This unique event invites audiences to an immersive journey into climate change through the powerful interplay of music, science, and dialogue. Featuring original compositions by talented students from the School of Music’s composition area and an interactive Q&A panel with scientists, Climate Notes brings climate science to life in a way that is accessible, emotionally …
On November 19, 2026, join us beneath the moonlight at the Herb Alpert School of Music for a beautiful Loy Krathong Festival, presented by the Ethnomusicology Department and the Music of Thailand Ensemble. Talented students from the Music of Thailand Ensemble (ETHNMUS 91Z and 161M), along with community members, will bring the evening to life …
Out of the Depths: the first collection of Holocaust songs tells the story of a small songbook, produced in Bucharest in 1945. It contains the first collection of songs from survivors of camps and ghettos, those hiding in forests, or those on false papers who managed to conceal their identity throughout the war. Bucharest Romania, …
Many old songs brim with ecological awareness. Old songs from the territory of modern Ukraine tell stories about plants like the birch tree–bereza in Ukrainian, beryoze in Yiddish–that bend, break, and heal, becoming metaphors for human fragility and tenacity. Birds mark the turning of seasons and shifts in our internal weather as well. Since 2011, …
The dissertation and final DMA recital curated by harpist Jillian Risigari-Gai will focus on the life and works of composer Alfredo Rolando Ortiz. It will explore how his compositions have continued the lineage of “Transculturality,” a conceptual framework describing the blending, fluid interaction, and transformation of cultures as they encounter one another. Unlike multiculturalism, which …
In 2026, we commemorate a decade since the passing of King Rama IX, His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej, and one year since the passing of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit, the beloved Queen Mother. Hosted by the UCLA Music of Thailand Ensemble and the Royal Thai Consulate, Los Angeles, this evening is a heartfelt tribute to …
Robert Garfias arrived at UCLA in the summer of 1956. In the fall of 1956, he was given a graduate assistantship to manage the Ethnomusicology Archive. He worked on adding recordings from China (PRC), Burma, Vietnam, Thailand, and Japan to the Archive’s holdings. When he returned from Japan in 1961, he again worked in the …
Join us before the Steve Reich @ 90 performance for an enlightening discussion. Many factors (language, speech, text) make up the programmatic content of a series of Steve Reich’s works – we are focusing on the Jewish themed works. The symposium seeks to problematize the Jewish aspects of Reich’s work, which has been a significant …
A Musical Odyssey from Armenia to Appalachia. A 90-minute concert experience featuring original compositions from Raffi Joe Wartanian’s forthcoming album MAKAM DELTA, performed by the Sér Ensemble (oud, violin, guitar, bass, and percussion). The program merges Armenian folk traditions, modal jazz, flamenco, rebetiko, Appalachian bluegrass, and improvisation, tracing innovative connections between music of the Mediterranean …
