Featuring classic repertoire to cutting-edge new music, the UCLA Percussion Ensemble presents an array of sound and rhythm across the boundaries of genre and discipline, under the direction of percussion Area Head Theresa Dimond.
Lauded as having “consummate virtuosity” by The New York Times, percussionist Dr. Stuart Gerber presents a masterclass on the art of performing multiple percussion parts and solos for new works, coaching UCLA percussion students on solo and chamber works for percussion.
Songs of Little Saigon is a feature documentary film about Vietnamese Americans whose musical talent, hope and resilience propelled the rebuilding of their lives in Southern California after fleeing a war-torn Vietnam.
Frederic Chiu conducts a masterclass for UCLA student pianists and performs as part of The David L. Abell Piano Masters Series.
The Music of Bali, Java and Thailand Ensembles, with special guest group from Thailand, showcase traditional music from these regions on the same stage.
The Music of Mexico Ensemble, under the direction of 2008 Grammy winner Jesús Guzmán, features mariachi music in a variety of styles from various regions of Mexico, including son jalisiense, son huasteco, bolero, ranchera and huapango.
The Music of Turkey Ensemble showcases traditional music from the region.
Living in opulent furnishings of the flower boats, the courtesans pleasured men with their beauty, refinement, and music. Tragically they often fell in love with young scholars who ended up abandoning them.
This talk focuses on the relationship between sex/gender diversity and Peruvian popular music within emerging LGBTI scenes, where artivism opens spaces for masculinities and femininities that transgress traditional gender imaginaries.
Gagaku, the music of the Japanese Imperial Court has a rich lore surrounding it. Two important aspect of this are the robes used by the dancers and musicians which follow the tradition of court robes of the Heian Period and the copy books of music notation which the musicians created as a memory aid.
