Society for Ethnomusicology Southern California and Hawaii Chapter Annual Conference
Mar. 4-6 | Schoenberg Music Building
The UCLA Department of Ethnomusicology hosts the Society for Ethnomusicology, Southern California and Hawaii Chapter Annual Conference. The conference is open to the public and features several panels and lectures by prominent ethnomusicologists, keynote addresses, and concerts. Register online at http://www.semschc.org/conference.html or in person at the conference. Please direct any queries via email to the Program Chair: phumphreys@lmu.edu.
Dates: Mar. 4 - 6
Friday, March 4
1 p.m.–9 p.m. (panels, 2 p.m.–4 p.m.; keynote speech by Martha Gonzalez, Assistant Professor of Chicana/o Latina/o Studies, Scripps College, 4:15 p.m.–5:15 p.m.; concert at St. Alban’s Episcopal Church featuring UCLA’s Mariachi de Uclatlán and a performance of Persian classical music, featuring Farzad Amoozegar on setar and tar, 7 p.m.–9 p.m.)
Saturday, March 5
8 a.m.–10 p.m. (panels, 8:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m.; kulintang performance, 1 p.m.–1:30 p.m.; UCLA World Music Center Display of Southeast Asian Instruments and Archival Documents, 1 p.m.–3:45 p.m.; keynote speech by Jacqueline DjeDje, Professor Emeritus, UCLA, 3:45 p.m.–4:45 p.m.; concert 8 p.m.–10 p.m. in Schoenberg Hall, featuring a fusion performance by UCLA faculty artists and Balinese music with Gamelan Burat Wangi, directed by I Nyoman Wenten.)
Sunday, March 6
8 a.m.–12:15 p.m. (panels, 8:30 a.m.–12:15 p.m.; UCLA World Music Center Display of Southeast Asian Instruments and Archival Documents from 8:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m.)
Venue: Schoenberg Music Building
Price: $15 for students, $25 for non-students
Annual membership in the Chapter, which includes registration for the conference, is $25 for non-students and $15 for students. All payments are handled securely through PayPal link.
The Schoenberg Music Building is located in northeast campus, just off Hilgard Ave.
Parking is available in lot 2.