The Balkan Music Ensemble, led by co-directors Ivan Varimezov and Tzvetanka Varimezova, performs traditional Bulgarian songs. The ensemble is divided into two sections: a choir and instrumental group. Read more...
Music
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April 20, 1:41 pm
Live at Coachella 2018
Welcome to the Daily Bruin’s live coverage of Southern California’s largest annual music festival. Read more...
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April 19, 11:10 pm
Global Melodies: Balkan ensemble draws inspiration from diverse musical styles, mediums
The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music’s department of ethnomusicology offers a range of different ensembles spanning multiple regions throughout the world, each with a rich musical dynamic and sound. Read more...
Photo: Sasha Strelnikoff, a fourth-year mathematics student, adjunct associate professor Ivan Varimezov, and Sam Robertson, a third-year ethnomusicology student (left to right), practice traditional Bulgarian folk music with the Music and Dance of the Balkans Ensemble every Monday night in Schoenberg Hall. (Bilal Ismail Ahmed/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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April 17, 2:06 pm
Spring Sing general admission ticket prices lowered for students
Students will be able to purchase Spring Sing general admission tickets for a quarter of the previous price starting Thursday morning. This year, general admission tickets will cost $5 for students – a $15 price drop from last year’s ticket prices. Read more...
Photo: General admission tickets for students to attends this year’s Spring Sing will cost a quarter of last year’s ticket prices. The cut in price is a part of SAA’s efforts to make Spring Sing a more inclusive and accessible experience for all students. (Daily Bruin file photo)
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April 13, 3:27 pm
Concert review: Perfume Genius at The Mayan
Perfume Genius should have sprayed some of his namesake in the cigarette-scented Mayan theater on Thursday night. The smell of tobacco and vape products permeated the air of the Downtown Los Angeles nightclub as Mike Hadreas, under his stage name Perfume Genius, serenaded the audience with a set of dulcet and fairytale-esque tunes. Read more...
Photo: Mike Hadreas, performing under his stage name Perfume Genius, lit up The Mayan theater stage Thursday night with his dreamy and eclectic performances of songs like “Otherside” and “Queen.” (Mia Kayser/Daily Bruin)
Arts, Music, Video
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April 13, 12:27 pm
Global Melodies: Music of Bali Ensemble
Under the direction of I Nyoman Wenten, students in the Music of Bali Ensemble learn and perform gamelan music. Read more...
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April 12, 10:15 pm
Global Melodies: Students explore new sounds, find home in Music of Bali Ensemble
A sequence of repeating numbers written on a whiteboard guides percussionists through a swelling, fast-paced musical performance. The song “Siwanata,” complete with hefty drumbeats overlain with reverberating chimes, was just one of the few numbers that the members of the Music of Bali Ensemble rehearsed during their weekly Tuesday class. Read more...
Photo: Ethnomusicology professor I Nyoman Wenten dances as the students of his advanced Music of Bali Ensemble class play their various percussion instruments. Students in the ensemble play cycles of energetic tunes to strong drum beats. (Alex Del Rosario/Daily Bruin)