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
To quote UNESCO: Audiovisual documents, such as films, radio and television programmes, audio and video recordings, contain the primary records of the 20th and 21st centuries.
Do you want to learn how to do research? Use everything from periodical indices to special collection/archive finding aids? Need to know how to cite what you find? In other words, do you want to become information literate? Take ESM 185, a new one-unit tutorial class in Ethnomusicology.
Robert "Bob" Berkman is one of a handful of performing pianolists in the world today. Instead of the purely mechanical renditions often associated with the player piano, Berkman’s performances sparkle with life and emotion through his expert manipulation of the pianola’s subtle controls. In addition to his performance expertise, Berkman worked at one of the last companies that produced piano rolls, and is a we
Colin McPhee was a Canadian musicologist and composer (1900-1964). He served as a faculty member of the UCLA Department of Music, teaching composition and ethnomusicology from 1960 until his death in 1964.
Since June 14th is the Ethnomusicology Graduation Reception, I thought it appropriate to highlight UCLA faculty and student collections in the Archive. (And to remind everyone to consider donating your field recordings to the Archive!)
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