Alec Norkey is a PhD student in the Department of Ethnomusicology at UCLA. After receiving his BM degree from Hope College in Violin Performance and Chemistry, Alec completed MM degrees in both Violin Performance and Ethnomusicology at Bowling Green State University, Ohio. His ethnomusicology master’s thesis explored issues of postcolonialism, intersectional feminism, vocality and queer theory, Japanese popular music, Japanese area studies, virtual spaces, and online media. He has guest lectured on these topics at both UCLA and BGSU, and has presented this research at the Popular Culture Association – American Culture Association National Conference and the BGSU Charles Shanklin Colloquium. Alec’s current research interests include western art music in contemporary US, free-lance work in metropolitan music scenes, cultural production, feminist anthropology, and hermeneutics and aesthetics. More recently, he has been invited to present at SEM and several SEM regional chapter conferences. Thanks to his graduate studies at Boston Conservatory at Berklee, Alec regularly collaborates with composers and has garnered extensive experience in performing contemporary western art music.
Alec Norkey
Ethnomusicology - Research Focus: contemporary western art music, cultural production, feminist anthropology, hermeneutics and aesthetics
Conducting
Graduate study and training in choral, orchestral, or wind conducting
Ethnomusicology
The study of global musical traditions through performance training, research, and field work
Global Jazz Studies
Jazz performance and musicianship courses are paired with African American Studies
Music Composition
Mentorship in the creation and realization of music for concerts, opera, and visual media
Music Education
Preparation for music educators leading to a B.A. and teaching credential in just four years
Music History & Industry
Combining Musicology and the Music Industry minor for practical hands-on training with the study of music within the context of different societies, cultures, and theories
Music Industry
Industry professionals and UCLA faculty prepare students for music-related careers
Musicology
The scholarly study of the histories, cultures, and critical interpretations of music and music-making
Music Performance
Study and training towards professional performance careers in Western classical music