… by legendary trumpeter and A&M record executive Herb Alpert with his wife Lani, announced a gift of $10.1 million to the LACC Music Department. The historically large gift led to the creation of the Herb Alpert Scholarship, allowing students at … in 1929. The first Associate of Arts degrees were conferred in 1931. That same year, Leslie P. Clausen joined the music faculty. He remained in the department for the next 41 years. Clausen organized a weekly concert series which continues to …