Tomeka Reid Residency: Musical Presentation with Q&A
Q&A with cellist, composer, and educator Tomeka Reid will be featured in a musical presentation, followed by a Q&A session with the artist moderated by Distinguished Professor James Newton.
Q&A with cellist, composer, and educator Tomeka Reid will be featured in a musical presentation, followed by a Q&A session with the artist moderated by Distinguished Professor James Newton.
Cellist, composer, and educator Tomeka Reid leads a masterclass on improvisation with selected Global Jazz Students.
Cellist, composer, and educator Tomeka Reid will discuss her composition and artistic practice.
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.
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.
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.
Dr. Vartan will discuss modern marimba four-mallet performance techniques and repertoire, and UCLA students will have the opportunity to perform.
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.
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.
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.