This post was updated Oct. 6 at 8:51 p.m. The UCLA Nimoy Theater harvested a new soundscape in Westwood. With an almost-full house, the 299-seat venue, described as a “reimagining of the historic Crest Theatre,” hosted award-winning composer Yvette Janine Jackson with her Radio Opera Workshop on Friday. Read more...
Photo: Award-winning composer Yvette Janine Jackson sits at a table during her Radio Opera Workshop at the UCLA Nimoy Theater on Friday. A radio opera – a term used by Jackson to describe her narrative composition – uses a variety of auditory elements while weaving historical and social context into a cohesive theme. (Courtesy of Bailey Holiver)






