Day/Date

Time

Location

Type/Cost

Event

Wed/April 14

1-3pm

B544 SMB

Lecture/Free

Nazir Ali Jairazbhoy Colloquium Series, "Music, Mood, and Television: The Discovery and Use of Emotions in Advertisting Music in the Post-War Era," a lecture by Tim Taylor, Professor of Ethnomusicology and Musicology, UCLA

Wed/March 31

1-3pm

B544 SMB

Lecture/Free

Nazir Ali Jairazbhoy Colloquium Series, "Music and Tourism in Post-Disaster Economies: A Comparative Study of Post-Katrina New Orleans and Bali After the 2002 and 2005 Bombings," a lecture by Elizabeth Macy, Ph.D. candidate, Department of Ethnomusicology

Day/Date

Time

Location

Type/Cost

Event

Thursday/March 11

6:30pm

Orchestra Room

Concert/Free

Music of China Concert, LI Chi, director

Tuesday/March 9

7pm

Schoenberg Hall

Concert/Free

Big Band Concert, featuring the UCLA Jazz Orchestra, directed by Charley Harrison; the UCLA LatinJazz Ensemble, directed by Dr. Bobby Rodriguez; and the UCLA Contemporary Jazz Ensemble, directed by Kenny Burrell and James Newton

Monday/March 8

7pm

Schoenberg Hall

Concert/Free

Student Showcase Concert, featuring the UCLA Jazz Combos directed by Kenny Burrell, George Bohanon, Clayton Cameron, Charles Owens, Michele Weir, and Charley Harrison

Saturday/March 6

8-10pm

Schoenberg Hall

Concert/Free

A Night of Arab and Brazilian Music, featuring A. J. Racy, UCLA Professor of Ethnomusicology, the Samba Society, directed by ethnomusicology Ph.D. student Beto Gonzalez, and special guests. Click here for more information and to RSVP online.

Friday/March 5

6:30-8:30pm

Covel Commons, Grand Horizons Room (Sunset Village, just north of Sproul Hall)

Lecture/Free

Balkan Music Ensemble Concert, sponsored by the UCLA Center for European and Eurasian Studies

Friday/March 5

3pm

352 Haines Hall

Lecture/Free

"Memory, Imagination and Roots in the Music and Literature of Syrian-Lebanese Immigrants and their Descendants in Brazil," a lecture by A.J. Racy, UCLA Professor of Ethnomusicology and Robert Moser, University of Georgia

Friday/March 5

1-3pm

Jan Popper Theater

Film screening/Free

"A Por Por Funeral for Ashirifie," Steven Feld film screening and discussion.

Wed/March 3

1-3pm

B544 SMB

Lecture/Free

Nazir Ali Jairazbhoy Colloquium Series, Tim Rice, Director of the Herb Alpert School of Music and Professor of Ethnomusicology, UCLA: "What and Where is Theory in Ethnomusicology?"

Wed/Feb 17

1-3pm

B544 SMB

Lecture/Free

Nazir Ali Jairazbhoy Colloquium Series, Mark Kligman, Professor of Jewish Musicology, Hebrew Union College, Jewish Institute of Religion in New York: "Singing Arab Melodies in the Synagogue: the Music and Culture of Syrian Jews in Brooklyn."

Wed/Feb 3

1-3pm

B544 SMB

Lecture/Free

Nazir Ali Jairazbhoy Colloquium Series, Laith Ulaby (Ph.D. '08, Ethnomusicology, UCLA): "Music, the Arab Persian Gulf, and the Global City."

Fri/Jan 29

Gamelan Room

"Orientalism in the Works of Paul Bowles." Lecture by Phillip Schuyler, Associate Professor of Music and Director of the Middle East Center, University of Washington. Co-sponsored by the UCLA G.E. von Grunebaum Center for Near Eastern Studies

Wed/Jan 27

12-5 - symposium 7pm - concert

Gamelan Room - symposium
Popper Theater - concert

Symposium and Concert/Free

Ninth Annual Korean Music Symposium and Concert

Fri/Jan 22

1-3pm

B544 SMB

Lecture/Free

Nazir Ali Jairazbhoy Colloquium Series, Ben Harbert, Ph.D. student, UCLA Department of Ethnomusicology: "My Friends All Say I'm Acting Strange: Musical Transcendence, Manipulation and Abandonment at Angola Prison, Louisiana."

Wed/Jan 13

4pm

1420 Schoenberg Music Bldg

Lecture/Free

"The Musical Ritual of the Mevlevi Dervishes: Past and Present." Lecture by Walter Feldman, New York University. Co-sponsored by the UCLA G.E. von Grunebaum Center for Near Eastern Studies

Wed/Jan 6

1-3pm

B544 SMB

Lecture/Free

Nazir Ali Jairazbhoy Colloquium Series, John Hajda, Assistant Professor, Department of Music, UC Santa Barbara: "A Timbre-Based Approach to Organology."

Fall 2009

Day/Date

Time

Location

Type/Cost

Event

Tuesday/Dec 1

7pm

Schoenberg Hall

Concert/Free

Holiday Jazz Concert, featuring the UCLA Jazz Orchestra, directed by Charley Harrison; the UCLA LatinJazz Ensemble, directed byDr. Bobby Rodriguez; and the UCLA Contemporary Jazz Ensemble, directed by Kenny Burrell and James Newton

Monday/Nov 30

7pm

Schoenberg Hall

Concert/Free

Student Showcase Concert, featuring the UCLA Jazz Combos directed by Kenny Burrell, George Bohanon, Clayton Cameron, Charles Owens, Michele Weir, and Charley Harrison

Friday/Nov 13

7:30pm

Jan Popper Theater

Concert/Free

Solo piano concert of music by Turkish composers by Aysegul Kus Durakoglu. Co-sponsored by the UCLA Center for Near Eastern Studies.

Friday/Nov 13

1-5pm

B544 SMB

paper presentations

Nazir Ali Jairazbhoy Colloquium Series, SEM paper presentations II
Click here for more information

Friday/Nov 6

2-4pm

Room B544 SMB

paper presentations

Nazir Ali Jairazbhoy Colloquium Series, SEM paper presentations I
Click here for more information

Thurs/Nov 5

8pm

Schoenberg Hall

Concert/Free

"The Legacy of Mahmoud Darwish," a concert by the Turath Ensemble, featuring the poetry of Mahmoud Darwish and songs of Marcel Khalife. Concluding event of an all-day academic conference on Mahmoud Darwish hosted by UCLA's Center for Near Eastern Studies.

Friday/Oct 30

3-5pm

Popper Theater

Memorial/Free

Nazir Ali Jairazbhoy Memorial: 1927-2009
webpage

Wed/Oct 28

1-3pm

B544

Lecture/Free

Nazir Ali Jairazbhoy Colloquium Series, "Solo lyric songs and their place in Eurasian traditions," a presentation by ethnomusicologist Izaly I. Zemtsovsky, former head of the Folklore Department at the Russian Institute for the History of the Arts (St. Petersburg); currently visiting professor at Stanford University.

Thurs-Sun/Oct 22-25

Schoenberg Music Bldg

Symposium and Festival/see website

Symposium and Festival - "Africa Meets North America." Symposium will include scholarly panels and discussion sessions with composers and performers. The festival will feature interactive workshops, original compositions, and live concerts demonstrating intercultural relations between Africa and North America. For more information go to: website, preliminary program, or festival concerts.

