School of Music

On Wednesday, July 29, faculty from The Herb Alpert School of Music at CalArts live-streamed a concert from their respective living rooms and studios to welcome new and returning students. The six-part program featured a diverse range of sounds, styles, and instruments, from classical guitar...

To welcome and connect with new and returning students, The Herb Alpert School of Music at CalArts presents a virtual concert on Tuesday, July 29, at 6 pm PT. Faculty members will perform live music from their respective studios and living rooms on twitch.tv/calartsmusic. A Q&A session with...

Musical band The Neuroses recently released Hope For Somewhere Better, the first single from their untitled second album. Written by current CalArts student Joshua Elza Breen-Tucci (Music MFA 21), the meditative song is a “cautiously optimistic anthem of hope” for those living with chronic...

On Saturday, July 18, Los Angeles-based internet radio station dublab is presenting Instrumental, a concert-length composition by CalArts alum Coleman Zurkowski (Music MFA 14). The program airs on dublab’s website at 6 pm PDT.  Inspired by Gregorian chant, Instrumental is a contemporary,...

“I’ll Be There for You,” better known as the Friends theme song, is a renowned earworm. The music, the lyrics and those famous handclaps get stuck on the brain long after the pop song ends. The song’s earliest demo versions were written in 1994 by Michael Skloff (Music MFA 15) and later...

Ann-E1, also known as CalArts voice student Annie Han Dai (Music BFA 24), made her US debut in late June with the release of the electronic music single, “Make Me Forget.” The song, written by CalArts alum Jaslyn Loftin aka J.Lyn (Music BFA 19), was first released on May 26 in China,...

Written and directed by CalArts alum Marvin Choi (Film/Video MFA 15), and produced by Sara Razack (Film/Video MFA 15), A Knight’s Tour, was acquired by Terror Films in May 2020, and is now available for streaming on multiple platforms including YouTube, Prime Video, and iTunes.  Shot on...