UCLA undergraduate composer Kian Ravaei (Bachelor’s in Composition, Fall 2021) reflects on his experience composing works that synthesize Western and Iranian classical music, featuring a musical performance by students from the UCLA Strings Area.
This event is a collaborative discussion between Melieka Fathi and Farzad Amoozegar in order to discuss an overlap between concepts relating to both music and dance.
Join us for performances of original compositions by UCLA undergraduate composers.
LA Sounds Now is thrilled to welcome Recording Academy CEO, Harvey Mason Jr., who has not only penned and produced songs for industry legends like Aretha Franklin, Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, and Elton John, but also for today’s superstars including Justin Bieber, Beyonce, John Legend, Ariana Grande, Justin Timberlake, and Chris Brown.
The repatriation and restudy methodology in applied ethnomusicology creates a parallel to the practice of reciprocal gift-giving. The documentary Music for a Goddess (2007) on Dalit devidasis and devidasas of the Deccan explores this approach.
An All-Star evening featuring the West Coast premiere of George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue with Big Band along with the music of Duke Ellington, Oscar Peterson, Tommy Dorsey and Dizzy Gillespie.
Awadagin Pratt conducts a masterclass for UCLA student pianists and performs as part of The David L. Abell Piano Masters Series.
A personal reflection about Iranian dance through a diasporic lens by Melieka Fathi, the Founder & Artistic Director of the Melieka Fathi Dance Company based in Los Angeles.
The UCLA Percussion Ensemble is comprised of students performing from the ever-growing volume of percussion ensemble literature. The Percussion Ensemble presents one public performance each quarter. This event will mark the Percussion Ensemble’s return to live performance.
The UCLA Wind Ensemble presents American Anthems with music of celebration, faith, struggle, and hope. Works by Copland, Bremer, Sousa, Milburn, Schuman, and Thomas reflect the continuing journey to fulfill the founding promise of our nation.
