Mark O’Connor String Institute

June 29 - July 3, 2009

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World Music Summer Institute

June 21- June 27, 2009

UCLA's renowned Department of Ethnomusicology once again hosts the World Music Summer Institute! Immerse yourself in one of four musical performance traditions: Music of African Americans, Music of Mexico, Music of Korea, and Music of China*. In one week, students gain tremendous knowledge and exposure to the repertoire and musical style of one of these cultural groups. They learn to perform music through study with a master artist, and are taught about the history, culture, and music theory of that tradition. Outside of class, young musicians attend field trips to selected venues across Los Angeles, and take advantage of the opportunity to experience some of L.A.'s finest musical cultures firsthand.

The World Music Summer Institute culminates with a final performance in UCLA's Schoenberg Hall Auditorium on Saturday. Friends and family are invited to attend this lively performance! All participants earn two (2) units of University of California academic credit. This program is open to musicians of all ages--high school through adults.  

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Artists House Music

Interviews with UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music Faculty

Anthony Seeger is a Professor of Ethnomusicology at the University of California, Los Angeles, and the heir to the great musical legacy of the Seeger family - among other notables, his grandfather Charles Seeger was a musicologist and his uncle Pete Seeger was an influential folk singer and member of The Weavers. Seeger is a specialist in the music of the Suyá people of central Brazil, as well as of protest and struggle music, and has written widely in these and other fields. He is also a trained music archivist, and runs the music archive facility at the University of California, Los Angeles. From 1988 to 2000, he was Director of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings at the Smithsonian Institute. Click on the link below to view videos of Professor Seeger speaking on the following topics:

Anthony Seeger's Artists House Music Interview Topics

• The Music of the Suyá Indians of Central Brazil
• Why Understand the Music of Other Cultures?
• Ethnomusicologist Anthony Seeger on Why He Chose His Field
• Western Classical Music and Folk Traditions Around the World
• Ethnomusicologist Anthony Seeger on Preserving Audio Recordings
• Anthony Seeger on Why He Teaches His University of California, Los Angeles Music Business Course
• The Effect of Recording Technology on Western Music
• Recent Changes in the Music Industry and How They Change the Consumer Experience
• Why Context Matters to Ethnomusicology
• Separating Music as a Cultural Force from Music as a Commodity
• Ethnomusicologist Anthony Seeger Discusses Books on Ethnomusicology
• Did More People Make Music in the Past?
• Advice to Parents of Music Students

 

PAUL SEIKO CHIHARA is Professor of Music Theory and Composition and Chair of the Composition Area at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is also an accomplished composer for both the concert hall and for films, who studied with Nadia Boulanger, Ernst Pepping, and Gunther Schuller. His compositions have won numerous awards and have been played by notable ensembles around the world, and he has also written several groundbreaking ballets including Shin-ju and The Tempest. In addition, he has composed scores for nearly 100 feature films, including films by Sidney Lumet, Louis Malle, and Hayao Miyazaki. Click on the link below to view videos of Professor Chihara speaking on the following topics:

Paul Chihara's Artists House Music Interview Topics


• Film Composer Paul Chihara on Building His Career
• Working as a Composer on a Film Production Team
• Composer Paul Chihara on the Source of His Creative Energies
• Using Technology to Facilitate the Composing Process
• Using Folk and Other Music as Material for Composing
• Is Score Study Important in Today's Composing Environment?
• Music for Video Games - The Japan Connection
• Why Film Composers Should Understand the History of Film Composing
• When is the Composer Brought into the Filmmaking Process?
• Integrating Existing Songs into a Film's Score
• How Does One Get into Film Composing?
• Are Film Composers Entrepreneurs?
• Learning to Present Yourself as a Professional

 

