Charlotte Heth has a long and distinguished history at UCLA. In 1973, she began teaching a survey course on American Indian music. In 1975 she completed her disseration in Ethnomusicology, "Stomp dance music of the Oklahoma Cherokee: a study of contemporary practice with special reference to the Illinois District Council Ground." Heth was director of UCLA's
It all began as an assignment for Ethnomusicology 205. The two archivists (Aaron and Maureen) suggested archival collections to research that might specifically interest each student in the class. For Marc Bolin, we could think of no better choice than the
Don Ellis (1934-1978) was a jazz trumpeter, composer and bandleader. Ellis won a Grammy in 1972 for Best Instrumental Arrangement for the Theme From The French Connection. He is probably best known for his extensive musical experimentation. Ellis’ rhythmic innovations came as a direct result of his studies in non-Western music
D.K. Wilgus and Wayland D. Hand established Folklore studies at UCLA, and together founded the Folklore and Mythology Program in 1965. Wilgus was the Program’s first chair and served in that position for 17 years. During his tenure at UCLA, Wilgus built an archive of folksong and folk music of over 8,000 commercial recordings and 3,000 field recordings. These recordings are now part of the UCLA Ethnomusicology Archive.
The Music of Japan ensemble began in 1956 as a gagaku group led by then-graduate student Robert Garfias.
“Music of the World: Ethnomusicology at UCLA” is a recruitment video directed by Professor Nazir Ali Jairazbhoy (the Dept. of Ethnomusicology’s founding chair), and produced and edited by Brian Hodel.
Photo of Dr. Angela Lühning by Ricardo Pamfilio de Sousa.
Interview by Michael Iyanaga
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