Lily Chen-Hafteck believes music can create harmonious feelings in people of all cultural backgrounds. The professor of music education explores how music is a form of cultural expression in her Fiat Lux seminar, Music 19: “Celebrating Cultural Diversity of Immigrants through Music.” Chen-Hafteck said the course aims to deepen appreciation for the United States’ multicultural society by teaching students about the relationship between music and cultural empathy. Read more...
Photo: Lily Chen-Hafteck, professor of music education, explores how music from different cultures brings people together in her Fiat Lux seminar, Music 19: “Celebrating Cultural Diversity of Immigrants through Music.” (Daniel Leibowitz/Daily Bruin staff)