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Lytle Scholarship Concert Presents ‘Jazz Piano Summit’

January 18, 2018

…feature a unique solo improvisation set from visionary musicians Cecil Lytle, Kei Akagi, Mike Wofford and Asher Tobin Chodos, capped off by a show-stopping finale that merges the talents of all four performers. The campus and local community are invited to the concert, entitled “Jazz Piano Summit,” on Sunday, Jan.…

UC San Diego Composer Rand Steiger Named Holder of Conrad Prebys Presidential Chair in Music

May 29, 2015

…SanC Diego department of music, is known for pushing the boundaries and exploring the combination of classical instruments with digital audio processing. Throughout his diverse career he has composed for and conducted critically acclaimed concerts and recordings with distinguished ensembles both here and abroad. In support of his teaching, research…

Sound as Social Practice

February 26, 2018

…San Diego Department of Music is well known for its emphasis on experimental music and sound in composition, performance and scholarship, and brings this to the forefront at a special two-day conference March 2-3. “Sonic Fluidities: An Interdisciplinary Graduate Conference” is the first of its kind at UC San Diego,…

Machine Learning Enhances Non-verbal Communication in Online Classrooms

June 21, 2021

Prompted by the challenge of teaching music via Zoom during the pandemic, researchers use eye tracking, gaze estimation and machine learning to improve non-verbal communication in virtual classrooms.

Choose Your Weapon: Épée, Piano or Guitar

July 16, 2020

…the arts. Whether it’s music, film, television, architecture, dance, painting, or literature, the City of Angels offers up unlimited exposure to outlets of creativity. Emily Beihold, a 2020 University of California San Diego graduate and Triton scholar-athlete, discovered her passions in Los Angeles County. All are a product of her…

New Exhibit at Walt Disney Concert Hall Floats Visitors to Cloudy World

October 6, 2016

‘Cloudy’ Exhibit Rains Music on Visitors to Walt Disney Concert Hall Photo by Mathew Imaging Visitors to Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles are now being transported into a cloudy rainstorm as they ride escalators through an enveloping atmosphere of clouds, light and sound to reach the renowned music…

From Borders to Bridges

February 8, 2018

…Family Presidential Chair in Music holder Steven Schick with UC San Diego literature alumnus Luis Alberto Urrea at the San Diego Central Library Feb. 1. Photos by Farshid Bazmandegan. From Borders to Bridges Work of UC San Diego alumnus highlighted in Department of Music’s Reed Family Concert Called a “border…

UC San Diego MFA Students Move, Shake the Political Stage

February 12, 2016

…began working on the musical comedy “Movers + Shakers” in 2012, it was the height of the presidential election season and they were amused by the foibles of politicians such as Sarah Palin and Anthony Weiner. Flash forward to 2016 and another election year. The players have changed, but the…

Immersive Springtime Festival Takes Music Students Far Beyond Concert Hall

April 7, 2016

Immersive Springtime Festival Takes Music Students Far Beyond Concert Hall Pianist and music graduate student Xavier Beteta, who will perform at this year’s Springfest In a departure from the traditional concert hall experience, pianist and music graduate student Todd Moellenberg will perform onstage to empty seats in the Conrad Prebys…

Preuss Students Get Behind-the-Scenes Look at UC San Diego Arts Programs

March 14, 2013

…on Pirandello’s “Tonight We Improvise.” His loud utterances blended right in with waves of chatter from a throng of high school students from The Preuss School UCSD. Their March 1 visit was part of an immersion program to introduce Preuss students to the rich arts programs at UC San Diego.…

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