Thurs/Oct 15

3-5pm

Charles Young Research Library, Presentation Room, Rm 11348

Lecture/Free

"North of the Sunset: Thelonious Monk's L.A. Stories," a lecture by Robin D.G. Kelley, University of Southern California, Department of American Studies and Ethnicity and History

Wed/Oct 14

1-3pm

B544 Schoenberg Music Bldg

Lecture/Free

Nazir Ali Jairazbhoy Colloquium Series, "When collaboration begins at home: 35 years of partnered research, teaching, authoring, activism, and publishing," a presentation by Amy Catlin-Jairazbhoy, prepared with Nazir Jairazbhoy

Wed/Sept 30

1-3pm

B544 Schoenberg Music Bldg

Lecture/Free

Nazir Ali Jairazbhoy Colloquium Series, Orientation

Day/Date

Time

Location

Type/Cost

Event

Friday/June 5

3-5pm

B544 Schoenberg Music Bldg

Lecture/Free

Ethnomusicology Colloquium Series: "China, UNESCO, and Intangible Cultural Heritage," lecture by Helen Rees, Professor, Ethnomusicology

Tuesday/June 2

7pm

Schoenberg Hall

Concert/Free

Spring Festival of World Music and Jazz featuring the UCLA Jazz Orchestra, directed by Charley Harrison; the UCLA LatinJazz Ensemble, directed byDr. Bobby Rodriguez; and the UCLA Contemporary Jazz Ensemble, directed by Kenny Burrell and James Newton

Monday/June 1

7pm

Schoenberg Hall

Concert/Free

Spring Festival of World Music and Jazz featuring the UCLA Jazz Combos directed by Kenny Burrell, George Bohanon, Clayton Cameron, Charles Owens, Michele Weir, and Charley Harrison

Sunday/May 31

7pm

Schoenberg Hall

Concert/Free

Spring Festival of World Music and Jazz
First half: Music of China Ensemble.
Second half: Bluegrass and Old-Time String Ensemble

Saturday/May 30

7pm

Schoenberg Hall

Concert/Free

Spring Festival of World Music an Jazz
First half: Music of Brazil Ensemble.
Second half: Balkan Music Ensemble

Friday/May 29

7pm

Schoenberg Hall

Concert/Free

Spring Festival of World Music and Jazz
Music of Korea Ensemble

Friday/May 29

4-6pm

B544 Schoenberg Music Bldg

Concert/Free

Ethnomusicology Colloquium Series: "Paradoxes in Music Cognition: Implicit Rules in Experimental Semiotics in Multimedia," lecture by Roger Kendall, Professor, Systematic Musicology, and Director of the Systematic Musicology Lab

Thursday/May 28

7pm

Schoenberg Hall

Concert/Free

Spring Festival of World Music and Jazz
First half: Music of West Africa Ensemble.
Second half: Music of Mexico Ensemble

Sunday/May 17

7pm

Schoenberg Hall

Concert/Free

Spring Festival of World Music and Jazz
First half: African American Music Ensemble.
Second half: Afro-Cuban Music Ensemble

Sunday/May17

11am-5pm

Bruin Plaza

Concerts/Free

Worldstock. Includes the Gray Area Project (Indian/jazz fusion),
Veronica Bianqui (singer/songwriter), a rock group, and a few others. Schedule

Sat/May 16

7pm

Schoenberg Hall

Concert/Free

Spring Festival of World Music and Jazz
First half: Music of India Ensemble.
Second half: Music of Bali Ensemble

Tuesday/May 12

7:30-9pm

Orchestra Room (1343 SMB)

Concert/Free

Vocal Jazz Combo concert

Sunday/May 3

7pm

Vista Room, Sunset Canyon Recreation Center, UCLA

Concert/Free

The UCLA Balkan Music Ensemble: Concert and Dance.
7:00 pm - Varimezov Family Ensemble (Ivan, Tzvetanka, Radka, Tanya);
7:45 pm - Superdevoiche (UCLA Bulgarian Women's Choir);
8:30 pm - UCLA Balkan Band plays for dancing. Admission is free for this event. No tickets will be sold for this concert, either in advance or at the door. The concert/dance will be filmed for a documentary about the Varimezov family, and attendees will be asked to sign a release giving permission to use their image in the film, should it be captured during the course of filming. To assure yourself a place at the concert/dance, please RSVP to BalkanUCLA@gmail.com indicating the number in your party. You will be placed on a list at the door and guaranteed admission.

Friday/May 1

3-5pm

Gamelan Room

Lecture/Free

Sambhi Chair Lecture: “They Can Decide What They Want in the Morning – I’ll Sing the Way I Want in the Evening”: Debating the Standardization of Raga in South India, 1930-1952, by Matthew Allen, Visiting Associate Professor, Department of Ethnomusicolog. Dr. Allen's appointment at UCLA is made possible through funding provided by the Mohindar Brar Sambhi Chair in Indian Music.

Sat/April 25

2pm and 3pm

Hammer Museum

Concerts/Free

The Hammer Museum Series:
The Music of Brazil Ensemble (2pm);
The Music of China Ensemble (3pm)

Thursday, April 23

6pm

Fowler Museum

Concert/Free

Fowler Out Loud: Bulgarian Women's Choir. The UCLA student choir "Superdevoiche," under the direction of Tzvetanka Varimezova, presents traditional and arranged folklore music from all regions of Bulgaria. Outdoors, light refreshments.

Friday/April 17

3-5pm

B544 Schoenberg Music Bldg

Lecture/Free

Ethnomusicology Colloquium Series: "Rock 'n Roll's Missing Link: In Search of Professor Longhair," lecture by Cheryl L. Keyes, Associate Professor, Ethnomusicology

Saturday/April 11

2pm and 3pm

Hammer Museum

Concerts/Free

Hammer Museum Series:
The Phil Wright Trio, led by Phil Wright on piano, will provide a musical history of the blues (2pm);
Barbara Morrison, joined by students and other special guests, shares her unique interpretations of familiar blues classics and original contemporary tunes (3pm).

Friday/April 10

8pm

Schoenberg Hall

Musical/Free

Playing with Demons, an original musical by Kiran Gupta, B.A. student in ethnomusicology and music composition. Produced under the supervision of music composition faculty member Paul Chihara, this project was conceived with the idea of bringing together students from different backgrounds to collaborate. “Playing with Demons” presents a diverse collection of music including the genres of tango, salsa, Afrobeat, Bollywood musical, gospel, rock, and jazz.

Sunday/April 5

7pm

Schoenberg Hall

Concert/Free

Duke Ellington's 110th Birthday Anniversary Festival of Music
UCLA Jazz Orchestra directed by Charley Harrison, UCLA Contemporary Jazz Orchestra directed by Kenny Burrell and James Newton, UCLA LatinJazz Ensemble directed by Bobby Rodriguez. UCLA jazz faculty soloists with Kenny Burrell, Charles Owens, Barbara Morrison, Clayton Cameron, Roberto Miranda, and others. Special guests: vocalists Dee Dee Bridgewater, Ernie Andrews, Dwight Trible, Herb Jeffries and Bill Henderson; plus conductors Gerald Wilson and Chester Whitmore.

Sunday/April 5

1-3:30pm

Schoenberg Hall

Concerts/Free

Duke Ellington's 110th Birthday Anniversary Festival of Music
Southern California Premiere of Ellington's Folk Opera Queene Pie (excerpts), featuring some of UCLA's finest vocalists and instrumentalists, conducted by Marc Bolin.

Duke Ellington's Sacred Music Concert (excerpts). Featuring Dwight Trible and Chester Whitmore, with Kalil Wilson, Lauren Michelle and Joseph Buchanan, conducted by Charles Owens.

Saturday/April 4

7pm

Schoenberg Hall

Concert/Free

Duke Ellington's 110th Birthday Anniversary Festival of Music
UCLA Philharmonia Orchestra, Neal Stulberg, conductor, performing specially selected Ellington extended works. Special guest: renowned vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater. Jens Lindemann, trumpeter and director of a new student brass ensemble, playing Ellington compositions. Ellington's Music for a String Quartet, arranged by Paul Chihara. Solo guest artists: violinist Lesa Terry; pianist Tom Ranier; percussionist Clayton Cameron; bassist Roberto Miranda; guitarist and Jazz Studies Director Kenny Burrell.

Saturday/April 4

2-5pm

Schoenberg Hall

Concert/Free

Duke Ellington's 110th Birthday Anniversary Festival of Music
UCLA Jazz Student Combos play Ellingtonia, directed by Kenny Burrell, George Bohanon, Clayton Cameron, Charles Owens, Michele Weir, and Charley Harrison.

