Timeline: UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, Department of Ethnomusicology
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2007
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The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music was established in November, 2007, with Timothy Rice as director.
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| 2008 |
Ash Grove 50th Anniversary: Legend and Legacy, concerts and symposium (April 18-20, 2008). |
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2008
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Undergraduate ethnomusicology concentration renamed "World Music."
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2008
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Creation of three undergraduate emphases in the world music concentration: 1) performance and/or composition; 2) public ethnomusicology; and 3) scholarly/research. These emphases are intended to prepare students for varied career paths.
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2009
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Duke Ellington's 110th Birthday Festival of Music (April 4-5, 2009).
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2009
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New HASOM theory course created (Ethnomusicology, Music, and Musicology M87 - "History, Culture, and Creativity") and taught for the first time, Fall 2009.
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2009
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Dialogue in Music Project: Africa Meets North America, 3rd International Symposium and Festival (October 22-25, 2009).
AMNA Program |
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2009
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Creation of two emphases in the jazz studies concentration:
1) performance and 2) composition.
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2010-11
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Worlds of Music at UCLA: Celebrating 50 Years of Ethnomusicology (May 2010 through May 2011). A year of activities campuswide to celebrate the 50th anniversary. |
Go to Celebrating 50 years of ethnomusicology at UCLA
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