Research, Humanities

Ken Ueno premieres new composition

By Kathleen Maclay

Composer Ken Ueno, a University of California, Berkeley, assistant professor of music, says the audience at the San Francisco premiere of his new musical composition, “Archaeologies of the Future,” heard sounds they likely never heard before.

Ken Ueno

Ken Ueno (Photo by Ken Ueno)

Ueno’s renewed connection to music led him to musical training at the Berklee College of Music, Boston University, the Yale School of Music, and Harvard University, where he received his Ph.D. He also received the 2006-2007 Rome Prize in music.