In her esteemed career, Barbara Drucker has left an indelible mark not just on UCLA and the art world, but in Los Angeles schools where she reshaped arts education.
The schedule, which runs from September 22, 2018, to May 10, 2019, offers 42 events and 59 performances, with one U.S. and seven West Coast premieres, plus two exclusive programs.
Singer-songwriter Eva B. Ross, a UCLA alumna, will perform at the closing concert, as will the Thelonius Monk Institute of Jazz Performance Ensemble at UCLA and Superdevoiche, the UCLA Balkan Women’s Choir.
Six of Newton’s original compositions, including two world premieres, offer a glimpse into his evolution as a composer at the free concert on April 22.
A $2 million gift left by the late actor will support students in the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture and the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television.
The “Lights. Camera. Reaction.: The Art of Impact in Entertainment” conference focused on artists and lawyers who use entertainment to promote stories of social injustice.
Kendall, who taught in UCLA's department of ethnomusicology for 30 years, led one of the nation’s only programs dedicated to the scientific study of music.
UCLA hosted California Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon’s lecture series featuring three artists talking about how their work responds to and shapes their worlds.
The partners, who also include multiple Hollywood industry groups, are trying to initiate changes around diversity, inclusion and equality efforts in the entertainment industry.
The school will present more than two dozen performances this winter quarter by world-class student ensembles and guest artists, as well as masterclasses and symposia.