The EAR is an informal discussion of ethnomusicology archiving at UCLA and in the world. The EAR is issued four times a year, in the fall, winter, spring, and summer quarters. Contributions from readers are welcome and should be sent to the editor, John Vallier, UCLA Ethnomusicology Archive, 1630 Schoenberg Music Building, Box 951657, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1657; tel. 310-825-1695; fax 310-206-4738; email archive@arts.ucla.edu

Vol. 2, no. 4 (Summer 2002)

Table of Contents
A Message from the Director
Louise Spear Begins Year-Long Leave of Absence
Tom Cheyney and Lalo Schiffrin Donations
Call for Theses, Dissertations, and Sound Recordings
Music Reviews for the Next EAR

A Message from the Director
On behalf of the Ethnomusicology Archive librarians and student assistants, I would like to thank you for your support in celebrating the Archive's 40th anniversary. Because of its success, the year-long celebration will be a memorable event in the history of ethnomusicology at UCLA.

Anniversaries provide an excellent opportunity to reflect on the past and contemplate the future. During the past year, not only did we have a wonderful time reminiscing about how things used to be, we also learned much about the issues and challenges related to archiving in the 21st century. So we are now eager, prime and ready to implement some of the suggestions proposed by specialists. Therefore, I urge you to contact us about depositing your materials to ensure that the UCLA Ethnomusicology Archive continues to grow and preserve materials important for scholarly research.

Elsewhere in this newsletter you will note that Louise Spear is taking a one-year leave to work at the Grammy Foundation. In Louise's absence, John Vallier will serve as Archivist. John received his M.A. in ethnomusicology in June 2000. He is currently completing his master's degree in Information Studies at the UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies. We are excited about bringing him on board.

You should also know that from July 1 to December 31, 2002, I will be on sabbatical. If you have questions, concerns, or would like to make donations to the Archive, please do not hesitate to contact the following:

Maureen Russell, Head of Cataloging and Archive Operations Manager
John Vallier, Archivist
UCLA Ethnomusicology Archive
1630 Schoenberg Music Building
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1657
Email: archive@arts.ucla.edu Phone: 310-825-1695 Fax: 310-206-4738

To remain current on what is happening in the Archive and the Department of Ethnomusicology, please visit our website at www.ethnomusic.ucla.edu/archive

- Jacqueline Cogdell DjeDje: Director, Ethnomusicology Archive

Louise Spear Begins Year-Long Leave of Absence
During the 2002-2003 academic year, I will be on a professional leave from the UCLA Ethnomusicology Archive in order to work for The GRAMMY Foundation (formerly known as The NARAS Foundation), the non-profit arm of the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences.

I will be working at the NARAS national headquarters in Santa Monica, only 15-30 minutes away from UCLA, depending on the freeway conditions. As Project Manager for Archive and Preservation, I will be designing a new GRAMMY Archive and determining preservation priorities for NARAS. It promises to be an exciting and creative year.

Most people are aware of the GRAMMY Awards, which are presented each year to recognize excellence and create a greater public awareness of the cultural diversity and contributions of the recording industry. Other significant honors are given as well, such as the Latin GRAMMY Awards, the Lifetime Achievement Award, Trustees Award, Hall of Fame Award, the Technical GRAMMY Award, and the GRAMMY Legends Award.

But not everyone is aware of the many other activities of the Recording Academy. It actively represents the music community on such issues as artists' copyright protection, freedom of expression, preservation of sound recordings, music education, and federal cultural policy. The Academy was a central player in the successful effort to repeal the Work-For-Hire Amendment to the Copyright Act, a significant victory for artists' rights. The Academy also sponsored the "GRAMMY Bill," the National Recording Preservation Act establishing the first nation-wide effort to preserve American sound recordings. Many academic organizations have representatives on the planning board for the Preservation Act. The Society for Ethnomusicology's representative is Tony Seeger from the UCLA Department of Ethnomusicology.

The Recording Academy has also established The MusiCares Foundation, which provides emergency financial assistance and addiction recovery programs for people in the music community. There are also grants programs and many music in the schools programs. The National Coalition for Music Education unites three major music industry organizations, the Music Educator's National Conference (MENC), the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM), and the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences (NARAS), and strives to bring national attention to the value of music and arts as core subjects in school curricula.

I expect to learn a lot about national issues and the music industry during my year away. Don't expect to see me on stage at the GRAMMY Awards broadcast…but I may be sitting up in the balcony.

- Louise Spear

Tom Cheyney and Lalo Schiffrin Donations
UCLA's ethnomusicology community wishes to thank Tom Cheyney and Lalo Schiffrin for their respective donations to the Archive. Tom Cheyney, who is a music critic for the LA weekly, donated over 300 commercially-produced "world music" sound recordings to the Archive. Argentinean-born composer, pianist, arranger, and conductor Lalo Schiffrin is widely known for his "Mission: Impossible" theme song, though his credits also include collaborations with Dizzy Gillespie and film scores for The Cincinnati Kid, Bullitt, Cool Hand Luke, Dirty Harry, and Enter the Dragon. Lalo Schiffrin's donation includes a collection of Omani sound recordings, which he used while working on a commissioned work for the Sultanate of Oman. We thank Mr. Cheyney and Mr. Schiffrin for adding to the richness of our collections.

Call for Theses, Dissertations, and Sound Recordings
One of the primary responsibilities of the Archive is to collect, preserve, and provide access to the dissertations and theses written by Department of Ethnomusicology graduates. If you are a UCLA ethnomusicology graduate and have not deposited a copy or your thesis or dissertation into the Archive, please send us a copy. Also, if you would like to deposit your field recordings or a collection of commercially-produced non-Western sound recordings into the Archive, please contact us.

Music Reviews for the Next EAR
For the next issue of the EAR, I invite our readers to write reviews of the Archive's recently acquired sound recordings. Reviews should be between 150 and 500 words and emailed to me no later than October 1, 2002. A list of the Archive's recent acquisitions can be found here: http://www.ethnomusic.ucla.edu/archive/acquisitions.htm

- John Vallier - archive@arts.ucla.edu

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