66th Annual Meeting
of the
Society for Ethnomusicology
Southern California and Hawai'i Chapter
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
Saturday, March 1 - Sunday, March 2, 2025
Conference Program [Version: 12 Feb.]
Dear Members and Friends of SEMSCHC,
UCLA Ethnomusicology is thrilled to host the 66th Annual Meeting of the Society for Ethnomusicology Southern California and Hawai'i Chapter (SEMSCHC) on Saturday and Sunday, 1-2 March 2025. The conference will be in honor of the 70th anniversary of the arrival of Mantle Hood to UCLA. There will be papers, panels, a special roundtable, workshops, concerts, and more, featuring over 100 presenters, including scholars, artists, students, faculty, and community members. We invite you to join with colleagues and friends for what promises to be an exciting weekend of research, colloquy, camaraderie, and performance.
Thank you and best regards,
The Local Arrangements Committee
Supeena Adler, Co-chair
Donna Armstrong
Paul Bancel
Kathleen Hood
Maureen Russell, Co-chair
Registration
Attendees may register on-site at the registration table upon arrival, by filling out the registration form and electronically paying the registration fee at that time.
The conference host cannot accept cash payments, therefore we must ask that all payments be made electronically via our established method, Zelle.
Because navigating the electronic payment system may take some time for those unfamiliar with Zelle, and thus create a bottleneck at the registration table, it is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED that attendees pre-pay their registration fee. One may do so at any time before the conference, and the earlier one does so, the better the sense the organizers will have of whom to expect. Then, when you arrive at the conference, simply check in at the table to fill out the registration form and confirm your pre-payment. (Please save your payment record in case you need to show it.)
Registration fees are $20 for students and $30 for faculty.
For information about how to use Zelle, visit: https://www.zellepay.com/faq/how-can-i-use-zelle. Our contact for Zelle is: semschc@gmail.com The payee will show as “THE SOCIETY OF ETHNOMUSICOLOGY, SAN DIEGO, CA.”
A note from the Chapter President, on this year’s registration fees:
This year’s program is an extraordinarily rich one, composed of two full days’ worth of events, including many concerts, workshops, special guest speakers, and dozens of papers. Although meetings in recent years have tended to be smaller in scope, due to pandemic-time and post-pandemic challenges, this year’s anniversary celebration in honor of Mantle Hood brings us all back together in full force.
Please note that we have returned as well to a registration fee system. Whereas the Board recognizes that newer members may be unaccustomed to these fees, they are no higher than the average fees required at past meetings and still less than many comparable conferences. We maintain a lower, subsidized fee for student members. Moreover, these fees are inclusive of lunches and refreshments. It is a tremendous value made possible by the service of our volunteers, this year’s sponsors, and the long work of the Local Arrangements Committee to secure the means to put on the event. —G.S.
Driving directions and parking information
Conference site:
UCLA
Schoenberg Music Building
445 Charles E. Young Drive East
Los Angeles, CA 90095
On the interactive campus map: https://www.maps.ucla.edu/?id=2043#!ct/75713?m/696726?s/schoenberg
Campus Maps: https://transportation.ucla.edu/getting-around-campus/campus-maps
Directions to UCLA: https://transportation.ucla.edu/getting-to-ucla/directions-to-ucla
All-day parking ($16) and short-term parking (payable at pay stations) are available in Parking Structure 2, which is the closest parking lot to Schoenberg Music Building on the East side of the UCLA campus. Enter the campus at Hilgard and Westholme Avenues. For the pay stations in Lot 2, continue west on Westholme Ave. and turn left on Charles E. Young Drive East. Turn left into the SECOND entrance on your left in Lot 2, where you will see a sign about Pay-By-Space parking. For more information on Pay-By-Space parking at UCLA, see “How to Pay” at https://transportation.ucla.edu/campus-parking/visitors
UCLA is also accessible by public transit, and there is a bus stop at the corner of Hilgard and Westholme Avenues. For bus information, see:
https://transportation.ucla.edu/getting-to-ucla/public-transit
https://www.metro.net/
https://www.bigbluebus.com/
Ride-Hailing (Lyft, Uber) is also available at UCLA: https://transportation.ucla.edu/getting-around-campus/ride-hailing-ucla
For further parking information, contact Local Arrangements committee member Donna Armstrong: donnaa@schoolofmusic.ucla.edu
Wi-Fi on-campus
Eduroam is the recommended network for UCLA students, staff, and faculty as it provides the highest level of security. Eduroam is a global roaming service that provides secure network access for users in higher education and research institutions. Membership is growing worldwide, and participating institutions can be found in over 100 territories worldwide. For more information about eduroam, visit http://www.eduroam.org/. All the UCs use eduroam, as do the Cal States, USC, Claremont Colleges, and others. If you have questions about your local institution and eduroam, contact your local IT department.
