UCLA’s Percussion Ensemble will set the rhythm straight with an upcoming recital. Every quarter, percussion performance lecturer Theresa Dimond’s class performs in Schoenberg Hall. After a quarter filled with new obstacles and challenges, Dimond said about 20 students will gather to perform an array of pieces – from a historical military piece to contemporary sounds – Monday at 8 p.m. Read more...

Photo: Several students perform during a past event held by the UCLA Percussion Ensemble. The group’s winter recital will feature about 20 musicians in a performance at Schoenberg Hall on Monday. (Courtesy of the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music)

This post was updated March 2 at 8:39 p.m. Katie Simpson is no typical stranger. Simpson, a fourth-year communication student, is a singer, songwriter and producer. Read more...

Photo: Katie Simpson sits on a brick wall in front of trees while playing the guitar. The fourth-year communication student plans to release her third album “STRANGERS, BUT NOT REALLY” later this year. (Max Zhang/Daily Bruin)