Experience the exciting Afro-Brazilian musical traditions, with
master drummer and candomblé player Jorge Alabê. Friends of
Alabê’s and the UC Davis Samba School will join together under
his direction for this concert. For more than two decades,
Alabê gave worldwide tours with Samba groups he directed,
including Oba Oba. Alabê is a renowned teacher and innovator,
and now directs Grupo Samba Rio in San Francisco.
One of UC Davis’s highest priorities is the safety of its
students and all members of its community. UC Davis
prohibits all forms of sexual harassment and sexual violence,
including sexual assault, dating and domestic violence, and
stalking. Such conduct violates University policy and may
violate California law.
Professor Kurt E. Rohde’s composition seeking all that’s
still unsung will receive its world premiere at Brandeis
University performed by the Lydian String Quartet on
April 6.
Professor Carol A. Hess has recently received the Lifetime
Achievement Award from the Society for American Music, which
promotes music of the Americas. The presentation was made on
March 23 during the society’s annual conference.
Robert S. Bloch, UC Davis professor emeritus of music, died on
November 4 at age 89. He was a member of the faculty from 1974 to
2000, primarily teaching violin and music theory in addition to
giving concerts. The UC Davis Music Department remains
grateful for the musicianship Bloch shared on stage and in the
classroom. Theodore Karp, a prior faculty member (1963–73) who
went on to teach at Northwestern University, previously described
Bloch as “A quiet man with a ready, genial wit.” He was also
self-admittedly restless, which showed in the breadth of his
endeavors.
Miguel Petris (B.A. music, ’21) was recently selected for a
prestigious internship with Silkroad—the arts, education, and
social-impact nonprofit organization founded by Yo-Yo Ma in 1998.
The “I Exist Project”
amplifies the richness and diversity of queer life, culture,
and artistry by partnering with a broad spectrum of talented
queer composers and performers. Our mission is to inspire the
creation and promotion of innovative queer repertoire that
celebrates the unique experiences and voices within our
community, fostering greater understanding, connection, and
visibility for all.
Program
Nathan Froebe: Array
Zachery S. Meier: with love, from the other side
Trey Makler: jouissance, or learning to let go (WORLD
PREMIERE)
Harold Arlen: Somewhere Over the Rainbow
arr. Kevin Taylor
Experience the exciting Afro-Brazilian musical traditions, with
master drummer and candomblé player Jorge Alabê. Friends of
Alabê’s and the UC Davis Samba School will join together under
his direction for this concert. For more than two decades,
Alabê gave worldwide tours with Samba groups he directed,
including Oba Oba. Alabê is a renowned teacher and innovator,
and now directs Grupo Samba Rio in San Francisco.
Conductor-pianist Stephen Drury will talk about the
“Concord Sonata” by Charles Ives and then perform it. The
sonata (his second) is one of the most definitive American
piano works of the 20th century; each movement is named for
leading figures of the Transcendentalism movement of the 19th
century. 2024 is coincidentally the 150th anniversary of Ives’
birth.