UCSB Arts & Lectures and the UCSB Department of Music will present a Guest Artist Masterclass led by cellist Yo-Yo Ma on Saturday, April 27, 2019 at 10 am at the Granada Theatre. Cellists Katrina Agate, Thomas Lin, and Chenoa Orme-Stone, from Assistant Professor Jennifer Kloetzel's studio, will perform works by Haydn, Bach, and Brahms with pianist and UCSB faculty member Dr. Natasha Kislenko. Doors open at 9 am. 

 

College of Creative Studies Music Composition student Jarod Fedele will present a junior recital on Saturday, April 27, 2019, at 7 pm in Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall in the UCSB Music Building. Fedele's particular interest pertains to the field of rock music and how to advance the genre. He will perform his entire debut progressive rock album, entitled "A Collection of Color." Originally recorded through a single synthesizer, this album has been transformed with a complete live band, including many keyboardists, drums, bass, guitar, and many guest musicians throughout the show including saxophone, flute, a brass section, and so on. The music ranges in style, complexity, and length—featuring a 40-minute song to end the concert.

 

As part of the World Music Series and in recognition of El Cinco de Mayo, Santa Barbara-based Mariachi Las Olas, founded and directed by Juan Zaragoza, will perform various music genres from Mexico including rancheras, boleros, corridos, sones and gustos on Wednesday, May 1, 2019 at 12 pm in the UCSB Music Bowl. Jordan Mitchell will also present some of the music from his senior recital. The World Music Series is co-presented by the UCSB MultiCultural Center and the Ethnomusicology Program in the Department of Music.

 

The UCSB Center for Research in Electronic Art Technology (CREATE) will present "Vinyl streaming and the Groupe de Récherches Musicale (GRM)," a lecture with Swedish composer Ragnar Grippe, on Friday, May 3, 2019 at 5 pm in Studio Xenakis (Room 2215) in the Music Building. Sponsored by the Swedish Arts Grants Committee.