Have Cello, Will Travel: Unconventional Paths of a 21st Century String Player
Cellist, composer, and educator Tomeka Reid will discuss her composition and artistic practice.
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Big Mouth: Amplified Feminism in Guinea
This talk explores the role of voice in response to sexual violence. In a recent defamation suit against a Guinean feminist journalist, voice created sound effects for solidarity and productive shaming.
An Allegory of Belief, Truth, Power and Resistance in Art
This talk by Azam Ali takes a self-reflective approach, examining how music serves different aspirations for a second-generation Iranian, often playing a central role in political movements: strengthening and unifying the voice of the people seeking social justice against a common adversary.
Within the Walls: A Temporal and Spatial Overview of the Lives of Female Singers in Iran
Sepideh Raissadat provides an overview of a number of iconic female vocalists in Iran and discussing the role of women in current practices of music-making, highlighting the spaces that women use to present their music.
Four-Mallet Marimba Playing: Technique and Musicality with Dr. Lynn Vartan
Dr. Vartan will discuss modern marimba four-mallet performance techniques and repertoire, and UCLA students will have the opportunity to perform.
CANCELLED: The Role of the Radīf in Iranian Music Education
This talk by Fariborz Azizi examines the current practices of music education of the radīf (the Iranian music repertoire). It addresses how the radīf, as a central tool in learning, is dynamic and needs to be taught based on the student’s competency.
The David L. Abell Piano Masters Series with Gabriela Montero
In this installment of The David L. Abell Piano Masters Series, pianist Gabriela Montero, winner of the Latin Grammy® for Best Classical Album, will perform her original composition Piano Concerto No. 1, the “Latin” Concerto.
Indo-Persian Musical Confluence: Indo-Persian Music Histories I
Our seventh panel in the Indo-Persian Confluence series studies Indian music history using Indo-Persian sources. It is followed by a performance of Central Asian dance and Indian Kathak Dance.
Music Performance Studies Today: “21st-Century Pianism…” Part 1: Piano Performances & Context
Panelists explore: How a pianist might navigate various “interpretative communities” of the core repertory when dealing with varying politics of taste? How might a pianist listen to and theorize about past recordings to reinvigorate today’s performance approaches? What are ways a pianist might introduce compositional changes to existing works to reboot the core performing repertory?
To Bigotry No Sanction: An Exclusive Virtual Screening
A magnificent musical work based on George Washington’s historic letter to the Hebrew Congregation of Newport, Rhode Island, composed by Jonathan Comisar. Comisar’s stunning new cantata embodies touchstones of Jewish and American music in an orchestral/choral setting.