UCLA Big Band Concert
The World Jazz and Intercultural Improvisation Ensemble and the Charles Mingus Ensemble will be performing well-known jazz standards as well as compositions by the faculty directors and the students.
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A Conversation with Carianne Marshall, Co-Chair and COO of Warner Chappell Music
LA Sounds Now is thrilled to welcome Co-Chair and Chief Operating Officer of Warner Chappell Music, Carianne Marshall, who is at the forefront of a new generation of music executives at the intersections of creative and commercial, entertainment and technology.
Graduate Composers Concert
Join us for performances of original compositions by UCLA graduate student composers.
Composing Identity: Notes from an Iranian-American Composer
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.
An Exploration of Rhythm and Movement in Iranian Music and Dance
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.
Fall 2021 Undergraduate Composers Concert
Join us for performances of original compositions by UCLA undergraduate composers.
A Conversation with Harvey Mason Jr. CEO of the Recording Academy
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.Â
Arnold Bake’s Survey of Religious Music in Southern India and the Paradox of Giving-While-Keeping
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.
Rhapsody and the Blues
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.
The David L. Abell Piano Masters Series Featuring Awadagin Pratt
Awadagin Pratt conducts a masterclass for UCLA student pianists and performs as part of The David L. Abell Piano Masters Series.