We have received an interesting update from Tamir Hendelman, who also appears to have an exciting summer planned. After another exciting year at UCLA, this June he will be recording his fourth CD with the Jeff Hamilton Trio, a follow-up to last fall’s Symbiosis, which topped the Jazzweek charts. Also on the summer schedule: A [...]

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 [...]

In February, 2011 Kevork Andonian’s new piece for piano entitled “Echoes from a Distant Land” was performed in three European cities at concerts and masterclasses spearheaded by “Young Music Project”, a new music organization founded by composers Hervé Legrand and Thomas Malarbet. Kevork received funding from the Herb Alpert Student Opportunity Fund to attend the [...]

Composer/conductor Dwayne Milburn Dwayne Milburn, a Ph.D. graduate of the Music Department’s composition program, has premiered a new work with the local chamber music program Pacific Serenades, directed by Professor Mark Carlson of the UCLA Music Department They were both interviewed recently by John Rabe for KPCC. Listen to the entire interview (not long) at: [...]

We’ve just received the following press release from the National Lutheran Choir–congratulations Josh!: NATIONAL LUTHERAN CHOIR ANNOUNCES CHORAL COMPETITION WINNER JOSHUA FISHBEIN MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota . . . The National Lutheran Choir (“NLC”) is pleased to announce that May the Words of My Mouth by Joshua Fishbein has been chosen as the winner of the NLC’s [...]

We have more news from busy composer Kevork Andonian. He writes: Composition by UCLA PhD Candidate Kevork Andonian performed in Toronto, Canada and on a subsequent multi-city tour in Spain “A Longing for Joy”, a composition by Kevork Andonian originally written for flute and marimba and released on the Naxos music label earlier this year, [...]

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 [...]

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 the keyboard and [...]

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 [...]

Saxophone Professor Douglas Masek will be perfoming in South Africa September 2-9 to premiere a new work written for him, for saxophone and orchestra, by South African composer, Noel Stockton. In addition to his performances with orchesra, Masek will also present a recital at North-West University Conservatory Hall, in Potchefstroom and a Master Class/performance at [...]