Mrs. Carol Block, music-loving wife of our Chancellor Gene Block, has been hosting a series of recitals for the last two years at the Chancellor’s residence featuring artists from different departments. Another such recital took place May 27th, and featured Music Department DMA violin student Ji Young An and DMA piano student Young Ah Ha. Ji Young played the Department’s Stradivarius violin, the Duke of Alcantara, to the great pleasure of invited guests. Ji Young comes to UCLA from Paris Conservatory where she won First Prize with great distinction. Young Ah Ha is a first year DMA student, studying piano with Professor Walter Ponce. This concert was attended by staff members of the Anderson school.

The program presented was:

Adagio and Fuga of Sonata in G minor for violin solo–J.S. Bach
Sonata for violin and piano in G minor–Claude Debussy
La Valse–Maurice Ravel
Scherzo-Taranteel op. 16–Henryk Wieniawski

Photo, left to right: Professor of Violin Guillaume Sutre, Ji Young An, Young Ah Ha, Mrs. Carol Block