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Chamber Music at the Clark presents: PUBLIQuartet

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

This special Saturday evening concert will be held outdoors on the Clark Library’s East Lawn. Concert lottery winners are invited to picnic on the grounds prior to the concert and enjoy an open house to explore the historical spaces in the library and a few of our rare book and manuscript holdings. The Clark Library...

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The 2022 Henry J. Bruman Summer Chamber Music Festival

Ambroise Aubrun, D.M.A., Artistic Director Powell Library Rotunda on the UCLA campus Join us for the in-person return of the festival this summer. There is no charge to attend, and registration is not required. Full program details and ensemble biographies are available on our website at http://www.1718.ucla.edu/events/categories/bruman-summer-concerts/ Splot Quartet Appears courtesy of iPalpiti Festival of International Laureates...

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The 2022 Henry J. Bruman Summer Chamber Music Festival

Ambroise Aubrun, D.M.A., Artistic Director Powell Library Rotunda on the UCLA campus Join us for the in-person return of the festival this summer. There is no charge to attend, and registration is not required. Full program details and ensemble biographies are available on our website at http://www.1718.ucla.edu/events/categories/bruman-summer-concerts/ Colón Duo Franz Joseph Haydn (1732–1809) Duo for...

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The 2022 Henry J. Bruman Summer Chamber Music Festival

Ambroise Aubrun, D.M.A., Artistic Director Powell Library Rotunda on the UCLA campus Join us for the in-person return of the festival this summer. There is no charge to attend, and registration is not required. Full program details and ensemble biographies are available on our website at http://www.1718.ucla.edu/events/categories/bruman-summer-concerts/ Yu & I Duo Béla Bartók (1881–1945) Romanian...

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The 2022 Henry J. Bruman Summer Chamber Music Festival

Ambroise Aubrun, D.M.A., Artistic Director Powell Library Rotunda on the UCLA campus Join us for the in-person return of the festival this summer. There is no charge to attend, and registration is not required. Full program details and ensemble biographies are available on our website at http://www.1718.ucla.edu/events/categories/bruman-summer-concerts/ Lyris Quartet Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 –1791) String...

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The 2022 Henry J. Bruman Summer Chamber Music Festival

Ambroise Aubrun, D.M.A., Artistic Director Powell Library Rotunda on the UCLA campus Join us for the in-person return of the festival this summer. There is no charge to attend, and registration is not required. Full program details and ensemble biographies are available on our website at http://www.1718.ucla.edu/events/categories/bruman-summer-concerts/ Duo Novae Jean Sibelius (1865–1957) Duo in C...

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Center & Clark Graduate Student Research Fair: Working with Paul Chrzanowski’s Early Modern Resources

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

In fall 2009 Dr. Paul Chrzanowski donated his collection of seventy-two early English books to the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library. Nine additional titles followed in 2014. The Paul Chrzanowski Collection is the most valuable and important donation made to the Clark since the original donation of the founder’s collection, deeded in 1926 and transferred...

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Objects Talk: Transformations in Iberian American Art | Los objetos hablan: transformaciones en el arte iberoamericano

Bilingual Scholar’s Day | Coloquio bilingüe This conference will be held in person at the Clark Library and livestreamed on the Center’s YouTube Channel. To attend the conference in person, you must register by submitting the booking form. No registration is needed to watch the livestream. –conference organized by Ilona Katzew (Los Angeles County Museum of...

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Archive and Theory: The Future of Anglo-American Early Modern Disability Studies

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

–conference organized by Helen Deutsch (University of California, Los Angeles), Jason Farr (Marquette University), Paul Kelleher (Emory University), and Jared S. Richman (Colorado College) Co-sponsored by UCLA’s Dean of Humanities, CMRS Center for Early Global Studies, Undergraduate Education Initiatives-Disability Studies, Department of English, Department of History, and Joyce Appleby Endowed Chair of America in the...

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Archive and Theory: The Future of Anglo-American Early Modern Disability Studies

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

–conference organized by Helen Deutsch (University of California, Los Angeles), Jason Farr (Marquette University), Paul Kelleher (Emory University), and Jared S. Richman (Colorado College) Co-sponsored by UCLA’s Dean of Humanities, CMRS Center for Early Global Studies, Undergraduate Education Initiatives-Disability Studies, Department of English, Department of History, and Joyce Appleby Endowed Chair of America in the...

