Submitted by Mark Lomanno on November 8, 2016 - 2:00pm
The Society for Ethnomusicology Improvisation Section brings together SEM members engaging in scholarship on extemporaneous music making for the purpose of advancing the development of cross-cultural scholarly perspectives on improvisational phenomena, primarily through the sponsorship and promotion of discussions, events, and publications related to improvisation.
Submitted by Mark Lomanno on December 18, 2014 - 12:24pm
To celebrate and extend the discussions engendered by the peer-reviewed articles in Ethnomusicology Review Volume 19, the editors are pleased to offer responses to these articles by scholars working on related themes in music research.
Hua Wenyi (1941–2022) was one of the most influential Kunqu opera performers of her generation. Born and trained in Shanghai, China, she rose to prominence as a leading dan (refined female-role) performer and later served as the director of the Shanghai Kun Opera...
"Exploring the Hua Wenyi Collection on California Revealed" by Mei-Chen Chen.The UCLA Ethnomusicology Archive is honored to celebrate the Kunqu legacy of Hua Wenyi on February 9, 2026. In 2023, the Archive acquired the Hua Wenyi Collection,...
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