UCLA honors Ronald Katz with Fiat Lux Award
The driving force behind UCLA’s Operation Mend, Katz, a longtime donor and volunteer, has “helped society rethink how we care for the most vulnerable.”
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UCLA’s Herb Alpert School of Music launches new music industry bachelor’s program this fall
The new degree program will set students on a track toward music business–related careers.
Celebrating Carol Block’s contributions to UCLA
During her tenure, Block has dedicated her time and energy to staff appreciation activities, supporting the arts and empowering women leaders.
Personal archive of composer James Horner donated to UCLA Library
The James Horner Collection includes thousands of personal notes, scores, and orchestrations from over a hundred films.
CAP UCLA performing arts season to open at new UCLA Nimoy Theater
The 2023–24 lineup includes an eclectic mix of global, national and local artists; tickets go on sale June 23.
UCLA Library preserves the legacy of jazz pianist, composer Horace Tapscott
His archive, which was donated to UCLA Library in 2003, is in the spotlight thanks to a slate of upcoming projects.
UCLA concert honors Japanese diplomat’s acts of bravery during the Holocaust
The musical tribute to Chiune Sugihara on May 18 is the second in the groundbreaking “Music and Justice” series.
Massive installation by UCLA faculty member takes shape(s) at Coachella festival
The 60-foot–tall “Holoflux” by Güvenç Özel — part sculpture, part architectural piece, part digital ecosystem — seems to be continually changing.
UCLA Hip Hop Initiative: Passing the mic, leading the way
With a recently published book and two new artists-in-residence, the initiative is thinking globally in 2023, the 50th year of the art form.
Quiet leadership that builds community: A Q&A with Carol Block
In honor of Women’s History Month, Block discusses the inspirational figures in her life and her efforts on behalf of women leaders across campus.
UCLA composer’s ‘Dear Freedom Rider’ honors 1960s civil rights activists
Diane White-Clayton and her students will premiere the piece Feb. 26 as part of part of the “Music and Justice” concert at Royce Hall.
Bruins earn 4 Grammy Awards
UCLA faculty and alumni took home honors for jazz album, opera recording and improvised jazz solo and musical theater album.
Concert for social justice to feature Brubeck Trio, world premieres from UCLA faculty
UCLA musicians, others to perform Dave Brubeck’s ‘The Gates of Justice’ on campus and in the community.
Professor studies how ‘canonization' of Hindustani music favors some, marginalizes others
The work of ethnomusicologist Anna Morcom, director of the UCLA Center for India and South Asia, focuses on modern Indian and Tibetan performing arts.
The Music Man
From the Count Basie Orchestra to BTS, Duane Benjamin is bringing a jazzy sensibility to modern music.
