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Will UCLA have a Grammy winner this weekend?
These faculty members and alumni of the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music have been nominated for the 2026 music awards.
UCLA’s ‘Moment of Reflection’ marks the one-year anniversary of the LA fires
Members of the Bruin community came together on Jan. 7 for a moving ceremony of remembrance, music and acts of healing.
What Will Happen in 2026? Our Experts Tell Us What to Expect
After a tumultuous 2025, what’s in store for next year? Six UCLA faculty members weigh in on what the future holds.
Watch: UCLA’s Neil Garg on how organic chemistry is like the piano
A new video helps explain why a dreaded college class is a wildly popular crowd favorite at UCLA.
UCLA Alumni Band: 50 years after their first set, it’s still the best gig in town
Not many groups stick together this long, but this band of Bruin grads is committed to boosting spirits for the long haul.
Conference explores trauma and disability in the arts through research, music, installations
The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music event will run from Oct. 16–19 in the Schoenberg Music Building.
Listen to the music: How – and when – emotional responses to music influence memory
A new UCLA study shows music’s therapeutic potential for Alzheimer’s disease, anxiety and PTSD.
Berry Gordy Music Industry Scholarship launched at UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music by Universal Music Group
The scholarship aims to support high-potential students studying in the school’s music industry program.
UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music master’s violin student Gabriel Esperon appointed LA Philharmonic Resident Fellow
Esperon is the first sitting UCLA student to win a resident fellowship with the LA Philharmonic.
Justin McManus to lead UCLA Marching Band
McManus will serve as an assistant professor of music and director of athletic bands and associate director of bands.
Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys and UCLA
Read about how Wilson’s path — and those of his bandmates and friends — intersected with UCLA over the years.
Turn up the noise: Why distortion in music is growing in popularity
A new study sheds light on what the increasing use of distortion tells us about human evolution and the formation of new social groups.
Singer-songwriter and actor Sara Bareilles to deliver UCLA College commencement address
The Grammy Award winner and UCLA alum will keynote the College’s three ceremonies on Friday, June 13, in Pauley Pavilion.
Michael Beckerman named dean of UCLA’s Herb Alpert School of Music
A renowned musicologist widely recognized for his seminal scholarship on Czech and Eastern European music, Beckerman will begin his role this fall.
‘Climate Notes’: Where science meets symphony at UCLA
The inaugural performance of “Climate Notes” takes place April 27 at 4 p.m. in Schoenberg Hall.
Where The Boys Were
The cover of the Beach Boys’ first No. 1 hit was photographed nowhere near the ocean.
‘No One Is Alone’ when they have music(ology)
Distinguished professor Raymond Knapp explains how music revives the past, using “Sondheim at 90” as an example.
1625 opera – first ever by a woman – to be performed March 23 at UCLA Clark Library
Francesca Caccini’s “La liberazione di Ruggiero dall’Isola di Alcina,” which premiered in Florence, Italy, will come to life in Los Angeles.