The Charles Mingus Ensemble and the Contemporary Jazz Ensemble, both directed by Hitomi Oba, and the UCLA Jazz Orchestra, directed by Charley Harrison will be performing well-known jazz standards, popular songs, and compositions by faculty directors and students.
Soprano Tony Arnold will perform a recital of new works for voice composed by UCLA composition students.
Global Jazz Studies saxophone player Zane St. Andre Jackson presents a senior recital.
World-renowned percussionist Lisa Pegher takes part in a residency with students of the UCLA Composition area culminating in a concert of their works specially composed for and performed by Lisa. Also on the program will be the premiere of “Lacrimae Angeli,” written by the co-chair of the UCLA Composition area, Richard Danielpour. Professor Danielpour is the Susan G. Covel and Mitchel D. Covel, M.D., Chair in Music (2021–2024)
The Naghash Ensemble combines the earthy spirituality of Armenian folk song, new classical music, and contemporary post-minimalism with the energy of rock and jazz. Three brilliant female vocalists and some of Armenia’s finest instrumentalists on duduk, oud, dhol, and piano play captivating new music based on sacred texts by the medieval Armenian mystic poet and priest, Mkrtich Naghash.
Written by Armenian-American composer John Hodian, The Naghash Ensemble’s “Songs of Exile” is a meditation on man’s relationship to God from the perspective of a monk forced to live in exile for many years. “Part folk music, part classical, and profoundly moving. Unmistakably Armenian, but out of this world” – Armenisch-Deutsche Korrespondenz
This concert will feature student compositions written specifically for Aperture Duo.
This momentous concert on Feb. 26, 2023, at UCLA’s iconic Royce Hall, features works by six contemporary composers addressing social justice, including world premieres by Diane White-Clayton and multi-Grammy winner Arturo O’Farrill, followed by a rare performance of the landmark 1969 cantata “The Gates of Justice” by legendary jazz composer and musician Dave Brubeck.
Williams Adams Student Recital
Continuing a new series entitled Music and Justice, this second concert performance takes place at Holman United Methodist Church in Los Angeles. It features a rare performance of the landmark 1969 cantata “The Gates of Justice” by legendary jazz composer and musician Dave Brubeck. World premieres and newer compositions will be featured in the first half of the concert.
