David L. Abell Piano Masters Series with Frederic Chiu
Frederic Chiu conducts a masterclass for UCLA student pianists and performs as part of The David L. Abell Piano Masters Series.
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Music of Bali, Java and Thailand Ensembles with Special Guest Artists
The Music of Bali, Java and Thailand Ensembles, with special guest group from Thailand, showcase traditional music from these regions on the same stage.
Music of Mexico Ensemble
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.
Music of Turkey Ensemble
The Music of Turkey Ensemble showcases traditional music from the region.
Songs of Tragic Love: Young Scholars and Beautiful Courtesans on Pearl River’s Flower Boats
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.
Sounding a Queer Rebellion. LGBTI Musical Resistances in Lima, Perú
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.
Lore of Gagaku: Textiles and Notation Books
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.
Old Time String Band and Persian Music Ensemble
The Persian Music Ensemble and Old Time String Band showcase traditional music from these regions on the same stage.
UCLA Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band
The UCLA Symphonic Band opens the concert with a selection of favorites from the wind band repertoire. The UCLA Wind Ensemble follows with a program including works from the film Dancer in the Dark, Timothy Mahr’s Fantasia in G, Frank Ticheli’s Blue Shades, and Music for Prague by Karel Husa, a powerful four-movement work that became a kind of instant classic, enjoying more than 7,000 performances to date.
The Uniqueness of Isan Performing Arts and the Emergence of the Pong Lang Ensemble
In this keynote address, Jarernchai Chonpairot, Ph.D. investigates the unique elements of Isan performing arts, and discusses the emergence of the pong lang ensemble in particular, based on his ethnographic research in the region.