Friday/April 3

4-6pm

B544 Ethnomusicology Lab

Lecture/Free

Ethnomusicology Colloquium Series: "The Colorful Apocalypse: Art and Social Collapse in Haiti," lecture by Donald Cosentino, Professor, UCLA Department of World Arts and Cultures

Day/Date

Time

Location

Type/Cost

Event

Wed/March 18

1pm

Jan Popper Theater

Lect-dem/Free

"A Guide to Afro-Peruvian Roots," lecture-demonstration by Eva Ayllón (The Queen of Afro Peruvian Soul). For more information:
Eva Ayllón flier or
www.evaayllon.net

Thursday/March 12

7pm

Jan Popper Theater

Concert/Free

Music of China concert, Chi Li, Director (see program)
More information

Friday/March 6

3-5pm

B544 Schoenberg Music Bldg

Lecture/Free

Ethnomusicology Colloquium Series: "Memories of a Shoehorn," lecture by Münir Beken, Assistant Professor, Ethnomusicology

Tuesday/March 3

7:30-9pm

Room 1343 (Orchestra Room)

Concert/Free

Vocal Jazz Enterprise: A special concert with the UCLA Vocal Jazz Combo and friends. Featuring Alex Isley, Lindsey Jackson, Kana Shimanuki, Neyshia Go, and Randy Taylor

Friday/Feb 27

3-5pm

B544 Schoenberg Music Bldg

Lecture/Free

Ethnomusicology Colloquium Series: "From Merriam to Guadalupe: Towards a Theory for Religion as Art," lecture by Steve Loza, Professor, Ethnomusicology

Sat and Sun/Feb 21-22

8am-8pm (2/21)
and 8am-12noon (2/22)

Schoenberg Music Building

Conference

Meeting of the Society for Ethnomusicology Southern California + Hawai'i Chapter. For further info go to: website

Friday/Feb 20

3-5pm

B544 Schoenberg Music Bldg

Lecture/Free

Ethnomusicology Colloquium Series: "Indo-Fijian Music, Identity, Discourse, and 'Viable Authenticity,'" lecture by Kevin Miller, Ph.D. 2008, UCLA

Sun/Feb 8

7pm

Jan Popper Theater

Concert/Free

Tyva Kyzy ("Daughters of Tuva"). Tyva Kyzy is the first and only women's group in Tuva that performs all styles of Tuvan throat-singing. This form of multiple tones harmonic singing has been practiced mostly by men and prohibited to women. Co-sponsored with the UCLA Center for European and Eurasian Studies.

Wednesday/Feb 4

7-9pm

Jan Popper Theater

Concert/Free

Eighth Annual Korean Music Symposium and Concert

Wednesday/Feb 4

1-5pm

Gamelan Room

Symposium/Free

Eighth Annual Korean Music Symposium and Concert

Friday/Jan 23

3-5pm

B544 Schoenberg Music Bldg

Lecture/Free

Ethnomusicology Colloquium Series: "Who Owns Music? The Impact of Intellectual Property Legislation on Musical Performance," lecture by Anthony Seeger, Professor, Ethnomusicology

Friday/Jan 9

4-6pm

B544 Schoenberg Music Bldg

Lecture/Free

Ethnomusicology Colloquium Series: "Domesticating Otherness: The Snake Charmer in Western Imagination," lecture by A.J. Racy, Professor, Ethnomusicology

Day/Date

Time

Location

Type/Cost

Event

Tues/Dec 2

7pm

Schoenberg Hall

Concert/Free

Holiday Jazz Concert featuring the UCLA Jazz Orchestra, directed by Charley Harrison; the UCLA LatinJazz Ensemble, directed by Dr. Bobby Rodriguez; and the UCLA Contemporary Jazz Ensemble, directed by Kenny Burrell and James Newton

Monday/Dec 1

7pm

Schoenberg Hall

Concert/Free

Jazz Showcase Concert featuring the UCLA Jazz Combos directed by Kenny Burrell, George Bohanon, Clayton Cameron, Charles Owens, Michele Weir, and Charley Harrison

Friday/Nov 21

3-5pm

Room B544

Lecture/Free

"Advertising and the Conquest of Culture." Lecture by Timothy Taylor, Professor, UCLA Departments of Ethnomusicology and Musicology

Friday/Nov 21

12 noon

Choral Room

Lecture-dem/Free

Hungarian folk music ensemble, Muzsikás with vocalist Marta Sebestyén. Co-sponsored with the UCLA Center for European and Eurasian Studies. The group is performing in Royce Hall later that evening. Website

Thurs/Nov 20

2-4pm

Band Room

Concert/Free

All-female Jazz Vocal Group "INZHU" (Pearl) from the Kazakh National Music Academy.  Student jazz vocal group from the Kazakh National Academy of Music, based in Astana, Kazakhstan. Co-sponsored with the UCLA Center for European and Eurasian Studies

Wed/Nov 19

7-9pm

Choral Room

Concert/Free

UCLA Vocal Jazz Combo concert featuring Alex Isley, Linda Alvarez, Kana Shimanuki, Neyshia Go, and Randy Taylor

Friday/Nov 14

3-5pm

Room B544

Lecture/Free

"Defining the Boundaries of Pow-wow Song Performance: Appropriation, Borrowing, Simulation, and Appreciation." Lecture by Tara Browner, Professor, UCLA Department of Ethnomusicology

Sunday/Nov 9

3-6pm

Harry and Yvonne Lenart Auditorium, Fowler Museum

Concert/Free

Indian Classical (Hindustani) Vocal Concert by Veena Sahasrabuddhe, accompanied by Abhiman Kaushal on the tabla and Anand Karve on the harmonium

Friday/Oct 31

3-5pm

Room B544

Lecture/Free

"Conducting Multi-Sited Research in Ethnomusicology." Lecture by Jacqueline Cogdell DjeDje, Professor and Chair, UCLA Department of Ethnomusicology

Tues/Oct 21

8pm

Schoenberg Hall

Concert/
$15 general;
$7 students with ID and senior citizens

Mark O'Connor, Herb Alpert Artist-in- Residence. Violinist known for his interests in classical music, traditional American fiddling, and jazz. Website

Wednesday/Oct 8

7pm

Popper Theater

Concert/Free

Chungju City Traditional Korean Orchestra. Hosted by Don Kim

Day/Date

Time

Location

Type/Cost

Event

Tuesday/June 3

7pm

Schoenberg Hall

Concert/free

Spring Festival of World Music and Jazz 2008, Big Band Jazz Concert, featuring the UCLA Jazz Orchestra, directed by Charley Harrison; the UCLA Latin Jazz Ensemble, directed by Bobby Rodriguez; and the UCLA Contemporary Jazz Ensemble, directed by Kenny Burrell and Roberto Miranda

Monday/ June 2

7pm

Schoenberg Hall

Concert/free

Spring Festival of World Music and Jazz 2008, UCLA Jazz Combos directed by Kenny Burrell, George Bohanon, Clayton Cameron, Charles Owens, Michele Weir, and Charley Harrison

Saturday/May 31

7pm

Schoenberg Hall

Concert/free

Spring Festival of World Music and Jazz 2008, Music of China Ensemble, Li Chi, director; Near East Ensemble, A. J. Racy, director

Friday/May 30

7pm

Schoenberg Hall

Concert/free

Spring Festival of World Music and Jazz 2008, Music of Korea Ensemble, DongSuk Kim, director; Music of Brazil Ensemble, Kirk Brundage, director

Thursday/May 29

7pm

Schoenberg Hall

Concert/free

Spring Festival of World Music and Jazz 2008, Music of West Africa Ensemble, Kobla Ladzekpo, director; Bluegrass and Old Time String Band Ensemble, Tony Seeger, director

Sunday/May 18

7pm

Schoenberg Hall

Concert/free

Spring Festival of World Music and Jazz 2008, African American Music Ensemble, James Roberson, director; Afro-Cuban Music Ensemble; Francisco Aguabella, director

Saturday/May 17

7pm

Schoenberg Hall

Concert/free

Spring Festival of World Music and Jazz 2008, Music of Bali Ensemble, I Nyoman Wenten, director; Music of the Balkans Ensemble, Tzvetanka Varimezova & Ivan Varimezov, co-directors

Thursday/May 15

7pm

Schoenberg Hall

Concert/free

Spring Festival of World Music and Jazz 2008, Music of India Ensemble, Shujaat Khan and Abhiman Kaushal, co-directors; Music of Mexico Ensemble, Jesus Guzman, director

Saturday/May 10

12-7pm

Schoenberg Hall

Concert/free

Saturday/May 10

2pm and 3:30pm

Hammer Museum

Concert/free

Hammer Museum Spring Festival of World Music 2008, Music of the Balkans Ensemble, Tzvetanka Varimezova & Ivan Varimezov, co-directors; Music of Korea Ensemble, DongSuk Kim, director

Saturday/Mary 3

2pm and 3:30pm

Hammer Museum

Concert/free

Hammer Museum Spring Festival of World Music 2008, Music of India Ensemble, Shujaat Khan and Abhiman Kaushal, co-directors; UCLA Near East Ensemble, Romeo Guzman, assistant director

Friday/May 2

3pm

Gamelan Room

Lecture/free

Lecture by James Kippen, visiting professor - "The Modernization of Hindustani Music and the Adaptive Strategies of Hereditary Musicians: The Case of the Tabla Notebooks of Abid Hussain Khan." Dr. Kippen's appointment was made possible by the Sambhi Endowed Chair

Friday/ May 2

1pm

1439 Schoenberg Music Bldg

Lecture/free

Lecture by Mari Yoshihara - "A Voice of One's Own: Asians and Asian Americans in Classical Music and the Question of Authenticity."
Mari Yoshihara is an Associate Professor of American Studies at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa and is the author of the recent book Musicians from a Different Shore: Asians and Asian Americans in Classical Music (Temple University Press).

