Calendar of Events
Free Concerts
The LACC Department of Music presents Daytime and Evening Concerts during the Fall and Spring semesters. Daytime Concerts comprise the course Music 152: Current Musical Events, and are open only to students enrolled in the class. Evening Concerts are free and open to the public in the Alpert Recital Hall.
Please contact the Department of Music to make a special request: @email
Evening Concerts
All Evening Concerts take place at 6:00pm in the Alpert Recital Hall at HAMC and are open to the public, except where otherwise noted. All dates, times, and locations are subject to change.
- Thursday, April 25, 2024 – Faculty Concert
- Monday, May 6, 2024 – Applied Music Program (AMP) Completion Recital
- Monday, May 13, 2024 – Pop Music Workshop
- Tuesday, May 14, 2024 – Latin Ensemble (Streamed live on YouTube)
- Thursday, May 16, 2024 – Balkan Funk Band (Streamed live on YouTube)
- Monday, May 20, 2024 – Chamber Ensembles
- Tuesday, May 21, 2024 – Jazz Band (Streamed live on YouTube)
- TBD – LACC Choirs (Online only at youtube.com/herbalpertmusiccenter)
- TBD – Jazz Combos (Online only at youtube.com/herbalpertmusiccenter)
Daytime Concerts (Music 152)
These lectures and performances are open only to students enrolled in Music 152-1 and Music 152-2 Current Musical Events I & II and current full-time music majors.
- Tuesday, February 13, 2024 – Lecture
- Thursday, February 15, 2024 – LACC Student Services
- Tuesday, February 20, 2024 – Professor Patricia Hannifan, piano; and Claire Rydell, cello
- Thursday, February 22, 2024 – Joe Exnowski, Stress and Mindfulness
- Tuesday, February 27, 2024 – Professor Trevor Anderies, jazz percussion
- Thursday, February 29, 2024 – Jeremy Siskind, jazz piano
- Tuesday, March 5, 2024 – Jakob Sandmeier, music therapy
- Thursday, March 7, 2024 – Lecture
- Tuesday, March 12, 2024 – CalArts
- Thursday, March 14, 2024 – Professor Caroline Reyes, harp
- Tuesday, March 19, 2024 – Alisha Bauer, cello
- Thursday, March 21, 2024 – Alumni Day
- Tuesday, March 26, 2024 – Final Paper Review
- Thursday, March 28, 2024 – Professor Euro Zambrano, Latin percussion
- Tuesday, April 9, 2024 – Joe Mitchell, percussion
- Thursday, April 11, 2024 – Sergei Zyrianov, guitar
- Tuesday, April 16, 2024 – UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music
- Thursday, April 18, 2024 – Jazz Band
- Tuesday, April 23, 2024 – Jazz Combos
- Thursday, April 25, 2024 – Professor Kassandra Kocoshis, flamenco
- Tuesday, April 30, 2024 – Applied Music Students
- Thursday, May 2, 2024 – Latin Ensemble
- Tuesday, May 7, 2024 – Applied Music Students
- Thursday, May 9, 2024 – TBD
- Tuesday, May 14, 2024 – Pop Music Workshop
- Thursday, May 16, 2024 – Professor Christine Gengaro
- Tuesday, May 21, 2024 – Philharmonic Choir and College Choir
- Thursday, May 23, 2024 – Herb Alpert Music Center Honors & Awards Ceremony
LAUSD & LACC World Music and Arts Festival
Saturday, April 27, 2024, 8:30am-4:00pm
Learn more about the World Music & Arts Festival here: https://sites.google.com/lausd.net/lausdartsfest/home
World Music Stage at HAMC opens at 11:45am
Featured ensembles include:
- Balinese Gamelan
- Brazilian Ensembles
- Balkan Funk
- Jazz Band
- Mariachi
- Latin Ensemble
- Orkestar Mézé (special guests)
- Live DJs
Past Performances
View some recently featured performances.
The HAMC Applied Music Program (AMP) is designed for students seeking to transfer to four-year universities and conservatories to complete a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Music degree. AMP students receive a full scholarship up to $1500 per semester for 12-15 private lessons to prepare them for performances and auditions. Admission into AMP requires a completed application and a video audition submission. Students accepted into AMP must become a full-time music major for two consecutive years, enroll in required transfer music courses, and fulfill all the expectations required of an LACC Music Academy Herb Alpert Music Scholarship student.
Souvenir | boygenius: Julien Baker (b. 1995), Phoebe Bridgers (b.1994), and Lucy Dacus (b.1995)
Juliana Candler, vocals
Israel Bravo, guitar and vocals
LACC Jazz Band
Professor Barbara Laronga, director
Mardi Gras in New Orleans | Professor Longhair and Theresa Terry
Turner Perez, Alto Sax 1
Marcus Vickers, Jr., Alto Sax 2
Scheila Gonzalez, guest artist; Tenor Sax 1
John McGrath, Tenor Sax 2
Andrew Johnson, guest artist; Baritone Sax
Marcus Torres, Trombone 1
Grace Palmer, Trombone 2
Jon Papenbrook, guest artist; Trumpet 1
Professor Barbara Laronga, Trumpet 2
Louie Zong, Piano
Jared Tashjian, Guitar
Anjelica Rose, Bass
Dante Newcombe-Kenealy, Drums
Cinnamon Leggett, Vocals
Philharmonic Quartet
Dr. Irene Kim, director
Neil Windt, piano collaborator
For Good (from the musical Wicked) | Music and Words by Stephen Schwartz, arr. Kirby Shaw
Delante McCreary, tenor 1
Christian Cisneros, tenor 2
Christopher Smith, baritone
Robert Coombs, bass
I've heard it said
That people come into our lives
For a reason
Bringing something we must learn
And we are led to those
Who help us most to grow
If we let them
And we help them in return
Well, I don't know if I believe that's true
But I know I'm who I am today
Because I knew you
Like a comet pulled from orbit
As it passes the sun
Like a stream that meets a boulder
Halfway through the wood
Who can say if I've been changed for the better
But because I knew you
I have been changed for good
It well may be
That we will never meet again
In this lifetime
So, let me say before we part
So much of me
Is made of what I learned from you
You'll be with me
Like a handprint on my heart
And now whatever way our stories end
I know you have rewritten mine
By being my friend
Like a ship blown from its mooring
By a wind off the sea
Like a seed dropped by a sky bird
In a distant wood
Who can say if I've been changed for the better
But because I knew you
Because I knew you
I have been changed for good
And just to clear the air
I ask forgiveness
For the things I've done, you blame me for
But then I guess
We know there's blame to share
And none of it seems to matter anymore
Like a comet pulled from orbit
As it passes the sun
Like a stream that meets a boulder
Halfway through the wood
Who can say if I've been changed for the better
I do believe I have been changed for the better
And because I knew you
Because I knew you
Because I knew you
I have been changed
For good
LACC Brazilian Batucada Ensemble
Professor Kassandra Kocoshis, director
Traditional Samba | trad. Brazilian
Performers: Jay Alves, Ed Mann, Darline Delcid, Christopher Elliott, Irene Kim, Yigit Kahraman, Jamie Peters, Arturo Hernandez, John McGrath, Ayane Kimura, Richard Liautaud, Cameron Meyers, Alisson Ibarra, Dante Newcombe-Kenealy
Contact Us
Office Hours and Location
The LACC Music Department Office is located in HAMC Room 106.
Spring 2024 Office Hours:
Mondays to Thursdays: 9:00AM - 9:00PM
Fridays: 9:00AM - 5:00PM
Saturdays and Sundays: Closed