If you do not have eduroam, visitors and guests can connect to UCLA_WEB, which is restricted to HTTP and HTTPS. UCLA_WEB is a publicly accessible network that does not require UCLA Logon ID credentials. When in range of the network, to connect you simply need to select UCLA_WEB from the list of available networks.
For more information: https://it.ucla.edu/support-training/tutorials/connecting-campus-wireless-network
Hotel accommodations
On-campus lodging:
The Tiverton, Health & Wellness Hotel
900 Tiverton Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90095
Phone: 310-794-0151
https://www.uclahealth.org/locations/tiverton
The Inn at UCLA
330 Charles E. Young Drive East
Los Angeles, CA 90095
Phone 310-825-2923
https://guesthouse.ucla.edu/index.php
UCLA Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center Hotel
425 Westwood Plaza
Los Angeles, CA 90095
Reservations:855-LCC-UCLA (855-522-8252)
LCC_Reservations@ha.ucla.edu
https://luskinconferencecenter.ucla.edu/hotels-near-ucla/
Off-campus lodging:
Hotel Angeleno
170 N Church Ln
Los Angeles, CA 90049
Phone: (310) 476-6411
https://www.hotelangeleno.com/
UCLA Department of Ethnomusicology
The UCLA Department of Ethnomusicology, the largest and first of its kind in a U.S. university, offers courses that cover the music of virtually every region of the world and of many ethnic groups in the U.S., as well as courses on popular music and film music. Most courses combine an interest in music as an art form with questions about how musical art and practice relate to other aspects of culture, society, politics, and economics. Courses are also given on the philosophy and aesthetics of music. In addition to lecture courses, the department offers fifteen performance ensemble courses in world and American musical traditions. The Department of Ethnomusicology is aligned with the departments of Music Performance, Education, Composition, and Musicology and aspires to promote productive collaboration between performance and scholarship, a cross-cultural global understanding of the art of music, and preparatory training for a broad range of careers in music.
Schoenberg Music Building (SMB)
AV support:
Audiovisual support will be provided by the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music Media Production & Classroom Technology staff. https://schoolofmusic.ucla.edu/students/production-and-technology/ All spaces have computers, projectors, screens, and mics. Please bring your presentations on a flash drive. If you wish to bring your own computer, the AV systems accommodate most standard inputs, but presenters are advised to come prepared with their own adaptors/dongles, and power cables for their personal devices.
Lunch and refreshments:
Coffee, tea, and light refreshments will be provided for the morning and afternoon breaks. Lunch will also be provided. Refreshments and lunch will be served in the Schoenberg Hall Lobby.
No food and drink is allowed in Lani Hall <https://schoolofmusic.ucla.edu/facilities/lani-hall/>, the Band Room (SMB 1345) or the Ostin Ensemble Room (Ostin 110A) <https://schoolofmusic.ucla.edu/facilities/ensemble-room/Hall>.
Restrooms:
Located in the main hallway of SMB, just south of Lani Hall, on the first floor.Campus Gender-Inclusive Restroom Map: https://lgbtq.ucla.edu/file/1500b7f1-7c6b-4c1b-9bbe-12674dd23f67
Evening dining options:
ASUCLA Restaurants on campus: https://www.asucla.ucla.edu/locations
Plateia at Luskin: https://plateiaucla.com/ (You must make reservations.)
There are many restaurants in Westwood, walking distance from the UCLA campus. (Note: Parking in Westwood can be expensive and difficult to find.) For example: https://la.eater.com/maps/best-westwood-los-angeles-restaurants-desserts
Uber Eats also delivers to Schoenberg Music Building. https://www.ubereats.com/ (However, food is not allowed in the theaters.)
Points of interest:
The Walter H. Rubsamen Music Library. They are closed on Saturdays, but open on Sundays from 1:00pm to 5:00pm. Please check their website: https://www.library.ucla.edu/visit/locations/music-library/
The UCLA Ethnomusicology Archive. Open by appointment only. https://schoolofmusic.ucla.edu/facilities/ethnomusicology-archive/
The UCLA World Musical Instrument Collection. Open by appointment only. https://schoolofmusic.ucla.edu/facilities/world-music-instrument-collection/
Things to do at UCLA. https://luskinconferencecenter.ucla.edu/about/things-to-do-ucla-old/
Contacts
Program Chair
Meghan Hynson
University of San Diego
Email: mhynson@sandiego.edu
Local Arrangements Chairs
Supeena Adler & Maureen Russell
UCLA
Emails: supeena@schoolofmusic.ucla.edu
mrussell@schoolofmusic.ucla.edu