Varése, Roldán, and Networks of Afro-Cuban musical instrument exchange: decolonizing Western percussion music through critical Instrumentation This paper uses two simultaneous works of percussion–“Ionisation” (1929-1931) by French-American composer Edgard Varèse (1883-65) and “Rítmicas” V and VI (1930), by Cuban composer Amadeo Roldán (1900-39)– to explore the construction of the borders between Western and “other” musics
Join the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music’s celebration of Arnold Schoenberg’s 150th birth anniversary as we welcome guest pianist and composer Amy Williams. Williams will perform excerpts from Schoenberg student and UCLA alumnus John Cage’s seminal Sonatas and Interludes for prepared piano. About Williams: Amy Williams is a composer of music that is
Specters of Survival and Persecution: Ghost Smuggling Ballads, Hauntology, and the Undocumented Migrant Experience Many ghost stories utilize themes of apparitions and haunting to elicit terror, warning listeners to abide by moral codes. However, since 2007, a phenomenon of Mexican corrido (ballad) composition, which I define as ghost smuggling ballads, shares a collective ghost story
In 2023-24, the Lowell Milken Center for Music of American Jewish Experience examines a little-known but seminal artistic movement that profoundly influenced the development of Jewish art music in the 20th century, the St. Petersburg Society for Jewish Folk Music (1908-1917). Milken Center artistic director and UCLA director of orchestral studies Neal Stulberg has curated
UCLA student combos and ensembles directed by world-class jazz artists will be performing well-known jazz standards, contemporary works, and pop songs, as well as compositions by the faculty directors and the students. Tonight’s concert will feature the following groups: The UCLA Gluck Jazz Combo directed by Duane Benjamin Jazz Combo directed by Clayton Cameron Jazz
Music + Data is a one-day symposium that brings together leading scholars in music, anthropology, and sound studies (broadly conceived) into dialogue with data science to consider the impact new technologies have on music cultures in global contexts past, present, and future. Through a series of roundtable discussions, presentations, and demos, we aim to situate
The In Progress Colloquium Series is proud to announce the launch of the first annual In Progress Micro Conference on Saturday, November 4th! In keeping with the In Progress series’ ethos, the conference will showcase graduate student works (in progress). Click here to view the program: https://heyzine.com/flip-book/e8d1d59a7c.html In Progress is an academic colloquium workshop series
Live at the China Royal: A Funky Ode to Fall River’s Chow Mein Sandwich In the summer of 1974, a private press album by Alika and the Happy Samoans appeared for sale at China Royal, a venerable Chinese restaurant in Fall River, MA. The lead track off Side B, “Chow Mein Sandwich,” was an ode
Join the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music as we welcome Hobart Earle, Music Director and Principal Conductor of the world-renowned Odesa Philharmonic Orchestra. Maestro Earle will lead a journey through film and music as he pays homage to members of his orchestra—many of whom are currently displaced by the war in Ukraine or fighting
Join the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music as we present a joint concert between the UCLA Philharmonia and visiting members of the Orquesta Escuela Carlos Chávez. UCLA Philharmonia is the flagship orchestra of the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music and one of Southern California’s premiere training orchestras. Founded in 1936, Philharmonia’s music
