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January 2025
Live Performance
Composer Portrait: The Music of Paul Schoenfield
Upcoming
January 12
4:00 PM
In person
Paul Schoenfield (1947-2024) was a unique and brilliant musician of decidedly American Jewish Experience. A virtuoso concert pianist and hugely gifted composer, his music — a fascinating mashup of klezmer/Hasidic, liturgical, jazz, bluegrass, blues and Americana — is well represented in the Milken Archive.
February 2025
Live Performance
Iris Malkin, Special Guest Ido Ariel – Israeli Art Songs
Upcoming
February 2
1:00 PM
In person
Join us for a Sunday afternoon of Israeli art songs with mezzo soprano Iris Malkin and special guest pianist, Ido Ariel. Enjoy complimentary bagels and coffee.
April 2025
Symposium
Early Sounds of Jewish Music
Upcoming
April 27
1:00 PM
In person
Uncovering the hidden gems of Jewish music prior to 1800, ranging from Europe to the Middle East.
May 2025
Book Reading
Book Talk: For Women and Girls Only: Reshaping Jewish Orthodox Through the Arts in the Digital Age with author Jessica Roda
Upcoming
May 1
2:00 PM
In person
Live Performance
Schoenberg In Hollywood: West Coast Premiere at UCLA Nimoy Theater – May 18, 20, 22, 2025
Upcoming
May 18
4:00 PM
In person
“Ingeniously original music”– The Wall Street Journal
The Lowell Milken Center for Music of American Jewish Experience and the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music are proud to present the West Coast premiere of composer Tod Machover’s chamber opera, Schoenberg in Hollywood, May 18, 20 and 22, 2025 at the newly-renovated UCLA Nimoy Theater. These performances are part of Schoenberg 150, the worldwide celebration of the sesquicentennial of composer Arnold Schoenberg’s birth.