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Chamber Music at the Clark presents: Cuarteto Casals

William Andrews Clark Memorial Library 2520 Cimarron Street, Los Angeles, CA

Founded in 1997 at the Escuela Reina Sofía in Madrid, Cuarteto Casals’ 25th anniversary will be celebrated in the 2022–23 season. Highlights of the 2021–22 season include the opening concert at the String Quartet Week at Boulez Saal in Berlin in May 2022, performances at the String Quartet Biennales in Paris and Lisbon, and at the...

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Investigating the Clark Family’s Perceptions of Butte in the Montana Collections

–lecture given by Gwendolyn R. Lockman, PhD Candidate in History, University of Texas at Austin Recipient of the 2022–23 Kenneth Karmiole Endowed Graduate Research Fellowship This event is free of charge, but you must register to attend in advance. All audience members will receive instructions via email after registration.  Visit our website to register for...

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Item Not Found: Accounting for Loss in Libraries, Archives, and Other Heritage and Memory Organizations

Wednesday, March 8 & Thursday March  9, 2023 This is a two day conference –A Virtual Conference organized by Anna Chen (Clark Library, UCLA), Rebecca Fenning Marschall (Clark Library, UCLA), Molly McGuire (Oakland University Libraries), Nina Schneider (Clark Library, UCLA), and Emily Spunaugle (Oakland University Libraries) This event is free of charge, but you must...

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Chamber Music at the Clark presents: Telegraph Quartet with Soprano Abigail Fischer

William Andrews Clark Memorial Library 2520 Cimarron Street, Los Angeles, CA

The Telegraph Quartet formed in 2013 with an equal passion for the standard chamber music repertoire and contemporary, non-standard works alike. Described by the San Francisco Chronicle as “…an incredibly valuable addition to the cultural landscape” and “powerfully adept… with a combination of brilliance and subtlety,” the Telegraph Quartet was awarded the prestigious 2016 Walter...

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The Forgotten Canopy: Ecology, Ephemeral Architecture, and Imperialism in the Caribbean, South American, and Transatlantic Worlds Conference 3: Imperialism – DAY 1

–conference organized by Stella Nair (University of California, Los Angeles) and Paul Niell (Florida State University) This project is made possible through support from the Terra Foundation for American Art, and is co-sponsored by the UCLA American Indian Studies Center and UCLA Latin American Institute. Presented in-person at the Clark, and livestreamed on the Center’s YouTube Channel. ...

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The Forgotten Canopy: Ecology, Ephemeral Architecture, and Imperialism in the Caribbean, South American, and Transatlantic Worlds Conference 3: Imperialism – DAY 2

–conference organized by Stella Nair (University of California, Los Angeles) and Paul Niell (Florida State University) This project is made possible through support from the Terra Foundation for American Art, and is co-sponsored by the UCLA American Indian Studies Center and UCLA Latin American Institute. Presented in-person at the Clark, and livestreamed on the Center’s YouTube Channel. ...

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Chamber Music at the Clark presents: Augustin Hadelich

William Andrews Clark Memorial Library 2520 Cimarron Street, Los Angeles, CA

Augustin Hadelich is one of the great violinists of our time. Often referred to by colleagues as a musician’s musician, he is consistently cited worldwide for his phenomenal technique, soulful approach, and insightful interpretations. Highlights of Mr. Hadelich’s 2022/23 season include return engagements with The Philadelphia Orchestra and the Boston Symphony, as well as the U.S. premiere of...

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From Bodies to Things: The Commodification of Human Life in the Early Modern Atlantic – DAY 1

William Andrews Clark Memorial Library 2520 Cimarron Street, Los Angeles, CA

–conference organized by Tawny Paul and Andrew Apter (University of California, Los Angeles) Presented in-person at the Clark, and livestreamed on the Center’s YouTube Channel.  This conference will consider the commodification of human labor and life throughout the Atlantic during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Disparate examples of commodification cross geographic and disciplinary boundaries, and they...

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From Bodies to Things: The Commodification of Human Life in the Early Modern Atlantic – DAY 2

William Andrews Clark Memorial Library 2520 Cimarron Street, Los Angeles, CA

–conference organized by Tawny Paul and Andrew Apter (University of California, Los Angeles) Presented in-person at the Clark, and livestreamed on the Center’s YouTube Channel.  This conference will consider the commodification of human labor and life throughout the Atlantic during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Disparate examples of commodification cross geographic and disciplinary boundaries, and they...

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The 2023 Henry J. Bruman Summer Chamber Music Festival – Felici Piano Trio

Lani Hall, Schoenberg Music Building

    -Ambroise Auburn, D.M.A., Artistic Director The Felici Piano Trio Rebecca Hang, violin Brian Schuldt, cello Steven Vanhauwaert, piano The internationally renowned Felici Piano Trio has performed well over 400 concerts in Europe, South America, and the U.S. The ensemble has distinguished itself as a unique presence on the national music scene since coming to Mammoth Lakes...

