This one-day symposium brings together scholars and practitioners from both popular music studies and musical theater studies to present a diversity of perspectives on how the artificial boundary between popular music and musicals might be better understood and managed.
Poet Kamau Daáood, widely acknowledged as a major driving force behind Los Angeles’ black cultural renaissance, will perform with Mark de Clive-Lowe on piano.
Choral Arts Initiative in Orange County presents the world premiere of this short concert-length choral cycle, which is the culmination project of two years of study at UCLA for third-year Ph.D. composition student Christian Guebert.
The Music of India Ensemble and The Music of the Balkans Ensemble showcase traditional music from these regions on the same stage.
Devoted to the performance of chamber music from the 20th and 21st centuries, uclaFLUX presents a concert featuring works by Andrew Norman, Charles Wuorinen, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Elliott Carter, Cheryl Frances-Hoad and others.
A GRAMMY-winning trumpeter, bandleader and composer, Frank London is one of the geniuses behind globally-renowned world music superstars The Klezmatics. Don’t miss this glimpse into the mind of London as he produces an eclectic concert with the UCLA Jazz Orchestra and Combo and the UCLA Klezmer Ensemble.
Los Angeles Premiere! Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the grassroots magazine Con Safos with a screening of the documentary film “Con Safos: Reflections of Life in the Barrio.” Q&A/panel discussion with Con Safos members follows.
Hailed as a “pioneering instrumentalist and writer” and praised for his “surpassingly beautiful music” and “undoubtedly brilliant mind”, British saxophonist Alastair Penman presents a Saxophone and Electronics Performance and Masterclass
Tammy Rogers King, multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter and founding member of the Grammy-winning SteelDrivers, presents a Fiddle and String masterclass hosted by the UCLA Early Music Ensemble.
Tammy Rogers King, multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter and founding member of the Grammy-winning SteelDrivers, presents a Fiddle and String masterclass hosted by the UCLA Early Music Ensemble.
