation, Marshall Scholarship winner Herman Luis Chavez will study musicology and history at King’s College in London.
Student musicians join Arturo O’Farrill, Cornel West and Mariachi Los Camperos on stage
The concert celebrated more than 30 years of intercultural musical partnership between UCLA and Mexico.
New online concert series brings Jewish music to audiences everywhere
“Secret Chord Concerts” will feature musicians representing a broad range of styles, heritages and histories.
Venue change: May 13 concert with Cornel West, Arturo O’Farrill and Mariachi Los Camperos moved to Royce Hall
RSVPs for the previous location will be honored for the free concert, which will take place on campus at UCLA.
Cornel West to deliver UC Regents’ Lecture at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music
The lecture, which will be held Wednesday, May 11, at 5 p.m., is free and open to the public.
Reassessing the legacy of Jewish filmmaker Hugo Haas
Michael Beckerman will deliver the inaugural Lowell Milken Lecture in Jewish Music on May 3. The event is free and open to the public.
With $5 million from Herb Alpert Foundation, UCLA to introduce state-of-the-art music practice rooms
Construction is set to begin this summer for the 46 practice rooms, which have not been fully refurbished in nearly 70 years.
In memoriam: Barbara Morrison, 72, jazz singer and UCLA voice teacher
The vocalist, who taught at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, enjoyed teaching and giving back to the community.
UCLA poised to become a world leader in hip-hop studies
Building on decades of scholarship, the new Hip Hop Initiative will highlight the local and global impact of this Black art form.
Sending love, strength and Beethoven to Odesa
As residents brace for Russian attacks, UCLA pianist Inna Faliks celebrates the city of her birth with an online performance.
Black History Month: Read, Watch, Listen 2022 Edition
Bruins recommend works for education and enjoyment to celebrate throughout February.
Rap Lyrics as Literature
UCLA scholars teach hip-hop as the most popular form of American contemporary poetry.
Cheryl Keyes hits the right notes with Smithsonian anthology of rap music
Keyes, a professor of ethnomusicology and global jazz studies at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, helped select music for the collection.
Professor’s opera about veterans and mental health to screen at film festival
Kenneth Wells’ libretto for “Veteran Journeys” explores the trauma of war, family conflicts, homelessness recovery and hope.
Artist Ellen Reid’s SOUNDWALK re-imagines what a UCLA tour could be
The free app accompanies people through a public artwork that uses music to animate the campus's environment.
‘Zoom for the piano’ helps professor record new CD during pandemic
Inna Faliks collaborated with six UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music faculty on “Reimagine: Beethoven & Ravel.”