Friday/April 25

12:30 - 1:45pm

1343 Schoenberg Music Bldg

Film screening/free

Film screening: Music for a Goddess: The Music, Dance and Rituals of the Hindu Goddess Renuka, by Amy Catlin-Jairazbhoy and Nazir Jairazbhoy. Reception to follow in Schoenberg Courtyard.

Monday/April 21

7-9pm

1402 Schoenberg Music Bldg

Master Class/free

Master class by Mike Seeger - Jew's Harp/Jaw Harp

Friday, April 18 - Sunday, April 20

Schoenberg Music Bldg and Royce Hall

Concerts and workshops

Ash Grove 50th Anniversary Celebration

Wednesday/April 16

1-3pm

Orchestra Room

Lecture-
demonstration/
free

Presentation by Mike Seeger, 2007-08 Regents' Lecturer -
"The Guitar in the Rural South: Searching for a History."

Monday/April 14

9-11am

Choral Room

Lecture/free

Lecture by Mike Seeger for Ethnomu 5 - "The Sounds of Re-media Southern Rural Music"

Saturday/April 12

2pm

Hammer Museum

Concert/free

Hammer Museum Spring Festival of World Music 2008, Music of Brazil Ensemble, Kirk Brundage, director

Friday/April 11

7-9pm

Band Room

Master Class/free

Master Class by Mike Seeger - 5-String Banjo Picking Styles (bring your own banjo)

Thursday/April 10

7-9pm

Orchestra Room

Master Class/free

Master Class by Mike Seeger - Southern Guitar (bring your own guitar)

Day/Date

Time

Location

Type/Cost

Event

Tuesday/March 11

7pm

Schoenberg Hall

Concert/free

Big Band Jazz Concert, with special tribute to Gerald Wilson, who will retire at the end of this quarter. The concert will be co-hosted by Bubba Jackson and Tommy Hawkins from radio station KKJZ. Wilson's compositions will be performed.

Performers
The UCLA jazz faculty featuring
Kenny Burrell; George Bohanon; Clayton Cameron; Tamir Hendelman; Roberto Miranda; Barbara Morrison; James Newton; Charles Owens; Bobby Rodriguez; Michele Weir

Guest artists:
Ernie Andrews; Anthony Wilson

Student ensembles:
The UCLA Jazz Orchestra, directed by Charley Harrison; the UCLA Latin Jazz Ensemble, directed by Bobby Rodriguez; and the UCLA Contemporary Jazz Ensemble, directed by Kenny Burrell and Roberto Miranda.

Monday/March 10

7pm

Schoenberg Hall

Concert/free

Jazz Showcase Concert, featuring the UCLA Jazz Combos directed by Kenny Burrell, George Bohanon, Clayton Cameron, Charles Owens, Michele Weir, and Charley Harrison

Wednesday/February 13

12-5pm

8pm

Gamelan Room

Popper Theater

Seminar/free

Concert/free

Seventh Annual Korean Music Symposium. Events include a seminar from 12:00 to 5:00 pm in the Gamelan Room, and a concert at 7:00 pm in Popper Theater.

Tuesday/ February 5

5-6:30pm

Room 1440 SMB

Lecture/free

Lecture by Beverley Diamond - "From Identity to Alliance: the Music of Modern Indigeneity."
An ethnomusicologist recognized for her research on Native music cultures in North America, Dr. Diamond holds the position of Canada Research Chair in Traditional Music/Ethnomusicology at Memorial University of Newfoundland in Canada.
Co-sponsored by the Department of Musicology.

Day/Date

Time

Location

Type/Cost

Event

Tuesday/Dec 4

7pm

Schoenberg Hall

Concert/Free

Holiday Jazz Concert featuring the UCLA Jazz Orchestra, directed by Charley Harrison; the UCLA Latin Jazz Ensemble, directed by Bobby Rodriguez; and the UCLA Contemporary Jazz Ensemble, directed by Kenny Burrell and Roberto Miranda

Monday/Dec 3

7pm

Schoenberg Hall

Concert/Free

Student Showcase Concert, featuring the UCLA Jazz Combos directed by Kenny Burrell, George Bohanon, Clayton Cameron, Charles Owens, Michele Weir, and Anthony Wilson

Friday/Nov 2

12noon

1343 SMB

Workshop/free

Performance workshop: "Spiritual Sounds of Central Asia"

Tuesday/Oct 23

5pm

B544 SMB

Lecture/free

"Fieldwork at Home: English Perspectives," Lecture by Jonathan Stock, Director of the Ethnomusicology Program, University of Sheffield

Thursday/ Oct 18

10:15am

Gamelan Room

Workshop/Free

Spring 2007

Day/Date

Time

Location

Type/Cost

Event

Tuesday/June 5

7pm

Schoenberg Hall

Concert/Free

Spring Festival of World Music and Jazz - Big Band Jazz Concert, featuring the UCLA Jazz Orchestra, directed by Charley Harrison; the UCLA Latin Jazz Ensemble, directed by Bobby Rodriguez; and the UCLA Contemporary Jazz Ensemble, directed by Kenny Burrell and Roberto Miranda

Monday/June 4

7pm

Schoenberg Hall

Concert/Free

Spring Festival of World Music and Jazz - UCLA Jazz Combos directed by Kenny Burrell, George Bohanon, Clayton Cameron, Charles Owens, Michele Weir, and Anthony Wilson

Sunday/June 3

7pm

Schoenberg Hall

Concert/Free

Spring Festival of World Music and Jazz - Music of the Philippines Ensemble and Music of China Ensemble

Saturday/ June 2

7pm

Schoenberg Hall

Concert/Free

Spring Festival of World Music and Jazz - Music of Bali Ensemble and Music of Korea Ensemble

Friday/ June 1

7pm

Schoenberg Hall

Concert/Free

Spring Festival of World Music and Jazz - Music of West Africa Ensemble and Music of Brazil Ensemble

Thursday/May 31

7pm

Schoenberg Hall

Concert/Free

Spring Festival of World Music and Jazz - Music of Mexico Ensemble

Thursday/May 31

3pm

1439 Schoenberg Music Building

Concert/Free

A Program of Afternoon Ragas with Allyn Miner (sitar) and Abhiman Kaushal (tabla)

Thursday/May 24

1pm

Green Room

Lecture/Free

"'Africa regresa al caribe' ('Africa returns to the Caribbean'): The Arican-American Musical Diaspora in 'non-racist' Venezuela," a lecture by T.M. Scruggs, Associate Professor of Ethnomusicology, University of Iowa

Wednesday/May 23

3pm

Green Room

Lecture/Free

"Loose Canon: In Township Tonight! Reloaded," a lecture by David B. Coplan, professor of Anthropology at Watwatersrand University, Johannesburg and leading expert on South African popular music, culture and politics

Sunday/May 20

7pm

Schoenberg Hall

Concert/Free

Spring Festival of World Music and Jazz -
African American Music Ensemble and Afro-Cuban Music Ensemble

Thursday/May 17

7pm

Schoenberg Hall

Concert/Free

Spring Festival of World Music and Jazz -
Music of India Ensemble and Music of the Balkans Ensemble

Friday/May 11

3pm

Gamelan Room

Lecture/Free

"Ragas, Raginis, Sufis, and Sants: Reading North Indian Music History in a Sufi Epic of 1503," a lecture by Allyn Miner, Visiting Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Friday/May 4

3:30pm

Gamelan Room

Lecture/Free

"Thoughts on Emerging Issues and Trends in Jazz Composition," a lecture by James Newton, composer, flutist, and conductor

Winter 2007

Day/Date

Time

Location

Type/Cost

Event

Tuesday/March 13

7pm

Schoenberg Hall

Concert/Free

Big Band Jazz Concert, featuring the UCLA Jazz Orchestra, directed by Charley Harrison; the UCLA Latin Jazz Ensemble, directed by Bobby Rodriguez; and the UCLA Contemporary Jazz Ensemble, directed by Kenny Burrell and Roberto Miranda

