As the house lights dim, old footage of Leonard Bernstein's television program, "Young People's Concerts," projects onstage, and the maestro teaches the audience how to prepare to conduct a symphony. Read more...
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Credit: Geffen Playhouse
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November 12, 12:25 am
Professor Peter Yates to give solo concert on arpeggione, an instrument of unique hybrid nature
Its sound is haunting, but rarely heard. Its appearance is beautiful, but rarely seen. Read more...
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Professor of music Peter Yates rehearses for his upcoming solo recital in Powell Rotunda, in which he will be playing the arpeggione, a bowed guitar.
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November 12, 12:15 am
Fever in Royce
Ethan Holtzman can still recall the first time he heard 1960s-era Cambodian pop music. Read more...
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Dengue Fever, a Cambodian psychedelic rock group, will provide a live score to the stop-motion film “The Lost World” in Royce Hall today as a part of the UCLA Live concert series. The band was formed by Ethan Holtzman and his brother, inspired by Holtzman’s trip in 1997 to the Southeast Asian country.
Courtesy of DAVE PERKES
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November 12, 12:12 am
Doctors take the musical stage
During the day they save lives, but come evening, the story changes. These medical professionals trade in their stethoscopes and scrubs for sheet music, bows, brass and reeds to become the Los Angeles Doctors Symphony Orchestra. Read more...
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Members of the Los Angeles Doctors Symphony Orchestra will perform select classical pieces at the Grand Lounge of the Ebell of Los Angeles tonight at 8 p.m.
COURTESY of STEVE MOYER
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November 12, 12:10 am
Open mic night amplifies Westwood
Sundays aren't a typical night to go out on the town. However, in between finishing forgotten homework, Sundays also offer Bruins the chance to express themselves at "Amplify," Westwood Brewing Company's open mic night. Read more...
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November 12, 12:06 am
Topical filmmaker shines light on sex scandal
In 2007, Alex Gibney and Eliot Spitzer were at the top of their respective worlds.Gibney's latest documentary, "Taxi to the Dark Side," about the use of torture by American interrogators, would go on to win the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. Read more...
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UCLA alumnus Alex Gibney is the director of “Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer,” a documentary about the downfall of the former New York governor.
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November 12, 12:03 am
Movie Review: “Client 9”
The documentary "Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer" is full of attempts. Read more...