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Opera UCLA’s production of Gluck’s Iphigénie en Tauride on Thursday night was a triumph—sung with aching beauty over Gluck’s sumptuous score. Visionary staging, dance, and modernist costuming brought new life to this ancient tragedy. Congratulations to the entire cast and creative team.
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NEXT PERFORMANCE
Saturday, May 16, 8:00 PM
Schoenberg Hall
Link in bio
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Congratulations to the Thursday cast!
Hannah Verduzco - Iphigénie
Leland Smith - Oreste
Sam Song - Pylade
Adam Zeidler - Singing Thoas
Kyle Xu - Thoas
Lilliana Mindel - First Priestess
Sadie Habas - Second Priestess
Kazu Nakamura - The Scythian
Jacob Salzmann - The Priest of the Temple
Trinity Dela Cruz - Greek Woman
Leela Subramaniam – Diana
Priestess Chorus:
Milla Moretti, Amelia Birmingham, Thea Hsu, Shreya Goshal, Valerie Morris, Vibu Singh, Trinity Dela Cruz, Lilliana Mindel, Sophie Spier, Sadie Habas
Male Chorus:
Dustin Peng, Jacob Salzmann, Kazu Nakamura, Asher Bartfeld
Recorded Scythian Chorus:
Abdiel Gonzalez, Kevin Corrigan, Chris Hunter, James Callon, Elias Berezin, Jacob Salzmann, Kazu Nakamura
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Saturday, May 16 Cast:
Margaret Daly - Iphigénie
Leland Smith - Oreste
Andres Delgado - Pylade
Kyle Xu - Singing Thoas
Adam Zeidler - Thoas
Lilliana Mindel - First Priestess
Sophie Spier - Second Priestess
Asher Bartfeld - The Scythian
Dustin Peng - The Priest of the Temple
Trinity Dela Cruz - Greek Woman
Leela Subramaniam - Diana
Opera UCLA’s production of Gluck’s Iphigénie en Tauride on Thursday night was a triumph—sung with aching beauty over Gluck’s sumptuous score. Visionary staging, dance, and modernist costuming brought new life to this ancient tragedy. Congratulations to the entire cast and creative team.
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NEXT PERFORMANCE
Saturday, May 16, 8:00 PM
Schoenberg Hall
Link in bio
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Congratulations to the Thursday cast!
Hannah Verduzco - Iphigénie
Leland Smith - Oreste
Sam Song - Pylade
Adam Zeidler - Singing Thoas
Kyle Xu - Thoas
Lilliana Mindel - First Priestess
Sadie Habas - Second Priestess
Kazu Nakamura - The Scythian
Jacob Salzmann - The Priest of the Temple
Trinity Dela Cruz - Greek Woman
Leela Subramaniam – Diana
Priestess Chorus:
Milla Moretti, Amelia Birmingham, Thea Hsu, Shreya Goshal, Valerie Morris, Vibu Singh, Trinity Dela Cruz, Lilliana Mindel, Sophie Spier, Sadie Habas
Male Chorus:
Dustin Peng, Jacob Salzmann, Kazu Nakamura, Asher Bartfeld
Recorded Scythian Chorus:
Abdiel Gonzalez, Kevin Corrigan, Chris Hunter, James Callon, Elias Berezin, Jacob Salzmann, Kazu Nakamura
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Saturday, May 16 Cast:
Margaret Daly - Iphigénie
Leland Smith - Oreste
Andres Delgado - Pylade
Kyle Xu - Singing Thoas
Adam Zeidler - Thoas
Lilliana Mindel - First Priestess
Sophie Spier - Second Priestess
Asher Bartfeld - The Scythian
Dustin Peng - The Priest of the Temple
Trinity Dela Cruz - Greek Woman
Leela Subramaniam - Diana
Meet your 2026 commencement speaker: Kiran Gandhi
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Better known as Madame Gandhi, she has produced eight albums of her own music, toured with M.I.A., and traveled to Antarctica to record the sound of melting glaciers. A musician and an activist, she is revered for her intellectual curiosity and creative fearlessness, redefining what it means to be an artist in the 21st century.
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Read more about her, link in bio.
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Photo Credit: Molly Matalon for The New York Times
Meet your 2026 commencement speaker: Kiran Gandhi
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Better known as Madame Gandhi, she has produced eight albums of her own music, toured with M.I.A., and traveled to Antarctica to record the sound of melting glaciers. A musician and an activist, she is revered for her intellectual curiosity and creative fearlessness, redefining what it means to be an artist in the 21st century.
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Read more about her, link in bio.
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Photo Credit: Molly Matalon for The New York Times
Iphigénie en Tauride follows the cursed House of Atreus in ancient Greece. With dramatic visual logic, mood, and atmosphere, we see Iphigénie’s journey as high priestess to the goddess Diana on the island of Tauride, where she is tormented by memory, duty, and the arrival of a peculiar prisoner.
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Ready to see it in action? Come catch a show, May 14 and 16 at 8:00 pm in Schoenberg Hall.
Iphigénie en Tauride follows the cursed House of Atreus in ancient Greece. With dramatic visual logic, mood, and atmosphere, we see Iphigénie’s journey as high priestess to the goddess Diana on the island of Tauride, where she is tormented by memory, duty, and the arrival of a peculiar prisoner.
