“What’s Next” Symposium: Forthcoming Research and Trends in Musicology
UCLA Musicology Department Faculty discuss their forthcoming research and intellectual trends in the discipline.
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A Tribute to Barbara Morrison: Legendary Performer and Respected Educator
Join us for an afternoon of great music celebrating Barbara’s legacy with Barbara and her latest protégées. To honor this dedicated faculty member we are launching a Scholarship fund in her name to help support our talented vocal students.
Vivaldi Extravaganza
Dedicating this Valentine’s Day concert to the families of our Freshmen, and to all Vivaldi fans on campus, the String Department presents its annual Vivaldi Extravaganza, performing the celebrated Seasons, with surprise additions!
Unsettling Repertoires: Armenian POWs in Musicology’s Colonial Past
During WWI, The Royal Prussian Phonographic Commission recorded the voices of detainees from various backgrounds captive in Prussian camps. Some of these prisoners of war were Armenian soldiers fighting in the Russian army. By examining the sound recordings and printed documents kept in the archives, Melissa Bilal will critically discuss the legacy of the Armenian repertoire produced in internment camps.
Distinguished Lecture Series: “Sing to this Tune…”: Music, Marginalia, and Refrains in the Middle Ages
Assistant Professor of Music at the University of Pennsylvania, Mary Caldwell, explores the phenomenon of songs lacking notation yet made musical by means of the process of contrafacture; where new lyrics are fashioned after the poetic structure of a preexistent song, thereby allowing his work to be sung to that earlier melody.
“Everything Man: Author Meets Critics”: Tammy Kernodle (Miami U), Kevin Quashie (Brown), and Jeffrey Stewart (UCSB)
As a lead up to the evening concert presentation “‘And You Know Who I Am’: Paul Robeson in Concert”, this afternoon “author meets critics” session is a discussion of Dr. Shana L. Redmond’s newly released second monograph, Everything Man: The Form and Function of Paul Robeson (Duke UP, 2020).
Titans of Jewish Music
The culminating performance of the UCLA American Jewish Music Festival highlights works by some of Los Angeles’ most famous and influential Jewish composers, including Schoenberg, Korngold and Zeisl. It ends with Mahler’s monumental Symphony No. 1.
SYNERGY Music Festival
The Synergy Music Festival celebrates diversity through music – a medium that transcends boundaries.
MUSE Launch Party
In celebration of the first edition of the new musicology undergraduate research journal MUSE, Active Listening Club members Alana Chester and Matthew Gilbert host the MUSE launch party, including an introduction to the journal, followed by a Q&A with the authors and a reception.
Sounds of the Scene: A Conversation on the Art of Music Supervision
Learn about the growing field of music supervision from School of Music alumni and other music industry professionals. Join us for this panel discussion to gain insights into music supervision as a career, the creative process, challenges, and the unique opportunities it can provide.