CalArts music school named for Herb Alpert
LOS ANGELES (AP) -April 9, 2008 The grant will pay for three faculty chairs, student
scholarships and music programs - including a student-run record
label - at the newly minted Herb Alpert School of Music at CalArts,
school President Steven D. Lavine said Wednesday
Albert and his wife, vocalist Lani Hall, pledged the money
through his Herb Alpert Foundation, which has already donated some
$9 million to the school.
The 73-year-old musician said CalArts impressed him from his
first visit to the campus.
"Here was this place to take great leaps, to prepare artists to
reach beyond what they know," he said.
Alpert became an overnight star when the Tijuana Brass released
the trumpet-drive instrumental "The Lonely Bull" in the early
1960s. He and business partner Jerry Moss later formed A&M Records.
Albert donated $30 million to fund a new music school at the
University of California, Los Angeles last year.