It’s hard for someone to have two full-time jobs ““ and Jon Robertson, chairman of the UCLA Department of Music and conductor of the UCLA Philharmonia Orchestra, has finally decided he has spent enough time juggling. Read more...

The phrases “ballet-like” and “Hong Kong action film” are not often heard together, but when talking about the work of director Johnny To, the description is apt. Read more...

John Cage, one of the most recognized composers of the 20th century, may be best known for a time when he was silent. One of his most famous pieces, “4’33,” is four minutes and thirty-three seconds of a pianist onstage, not playing, where only the noise generated by the audience and ambiance of the concert hall are considered the “music” of the piece. Read more...

Forget about dealing with Hollywood big-shots’ egos and tantrums. Some of the entertainment industry’s finest are taking time off from their day jobs to take center stage in front of aspiring film and television students. Read more...

After “Divertimento No. 15,” a classical style ballet piece set to Mozart, the Suzanne Farrell Ballet dancers quite literally let their hair down. In Stravinsky’s “Variations for Orchestra,” Bonnie Pickard, a soloist, traded her immaculate bun for a loose ponytail; Ravel’s “Tzigane” saw the dancers do the same; and in Stravinsky’s “Apollo,” Lisa Reneau tossed her loose hair in blonde head circles. Read more...

This year’s race for Oscar gold just might leave those with an early lead in the dust. As the highly anticipated Oscar nomination deadline quickly approaches, on Dec. Read more...

To some people, winning is not everything. The musicians who converged for the Second Annual Acoustic Live finals on Nov. 9 were more concerned with entertaining the crowd. Read more...