JULIANA GONDEK - distinguished Professor of Voice, has performed with over 100 orchestras worldwide, and has collaborated with such musical luminaries as Aaron Copland, Herbert von Karajan, Leonard Bernstein, Rudolf Serkin, James Levine, Carlos Kleiber, and Robert Shaw. Her performances at the Metropolitan Opera, New York City Opera, the operas of San Francisco, Seattle, Houston, Dallas, Miami, St. Louis, San Diego, at Milan's La Scala, at the Scottish and Netherlands Operas, and at the Kennedy Center have earned her critical and audience acclaim. Festival appearances include the Göttingen and Halle (Germany) Handel Festivals, the Edinburgh Festival, the Salzburg Easter Festival, Antibe's Bel Canto Festival, Lincoln Center's Mostly Mozart, and the Avignon, Aldeburgh, Marlboro, Caramoor, Bard, Newport (Rhode Is.), and Santa Fe Festivals. Click on the link below to view videos of Professor Gondek speaking on the following topics:

Juliana Gondek's Artists House Music Interview Topics

• An Introduction to Juliana Gondek and the UCLA Vocal Studies Department
• Music Educator Profile: Juliana Gondek, UCLA Professor of Voice, Part 2 of 2
• What it Takes to Major in Vocal Studies at UCLA
• Putting Your Best Foot Forward in Auditions
• UCLA Professor of Voice Juliana Gondek and Her Background and Training
• UCLA Professor of Voice Juliana Gondek on Her Musical Heroes
• The Qualities of an Exceptional Music Teacher
• Understanding How External Issues Can Affect Your Student's Performance
• Why Should Musicians Understand Other Art Forms?
• Why You Should Understand the Context of the Works You Perform
• Taking Good Care of Your Singing Voice
• Teaching Music History, Business and Practice at UCLA
• Becoming a Better Teacher Through Singing
• Breathing Techniques and Language Studies for Singers
• Advice for Parents on the Benefits of a Life in Music
• Why an Opera Singer Must Also be a Great Actor
• Preparing for an Operatic Role
• Being a Custodian of the Opera Tradition
• Overcoming Opera's Image as an Art Form for Educated Elites
• Maintaining Emotional Control as a Performer
• The Risks, Responsibilities and Rewards of Performing Opera on Stage
• A Lesson in Breathing with UCLA Vocal Professor Juliana Gondek
• Why Opera is Growing More Popular in the USA

 

JENS LINDEMANN - Renowned trumpet soloist Jens Lindemann is a former lead trumpet player for the Canadian Brass, and is currently Professor of Trumpet at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is widely regarded as one of the finest soloists in the instrument's history, and has appeared on concert stages worldwide, from New York to the Great Wall of China. He has recorded albums for BMG and EMI, and in his concert appearances has been working to refine the idea of a concert artist through innovations in both musicality and stagecraft. Lindemann is a graduate of Juilliard. Click on the link below to view videos of Professor Lindemann speaking on the following topics:

Jens Lindemann's Artists House Music Interview Topics

• Getting into the UCLA Trumpet Studies ProgramTips for Auditioning
• Why Should Trumpet Players be Able to Play Both Jazz and Classical?
• Advice for Choosing a Collegiate Music Program
• The Importance of Being a Well-Rounded Artist
• Your Instrument as an Extension of Your Body
• Developing Your Tone on the Trumpet
• UCLA Trumpet Professor Jens Lindemann on Teaching and Practicing the Trumpet
• Choosing a Trumpet Mouthpiece to Suit Your Embouchure
• The Physical Aspects of Breathing as a Wind Instrument Player
• Learning to Present Yourself as a Successful Musician
• Staying Healthy as a Musician
• Advice for Parents: Helping Your Child Make Money in Music
• Choosing the Instrument That's Right for You
• Developing Your Range on the Trumpet
• Holding the Attention of Students and Audiences
• Advice for Young Musicians on Building Professional Relationships

SUSAN Mc CLARY specializes in the cultural criticism of music, both the European canon and contemporary popular genres. In contrast with an aesthetic tradition that treats music as ineffable and transcendent, her work engages with the signifying dimensions of musical procedures and deals with this elusive medium as a set of social practices. She is best known for her book Feminine Endings: Music, Gender, and Sexuality (University of Minnesota Press, 1991), which examines cultural constructions of gender, sexuality, and the body in various musical repertories, ranging from early seventeenth-century opera to the songs of Madonna. Click on the link below to view videos of Professor McClary speaking on the following topics:

