President Donald Trump’s potential budget cuts may take a toll on the UCLA arts community, directors and faculty said. The Hill reported Jan. 19 that the Trump transition team outlined a budget plan that would eliminate the National Endowment for the Humanities and National Endowment for the Arts, the latter of which is the only funder of arts programs nationwide. Read more...
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Ed Sheeran’s latest album shows he is more than a simple red-haired musician with an acoustic guitar. Sheeran announced a social media hiatus in December 2015: He said he wanted to experience the world outside the confines of social media, but promised his fans a return with a third album. Read more...
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Grammy Award-winner Sara Bareilles gave UCLA students permission to perform the musical “Waitress” in concert on campus. “Waitress in Concert,” the second production by theater group Positivity Productions, opens Thursday at the Northwest Campus Auditorium. Read more...
Photo: Third-year theater student Maeve Riley (center) directed a concert version of the musical “Waitress,” which features music and lyrics composed by UCLA alumna Sara Bareilles. Riley, who will perform as main character Jenna, received permission from Bareilles to perform the songs in concert this weekend. (Dayoung Lee/Daily Bruin)
Jocelyn Ho’s latest piano performance is as much about the visuals as it is about the sound. Ho takes center stage as she caresses the piano keys in a fluid motion, her dress illuminating the dim auditorium with a spectrum of colors. Read more...
Photo: UCLA assistant professor Joceyln Ho’s spacer mesh dress is infused with fiber-optic strands, which emit hues of gold, white, blue, purple and red in response to Ho’s breathing and movements. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)
Flutist Sheridon Stokes has performed in every Annual Woodwind Faculty Concert since 1972, except for in 2008. That year, he was performing for the Academy Awards instead. Read more...
Photo: Senior lecturer Sheridon Stokes began teaching at UCLA in 1972 and will retire this year after 45 years. On Monday, students and faculty performing in the Annual Woodwind Faculty Concert will honor his career as a film flutist. (Esmeralda Lopez/Daily Bruin)
Atlanta rapper Future surprised everyone by releasing two albums in two weeks. After releasing his self-titled project “FUTURE” on Feb. 17, Future announced a second album would soon follow. Read more...
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Sophie Patterson, a first-year music performance student, discusses how her upbringing and personal style have brought her into the world of opera. Read more...
