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Lesley Leighton has been appointed director of the UCLA Chorale and UCLA Chamber Singers in the Department of Music at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music.

Gerald Wilson, 96, a music legend who enlivened packed jazz history classes at UCLA with his memories of working with Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Ray Charles and other jazz icons, died Sept. 8 at his home in Los Angeles two weeks after contracting pneumonia.

Kligman is a renowned expert on Jewish music, from sacred liturgical traditions to contemporary popular music. He joined the UCLA faculty July 1.

Professor Donald Neuen, longtime director of choral conducting and choral studies at UCLA’s Herb Alpert School of Music, led his final concert on June 7 at Royce Hall.

The 25-member cast of the upcoming Ray Bolger Musical Theater Program production of "Guys and Dolls" has been rehearsing six times a week -- four hours at a stretch -- for opening night on Thursday.

The Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz, which partners with UCLA's Herb Alpert School of Music, is honoring President Bill Clinton for his support of music education for young jazz musicians for over two decades.

A new music festival making its debut in Los Angeles will put a much-deserved focus on the evolution of the contemporary ensemble.

The ’03 grad performed at this year’s Grammys, where she was a double nominee. She’s also writing a book and a musical.

Benjamin Britten Continuing the long and fruitful relationship between UCLA and the L.A. Opera, prolific conductor James Conlon will present a series of lectures on the works of British composer Benjamin Britten beginning Thursday, Feb. 6. The...

Can music create a connection that years of politics and diplomacy have failed to build? Faculty and students at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music think that music can build such a bridge.

UCLA vocal studies chair Michael Dean coaches graduating seniors Shannon Foley and Ashley Yoon, who will sing “The Star-Spangled Banner” at commencement ceremonies on June 14 at Pauley Pavilion.

The 134 students taking Ken Kragen’s inaugural Music Industry 106 class, "Stardom Strategies for Musicians," are primed to expect the unexpected. It started on the first day of class, taught by the longtime music industry...