Happy New Year!
The year 2007 is shaping up to be an eventful one for ethnomusicology at UCLA. In winter 2007, several important activities are taking place:
New Search
1. In winter 2007, the department is conducting a search for a new faculty member in jazz or world music. For information about the job announcement, click on the following link:
http://www.ethnomusic.ucla.edu/facultyvacancy07/index.htm
New Position
Effective winter 2007, Anthony Seeger will become the new director of the Ethnomusicology Archive. As you know, Seeger has extensive experience in archiving. Although I have enjoyed by role as director of the Archive, a position I have held since fall 2000, we look forward to Seeger assuming this position.
Special Events
1. The Ethnomusicology Undergraduate Student Organization (EUSO) is planning a special event called "Alumni Night" that will take place on Friday, January 26, from 7:00-10:00 PM in the Schoenberg Courtyard. Everyone is invited. For more details, please contact Jackie Munguia at jmmung@ucla.edu
2. The Sixth Annual Korean Music Symposium will take place in early February. 3. A concert, entitled "Eastern Soul: A Concert by Artists from Different Traditions," will be held on Friday, March 2, in Schoenberg Hall at 7:30 PM. In addition to a performance by the Near East Ensemble, several faculty will also perform. 4. Jazz concerts featuring UCLA students will be held on Monday and Tuesday, March 12 and 13, in Schoenberg Hall at 7 PM. 5. T. M. Scruggs, an associate professor at the University of Iowa who specializes in the music of Latin America and the Caribbean, will present a lecture on March 5, 2007. When we have information about the time and location, we will inform you.
New Publications
1. The most recent issue of the graduate student journal, Pacific Review of Ethnomusicology, is now available online. Published in December 2006, PRE 12 contains articles by students and faculty. To view the new volume 12 issue, please go to:
http://www.ethnomusic.ucla.edu/pre/
2. In conjunction with the celebration of Kenny Burrell's 75th birthday in December 2006, the department published a CD recording: The Ralph J. Bunche Suite by Kenny Burrell with Orchestra and Special Guests. For details on purchasing this item, please go to:
http://www.ethnomusic.ucla.edu/publications/cds/cdburrell.htm .
2007 World Music Summer Institute
The department's World Music Summer Institute (WMSI) will take place over seven days, from June 24-30, 2007. Performance courses on the Music of African Americans, the Music of Brazil, the Music of Korea, and the Music of Mexico will be taught. For more details, please go to:
http://www.summer.ucla.edu/institutes/WorldMusic/overview.htm
Best wishes for a successful Winter 2007. If I can assist you in any way, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Jacqueline Cogdell DjeDje, Chair
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