Alexandra Grabarchuk, a third-year graduate student in the Department of Musicology, traveled to Finland in early December to present some of her pre-dissertation work at the Sibelius Institute’s Radical Music History Symposium.  Alexandra’s project explores radical art rock of the Soviet Union from the mid-‘70s, focusing on the complicated relationships between songwriters and the official [...]

Kevork Andonian, Music graduate student in composition (whom we have blogged about several times) sent us the following email about his summer activities–glad you are keeping busy, Kevork!
“Kevork Andonian, UCLA PhD Candidate in Music Composition, had his composition for flute and marimba entitled A Longing For Joy performed at this year’s “Piccolo Spoleto Festival” in [...]

We have heard from Musicologh Ph.D. Student Jeremy Mikush about his fun and wide-ranging summer activities. Here is a quick blog about what he is doing this summer:
Jeremy Mikush, a Ph.D. candidate in the Musicology Department, has been in France since early June practicing his French and doing research in Paris for an article [...]

Interview with Jesse Sachs (B.A. ’11 Ethnomusicology) JazzReggae Fest Producer
Jesse Sachs is a 4th year Ethnomusicology major, world music concentration, and producer of the JazzReggae Festival 2010 and 2011. He also produced a short documentary about the 25 years of the JazzReggae Festival, A Celebration of 25 Years: A Review of the JazzReggae Festival at [...]

We have received the following from Professor Bourland, Chair of the Department of Music:
“Come celebrate the work of Zelda Rubinstein in perhaps the last great film you have yet to see her featured in; CAGES (90min). This one-time screening is to benefit the Blind Childrens Center (www.blindchildrenscenter.org), Zelda’s favorite charity organization that she became actively [...]

What first strikes me about John Cale as he comes onstage is his hair. A full rainbow of color sits atop his head. And these colorful locks bestow an unearthly quality to an otherwise unassuming figure. Having acknowledged our applause in kind, soft-spoken words, he bangs out a D minor chord at [...]

Just received from Music Department professor Neal Stulberg, Director of Orchestral Studies:
“On July 24, 2010 at Mannes College in New York, I was honored to participate in a daylong centennial tribute to Leonard Shure (1910-1995), a magnificent American pianist and one of my formative teachers. The symposium included sessions about Shure’s recordings, showings of master [...]

We just received this news from Organ Professor Christoph Bull:
“Christoph Bull musical travels have led him to Germany and the Netherlands this summer. On June 19, he performed for the film museum in Düsseldorf, Germany, improvising scores for one of the earliest silent movies, The Great Train Robbery, and Hitchcock’s The Lodger. Subsequently, he travelled [...]

Professor Neal Stulberg has shared with us a recent “Bloomsday” experience at the Hammer Museum:
“June 16 is celebrated around the world as “Bloomsday” — the 24-hour period portrayed in James Joyce’s epic novel “Ulysses.” (The protagonists of the book are Leopold and Molly Bloom.)
This past June 16, Los Angeles celebrated Bloomsday at the Hammer [...]

We have heard some exciting news from Musicology graduate student Marianna Ritchey about her summer plans. She says:
“I’m a sixth year in the Musicology department, finishing up my dissertation (Susan McClary is my chair) and applying for jobs this year. This summer I got a CEES grant to spend a month in Paris doing [...]