Monday/March 12

7pm

Schoenberg Hall

Concert/Free

Jazz Showcase Concert, featuring the UCLA Jazz Combos directed by Kenny Burrell, George Bohanon, Clayton Cameron, Charles Owens, Michele Weir, and Anthony Wilson

Friday/March 9

8pm to midnight

Sunset Canyon Recreation Center

Dance/
General:
$10 at the door
Bruin Card holders: free

Balkan Dance with Bulgarika, led by three professional Bulgarian musicians:
Donka Koleva, vocals
Nikolay Kolev, gudulka
Ivan Milev, accordion (amazing virtuoso)
Dan Auvil, tupan
Bill Lanphier, bass

Friday/March 9

3pm

Room B544 Schoenberg

Lecture/Free

"Suona Music and its Context in Shandong, China," a lecture by Dr. Liu Yong, Associate Professor at the China Conservatory of Music, Beijing, PR China, and Visiting Scholar, UCLA Department of Ethnomusicology

Friday/March 2

7:30pm

Schoenberg Hall

Concert/Free

Eastern Soul: A concert by master artists from different traditions. The first part of the program features the Near East Ensemble directed by Professor A. J. Racy, as part of the Department’s annual concert series. The second part consists of compositions and improvisatory exchanges among several internationally acclaimed performers, including Ethnomusicology faculty members Shujaat Khan (sitar), Abhiman Kaushal (tabla), Chi Li (erhu), A. J. Racy (‘ud and nay), and Roberto Miranda (bass), as well as artists from the community, Souhail Kaspar (Near-East percussion), Kourosh Zolani (santur), and others.

Thursday/March 1

7:00pm

Orchestra Room

Concert/Free

Black History Month Music Celebration: a concert celebrating Afro-American music and performance. Featuring: Cephas, Regina Sewell, Sistas in Song Vocal Ensemble, Urie Norris, Sandra Booker, Alexis Isley, Linda Alvarez, Lindsey Jackson, Lara Rann, Dale Fielder, Jacques Lesure Trio, UCLA Faculty/Student Jazz Ensemble... and a special surprise guest.

Wednesday/Feb 7

7:30pm

Jan Popper Theater

Concert/Free

Music and Dance of Korea

Wednesday/Feb 7

2:00 - 6:00pm

Gamelan Room

Symposium/Free

6th Annual Korean Music Symposium.
Lectures:
"General Characteristics of Traditional Korean Music;"
"Appreciation of Traditional Korean Music;"
"Contemporary Traditional Korean Music;"
"Comparison of Gagok and Shijo Structures;"
"Chuimsae (Vocalization) of Drum Accompaniment in Pansori"

Day/Date

Time

Location

Type/Cost

Event

Tuesday/Dec 5

7pm

Schoenberg Hall

Concert/Free

Holiday Big Band Jazz Concert featuring the UCLA Jazz Orchestra, directed by Charley Harrison; the UCLA Latin Jazz Ensemble, directed by Bobby Rodriguez; and the UCLA Contemporary Jazz Ensemble, directed by Kenny Burrell and Roberto Miranda.

Monday/Dec 4

7pm

Schoenberg Hall

Concert/Free

Jazz Showcase Concert featuring UCLA jazz combos directed by Kenny Burrell, George Bohanon, Clayton Cameron, Charles Owens, Michele Weir, and Anthony Wilson

Saturday/Dec 2

8pm

Royce Hall

Concert/go to UCLA Live for ticket prices

Kenny Burrell's 75th with Pat Metheny, The Gerald Wilson Orchestra, The Jazz Heritage All-Stars, The Kenny Burrell Trio, and others. Sponsored by UCLA Live

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Saturday/ Nov 4

7:30pm

Jan Popper Theater

Concert/Free

An Evening of Traditional Persian Music featuring Bahram Osqueezadeh on the santur, a trapezoidal hammer zither indigenous to Iran and other parts of Central and South Asia. The program will also include Sahba Motallebi on the tar, a traditional 4-stringed Persian long-necked lute. Percussionist Faramarz AmiriRanjbar will also be featured on this program.

Day/Date

Time

Location

Type/Cost

Event

Tuesday, June 6

7pm

Schoenberg Hall

Concert/Free

Big Band Jazz Concert, featuring the UCLA Jazz Orchestra, directed by Charley Harrison; the UCLA Latin Jazz Ensemble, directed by Bobby Rodriguez; and the UCLA Contemporary Jazz Ensemble, directed by Kenny Burrell and Roberto Miranda.
Introducing two new world-renowned jazz faculty members: Clayton Cameron and Tamir Hendelman.

Monday, June 5

7pm

Schoenberg Hall

Concert/Free

Jazz Showcase Concert, featuring the UCLA Jazz Combos directed by Kenny Burrell, George Bohanon, Clayton Cameron, Charles Owens, Michele Weir, and Anthony Wilson

Sunday, June 4

7pm

Schoenberg Hall

Concert/Free

Performance of the Music of Java Ensemble, directed by Djoko Walujo, and the Afro-Cuban Ensemble, directed by Francisco Aguabella, for the department's Spring Festival of World Music
flier (pdf)

Saturday, June 3

7pm

Schoenberg Hall

Concert/Free

Performance of the Music of West Africa Ensemble, directed by Kobla Ladzekpo, and the Music of Korea Ensemble, directed by DongSuk Kim, for the department's Spring Festival of World Music
flier (pdf)

Friday, June 2

7pm

Schoenberg Hall

Concert/Free

Performance of the Music of India Ensemble, co-directed by Shujaat Khan and Abhiman Kaushal, and the Music of Brazil Ensemble, directed by Beto Gonzalez, for the department's Spring Festival of World Music
flier (pdf)

Thursday, June 1

7pm

Schoenberg Hall

Concert/Free

Performance of the Music of Mexico Ensemble, directed by Jesus Guzman, and the Music of China Ensemble, directed by LI Chi, for the department's Spring Festival of World Music
flier (pdf)

Thursday, June 1

6pm

Concert/Free

The GooP. Slide into your weekend and groove with this jazz-inspired neo-soul group under the direction of UCLA jazz student Will Magid. Part of the Fowler Out Loud! series.

Day/Date

Time

Location

Type/Cost

Event

Thursday, May 25

6pm

Concert/Free

UCLA Near Eastern Takht Ensemble. The Near East Takht Ensemble presents a remarkable range of music and instruments from the Arab world, including folk music, mystical works, and nightclub pieces. Part of the Fowler Out Loud! series.

Tuesday, May 23

11am

Schoenberg Hall

Lect-dem/Free

Lecture-Performance of Afro-Cuban Rhythms and Latin Jazz by Poncho Sanchez

Sunday, May 21

7pm

Schoenberg Hall

Concert/Free

Performance of the Music of Bali Ensemble, directed by I Nyoman Wenten, and the African American Ensemble, directed by James Roberson, for the department's Spring Festival of World Music
flier (pdf)

Saturday, May 20

7pm

Schoenberg Hall

Concert/Free

Performance of The Balkan Music Ensemble, co-directed by Tzvetanka and Ivan Varimezovi, and the Near East Ensemble, directed by A. J. Racy, for the department's Spring Festival of World Music
flier (pdf)

Saturday, May 20

10am - 5pm

Room 1440 Schoenberg

Conference/Free

First Annual Ethnomusicology Undergraduate Student Organization Conference, "Globalization in Contemporary Musical Expressions"
flier

Thursday, May 18

6pm

Concert/Free

Balinese Music. Delight in the sounds of Bali in an evening of music directed by UCLA ethnomusicology student Sabrina Rodriguez. Part of the Fowler Out Loud! series.

Saturday, May 13

2pm

Concert/Free

Performance of the Music of India student ensemble, co-directed by Abhiman Kaushal and Shujaat Khan, for the Hammer Museum's Spring Festival of World Music

Thursday, May 11

6pm

Concert/Free

North Indian Classical Music. Transport yourself to India with this sitar and tabla performance, led by virtuoso Abhiman Kaushal. Part of the Fowler Out Loud! series.

Thursday, May 11

11am

Archive

Archive Video Hour

Nicola Scaldaferri, professor of ethnomusicology at the University of Milan, will present the video, Practica e Maestria (Practice and Mastery). Synopsis: Zì (Uncle) Antonio and zì Vincenzo, are two brothers with a big passion in common: the zampogna (bagpipe). They spend their lives constructing bagpipes and playing all around Italy at festivals. The documentary follows their musical activity, and their everyday life, spent in the mountains, with zì Carmela, the strong wife of Zì Antonio, and Cardillo, the dog who howls to the bagpipes. Click here for more about Nicola.

