Kevork Andonian’s, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Music, has let us know that he had his composition Rhapsody played at Carnegie Hall recently, at a concert sponsort by the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU), which has a mission to preserve and promote Armenian identity and heritage through educational, cultural and humanitarian programs. […]

September 2008 Newsletter
‘As you say, sometimes that atmosphere of quiet focus and concentration and care can really produce something a cut above - and, at least, I felt we did it this time - something special in clearly such a special place.
And for this part-time performer - thank you for making my first time performing […]

Jeff Kryka has forwarded his comments on the 2008 ASCAP film and television scoring workshop mentioned in the September 11th blog. Here is what he has to say:
“I was admitted into the 20th Anniversary of ASCAP’s prestigious Film
and Television Scoring Workshop with Richard Bellis. There were around
300 international applicants for this workshop, but only […]

Jeff Kryka–a graduate student in composition with the Department of Music, has recently participate in an ASCAP workshop on film scoring, as reported in Variety You can read about the daily activities of Jeff and the other composers at the workshop on Variety’s website at: http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=ev_ascap

Clarinet Professor Gary Gray has let us know that on Monday, June 30th of this year, he was honored to be able to give a clarinet recital at the annual convention of the Music Teachers Association of California, held this year at the Marriott and Convention Center in Riverside, California. He performed works by […]

We have heard from student Matt Sandler, who is this year’s official blographer for the Music Department’s Summer Chamber Music Institute for high school students. Here is what he has to say:
“With the UCLA Summer Chamber Music Institute well on its way, this year’s participants have been on a whirlwind musical adventure thus far. […]

Over the 4th of July weekend, Professor of Trumpet Jens Lindemann performed at the Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove, collaborating with Professor Don Neuen’s Cathedral Choir in a great rendition of “America the Beautiful.” You can watch the piece performed online at the Crystal Cathedral’s website at: http://www.crystalcathedral.org/hour_of_power/index.php.
Find the clip of the trumpet […]

We have heard from Music Department professor Gary Gray that he was guest artist and faculty at Margaret Thornhill’s Claremont Clarinet Festival, which was held from June 9th - 15th at Pomona College. MM Student Tanitra Flenaugh from UCLA also participated.

Gary Gray, left, with Margaret Thornhill, Director of the festival, and Michele Zukovsky, 1st […]

Music Department visiting professor Gloria Cheng, who has taught for us in several areas, has a new interview on YouTube in which she discusses differences between playing for performance and for recordings, as well as her well-known interest in contemporary music. You can see, and listen to, the interview at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHQ0HX3yl3E

The Department of Music’s Professor Antonio Lysy would like us to know about the 20th Anniversary of a music festival in Italy with which he has been associated for many years. Incontri de Terra in Sienna will take place from July 25th - August 3rd in Siena Italy, and will feature some of the […]