Happy New Year!
The year 2007 is shaping up to be an eventful one for ethnomusicology at UCLA. To begin, please remember to meet with your faculty advisor early in the quarter. As I have stated before, members of the department faculty are eager to assist you in making decisions about courses and plans for the future. Therefore, please take advantage of this important resource. Also, do not forget that the department now has a Director of Undergraduate Studies (Professor Tara Browner), and a Director of Graduate Studies (Professor Helen Rees). Do not hesitate to contact them for assistance. See below for their contact information.
Tara Browner
Director of Undergraduate Studies
tbrowner@ucla.edu
Helen Rees
Director of Graduate Studies
hrees@ucla.edu
In addition to the faculty, the staff advisors are also available if you need assistance. Their contact information is:
Alfred Bradley
Undergraduate Advisor
Email: abradley@arts.ucla.edu
Phone: 310-825-4768
Sandra McKerroll
Graduate Advisor
Email: sandram@arts.ucla.edu
Phone: 310-825-4769
In winter 2007, you can look forward to several important activities:
New Searches
1. The department will be interviewing two persons for the permanent Ethnomusicology Archive Librarian position that became vacant when John Vallier left UCLA. As part of the interview process, each candidate will speak on the topic, "What are the important issues
facing sound archives in the 21st century?" This will be followed by a question and answer period.
Since the Archive Librarian is someone with whom you will be closely interacting, I encourage you to take an active role in the process by attending each presentation. As we make final decisions, I welcome your comments about each candidate. See below for the schedule and brief information about each candidate.
Jennifer Post
Tuesday, January 9, 2007, 2:00 - 3:00 PM
Schoenberg 1230 (Green Room)
Current employment: Assistant Professor of Music and Faculty Curator
for the Helen Hartness Flanders Ballad Collection and Ethnomusicology
Archives at Middlebury College
Music specialization: South Asia
Karen A. Peters
Wednesday, January 10, 2007, 2:00 - 3:00 PM
Schoenberg 1230 (Green Room,)
Current employment: Archives at the Wisconsin State Historical Society
Previous employment: Mills Music Library and the Memorial Library of the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Music specialization: Bulgaria
2. In winter 2007, the department is conducting a search for a new faculty member. When the interview process for the faculty position begins, we would also like you to be involved. More details will be provided later in the quarter. For information about the job announcement, click on the following link:
http://www.ethnomusic.ucla.edu/facultyvacancy07/index.htm
New Position
Effective winter 2007, Professor Anthony Seeger will become the new director of the Ethnomusicology Archive. As you know, Professor 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 Professor 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. When we have confirmed the date for all activities, we will let you know.
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 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.
To see details for all events, please go to the following:
http://www.ethnomusic.ucla.edu/newsevents/upevents.htm.
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
Finally, please send Donna news about your achievements and activities so they can be posted on the department’s web site.
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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