Saturday, May 6

2:00pm
3:30pm

Concert/Free

Performance of the Music of the Balkans student ensemble, directed by Tzvetanka and Ivan Varimezov, and the Music of Korea student ensemble, directed by DongSuk Kim, for the Hammer Museum's Spring Festival of World Music

Thursday, May 4

6:00pm

Concert/Free

The TV Liers present an evening of original rock music, led by vocalist and guitarist Victor Najarro, and featuring a guest appearance from Jorge Herrera, Mexican huasteco musician and student in the Department of Ethnomusicology. Part of the Fowler Out Loud! series.

Day/Date

Time

Location

Type/Cost

Event

Saturday, April 29

2pm

Concert/Free

Performance of the Music of China student ensemble, directed by LI Chi, for the Hammer Museum's Spring Festival of World Music

Friday, April 28

7pm

Jan Popper Theater

Film screening and discussion/Free

"Afro-Punk" film screening and roundtable discussion
This event features the screening of the acclaimed film "Afro-Punk" followed by a roundtable discussion with director James Spooner, Maureen Mahon, UCLA professor and author of "Right to Rock: The Black Rock Coalition and the Cultural Politics of Race," and artists from the film.

Thursday, April 27

6 pm

Concert/Free

Afro-Cuban music and dance, performed by talented musicians and dancers from the UCLA community, including Department of Ethnomusicology students. Part of the Fowler Out Loud! series.

Thursday, April 27

4 pm

Powell Library Rotunda

Concert/Free

The “chamber” portion of the full UCLA Near East Ensemble performs traditional as well as modern Middle Eastern compositions by ensemble director A. J. Racy, in the appropriately Moorish setting of the Rotunda. Sponsored by Powell Concerts in the Rotunda. For more information call: (310) 206-4608.

Thursday, April 20

7pm

Jan Popper Theater

Dialogue/Free

"Rap Sessions: A Community Dialogue on Race and Hip-Hop"
Bakari Kitwana, author, activist, and co-founder of the first ever National Hip-Hop Political Convention, presents "Rap Sessions" -- a multiracial panel of hip-hop experts who are currently touring the nation to engage youth and community leaders in candid, compelling conversations about the hip-hop cultural movement and emerging racial politics of our time. Panelists include the following authors: hip-hop journalist and ethnic studies professor Oliver Wang, Tufts University sociology professor Raquel Z. Rivera, spoken-word poet and critically-acclaimed novelist Adam Mansbach, award-winning hip-hop photographer Ernie Paniccioli, and UCLA Ethnomusicology professor and hip-hop scholar, Cheryl Keyes.

Tuesday, April 18

5-7pm

Jan Popper Theater

Concert/Free

Memorial Concert for Sherman Ferguson, featuring the JazzUnion, formerly known as Sherman Ferguson's JazzUnion, now fronted by Carl Randall

Saturday, April 15

2:00pm

Hammer Museum

Concert/Free

Performance of the Music of Mexico student ensemble, directed by Jesus Guzman, for the Hammer Museum's Spring Festival of World Music

Thursday, April 13

6pm

Fowler Museum

Concert/Free

BatUCLAda. Jam to the beats of department's Afro-Brazilian ensemble, featuring dancers from the Department of World Arts and Cultures performing samba, funk, batucada, and more, under the direction of Beto Gonzalez. Part of the Fowler Out Loud! series.

Thursday, April 6

12:30-1:30pm

Archive

Lect-dem/Free

"O Brother, Where Have All the Songcatchers Gone?" An Archive musical talk by Joe Hickerson,
folksinger, composer, folklorist, ethnomusicologist, archivist, and librarian. In addition to performing songs, Joe will describe the research he did for the movie "O Brother, Where Art Thou" and will provide a historical context for the movie "The Song Catcher."

Day/Date

Time

Location

Type/Cost

Event

Tuesday, March 14

7pm

Schoenberg Hall

Concert/Free

Big Band Jazz Concert, featuring the UCLA Jazz Orchestra, directed by Charley Harrison; the UCLA Latin Jazz Ensemble, directed by Bobby Rodriguez; and the UCLA Contemporary Jazz Ensemble, directed by Kenny Burrell and Roberto Miranda

Monday, March 13

7pm

Schoenberg Hall

Concert/Free

Jazz Showcase Concert, featuring the UCLA Jazz Combos directed by Kenny Burrell, George Bohanon, Clayton Cameron, Charles Owens, Michele Weir, and Anthony Wilson

Friday, March 3

7:30pm

Jan Popper Theatre

Concert/Free

Henry Butler and Friends, with Ralph Penland on drums and Robert Hurst on bass. Featuring students from the UCLA Jazz Studies Program

Thursday, March 2

6pm

Fowler Museum

Concert/Free

The Hitomi Oba Ensemble, featuring tenor saxophonist Oba's original compositions in an evening of innovative music. She will be joined by trombonist Nick DePinna, bassist Tom Altura, drummer Joe Petrasek, and others. Part of the "Fowler out Loud! series.

Day/Date

Time

Location

Type/Cost

Event

Tuesday, Feb 28

5pm

Lecture/Free

"Spices in Your Gumbo: The Uniqueness of New Orleans Music," by Henry Butler, New Orleans blues pianist and 2006 Regents' Lecturer

Friday, Feb 24

5pm

Archive

Lecture/Free

"From the liver of the llama: music, hot peppers and anatomies of emotion in the Bolivian Andes," by Dr. Henry Stobart, Andean music specialist and senior lecturer in ethnomusicology, University of London

Thursday, Feb 23

7pm

Jan Popper Theater

Lect/dem/Free

Perú Negro lecture-demonstration. Presented by the Ethnomusicology Undergraduate Student Proganization (EUSO). In conjunction with their UCLA Live performance at Royce Hall on February 24, the Cultural Ambassadors of Black Perú will be offering UCLA students a rare glimpse in Afro-Peruvian music and dance in an intimate and interactive setting.

Thursday, Feb 23

6pm

Fowler Museum

Concert/Free

Nick DePinna Sextet, performing for "Fowler Out Loud." A student of both classical composition and jaz performance, De Pinna will be joined by Hitomi Oba on saxophone, Andrew McKay on guitar, Ross Garren on piano, Danny McKay on bass, and Jon Herbert on drums.

Wednesday, Feb 8

3-6pm (symposium)
7:30pm (concert)

Gamelan Room (symposium)
Popper Theater (concert)

symposium (lecture-demonstrations) and concert/free

The 5th Annual Korean Music Symposium, features "Variation Method of Korean Vocal Gagok," by Professor Hanbum Suh (Dankook University); "Special Research: Kayagum Playing Methods," by Professor Joohee Hong (Suwon University); "Daegum and New Music," by Professor Jinok Lim (Suwon University). Concert in Popper Theater features a chamber ensemble, kayagum ensemble, folk dances, folk songs, and Piri solo

December 2005

Day/Date

Time

Location

Type/Cost

Event

Tuesday, Dec 6

7:00pm

Schoenberg Hall

Concert/Free

Holiday Jazz Concert, featuring the UCLA Jazz Orchestra, directed by Charley Harrison; the UCLA Latin Jazz Ensemble, directed by Bobby Rodriguez; and the UCLA Contemporary Jazz Ensemble, directed by Kenny Burrell and Roberto Miranda. Special guest: Barbara Morrison.

Monday, Dec 5

7:00pm

Schoenberg Hall

Concert/Free

Jazz Showcase Concert, featuring the UCLA Jazz Combos directed by Kenny Burrell, George Bohanon, Sherman Ferguson, Charles Owens, Michele Weir, and Anthony Wilson

October 2005

Day/Date

Time

Location

Type/Cost

Event

Concerts:
Wed, Oct 26 -
Fri, Nov 4

Symposium:
Fri, Oct 28 -
Sat, Oct 29

Concerts: 7:00pm

Symposium:
9:00am - 5:00pm

Concerts:
Schoenberg Hall

Symposium:
Jan Popper Theater

Concerts and symposium/Free

Wednesday, Oct 19

4:00pm

Ethnomusicology Archive

Reception

Reception inaugurating the new Italian LP collection. Part of the Italian Oral History Institute Multimedia Festival.

Thursday, Oct 13

3:00pm

Ethnomusicology Archive

Lecture/Free

Lecture by Simha Arom, Emeritus Director of Research at the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), entitled "Description and modelization of traditional music: the dialectic between indigenous nomenclature and structural analysis."