Susan McClary's Artists House Music Interview Topics

• Musicologist Susan McClary of UCLA on Starting Her Career
• Why Cultural Context Matters to Understanding the Music You Play
• Interpreting Music as a PerformerImprovisation and Canon in Western Music
• How Has Recording Technology Changed How People Experience Music?
• Musicologist Susan McClary on Writing Her Book on 17th Century Western Music
• Preparing for a Career as a Musicologist
• "Nobody Wants Their Kid to be a Musician", Advice for Parents of Musicians
• Making a Commitment to a Career in Music

TIMOTHY RICE specializes in the traditional music of the Balkans, especially from the Slavic-speaking nations of Bulgaria and Macedonia. In terms of research themes, he has written, among other things, on musical cognition, politics and music, meaning and music, mass media, and music teaching and learning in the Bulgarian case and contributed more general articles on theory and method in ethnomusicology. He is the author of May it Fill Your Soul: Experiencing Bulgarian Music (University of Chicago Press, 1994) and Music in Bulgaria: Experiencing Music, Expressing Culture (Oxford University Press, 2004) as well as numerous articles in major journals such as Ethnomusicology, Yearbook for Traditional Music, Ethnomusicology Forum, and Journal of American Folklore. He was founding co-editor of the ten-volume Garland Encyclopedia of World Music and co-edited Volume 8, Europe . He has served the field of ethnomusicology in a variety of ways, including editing a collection of scholarly essays called Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Music (University of Toronto Press, 1982), editing the journal Ethnomusicology(1981-1984), and acting as President of the Society for Ethnomusicology (2003-2005). He served as Associate Dean of the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture from 2005 to 2008. He is currently the director of The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music. Click on the link below to view videos of Professor Rice speaking on the following topics:

Timothy Rice's Artists House Music Interview Topics

• Music Educator Profile: UCLA Professor of Ethnomusicology Timothy Rice
• What is Ethnomusicology?
• Storytelling in Bulgarian Music
• The Role of Costuming in Bulgarian Music
• Teaching Ethnomusicology
• Teaching Culture as an Aspect of Ethnomusicology
• Commonalities in the Music of Different Cultures
• Breaking Cultural Barriers Through Music
• Bulgarian Music
• The State of the Field of Ethnomusicology
• Books on Ethnomusicology
• Ethnomusicologists in the Hierarchy of University Music Departments
• Advice for Parents of Music Students: Don't Worry!
• The Future of the Music Programs at UCLA
• Ethnomusicology and Discovering New Genres of Music
• Does Music Drive Culture or Does Culture Generate Music? - The Ethnomusicology Debate

The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music

I am delighted to welcome you all to the first full year of operation for the new UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music. Here are a few “headlines” I would like to make you aware of:

Mark O’Connor, Inaugural Herb Alpert Artist-in-Residence - One of the exciting new programs we are initiating this year is the “Herb Alpert Artist in Residence.” Each year we will appoint one or more world-renowned artists, scholars, and other figures from the music world to bring their talent, expertise, and experience to campus for the benefit of our students. For the 2008-2009 academic year, the inaugural Herb Alpert Artist-in-Residence will be the well-known violinist and fiddler Mark O’Connor. He was selected because of his broad-ranging interests in classical music, traditional American fiddling, and jazz, interests that... More

UCLA Enters a New Era in Music with the Formation
of The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music

November 16, 2007 — UCLA announced today the formation and naming of The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music and a $30 million endowment gift made possible through the generosity of the renowned, performer, producer and philanthropist Herb Alpert and his wife Lani Hall Alpert. This endowment gift from the Herb Alpert Foundation in support of the new school is the largest ever made to the arts in the UC system and the single largest individual gift to music higher education in the western United States.

Aligning the university’s Departments of Ethnomusicology, Music and Musicology, The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music will be devoted to the performance and study of music in all of its global diversity, including world music, popular music, jazz and classical music. UCLA students will have the opportunity to augment their academic studies in music with such courses as the music business, music in the public sector, and music and health. This balanced approach to performance, scholarship and practical knowledge, as well as to the broad sweep of music in today’s world represents a significant departure from the emphasis in many U.S. schools of music on the theory, history and performance of European classical music… More