The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music’s Department of Ethnomusicology offers a range of different ensembles spanning multiple regions throughout the world, each with a rich musical dynamic and sound. Read more...
Photo: Students in the UCLA Klezmer Music Ensemble play a traditional form of Eastern European Jewish folk music. Klezmer became a part of American-Jewish life in the 1970s and 1980s as a way for baby boomers to find their own form of folk music. (Edward Figueroa/Daily Bruin)
Audience members and dancers will meet eye to eye at “Dearest Home” on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The Center for the Art of Performance at UCLA will present dance professor Kyle Abraham’s performance “Dearest Home” at the Freud Playhouse. Read more...
Photo: Matthew Baker and Kayla Farrish previewed “Dearest Home” in the Northwest Auditorium Wednesday. Both dancers are a part of professor Kyle Abraham’s dance company, which will perform April 5,6 and 7 at the Freud Playhouse.(MacKenzie Coffman/Daily Bruin)
Shota Homma struggled with the fast and arpeggiated movements of Robert Schumann’s Piano Sonata No. 2 in G minor. But on Sunday, the second-year music student played the piece in front of thousands of audience members at Carnegie Hall. Read more...
Photo: Second-year piano performance student Shota Homma played Robert Schumann’s Piano Sonata No. 2 in G minor in front of a Carnegie Hall audience. He started taking lessons at the age of 4 and after moving to the United States from Japan and became interested in making classical music more available. (Courtesy of Shota Homma)
Kyle Frankhuizen, a fourth-year political science student with a minor in music industry, is the founder and an active member of several bands, including Nightswimmers. From R&B to jazz and hip-hop, a variety of genres pique Frankhuizen’s musical interests. Read more...
Mount Eerie’s “Now Only” confronts personal tragedy with dry yet remarkably vivid lyrics. Performing under the moniker “Mount Eerie,” singer and producer Phil Elverum breathes humanity into his lyrics, evoking a tone of sincerity and thoughtfulness unrivaled by most contemporary musicians. Read more...
Photo: (Courtesy of P.W. Elverum & Sun)
Pulsing EDM and rhythmic vibrations fill the sweaty and vibrant air of warehouse rooms at Understated’s dance events. The project’s series include night-long EDM parties that draw from the culture of underground dance music, said UCLA alumni and founders Micah Smith and Andrew Conde. Read more...
Photo: Alumnus Micah Smith, co-founder of Understated, and Michael Frazier play at Union Nightclub on New Year’s Eve. Understated hosts underground EDM performances and will throw its sixth party Friday in Downtown LA. (Courtesy of Jamie Adam Rosenberg)
David Byrne’s “American Utopia” keeps listeners on their toes right from the first minute of the album. Wistful piano melodies begin the first song before delving into hard industrial beats, giving listeners a taste of how Byrne turns musical norms on their heads throughout the album. Read more...
Photo: (Courtesy of Nonesuch Records)
