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Jason Chen Recital
2026 Musicology Senior Capstone Presentations
Please join us on for the 2026 Musicology Capstone Presentations on May 20th, 2026 from 9am-2:45pm in 1230 Schoenberg Music Building (Green Room).
Distinguished Lecture Series with LaVerne David C. de la Peña
Listening Back: Community and the Life of Archival Sound This talk examines how archival sound recordings can reenter cultural life when they are returned to the communities from which they originate. Drawing on work at the University of the Philippines Center for Ethnomusicology and the Sagada Community Archives Initiative in the northern Cordillera region, the
Ehnes Quartet and William Kinderman in Discussion
No group of compositions occupies a more central position in chamber music than Beethoven’s string quartets. The six quartets of his opus 18, completed in 1800, are the magnum opus of Beethoven’s first decade at Vienna, and build upon the legacy of Haydn and Mozart. This event is coordinated with the 2nd performance of the Beethoven
Ehnes Quartet Open Rehearsal
Join us for rare behind-the-scenes access: step inside the rehearsal room and watch the world-renowned Ehnes Quartet bring Beethoven’s revolutionary quartets to life as they prepare for the opening night of their complete Beethoven Cycle. About the Ehnes Quartet Residency The Ehnes Quartet, embarking on an exciting three-year partnership with the UCLA Herb Alpert School
The NYPD Pipes and Drums: How an American Musical Rite Started and Spread
The sonic presence of bagpipes has become a ubiquitous and necessary aspect of line-of-duty funerals and 9/11 memorials, much like “Taps” in military ceremonies honoring fallen soldiers. But the direct line between Irish or Scottish musical traditions and recent invented traditions for those in public service are blurry or imagined. This presentation will discuss areas in
Music of India & African American Music Ensemble
Student ensembles will share the stage to feature Music of India & African American Music Ensemble. The Music of India focus on the performance of Indian classical music on the sitar and tabla. The ensemble performs compositions of North Indian classical ragas (harmonic modes) and talas (rhythmic patterns on tabla). Ragas are melodies that unfold
Opera UCLA – Gluck’s Iphigenie en Tauride
Join us for an innovative new production of Iphigénie en Tauride for the Opera UCLA ensemble featuring students from voice and opera. Iphigénie en Tauride follows the cursed House of Atreus in ancient Greece. Spared from sacrifice by the goddess Artemis, Iphigénie is carried to Tauris, where she serves as a priestess among a people
Robert M. Stevenson Lecture with Dr. Carina Venter
Join us for the Robert M. Stevenson Lecture, featuring guest speaker Carina Venter. The lecture will take place on Tuesday, April 28th at 4:00 PM in the Schoenberg Music Building Green Room. Venter will present a talk titled “On uncomfortable work: Thinking with and against what apartheid would not name,” exploring archival narratives of abuse