Sunday, Oct 2

11:00am - 1:00pm

Schoenberg Hall

Concert/
$25 general admission;
$15 Music Circle members;
$5 students with ID

Tickets will go on
sale at the Schoenberg Hall
Box Office at
10 am on Oct 2

Indian Music Concert featuring Shujaat Khan (sitar) and Abhiman Kaushal (tabla). The concert is to inaugurate and celebrate the establishment of the Mohindar Brar Sambhi Endowed Chair of Indian Music in the Department of Ethnomusicology. It is also in celebration of the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi.

Sponsored in collaboration with The Music Circle, the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture, and the UCLA Center for India and South Asia.

June 2005

Day/Date

Time

Location

Type/Cost

Event

Tuesday/June 7

7:00pm

Schoenberg Hall

Concert/Free

Big Band Concert featuring the UCLA Jazz Orchestra I, directed by Charley Harrison, the UCLA Latin Jazz Ensemble, directed by Bobby Rodriguez, and the UCLA Contemporary Jazz Ensemble, directed by Kenny Burrell and Roberto Miranda.

Monday/June 6

7:00pm

Schoenberg Hall

Concert/Free

Jazz Showcase Concert featuring student combo ensembles directed by Kenny Burrell, George Bohanon, Sherman Ferguson, Charles Owens, Michele Weir, and Anthony Wilson.

Thurs-Sun/
June 2-4

All concerts begin at 7:30pm

Schoenberg Hall

Concerts/Free

Spring Festival of World Music, featuring departmental ensembles.
Thursday, June 2:
Afro-Cuban Ensemble and Music of Mexico Ensemble
Friday, June 3:
Music of China Ensemble and Music of Korea Ensemble
Saturday, June 4:
Music of West Africa Ensemble and Music of Brazil Ensemble

May 2005

Day/Date

Time

Location

Type/Cost

Event

Thurs-Sun/
May 19-22

All concerts begin at 7:30pm except the Sunday (May 22) concert, which will begin at 7:00pm

Schoenberg Hall

Concerts/Free

Spring Festival of World Music, featuring departmental ensembles.
Thursday, May 19:
Music of India Ensemble and Near East Ensemble
Saturday, May 21:
Music of Bali Ensemble and Balkan Ensemble
Sunday, May 22:
African American Ensemble and Music of Java Ensemble

Fri-Sat/
May 13-14

9am - 5pm

Schoenberg Music
Bldg

Symposium/Free Concert/$7 general, $3 students and seniors

Orientalism, Representation, and the Arts. This symposium explores "orientalism" in Western music and is dedicated to the late scholar and musician Edward Said. A concert by faculty artists from the Department of Ethnomusicology performing concerto-like works with the Department of Music's Philharmonia Orchestra is included. Speakers will explore the representation of cultural identity in Western and other forms of music and revisit issues raised in Said's influential book, Orientalism.
Click here for program information.

Sunday/May 1
Saturday/May 7

2:00pm
3:30pm

Concerts/Free

Hammer Museum Spring Festival of World Music, featuring departmental ensembles.
May 1: Music of Mexico Ensemble and Music of Java Ensemble;
May 7: Music of Korea Ensemble.

April 2005

Day/Date

Time

Location

Type/Cost

Event

Saturday/April 16
Saturday/April 23

2:00pm
3:30pm

Concerts/Free

Hammer Museum Spring Festival of World Music, featuring departmental ensembles.
April 16: Music of India Ensemble and Afro-Cuban Ensemble;
April 23: Music of China Ensemble and Balkan Music Ensemble

Sat-Sun/April 9-10

9:00am - 5:00pm

Schoenberg
Music Bldg

Conference/Free

Ethnomusicology at Work and in Action. Graduate Student Organization Conference. Go to Conference Schedule for more information.

March 2005

Day/Date

Time

Location

Type/Cost

Event

Tuesday/March 15

7:30pm

Schoenberg Hall

Concert/Free

Big Band Concert featuring the UCLA Jazz Orchestra, directed by Charley Harrison, and the UCLA Latin Jazz Ensemble, directed by Bobby Rodriguez.

Monday/ March 14

7:00pm

Schoenberg Hall

Concert/Free

Jazz Showcase Concert featuring student combo ensembles directed by Kenny Burrell, George Bohanon, Sherman Ferguson, Charles Owens, Michele Weir, and Anthony Wilson.

Thursday/March 10

6-8pm

Fowler Museum

Concert/Free

Toussaint. Pushing the boundaries of rock for a new generation, Toussaint will perform songs from their recent album, "A New Weapon." Toussaint is composed of ethnomusicology students Trevor O'Neil, Ako Ehara, and Paul Terry. (Fowler Out Loud! series).

Thursday/March 3

6-8pm

Fowler Museum

Concert/Free

North Indian Classical Music. Ethnomusicology student ensembles. Students of master musicians Shujaat Husain Khan and Abhiman Kaushal perform the ethereal sounds of traditional North Indian classical composition on sitar and tabla. (Fowler Out Loud! series).

Thursday/March 3

7-9pm

Orchestra Room

Master class/Free

The Evolution of Highlife Music. Baba Ken Okulolo will lead a master class, teaching songs in the Highlife and Afrobeat styles. Musicians should bring their instruments. Non-musicians are encouraged to come watch, sing, and dance. Sponsored by the UCLA Ethnomusicology Undergraduate Student Organization (EUSO), in conjunction with Campus Affairs.

Thursday/March 3

1-2pm

Jan Popper Theater

Lecture/Free

The Evolution of Highlife Music, a lecture by Nigerian master musician Baba Ken Okulolo

Day/Date

Time

Location

Type/Cost

Event

Friday/Feb 25

3-5pm

Green Room

Lec/dem/Free

Hat Boi: Vietnamese Classical Opera. A lecture/demonstration by Mrs. Ngoc Bay, the only hat boi performer in the U.S. Hat boi, the Vietnamese classical opera (called Tuong in the northern part of Vietnam) has 500 years of history. It's stories are taken from the history and mythology of Vietnam and China. Originally a court art, hat boi has also been performed for popular audiences. Mrs. Bay will discuss and demonstrate her experiences as a hat boi performer and teacher for nearly three decades. Sponsored by the UCLA Center for Southeast Asian Studies

Thursday/Feb 24

6-8pm

Fowler Museum

Concert/Free

The Goodkind/DePinna. Modern original jazz music conceived by combo members Jeff Goodkind, Nick DePinna, Josh Duron, Noah Garabedian and Nick Carroll, all students in the department's Jazz Studies Program. (Fowler Out Loud! series).

Thursday/Feb 17

6-8pm

Fowler Museum

Concert/ Free

Hip Hop Showcase: Boku and Yoshi Beat Groundation. So Cal and Nor Cal underground come together with LA's Boku: Jo D Jonz with pianist Billy White (UCLA Jazz Studies Program) and Richmond's Yoshi Beat Foundation. (Fowler Out Loud! series).

Thursday/Feb 10

6-8pm

Fowler Museum

Concert/Free

BatUCLAda: Afro-Brazil Ensemble. Beto Gonzalez leads the department's Afro-Brazilian ensemble to deliver the beats of Brazil: samba, reggae, batucada, maractu, and funk. (Fowler Out Loud! series).

Thursday/Feb 3

6-8pm

Fowler Museum

Concert/Free

Agua de Coco. Journey through the sounds of 70s soul, R&B, funk, jazz, Afro-Brazilian grooves, and spoken word. The women of Agua de Coco - ethnomusicology students Kisha Nesmith, Selina Traylor, Abimbola Cole, and Birgitta Johnson - will be joined by break out musicians Miles Senzaki and Jeff Goodkind, also from the ethnomusicology department. (Fowler Out Loud! series).

Day/Date

Time

Location

Type/Cost

Event

Thursday/Jan 27

6-8pm

Fowler Museum

Concert/Free

Mentone. UCLA's premier reggae group delivers an evening of roots groove to feed your soul. Mentone includes current ethnomusicology students and alumni: Ronen Navah, Paul Terry, Stephen, Aki Ehara, and Joey Cappello. (Fowler out Loud! series).

Thursday/Jan 20

6-8pm

Fowler Museum

Concert/Free

UCLA Balkan Women's Choir and Wedding Band. Master musicians from Bulgaria, Ivan Varimezov and Tsvetanka Varimezova, present their ethnomusicology student ensembles. This rocking wedding band with the heavenly women's choir is an experience not to be missed. (Fowler Out Loud! series).

