Join us as the New Thread Saxophone Quartet (called “adventurous” and “rule-breaking” by NewMusicBox) visits UCLA from New York City for a three-day residency (1/28-1/30). This multi-disciplinary engagement will include a reading session of student compositions, a masterclass with Prof. Jan Berry Baker's saxophone studio, and a workshop on New Music entrepreneurship, culminating in a concert of contemporary works featuring works by UCLA students and faculty.
Schedule of Events
Sunday 1/28
Student Composition Readings - 11am-5:30pm,
Evelyn and Mo Ostin Music Center: Ensemble Room
o Morning Session, 11am-2pm: works by Barrett, Burns, Garff, Hollywood, Menon, Nesterov, Wang
o Afternoon Session, 2:30pm-5:30pm: works by Ali, Good, Kintscher, Lu, Moss, Uhm
Monday, 1/29
New Music Entrepreneurship Discussion - 2-3:30pm, Green Room
Tuesday, 1/30
Saxophone Masterclass - 3-4:30pm, SMB 1354
Concert - 8pm, Ostin Rehearsal Room. Works by Golub, Lefkowitz, Meites, Rhie, and selected students
This event is supported by the Hugo and Christine Davise Fund for Contemporary Music.
This program is made possible by the Joyce S. and Robert U. Nelson Fund. Robert Uriel Nelson was a revered musicologist and music professor at UCLA, who, together with his wife, established a generous endowment for the university to make programs like this possible.