Start Over Main contributor Dimitris Mahlis Main contributor Philip Graulty Unit Music Library

1. Bridge to Everywhere Concert (2:30:08)

Date:
2022-04-04
Main contributors:
Derrick Skye, Yvette Holzwarth, Anna Kouchnerov, Philip Graulty, Dimitris Mahlis, Mark Gutierrez, James Waterman, Kim Nguyen Tran, Mehrenegar Rostami, Bridge to Everywhere, Cultures in Musical Dialogue
Summary:
Bridge to Everywhere musicians and composers Derrick Skye and James Waterman lead a workshop sharing effective strategies and approaches in collaborations involving diverse musical traditions, including Hindustani rhythmic structures and melodic frameworks, Ghanaian polyrhythms, Balkan Folk music, and Western classical music. UCLA students are invited to play these compositions during the workshop and to join Bridge to Everywhere during the concert. Organized by Kim Nguyen Tran, UCLA Ethnomusicology faculty, in collaboration with Mehrenegar Rostami, director of "Cultures in Musical Dialogue." Bridge to Everywhere is a Los Angeles-based chamber ensemble and nonprofit arts organization dedicated to supporting composers, performers, and educators who celebrate cultural diversity through interwoven musical traditions. Through collaborations, performances, and education programs, the organization strives to build bridges between instruments, genres, cultures, and people. Program Improvisation, Cultures in Musical Dialogue Ensemble Hum (2019), Derrick Skye Inverness (2019), James Waterman Sketches for Two Violins (2019), Anna Kouchnerov Interplanetary Kisses (2015), Dimitris Mahlis Mijo (2021), Philip Graulty Abacus (2019), James Waterman Recorded March 10, 2022, 6 PM Ostin Ensemble Room