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Ready to see it in action? Come catch a show, May 14 and 16 at 8:00 pm in Schoenberg Hall.
Noah Meites, composer and continuing lecturer in music theory, has just released his new album “Counting” with New Focus Records. A number of school of music faculty were also involved in the album’s production: Hitomi Oba, Jan Berry Baker, Dan Rosenboom, and Nick DePinna.
Noah Meites, composer and continuing lecturer in music theory, has just released his new album “Counting” with New Focus Records. A number of school of music faculty were also involved in the album’s production: Hitomi Oba, Jan Berry Baker, Dan Rosenboom, and Nick DePinna.
Is our Dean cool? Only one way to find out 👀
Come by our weekly “Drop in with the Dean” in his office, where you can talk about academics, express any concerns, or just have a casual chat. Check your email for more details!
(Spoiler: he is very cool.)
Is our Dean cool? Only one way to find out 👀
Come by our weekly “Drop in with the Dean” in his office, where you can talk about academics, express any concerns, or just have a casual chat. Check your email for more details!
(Spoiler: he is very cool.)
A few snapshots from the Hear Now Music Festival! The UCLA Philharmonia premiered 4 pieces (including a double concerto by Professor Ian Krouse) and had Professor Movses Pogossian join us on stage. Bravi tutti!
A few snapshots from the Hear Now Music Festival! The UCLA Philharmonia premiered 4 pieces (including a double concerto by Professor Ian Krouse) and had Professor Movses Pogossian join us on stage. Bravi tutti!
ALBUM DROP: Stanzas in August
Available now from New Focus Recordings
Link in bio.
“I have been consistently swept off my feet by this magnificent set.”
-Dominic Hartley, Fanfare Magazine
Movses Pogossian and his colleagues in the Armenian Music Project continue their tireless advocacy for the music of Armenia with this ambitious 4 CD collection, Stanzas in August. At the heart of the release are two sub-collections devoted entirely to the music of Ashot Zohrabyan and Koharik Gazarossian, two consequential composers who shaped Armenian music far beyond their own oeuvres. The other discs include lesser known works by Aram Khachaturian, Tigran Mansurian, and Ghazaros Saryan, as well as premieres of piano miniatures by Artur Avanesov, and premieres by Vahram Sargsyan and Aram Hovhannisyan.
“One big voyage of discovery... a dream of a set, superbly produced and recorded.”
-Colin Clarke, Fanfare Magazine
ALBUM DROP: Stanzas in August
Available now from New Focus Recordings
Link in bio.
“I have been consistently swept off my feet by this magnificent set.”
-Dominic Hartley, Fanfare Magazine
Movses Pogossian and his colleagues in the Armenian Music Project continue their tireless advocacy for the music of Armenia with this ambitious 4 CD collection, Stanzas in August. At the heart of the release are two sub-collections devoted entirely to the music of Ashot Zohrabyan and Koharik Gazarossian, two consequential composers who shaped Armenian music far beyond their own oeuvres. The other discs include lesser known works by Aram Khachaturian, Tigran Mansurian, and Ghazaros Saryan, as well as premieres of piano miniatures by Artur Avanesov, and premieres by Vahram Sargsyan and Aram Hovhannisyan.
“One big voyage of discovery... a dream of a set, superbly produced and recorded.”
-Colin Clarke, Fanfare Magazine
On May 8, beginning at 2 PM, join us at UCLA for an afternoon of interactive exhibits and music created by artists impacted by the Los Angeles Fires of 2025. The gallery will feature a custom Fender Stratocaster crafted for San Gabriel Valley Habitat for Humanity from trees that were damaged around the Eaton Fire alongside listening and viewing stations for works from local artists, including the LA Field Recording Club.
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Our roundtable guests include Chris Douridas (KCRW), Jessica Schwartz (UCLA Musicology), Liz Koslov (UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability), and Kim Yu (Altadena Town Council, Caltech).
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The closing concert will feature works made in response to the 2025 fires from UCLA students and faculty as well as community members, including the Herbie Hancock Institute Band, field recordist Ian Wellman, visual artist Kate Lain, and Caltech student Maya Yie. The evening will culminate with the Los Angeles premiere of Will Rand’s “Firebirth” with violinist Grace Alexander.
FRIDAY, MAY 8, 2:00 PM
LANI HALL
Link in bio.
On May 8, beginning at 2 PM, join us at UCLA for an afternoon of interactive exhibits and music created by artists impacted by the Los Angeles Fires of 2025. The gallery will feature a custom Fender Stratocaster crafted for San Gabriel Valley Habitat for Humanity from trees that were damaged around the Eaton Fire alongside listening and viewing stations for works from local artists, including the LA Field Recording Club.
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Our roundtable guests include Chris Douridas (KCRW), Jessica Schwartz (UCLA Musicology), Liz Koslov (UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability), and Kim Yu (Altadena Town Council, Caltech).
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The closing concert will feature works made in response to the 2025 fires from UCLA students and faculty as well as community members, including the Herbie Hancock Institute Band, field recordist Ian Wellman, visual artist Kate Lain, and Caltech student Maya Yie. The evening will culminate with the Los Angeles premiere of Will Rand’s “Firebirth” with violinist Grace Alexander.
FRIDAY, MAY 8, 2:00 PM
LANI HALL
Link in bio.
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