Xóchitl Chávez, assistant professor of music, has been researching Oaxacan philharmonic bands for 15 years. This summer, she spent four days documenting the work of the all-female Indigenous band Mujeres del Viento Florido Article link: The Land of Musicians.

Terry Nguyen is drumming up interest in Japanese culture and musical traditions as leader of UCR’s Taiko Ensemble Article link: Office Hours - The Sound of Music.

Capturing a community’s history, narrated through songs composed and interpreted by local musicians, has been at the heart of Xóchitl C. Chávez’s career. Article link: NEH grant helps research Pueblo, Colorado’s music history.

For the past 20 years Tagumpay Mendoza De Leon has been teaching Filipino rondalla music at UCR Article link: Music lecturer recognized by the National Endowment for the Arts.

An article featuring an interview with David Christensen, University Carillonneur. Odd Jobs: article link.