The Synergy Music Festival celebrates diversity through music – a medium that transcends boundaries. Experience performances that underscore UCLA’s commitment to highlighting the unique sounds and voices of its students, faculty and alumni. Enjoy performances music from around the globe, breakout sessions on scholarly topics hosted by our expert ethnomusicologists, musicologists, and music department faculty, and close with a special evening concert featuring Dexter Story, We The Folk, India Carney, and Mariachi de Uclatlán.
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Festival Schedule:
Vivaldi “Four Seasons” – UCLA Strings
Noon - 1:15PM
UCLA Music Library
Breakout sessions
1:30–4:20PM
Lani Hall
1:30PM
“Sweet Beulah Land, the evolution of the African-American Concert Spiritual"
Professor James Bass
2:30PM
“The Importance of Learning Music from the Whole World”
Steve Loza
3:30PM
“Out of the Frying Pan, into the Fire? Music Industry and Academia Struggle with Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion.”
Professor Robert Fink and Graduate Student Panel
World Music Showcase
4:30—6:30PM
UCLA Music Library
4:30PM
Global Jazz Combo
5:00PM
Persian/Iranian duo
5:30PM
Music of China Ensemble
Concert Spirituals – UCLA Chamber Singers
7:15—7:45PM
Schoenberg Hall Foyer
Main Stage Concert
8:00—10:30PM
Schoenberg Hall