What does it mean to practice ethnography during a global pandemic? Drawing on over a decade of research and theorization through music ethnography in fieldsites that span the online and offline, Dr. Przybylski addresses conceptual and practical shifts in the current research landscape.
A musical force in the world of improvisation and avant garde jazz, Anthony Coleman stands out as one of the great creative minds behind the Downtown Jazz and Radical Jewish Culture scenes. In this unique opportunity, hear Coleman in conversation with multi-instrumentalist, composer, and scholar, Hankus Netsky about his musical inspirations.
Nicholas Kitchen will lead a discussion of Beethoven based on his experience as the first violinist of the Borromeo String Quartet. The Borromeo was among the very first musicians to read off of computers and tablets, which they did in order for all members to read from the full score. This revealed expression marks in Beethoven’s manuscripts that are much more complex than what musicians see in print.
Leaders of the international klezmer and Yiddish music scene, Deborah Strauss and Cantor Jeff Warschauer share the creative process behind their own original compositions and song settings. The duo are soulful performers who draw from klezmer, Yiddish, Hasidic and liturgical music and culture. Their music is grounded in tradition, yet thoroughly contemporary.
Join us for a virtual evening with the UCLA Bruin Marching Band. Engage with Marching Band Staff, as they share the latest band news and updates with our community of students, parents, alumni, and supporters.
Basya Schechter, founder of the band Pharoah’s Daughter, mixes rap commentary with musical midrash, and Hasidic chants with Mizrachi and Sephardi folk-rock. Schechter shares her music and discusses her creative processes.
In this special live-streamed cello masterclass, Ralph Kirshbaum shares his insights and comments on four students’ pre-recorded performances of works by Bach and Haydn. He will also be inviting the students to interact in real-time, from locations in Canada, Taiwan, and California.
This Virtual Jewish Music Masterclass features Sheila Silver, a renowned composer who has written for a variety of musical mediums including solo instrumental works, large orchestral works, operas and feature film scores.
Current School of Music students will have an opportunity to meet and connect with alumni currently working in the music industry as performers, academics, music supervisors, film orchestrators and more at our Student and Alumni Networking Night.
Call for Speakers, Organizations, and Participants Amplify Music: Resilience and Community Ecosystems Virtual Gathering/Conference How can we learn from other local communities creating Resilience in the music social/structural disruption/reconstruction under COVID-19? We have joined the Maremel Institute as a co-host, along with CU Denver and many other organizations. for a Virtual Gathering/Conference on April 17. Would your organization
