Category: Ethnomusicology
Where Musical Traditions Meet: Inside UCLA Ethnomusicology’s Living Laboratory of Performance and Scholarship
When Taiwanese graduate student Roy Huang arrived to study in UCLA’s Department of Ethnomusicology in 2025, he expected to deepen his research into the traditional music of Vietnam, Taiwan and
Timothy Taylor Interviewed on Camp Anthropology
Kenzell Huggins interviewed ethnomusicology professor Tim Taylor about his book Making Value: Music, Capital and the Social for Rice University’s blog, Camp Anthropology.
School of Music Students Win Library Prize for Undergraduate Research
Three School of Music students were honored with UCLA Library prizes in undergraduate research: Pavan Radhakrishnan (Musicology, ’26), Eden Ulrigg (Ethnomusicology, ’27) and Will Bollini (Music Industry minor, ’26). Each
Helen Rees Named a Finalist Award for Excellence in Mentoring
Professor Helen Rees from the Department of Ethnomusicology was just selected as one of the eight finalists for the UCLA Division of Graduate Education (DGE) Faculty Award for Excellence in
Cheryl Keyes on the Blockbuster "Sinners"
Professor Cheryl Keyes talks about the importance of the Delta blues in the horror film, which has been nominated for 16 Oscars
African American Music Ensemble to Play at Olivet Lutheran Church
The program will include a tribute to the late Richard Smallwood, the renowned gospel composer, vocalist, and pianist, who passed away on Dec. 30, 2025, with performances of several of
Four Faculty Receive Chancellor's Arts Initiative Grants
The Chancellor’s Council on the Arts, in partnership with the Office of Research and Creative Activities, has announced fourteen faculty-led projects that will receive seed funding this year. Four of
Music Alive in the Archive
Hua Wenyi (1941–2022) was one of the most influential Kunqu opera performers of her generation. On February 9, the Ethnomusicology Archive hosted a conference celebrating her music, dance and legacy.
Faculty and Alumni Earn Multiple 2026 Grammy Nods
BRUIN GRAMMY NOMINATIONS! Congratulations to faculty and alums of The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music who have been nominated for a 2026 Grammy Award. Music Industry faculty member Erik