Exploring the early history of variety theater and its connections to other musical theater forms including minstrelsy and burlesque, musicologist Gillian Rodger examines theater law in New York State, showing how variety theaters were run and how what could appear on their stages was shaped by changes to theater law and the threat of police raids.
Two-time Grammy-nominated vocal ensemble Seraphic Fire presents a masterclass with the UCLA Chamber Singers, working with students on a variety of professional skills and presenting a town hall conversation about the in’s and out’s of a professional singing life on the road.
Musicologist Geoffrey Baker is a specialist in music in Latin America, including colonial Peru as well as Latin American popular music.
Julie Landsman, Principal Horn of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra for 25 years and current faculty at the Juilliard School and Bard College Conservatory, hosts a Horn Masterclass including group Caruso Method exercises, UCLA horn students performances and feedback.
This two-day conference explores how and why specific musical genres travel outside their countries of origin and lead to the formation of new musical communities. Day one of the conference features presentations of papers from renowned ethnomusicologists followed by a performance with Red Sun/SamulNori.
Soprano Angel Joy Blue, M.M. ’08, is the featured artist of the inaugural Judith L. Smith Voice Recital Series, celebrating talented vocalists and the distinguished tenure of UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music Founding Dean Judith Smith. Blue made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera House in 2017, and returns to her alma mater for this special performance.
Join us for a brass extravaganza of the highest order! The UCLA Brass program presents an evening featuring the Marine Corps Jazz Band and school of music students and faculty.
Vocalist and master improviser Dwight Trible and Cosmic Vibrations present a concert and pre-concert talk.
Members of the UCLA Percussion Ensemble perform contemporary chamber music including “Triptych Boom” by Chad Floyd, “Symphony of Palms” by Gordon Hughes, “Sleepless” by Dan Moore and Maurice Ravel’s “String Quartet in F” arranged for Marimba Ensemble.
The Center for Musical Humanities welcomes Jonathan Sterne, author of “The Audible Past,” to present a lecture analyzing high volume listening as a collective practice that addresses altered hearing.
