Jan Berry Baker has joined the UCLA Department of Music as the new Associate Professor of Music, She will be teaching saxophone and wind ensemble students. She is in demand as a solo and chamber music performer, and is an advocate of contemporary music.
Saxophone
Saxophone
Faculty
Associate Dean for Faculty Mentoring and Community Relations, Professor - Saxophone, Head of Woodwinds, Vice Chair of the Department of Music Performance, Education & Composition
Jan Berry Baker Canadian American saxophonist Jan Berry Baker has performed as a concerto soloist, chamber, and orchestral musician on many of the world’s great stages. Recent engagements have taken her across the United States, Canada, Mexico, Japan, France, Germany, Scotland, England, Switzerland,...
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Oct 14 Wed
3:00pm
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Free
chamber-music, classical, contemporary, lectures-symposia
Pianist Vicki Ray: Concert Curation IS Composition! Join us for the first of six workshops as part of the Modal Interchange: Conversations on 21st-Century Performance Practices series with Vicki Ray, a Los Angeles based composer and pianist,
Green Room (1230 Schoenberg Music Building) Learn More
Oct 15 Thu
8:00pm
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Free
contemporary, lectures-symposia
Arnold Schoenberg and That Ol' Atonal Music: A Conversation Join the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music for a screening of the film “Arnold Schoenberg and That Ol’ Atonal Music: A Conversation” featuring interviews with Larry Schoenberg and Alex
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Oct 17 Sat
10:00am
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Free
lectures-symposia, masterclass
UCLA Bassoon Day Join The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music for the second annual UCLA Bassoon Day. Spearheaded by John Steinmetz, director of the bassoon studio, this event will feature a full
Fierberg Family Band Room, 1345 SMB Learn More
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