Dear Alumni
Happy New Year! I hope you had an enjoyable and restful holiday. To bring you up to date on what is happening in the Department, please see below
New Faces
Ethnomusicology Archive Librarian
The search for a new Ethnomusicology Archive Librarian was finalized in Fall 2007 with the hiring of Aaron Bittel whose position becomes effective January 2, 2008. If you have questions or have material that you would like to donate to the Archive, I am sure Aaron will be happy to assist you.
http://www.ethnomusic.ucla.edu/newsevents/news/bittel.htm
Visiting Professor of Ethnomusicology
The Department is delighted to welcome James Newton who will be teaching "Cross-Cultural Perspectives in Jazz," Ethnomu 121, in Winter 2008. For more details about the course and Professor Newton, see below:
Course web site
http://www.ethnomusic.ucla.edu/courses/winter/2008/121/index.htm
Newton Bio
http://www.ethnomusic.ucla.edu/people/newton.htm
Special Events
Lecture by Beverley Diamond
Tuesday, February 5, 2008, 5:00- 6:30 PM
Beverley Diamond is an ethnomusicologist recognized for her research on Native music cultures in North America. She holds the position of Canada Research Chair in Traditional Music/Ethnomusicology at Memorial University of Newfoundland in Canada. Her presentation is co-sponsored by the Department of Ethnomusicology and the Department of Musicology. More details about the lecture will be provided later .
The Seventh Annual Korean Music Symposium and Concert
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
On February 13, two activities of the Seventh Annual Korean Music Symposium will take place at UCLA: a seminar, from 12:00 to 5:00 PM, in the Gamelan Room (SMB 1629), and a concert at 7:00 PM in Popper Theater (SMB 1200). On February 16, a fundraising concert will be held at the Wilshire Ebell Theater in Los Angeles (Korea Town). Forty musicians and scholars from Korea are planning to attend the seminar and both concerts.
Jazz Concerts
Monday, March 10, 2008, 7:00 PM
Jazz Showcase Concert, featuring the UCLA Jazz Combos
Tuesday, March 11, 2008, 7:00 PM
Big Band Jazz Concerts, featuring the UCLA Jazz Orchestra, the UCLA LatinJazz Ensemble, and the UCLA Contemporary Jazz Ensemble
Ash Grove 50th Anniversary Celebration
April 18-20, 2008
To celebrate the founding of Los Angeles’ legendary Ash Grove club, several activities will be held at UCLA in Spring 2008. For more details, click on the following link:
http://www.ashgrovemusic.com/Pages/UCLA_event.htm
2008 World Music Summer Institute
The Department's Annual World Music Summer Institute (WMSI) will be held June 22-28, 2008. Performance courses on the Music of African Americans, the Music of Brazil, the Music of Korea, and the Music of Mexico will be taught. If you know high school students and others in the community who might be interested in WMSI, please inform them. For more details, please go to:
http://www.summer.ucla.edu/institutes/WorldMusic/overview.htm
News
The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music
We have received much communication from you about the establishment of The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music (HASOM). In most cases, you have written to congratulate us on the new developments. In other cases, some of you have expressed confusion or had queries about how HASOM will impact the status of our Department. I would like to emphasize that HASOM will not change our independence as a distinct and autonomous departmental unit at UCLA. We will continue to grow and move forward as the UCLA Department of Ethnomusicology as we have done in past years. Similarly, the Departments of Music and Musicology will continue to exist as separate departments. For more information and to stay abreast of HASOM activities, please go to the following:
http://www.schoolofmusic.ucla.edu/index.php
Your News
We are always eager to know and share your activities, achievements, awards with others. If you desire to have your news posted on the Department’s web site, please send to Donna (donnaa@arts.ucla.edu). To see recent news, please go to the following:
http://www.ethnomusic.ucla.edu/newsevents/index.htm
If you would like to be listed on our "Where Are They Now" page (see link below), you should send this information to Donna as well. Updates are always welcomed.
http://www.ethnomusic.ucla.edu/alumni/wherearetheynow.htm.
I wish you a successful 2008.
Jacqueline Cogdell DjeDje, Chair
