Educator and LAUSD band leader Tony White is inspiring the next generation of instrumentalists to follow the sound of music Article link: Alumni Profile - The Music Man .

Xóchitl Chávez, assistant professor of music, has been researching Oaxacan philharmonic bands for 15 years. This summer, she spent four days documenting the work of the all-female Indigenous band Mujeres del Viento Florido Article link: The Land of Musicians.