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Sammelband Scientia: Collecting Dürer’s Books and Printing Instruments

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

Seventeenth Kenneth Karmiole Lecture on the History of the Book Trade –lecture given by Suzanne Karr Schmidt (Newberry Library) Presented in-person at the Clark, and livestreamed on the Center’s YouTube Channel Albrecht Dürer’s three books on perspective, fortifications, and anatomy for artists and craftsmen were often bound together from the sixteenth century onwards, meriting closer...

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The Forgotten Canopy: Ecology, Ephemeral Architecture, and Imperialism in the Caribbean, South American, and Transatlantic Worlds Conference 1: Ecology, 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. The 2022–23 Core Program hosted by the UCLA Center...

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The Forgotten Canopy: Ecology, Ephemeral Architecture, and Imperialism in the Caribbean, South American, and Transatlantic Worlds Conference 1: Ecology, Day 2

UCLA Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden

–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. The 2022–23 Core Program hosted by the UCLA Center for 17th-...

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Western Ottomanists’ Workshop (WOW) Fall 2022

Bunche Hall 10383 on Friday and Royce 314 on Saturday

UCLA will be hosting the Western Ottomanists’ Workshop (WOW) hybrid, both in person and online. Organized by CMRS-CEGS faculty member Choon Hwee Koh (UCLA, History) and hosted by the UCLA Center for Near Eastern Studies. Friday, November 18 10383 Bunche Hall (10th floor) & Zoom 1:30pm Registration 2pm Opening Speech – James Gelvin (UCLA) 2:30-3:30pm Panel...

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Chamber Music at the Clark presents: Parker Quartet

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

Inspiring performances, luminous sound, and exceptional musicianship are the hallmarks of the Grammy Award-winning Parker Quartet. Renowned for its dynamic interpretations and polished, expansive colors, the group has rapidly distinguished itself as one of the preeminent ensembles of its generation, dedicated purely to the sound and depth of their music. The Quartet has appeared at...

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Chamber Music at the Clark presents: Markus Groh

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

Markus Groh gained immediate world attention after winning first prize at the Queen Elisabeth Competition in Brussels in 1995, the first German to do so. Since then, his unique sound and astonishing technique have confirmed his place among the finest pianists in the world. Sharing the same birthday with Alfred Brendel, Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, and Maurizio...

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Works-in-Progress Presents: Lustrous Matters: Aventurine Glass in the Early Modern World

-presented by Cynthia Fang, Ph.D. Student, Department of Art History, University of California, Los Angeles Hosted by the Early Modern Research Group First cited in 1626, aventurine was produced by artisans working on Murano. Its distinctive type of appearance, glistening with golden speckles, is created by adding copper to molten glass. Archives show that aventurine...

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Chamber Music at the Clark presents: Los Angeles Piano Trio

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

Los Angeles Piano Trio brings a new level of refinement, emotional depth and artistry to the piano trio repertoire, reflecting the City of Angels’ rich cultural legacy, global impact and vibrant energy. Venerated artists and long-time L.A. residents Fabio Bidini, piano, Margaret Batjer, violin, and Andrew Shulman, cello, founded the chamber ensemble in 2020, building...

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The Short Peace Beyond the Line: Europe and the World, 1595–1620, DAY 1

Huntington Library, Smith Board Room 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino, CA

–conference co-sponsored by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (UK), University of Birmingham, USC-Huntington Early Modern Studies Institute, UCLA Center for 17th- & 18th-Century Studies, and UCLA William Andrews Clark Memorial Library Between 1598 and 1618, a series of interlocking treaties and truces brought peace to Europe. The Civil Wars in France, the Anglo-Spanish war, the...

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The Short Peace Beyond the Line: Europe and the World, 1595–1620, DAY 2

Huntington Library, Smith Board Room 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino, CA

–conference co-sponsored by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (UK), University of Birmingham, USC-Huntington Early Modern Studies Institute, UCLA Center for 17th- & 18th-Century Studies, and UCLA William Andrews Clark Memorial Library Between 1598 and 1618, a series of interlocking treaties and truces brought peace to Europe. The Civil Wars in France, the Anglo-Spanish war, the...

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