Mark Carlson, UCLA professor of composition, composer and founder of L.A.-based chamber music group Pacific Serenades, said one of his fondest memories was 20 years ago, when he showcased his first full musical piece after the death of his life partner. Read more...
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Theory and composition professor Mark Carlson founded Pacific Serenades, a chamber music group, as a graduate student at UCLA.
Bruce Springsteen took a pretty big step this week. He released "Wrecking Ball," a masterpiece of a rock album in which he sings about the troubles of our time more directly than he has before. Oh, and he did something else too. He adopted a generation: ours. Read more...
Sarah Dougherty was inspired by the idea of plants taking over the city of Los Angeles. Read more...
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courtesy of TIMO FAHLER
Graduate students in the department of art will show their thesis projects in the first of a series of four exhibitions. Graduate ceramics student Timo Fahler created the above work, “The precarious notion of one day at a time.”
BY michael palumbo Last week, Lindsay Lohan hosted "Saturday Night Live," and the show received its second-highest ratings this season. Read more...
It isn't often that UCLA students get to share the stage with their professors here at UCLA. But when Alicia Mastromonaco was suddenly asked to step in for her professor, who had to tour with the San Francisco Symphony, she jumped at the opportunity to perform with her mentors. Read more...
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Tonight, UCLA music students will perform alongside their professors during the “It’s a Woodwind World VI” concert featuring chamber music by composers from different eras.
Game players come in every shape and size, and in today's world of smartphones and Facebook gaming, it's getting harder to find someone that doesn't play games, even casually. Read more...
The lives of four Iranian young women, who are defined by drug addiction, sexual abuse and neglect, and their paths toward empowerment are highlighted in the documentary "The Glass House." Read more...
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In an effort to raise money for the Omid Foundations, UCLA’s Sigma Pi Sigma sorority will be hosting a screening tonight of the documentary “The Glass House.”
Credit: Fictionville Studio and the Omid Foundations
