“Professor Daniel Neuman has been one of the major scholars dedicated to the study of Indian music, worldwide,” said Steven Loza, professor and chair of the ethnomusicology department.
Daniel M. Neuman, UCLA professor of ethnomusicology, will retire at the end of the spring 2018 quarter after serving the university for twenty-four years in many capacities: as professor of ethnomusicology (1994—2018); dean of UCLA Arts (1995—2002); executive vice chancellor and provost2002—2006); Mohindar Brar Sambhi Endowed Chair in Indian Music (2010—2018); and interim director of The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music (2013—2015).
To celebrate Neuman’s career and in honor of his teacher, sarangi musician Ustad Sabri Khan, the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music and the Mohindar Brar Sambhi Endowed Chair in Indian Music will present a concert on Saturday, April 28, “A Sarangi Concert of Hindustani Music: Ustad Sabri Khan Memorial Concert.”
See the full Q&A with Daniel Neuman on the Department of Ethnomusicology blog.