Thursday/Jan 13

6-8pm

Fowler Museum

Concert/Free

Moments. Experience jazz and more with ethnomusicology student Pablo Milberg and his band of misfits. (Fowler Out Loud! series)

Day/Date

Time

Location

Type/Cost

Event

Monday/Dec 6

7 pm

Schoenberg Hall

Concert/Free

Jazz Showcase Concert featuring student combo ensembles directed by Kenny Burrell, George Bohanon, Sherman Ferguson, Charles Owens, Anthony Wilson.

Friday/Dec 3

2-7 pm
(symp)
7-9 pm
(concert)

Faculty Center, California Room

Symposium and Concert/Free

The World of Ibn Battuta, International Explorer. A celebration of the 700th birthday of Ibn Battuta, who left his home in Tangiers, Morocco at the age of 21 and for 29 years traveled throughout North Africa, Spain, Anatolia, Central Asia, Russia, India, China, Indonesia, the Middle East, East Africa, and West Africa, writing about the cultures that he encountered. Departmental ensembles representing the lands that he visited will perform: the Balkans, China, India, Near East, and West Africa. Presented by the UCLA Center for Near Eastern Studies in cooperation with a number of other UCLA units.

Wednesday/Dec 1

7:30pm

Schoenberg Hall

Concert/Free

Holiday Jazz Concert, featuring The UCLA Jazz Orchestra in a premiere performance with new director Charley Harrison, and the UCLA Latin Jazz Ensemble, directed by Bobby Rodriguez.

October 2004

Day/Date

Time

Location

Type/Cost

Event

Friday/
October 29

4 pm

Green Room

Lecture/Free

The making of a social history of popular music in Chile (1890-1950): problems, methods, and results. Lecture by Dr. Juan Pablo Gonzalez, Instituto de Musica, P. Universidad Catolica de Chile

June 2004

Day/Date

Time

Location

Type/Cost

Event

Thursday/June 10

7pm

Schoenberg Hall

Concert/
$7 general;
$3 student

Big Band Concert, "A Tribute to Ralph J. Bunche." Featuring Jazz Orchestra I, directed by Llew Matthews, Latin Jazz Ensemble, directed by Bobby Rodriguez, and the Contemporary Jazz Ensemble, directed by Kenny Burrell and Roberto Miranda. Premiere performance of "The Ralph J. Bunche Suite," by Kenny Burrell. With guest artists: Hubert Laws, flute; Charles Owens, saxophone; Chester Whitmore, dance; Tommy Hawkins, narration; and Charlie Harrison, conducting.

Monday/June 7

7 pm

Schoenberg Hall

Concert/Free

Jazz Showcase Concert. Featuring student combo ensembles directed by Kenny Burrell, George Bohanon, Sherman Ferguson, Roberto Miranda, Charles Owens, Michele Weir, and Anthony Wilson.

Friday/June 4

7pm

Schoenberg Hall

Concert/Free

Ethnomusicology Undergraduate Student Organization (EUSO) presents, "Play the Night" featuring Danielle Aladjadjian, Shireen Amini, Adam Berg, Blackwidow Orchestra, Conception, Isaac Darche, Ravindra Deo, Ensemble Sine Nomine, Insoul, Marci K, Soseh Keshishyan, Música do Brasil, Chelsea Spann, 3Sum & Toussaint

May 2004

Day Date

Time

Location

Type/Cost

Event

Thursday/ May 27

6pm

Fowler Museum Courtyard

Concert/Free

Fowler Out Loud! Indian Classical Music. Featuring students from the Music of India Ensemble.

Sunday, May 23

7:30pm

Schoenberg Hall

Concert/Free

Whirled Music and Dance: Music of Brazil Ensemble, Beto Gonzalez, director; Bharat Natyam (Indian Dance); Music of Mexico Ensemble, Jesus Guzman, director. Sponsored by the Student Committee for the Arts

Sunday, May 23

4pm

Trinity Baptist Church
2040 Jefferson Blvd, Los Angeles, CA (just east of Arlington)

Concert/Free

UCLA African American Ensemble, James Roberson, director. The group performs a diverse mix of gospel music including Negro spirituals and traditional and contemporary gospel.

Saturday, May 22

7:30pm

Schoenberg Hall

Concert/Free

Whirled Music and Dance: Music of Bali Ensemble, I Nyoman Wenten, director; UCLA Hellenic Students' Organization (Greek Dance); Near East Ensemble, A. J. Racy, director. Sponsored by the Student Committee for the Arts

Friday/May 21

7:30pm

Schoenberg Hall

Concert/Free

Whirled Music and Dance: Music of Korea Ensemble, DongSuk Kim, director; UCLA Chinese Cultural Dance Club; Music of China Ensemble, Li Chi, director. Sponsored by the Student Committee for the Arts

Thursday/May 20

7:30pm

Schoenberg Hall

Concert/Free

Whirled Music and Dance: Music of India Ensemble, Nishat Khan and Abhiman Kaushal, co-directors; Music of West Africa Ensemble, Kobla Ladzekpo, director; Afro-Cuban Music Ensemble, Francisco Aguabella, director. Sponsored by the Student Committee for the Arts

Saturday/May 8

2pm
(Bali)
3:30pm (West Africa)

Hammer Museum Courtyard

Concert/Free

Spring Festival of World Music: Music of Bali Ensemble, I Nyoman Wenten and Nanik Wenten, co-directors, and Music of West Africa Ensemble, Kobla Ladzekpo, director

Saturday, May 8

1-7pm

Schoenberg Courtyard

Festival/Free

Archiving Filipino American Music in Los Angeles (AFAMILA), a festival in celebration of nearly 10 months of documenting Los Angeles area Filipino American music and expressive culture for future generations of researchers and community members. Live musical performances: traditional, folk, rock, pop, hip-hop, R&B, and spoken word. Premiere film screening of highlights from Fil Am performances in Southern California, 2003-04. Bands slated to perform include INVID, The Pakaraguian Kulintang Ensemble, and more. Open listening/viewing of Fil Am cultural recordings in the Ethnomusicology Archive. Free food. Made possible by a Community Partnership grant from UCLA in LA.

Saturday/May 1

2pm
(India)
3:30pm (Korea)

Hammer Museum Courtyard

Concert/Free

Spring Festival of World Music: Music of India Ensemble, Nishat Khan and Abhiman Kaushal, co-directors, and Music of Korea Ensemble, DongSuk Kim, director

April 2004

Day/Date

Time

Location

Type/Cost

Event

Sunday/April 25

2pm (Balkans)
3:30pm (Brazil)

Hammer Museum Courtyard

Concert/Free

Spring Festival of World Music: Music of the Balkans Ensemble, Ivan Varimezov and Tzvetanka Varimezova, co-directors, and Music of Brazil Ensemble, Beto Gonzalez, director, and Tara Browner, manager

Friday/April 23

9am-5pm

Choral Room

Symposium/
Free

New Directions in Chicano Music and Musicology: A Symposium. This event will bring together both senior and up-and-coming scholars to examine the state of Chicano music and musicology. Speakers will address musical styles from Tejano music to Rock-en-espanol to Chicano hip-hop as well as the impact of music from the borderlands to Los Angeles and New York. Speakers will include: Steve Loza, UCLA; Manuel Pena, Cal State Fresno; Brenda Romero, University of Colorado; Jorge Torres, Grinnell College; Peter Garcia, Arizona State University; Estevan Azcona, Depauw University; Cathy Ragland, CUNY, Hector Calderon, UCLA; Anthony Macias, UC Riverside; Josh Kun, UC Riverside; Candida Jacquez, Indiana University; Christina Calderon, UCLA, Deborah Vargas, UC Irvine; Russell Rodriguez, UC Santa Cruz.

Thursday/April 22

6pm

Fowler Museum Courtyard

Concert/Free

Fowler Out Loud! The Balkan Jazz Ensemble. Led by Martha Mavroidi, a graduate student in ethnomusicology.

Saturday/April 17

2pm (Mexico)
3:30pm (Afro-Cuba)

Hammer Museum Courtyard

Concert/Free

Spring Festival of World Music: Music of Mexico Ensemble, Jesus Guzman, director, and Afro-Cuban Ensemble, Francisco Aguabella, director

Thursday/April 8

6pm

Fowler Museum Courtytard

Concert/Free

Fowler Out Loud! Limits of the Frontier, featuring renowned oud player Naser Musa, percussionist Souhail Kaspar, together with members of the UCLA Near East Ensemble (students Laith Ulaby, Marta Mavroidi, and Hamid Maleki)