The UCLA Department of Ethnomusicology is thrilled to host the 66th Annual Meeting of the Society for Ethnomusicology Southern California and Hawai’i Chapter (SEMSCHC) on Saturday and Sunday, 1-2 March 2025. The conference will be in honor of the 70th anniversary of the arrival of Mantle Hood to UCLA. There will be papers, panels, a
Music and Trauma: A Conversation in the Midst of Fire (a preview of Theorizing Trauma and Disability in the Arts, Fall 2025) Friday, February 7, 2025 at 4pm Livestream: https://schoolofmusic.ucla.edu/school-of-music-live-streams/#lani-hall Reception to follow in the Green Room The entire community of the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music is invited to gather for “Music and
This talk presents the musical, political, and intellectual role of jazz at Angola Prison, tracing its impact on incarceration and cultural history within the shifting music ecosystem.
Liv Lande will talk about her work experience outside academia, where she combines her background in Ethnomusicology with in-depth expertise in Japanese language and culture.
This talk explores how the aesthetics of blues-based swing and bebop, and the performance practices of key contributors originated in the socioeconomic and intellectual progress of Black Kansas communities.
Benjamin Barson talks about his new book, Brassroots Democracy: Maroon Ecologies and the Jazz Commons.
Four members of L.A.’s very own Jewish roots ensemble, Mostly Kosher, present a workshop exploring their creative process of integrating klezmer and Yiddish music with various other musical styles.
Join the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music for a day-long symposium focused on the reception of Western music in Asia especially since the First World War, and the reciprocal influence of Asian and Western music up to the present, with a focus on the East Asian nations of China, Korea, and Japan. Program
Francesca Caccini, “La liberazione di Ruggiero dall’Isola di Alcina” 400th Anniversary Performance The UCLA Early Music Ensemble, featuring guest artists from L.A. Camerata, will celebrate Early Music Month and Women’s History Month with a performance of the first opera composed by a woman. Caccini’s Alcina depicts a power struggle between two women—demigodess Melissa and