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The 2023 Henry J. Bruman Summer Chamber Music Festival – Mozart and Brahms Piano Quartets

Lani Hall, Schoenberg Music Building

  -Ambroise Auburn, D.M.A., Artistic Director Mozart and Brahms Piano Quartets Ambroise Aubrun, violin Virginie d’Avezac, viola Sophie Chauvenet, cello Zachary Deak, piano Full program details and ensemble biographies are available on our website: https://www.1718.ucla.edu/events/ The Henry J. Bruman Summer Chamber Music Festival is being held this summer in Lani Hall, a 133-seat auditorium located in the Schoenberg...

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The 2023 Henry J. Bruman Summer Chamber Music Festival – Martin Chalifour and Friends

Lani Hall, Schoenberg Music Building

  -Ambroise Auburn, D.M.A., Artistic Director Martin Chalifour & Friends Martin Chalifour, violin Ambroise Aubrun, violin Kate Hamilton, viola Cécilia Tsan, cello Full program details and ensemble biographies are available on our website: https://www.1718.ucla.edu/events/ The Henry J. Bruman Summer Chamber Music Festival is being held this summer in Lani Hall, a 133-seat auditorium located in the Schoenberg Music Building....

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The 2023 Henry J. Bruman Summer Chamber Music Festival – Fresno State Piano Trio

Lani Hall, Schoenberg Music Building

  -Ambroise Aubrun, D.M.A., Artistic Director Fresno State Piano Trio Limor Toren-Immerman, violin Thomas Loewenheim, cello Peter Klimo, piano Full program details and ensemble biographies are available on our website: https://www.1718.ucla.edu/events/ The Henry J. Bruman Summer Chamber Music Festival is being held this summer in Lani Hall, a 133-seat auditorium located in the Schoenberg Music Building. All concerts...

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Expanding the Boundaries of the Republic of Letters: Il Caffè, Enlightened Italy, and the Global Enlightenment, DAY 1

William Andrews Clark Memorial Library 2520 Cimarron Street, Los Angeles, CA

-Conference organized by Clorinda Donato, California State University, Long Beach, and Sabrina Ferri, Independent Scholar Co-sponsored by the Clorinda Donato Center for Global Romance Languages and Translation Studies, California State University, Long Beach This event will be Livestreamed on the Center's YouTube Channel Born out of an extraordinary confluence of talent in the socio-political context...

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Expanding the Boundaries of the Republic of Letters: Il Caffè, Enlightened Italy, and the Global Enlightenment, DAY 2

William Andrews Clark Memorial Library 2520 Cimarron Street, Los Angeles, CA

-Conference organized by Clorinda Donato, California State University, Long Beach, and Sabrina Ferri, Independent Scholar Co-sponsored by the Clorinda Donato Center for Global Romance Languages and Translation Studies, California State University, Long Beach Conference will be Livestreamed on the Center's YouTube Channel Born out of an extraordinary confluence of talent in the socio-political context of...

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Spotlight Talk: Citing Race and Seeing Death in Shakespeare

William Andrews Clark Memorial Library 2520 Cimarron Street, Los Angeles, CA

Talk by Professor Arthur L. Little, Jr., University of California, Los Angeles This talk, which begins with Ben Jonson’s reading of Shakespeare in the First Folio and ends with the promotion of the iconic image of Lawrence Olivier as Hamlet in that play’s graveyard scene, focuses in between on the citation of a racialized Blackness circulating...

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Imaging Diplomacy: The Meridian Gate and the Making of European Perspectives on China (1655–1795)

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Lecture by Sylvia Tongyan Qiu, Ph.D. Student in Art History, UCLA, and recipient of the 2023–24 Kenneth Karmiole Endowed Graduate Research Fellowship In 1692, Evert Ysbrants Ides, a Danish merchant living in the German quarters of Moscow, was sent to the Kangxi Emperor by Peter the Great as his ambassador. An account of his journey,...

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Chamber Music at the Clark presents: Dover Quartet

William Andrews Clark Memorial Library 2520 Cimarron Street, Los Angeles, CA

Named one of the greatest string quartets of the last 100 years by BBC Music Magazine, the two-time GRAMMY-nominated Dover Quartet is one of the world’s most in-demand chamber ensembles. The Dover Quartet is the Penelope P. Watkins Ensemble in Residence at the Curtis Institute of Music and holds additional residencies at the Bienen School of...

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Chamber Music at the Clark presents: Gryphon Trio

William Andrews Clark Memorial Library 2520 Cimarron Street, Los Angeles, CA

Gryphon Trio is firmly established as one of the world’s preeminent piano trios. For more than 25 years, it has earned acclaim for and impressed international audiences with its highly refined, dynamic, and memorable performances. The Trio’s repertoire ranges from traditional to contemporary, and from European classicism to modern-day multimedia. It is committed to redefining...

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Open Edo: Diverse, Ecological, and Global Perspectives on Japanese Art, 1603–1868, Conference 3: Edo Outsiders: Ainu and Ryūkyūan Art

William Andrews Clark Memorial Library 2520 Cimarron Street, Los Angeles, CA

-Organized by Kristopher W. Kersey, University of California, Los Angeles To this day, many mistake Japan for a culturally homogenous society, yet this nationalistic myth is far from the truth. In an effort to underscore the diversity of early modern Japan, this conference will direct attention to two groups who are often marginalized if not...

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