Join us for rare behind-the-scenes access: step inside the rehearsal room and watch the world-renowned Ehnes Quartet bring Beethoven’s revolutionary quartets to life as they prepare for the opening night of their complete Beethoven Cycle. About the Ehnes Quartet Residency The Ehnes Quartet, embarking on an exciting three-year partnership with the UCLA Herb Alpert School …
The sonic presence of bagpipes has become a ubiquitous and necessary aspect of line-of-duty funerals and 9/11 memorials, much like “Taps” in military ceremonies honoring fallen soldiers. But the direct line between Irish or Scottish musical traditions and recent invented traditions for those in public service are blurry or imagined. This presentation will discuss areas in …
Student ensembles will share the stage to feature Music of India & African American Music Ensemble. The Music of India focus on the performance of Indian classical music on the sitar and tabla. The ensemble performs compositions of North Indian classical ragas (harmonic modes) and talas (rhythmic patterns on tabla). Ragas are melodies that unfold …
Join us for an innovative new production of Iphigénie en Tauride for the Opera UCLA ensemble featuring students from voice and opera. Iphigénie en Tauride follows the cursed House of Atreus in ancient Greece. Spared from sacrifice by the goddess Artemis, Iphigénie is carried to Tauris, where she serves as a priestess among a people …
Join us for the Robert M. Stevenson Lecture, featuring guest speaker Carina Venter. The lecture will take place on Tuesday, April 28th at 4:00 PM in the Schoenberg Music Building Green Room. Venter will present a talk titled “On uncomfortable work: Thinking with and against what apartheid would not name,” exploring archival narratives of abuse …
The Music and Dance of Ghana Ensemble performs the music and dances of several cultures from Ghana’s south, including the Akuapem, Akan, Ga, and Ewe. The course concentrates on the main components of African music: drum patterns, songs, and dances. The ensemble produces complex polyphonic textures on a variety of drums, bells, and rattles to …
Part of the annual festival of Armenian Music. The Armenian Music Ensemble provides instruction in the heritage of Armenian folk music. Students learn an array of songs, instruments and dances via methods of oral transmission. We discuss an array of relevant cultural, historic and political issues to enrich student practice of musical forms. The 66th …
The Music of Iran Ensemble performs on stage. “A Day of Music” is a full-day event presented by the Gramian-Emrani Center for Iranian Music in collaboration with the UCLA Department of Music and the Department of Ethnomusicology, celebrating Iranian music and culture. The event features a wide range of programs throughout the day, including conferences, symposia, …
Student ensembles will share the stage to feature “Old Time” and Klezmer music. The Old-Time String Band Ensemble, directed by David Bragger, performs traditional music of rural America. Old-Time is a genre of music that has roots in very old traditional music cultures. It is as much African-American in nature as it is Scots-Irish. This …
