Investigating the Composer and Vocalist Collaboration with Tony Arnold
Soprano Tony Arnold, acclaimed interpreter of contemporary music, presents a workshop for composers and singers.
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Quatuor Diotima Residency: Student Composition Readings
As part of their 4-part residency at UCLA, acclaimed French string quartet Quatuor Diotima interprets compositions written specifically for the ensemble by UCLA composition students.
Quatuor Diotima Residency: Performance of Student Compositions
Acclaimed French string quartet Quatuor Diotima caps off their 4-part residency at UCLA with a final performance of compositions written specifically for the ensemble by UCLA composition students.
Quatuor Diotima Residency: Performance of New Music
As part of their 4-part residency at UCLA, acclaimed French string quartet Quatuor Diotima performs compositions explicitly written for the ensemble by composers from Europe, Great Britain and the United States
Quatuor Diotima Residency: String Quartet Masterclass
Quatuor Diotima conducts a masterclass for strings students as part of their four-part residency with the UCLA Department of Music. The ensemble inspires music students across the globe in the possibilities of string chamber music performance.
Four-Mallet Marimba Playing: Techniques and Musicality
World-renowned marimba soloist Naoko Takada hosts a masterclass for UCLA percussionists as they prepare for juries and recitals. Takada will discuss and demonstrate a variety of four-mallet techniques necessary for the performance of marimba repertoire.
György Kurtág’s Kafka Fragments: A Classic Song Cycle of Modern Music
Soprano Tony Arnold and violinist Movses Pogossian perform György Kurtág’s ‘Kafka Fragments’, a probing musical response to pithy thoughts preserved in Franz Kafka’s diaries and letters.
UCLA Jazz Combo Concert
UCLA Jazz Combos perform well-known jazz standards, popular songs, and student compositions, directed by Terence Blanchard, Clayton Cameron, Jesús Guzmán, Charley Harrison, Roberto Miranda, and Michele Weir.
Doing the Most!: On Being a Black Woman Ethnomusicologist in a Music Conservatory
Join ethnomusicology Ph.D. student, Dexter Story, and Dr. Hadley in conversation as they discuss her roles in conservatory diversity and her current research project on the under-acknowledged contributions of HBCUs to both conservatory success and American music.
A Conversation with Jeanine Tesori
Tony award-winning composer Jeanine Tesori discusses her contributions to musical theater and opera, focusing especially on her career-long commitment to fostering musical representations and stories of traditionally underrepresented people on stage.