Kevork Andonian our prolific and very busy composition PhD student, has announced the July 1st release of his piece for flute and marimba entitled “A Longing For Joy” on the Naxos record label recorded by flutist Marc Grauwels and marimbist Sarah Mouradoglou. Kevork wrote the piece while pursuing his doctoral studies in composition at UCLA. [...]

We have just heard from Music Department Professor Juliana Gondek about her upcoming summer activities. She shared the following information and photo: “I’ll be premiering the Voice/piano version of Bruce Babcock’s “This Is What I Know: Four Poems of Dorothy Parker” on July 5, 2010 at the Music Teachers’ Association’s Annual Convention at the Los [...]

We have heard from Tamir Hendelman, Ethnomusicology faculty member and professor of jazz theory and improvisation regarding his summer plans. He says: “I will be touring with the Jeff Hamilton Trio on these dates: Jardine’s, Kansas City July 16-17 San Jose Jazz Fest Aug 15 Yoshi’s Oakland Aug 16 Vail Jazz Festival Sept 3-6 Dazzle, [...]

Kevork Andonian, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Music, performed at the “It Fiori Della Musica” [The Flowers of Music] piano and chamber music festival in Turin, Italy on April 18th, 2010. Kevork performed a two-piano version of Ravel’s “Bolero” with pianist Roberto Issoglio, a new two-piano composition of his entitled “Comtemplation” with pianist [...]

Last November Music Professor David Lefkowitz’s composition “Lincoln Echoes” premiered here with the UCLA Philharmonia and we have received the following articles and links reviewing the concert. You can check the article at the KPCC (Southern California Public Radio) website, at: http://www.scpr.org/news/2009/11/25/lincoln-echoes/ And you can also hear an audio clip of the article at The [...]

Joseph Trapanese, a recent Music Department composition graduate–has been busier than usual lately in his film composition career. He sends us this info: “I composed and produced the music for this web series which will soon be available on DVD as a feature film. Also proud to announce Sony has released my soundtrack on iTunes! [...]

UCLA organ professor Christoph Bull demonstrates the 1981 Noack tracker organ at the UCLA organ studio, including pedals, couplers and a build-up from soft to full organ. Live painter Norton Wisdom interprets the music.

UCLA organ professor Christoph Bull demonstrates the 1981 Noack tracker organ at the UCLA organ studio, starting with the manuals.

On May 29, 2009, in the city of Wavre just outside of Brussels, Belgium, Kevork Andonian’s piece for flute and marimba entitled ‘A Longing For Joy’ was recorded by flutist Marc Grauwels and marimbist Sarah Mouradoglou for the Naxos record label. This Naxos CD project will be completed by July of 2009 and the album [...]

Just another reminder–Woodwind World is almost upon us. Prof. Gary Gray has provided the attached photo of participants: Back row, left to right: Professors Jonathan Davis, Gary Gray, John Steinmetz, and Brian O’Connor Front row, left to right: Justin Takamine, bassoon, Theodosia Roussos, oboe, Jackie Hancock, horn, and Virginia Figuereido, clarinet “It’s a Woodwind World [...]