Our wonderful professor of piano, Professor Vitaly Margulis, passed away in his sleep on the morning of May 29th. He was at home and surrounded by his family. We will miss his kindness, his wonderful talent, and his generosity. His passing is a great loss to the Department of Music and to [...]
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In Memoriam — Vitaly Margulis –1928-2011
May 31st, 2011 · 4 Comments
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Interview with Jesse Sachs (B.A. ’11 Ethnomusicology) JazzReggae Fest Producer
May 23rd, 2011 · 2 Comments
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 [...]
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Philharmonia students to play Disney Hall concert
April 4th, 2011 · 4 Comments
From UCLA Magazine, April 1, 2011
By Adriana Tang
photo courtesy of the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music
It’s a rare opportunity for any musician to perform at L.A.’s prestigious Walt Disney Concert Hall. It’s even more exceptional when the performance is given by student musicians playing in a university orchestra. But on April 16, Bruins will [...]
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Voice major Brian Vu takes Founder’s Prize for vocalists at Mondavi Young Artists Competition
March 30th, 2011 · No Comments
We just heard this week about Brian Vu’s win at the Mondavi competition.
CLICK HERE TO ACCESS THE COMPETITION WEBSITE
Congratulations, Brian!
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New piano composition by UCLA PhD Candidate Kevork Andonian commissioned by “Young Music Project”
March 7th, 2011 · 1 Comment
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 [...]
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Principal Guest Conductor Nipatdh Kanchanahuta conducts the UCLA Wind Ensemble
March 7th, 2011 · No Comments
Principal Guest Conductor Nipatdh Kanchanahuta joined the UCLA Wind Ensemble on March 2, 2011, performing “Chakra” by Narong Prangcharoen in Schoenberg Hall on the UCLA campus. Nipatdh Kanchanahuta is the Conductor of the Wind Symphony at Kasetsart University in Bangkok, Thailand.
Composer Narong Prangcharoen has taught in the Western Music Department of Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok, [...]
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Music Department students take 1st and 3rd place in Edith Knox competition
March 3rd, 2011 · 3 Comments
We have heard this morning from Antonio Lysy, Professor of cello, that two UCLA students have won top prizes at the local Edith Knox Competition. He says “I wanted to bring your attention to some excellent news about two of our students being prize winners in the finals of the recent Edith Knox Performance Competition. [...]
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Music Grad Doug Carpenter wins awards
January 31st, 2011 · 9 Comments
We’ve recently heard from Voice grad Doug Carpenter that he has had a string of excellent successes. He writes:
“Hello Everyone!
Last week I won 1st place and the people’s choice award at the Long Beach Mozart Festival Competition. Yesterday was even better… I won the gold medal at the America Traditions Competition in Savannah, [...]
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Pacific Serenades celebrates 25 years of music with premiere by UCLA Ph.D. Dwayne Milburn
January 26th, 2011 · No Comments
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:
http://www.scpr.org/programs/offramp/2011/01/22/pacific-serenades-celebrates-25-years-of-music/
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Music composition student Joshua Fishbein wins choral composition competition
January 21st, 2011 · No Comments
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 25th Anniversary Choral Competition. [...]
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