The Music Department is proud to offer a wide range of musical activities for Cal Day visitors on Saturday, April 16, from 10am to 4pm. Events take place in and around the music buildings, Hertz Memorial Concert Hall and Morrison Hall, for all to enjoy. Indoor events include the kid-friendly Music Connection Instrument Workshop, as … Continue Reading »
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Cindy Cox
In addition to serving as department chair in the Music Department, Professor Cindy Cox has also had a busy year with performances of her works across the world. In April, there was a portrait concert in Shanghai, China at the Oriental Arts Center of “La cigüeña” and “Mallets,” Playing a round, Hishuk ish ts’walk, and … Continue Reading »
Performance Ensembles
African Music Ensemble African Drumming and Dance, Music 148, is a popular course offered each semester, bursting to the seams with students wanting to learn rhythms and traditional dance moves (hint: shoulder movement is key). Twice weekly class meetings culminate in a spring concert with professional Bay Area African ensembles sharing the stage. Coming from … Continue Reading »
Music for Music Box, G.F. Handel
edited for carillon by Jeff Davis Introductory material and thematic index in .pdf format 1. Title Page, Table of Contents, Foreword, Rosetta Stone, etc. 2. Thematic_Index Online Thematic Index To get a .pdf wp-content/uploads of a work, select its title. A. Solo 1. Air 2. Sonata 3. Menuet 4. Menuet 5. Air 6. Gigue 7. … Continue Reading »
Jeff Davis
Jeff Davis was appointed University Carillonist in July of 2000. He began carillon studies in 1984 with Berkeley’s first University Carillonist Ronald Barnes. Prior to his tenure at Berkeley, Davis was University Carillonist at the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee. Davis passed the professional examination of The Guild of Carillonneurs in North America … Continue Reading »
Past Performances, University Gospel Chorus
Spring 2022 Wednesday, March 09, 2022 12pm, Hertz Hall D. Mark Wilson, Director Tribute Concert: 50th Year Anniversary of James Cleveland’s “Amazing Grace” and the Cleveland Sound Sunday, May 1, 2022 7:30pm, Hertz Hall D. Mark Wilson, Director All That Gospel-Jazz – The Gospel Chorus will trace the dynamic relationship between sacred and secular in … Continue Reading »
DeCal Classes
DeCal classes provide a valuable opportunity for undergraduate students to take the initiative in the design and facilitation of academically sound courses under faculty supervision, and should be about topics not normally covered in the department’s curriculum. Music performance courses offered recently include DeCal Chamber Music for Fun (98 & 198, DeCal Carillon (98 & … Continue Reading »
Audition Information
For information about Music 168 (private lessons for music majors), Music 167 (private lessons for non-majors) and other performance opportunities in the department, please scroll down. Ensemble Audition Information Music 116: Jazz Theory and Performance Contact Ben Goldberg at ben.goldberg.music@berkeley.edu. Music 140: Javanese Gamelan Prospective students are tested for ability to match pitch and rhythm … Continue Reading »
James Q. Davies
Professor jqd@berkeley.edu I am a historian. In my work, I think about what music is and has been made out of – broadly about poietic matters in musicmaking. I am from Johannesburg and pursued piano performance there at the University of Witwatersrand. Performance scholarships brought me north: RNCM in Manchester UK and then the University … Continue Reading »
Performance Courses
Performance plays an essential part in the life of the department, and all students are strongly encouraged to participate. The Music Department regularly offers the Music 140 series performance courses, as well as a variety of other courses involving performance on a rotating basis. Music majors must enroll in at least three performance ensembles from … Continue Reading »
Instrument Collections
The Salz Collection of String Instruments Audition Dates Auditions info can be found on the UCBSO Audition Information page Music majors auditioning for Music 150A: All new students wanting to take Music 150A (private instruction on your instrument, for Music Majors only) must sign up for an orchestra audition. Be sure to inform Prof. Milnes … Continue Reading »
Performance Spaces
Hertz Hall: The Alfred Hertz Memorial Concert Hall Built in 1958 at the same time as Morrison Hall, Hertz Hall is a 678-seat capacity concert hall. In addition to the main concert hall, the building includes green room and dressing room facilities, and smaller rehearsal spaces including a percussion studio. Hertz Hall houses many of … Continue Reading »