Contextualizing the persecution and exoticization of Roma, this talk by a Romani activist/scholar and a non-Romani ally explores the possibilities and limits of musical activism, tracing the impetuses and challenges it poses.
Gerard Edery is one of the world’s foremost experts in the wide-ranging music of the Sephardic Diaspora. Learn about Edery’s work as he engages with attendees and explores the inspirations behind his compositions.
The music of Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Shulamit Ran has been praised as “gloriously human”; “compelling not only for its white-hot emotional content but for its intelligence and compositional clarity.” Learn about Ran’s work as she engages with attendees and explores the inspirations behind her compositions.
Troy Carter is founder and CEO of Q&A, a technology and media company focused on powering the business of music via distribution, services, and data analytics. Carter rose to prominence as the former founder and CEO of Atom Factory, where he nurtured the careers of global superstars including Lady Gaga and John Legend.
Join Dr. Robert Young of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts for a classical saxophone masterclass.
Join us for performances of original compositions by UCLA graduate composers
“Fandango at the Wall,” features Grammy Award-winning musicians Arturo O’Farrill and Kabir Sehgal as they prepare to record a live album at the U.S.-Mexican border. Register for a link to screen the film NOW, and join us on Nov. 17 for a panel discussion with Arturo O’Farrill (Founder, Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra), Jorge Francisco Castillo (Founder, Fandango Fronterizo), Varda Bar-Kar (Director) and Kabir Sehgal (Producer)
Revered as one of the most exciting British cellists of his generation, Guy Johnston’s early successes include winning the BBC Young Musician of the Year, the Shell London Symphony Orchestra Gerald MacDonald Award and a Classical Brit.
Join us for performances of original compositions by UCLA undergraduate composers.
The Indo-Persian Musical Confluence Event Series presents a series of performances, workshops, and presentations by academics, independent scholars, musicians and artists whose work relates to Indo-Persian musical cultures, including the Indian subcontinent, Central Asia and Iran.
